Holy Trinity Church, 234 The Broadway, London SW19 1SB
Perfect venue for a children’s birthday party. Smallish, but that’s what you want. Not big and echoey. Wheelchair ramp access, clean, good kitchen. Lovely people are managing the hall. No car park and only a couple of spaces may be available around the back of the church. Check this with the vicarage.
A brilliant hall for children’s birthday parties. Easy ground floor access, good toilets, clean. Downsides: no car park. Not many spaces outside. Better on Sunday as parking free. Kitchen very small.
Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.
There are two rooms. Make sure to book the smaller one with carpet as big one is really echoey making the show rubbish. Parking right outside. Not available on Sunday mornings.
The Wells Community Centre, Spa Dr, Epsom KT18 7LR
Top tip for party; divide the room with the divider, set up the food in the kitchen side and have Magic Richie’s magic show in the other part. Then in the games part second have it open.
Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.
Little Bookham St, Great Bookham, Leatherhead KT23 3AF
I’ve entertained at several parties here. Nice small car park right outside, and on-street free parking too. Clean, big kitchen. Easy ground-floor access for buggies and wheelchairs.
A bit echoey but pretty good venue with easy parking right outside and good kitchen. Good that it has a seprate smaller room that’s perfect to have the kids food tables set up in.
Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.
Hi guys. Some children’s entertainers will go into any event, be in the middle of a madness; children running wild; balls and toys being thrown, parents stressed out. A complete chaos!
Sorry but I care a lot about creating a great show and everyone having a brilliant time. In certain venues and settings, I will not offer my entertainment when I know from thousands of parties and 15 years of experience that it will definitively be a chaos.
Examples include, the client has booked a bouncy castle; accidents and chaos.
Soft play; kids throwing it around and jumping on and off it; chaos.
The party is in multiple rooms such as in a venue and also in a garden/park. Impossible to manage; chaos!
Restaurants; yes, the food is taken care of but management will usually not be happy about there being a show there for the noise affecting other diners. Children’s entertainment is loud! Laughter and reactions are really big.
Best venues are a classic village hall. Check it’s not a echoey one. I have lots here that I have performed in.
Brilliant venue for a children’s birthday party. Modern facilities. Clean and warm. Nice kitchen and big car park. Lovely staff at The Church of The Good Shepard. Thank you Chris and the team.
Big car park. The hall is great for children’s birthday parties. I entertained at a two-hour party here today and the facilities are great. Good parking, nice clean hall and a separate area for food which makes it easy for parents to prepare the food and clean up out of sight. Only problem is there’s only 1 plug socket down the side of the room by the door.
Amazing friendly club. Lovely kind staff. Great facilities. Modern interior. Small car park outside and on street parking (check for restrictions; particularly midweek). We hired there for a children’s birthday party and Kerry and the staff could not have been more kind and helpful. Thank you.
Attended several parties here. Great venue for a children’s/family party. Big hall. Very clean. Small car park and free parking on the street outside. Good kitchen. The lady opening for us was very kind and helpful and explained everything very well. I recommend if you have a children’s birthday party here; use the part of the hall with the stage, close the dividers. Set up the food in the bigger end as it’s very echoey in that side. The acoustics of the stage end are much better.
Very small but nice venue for small birthday party if you have about 10 children. Easy parking right in front of the venue.
Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.
Cheam Fields Primary
Stoughton Ave, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8PQ
4th Worcester Park Scout Group
Braemar Rd, Worcester Park KT4 8SW
The big hall is very echoey. There is a small one there, too, which is good for the party 🙂
For the safety and comfort of everyone involved, I don’t provide children’s entertainment in pub gardens or other public outdoor venues. Unlike private gardens, these spaces are open to members of the public, so there may be people I don’t know, including those who have been drinking or who may not be appropriate around a children’s party. There can also be issues with music and sound equipment affecting other customers or conflicting with the venue’s requirements. I’m always delighted to perform in private home gardens or at managed company events under a gazebo, where everyone is there for the same reason: to laugh, have fun, and enjoy a fantastic magic show in a safe, family-friendly environment.
A little hard to find. Could do with a bigger clearer sign on the street. Great venue for a children’s birthday party. Good size hall with small stage. Big car park and great kitchen facilities. Lots of chairs and tables. Could be a little cleaner. (2020)
Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.
They are great fun for family events (with supervision for safety). But from my experience from entertaining at over 1000 birthday parties, when there is a bouncy castle, there are almost always children in tears and frequent accidents on them and they suck the joy out of the party. This firm of solicitors even has a page on their website just for dealing with bouncy castle injuries.
When I run a party, I have great control of the children and my reviews often comment on how amazed they were at the focus of the children I had. This is something I’ve developed from years of experience. When it comes to bouncy castles, nobody is really in control of the children and things often turn to chaos.
The companies drop them off unmanned and parents never seem to know how to manage the children. They all get on it at once and all the parents are stressed waiting for their little one to get bashed by a bigger child. At the last party where I did a show with a bouncy castle, a child was climbing onto the high sides of it (usually happens when the castle doesn’t have a roof) with a hard floor to the side of it. There were no mats on the side. I told the mum of the party, and she told the mum of the child climbing; to which she just laughed and let her daughter repeatedly climb there.
I want my parties to be brilliant fun and everyone super happy and to leave with big smiles.
” There should be responsible adult supervision, paying close attention to the children at play at all times during its use.
The equipment should be set up, operated and supervised by the hire company’s own staff.2
A rotation system for different age or size groups should be used, together with the observance of an age limit for users. There are special inflatables available for adolescents and adults.
A safety distance of 1 m to 2 m should be kept around the facility, leaving the entrance and exit points free at all times. At the access to the bouncer, there must be a ramp that covers the entire width of the entrance arch. Likewise, there must be some type of material that cushions possible falls, such as mats or foam. A simple carpet is not enough; also, curbs, benches, trees or other accessories should not be present in that area.
The number of children using the bouncy castle must be limited to avoid overcrowding. This will allow each child to have safe space to play in.13,14
It is forbidden to climb and/or hang from the walls of the inflatable.
Children should not be allowed to use the bouncy castle in adverse weather conditions such as high wind or in wet weather (inflatables can flip over and slippery surfaces may cause injury). It is recommended to deflate the installation when winds exceed 45 km/h.
All children must be made to remove footwear (always wear socks).
Removal of hard or sharp objects such as jewelry, buckles, pens and other similar pocket contents.
The castle must be adequately secured to the ground and sited away from obstacles such as fences or overhead power. They should be regularly inspected while in use.”
Ritchie Rosson’s magic shows are back at the awesome Lazer Lions Holiday Club this May half term on Wednesday 27th May at Grovelands School, Walton-on-Thames and Cleves School, Weybridge.
