This Easter, Centrale & Whitgift shopping centres is hosting a roster of interactive activities for families running from 1-5 April. Get the whole family involved as you try the experiences on offer, ensuring you start the Easter holidays with a spring in your step.

Jump into the festivities as you explore a range of exciting experiences. Dance to your heart’s content at our FREE Hip Hop Silent Disco, located in Centrale (opposite House of Fraser) where Bunny, our Easter-themed Hip-Hop DJ, will be providing the music. All ages are welcome to join in the fun, with Easter Egg prizes awaiting the most impressive dancers!

But the excitement doesn’t stop there! Leap to new heights on the Bungee Trampolines, located in The Whitgift (opposite Superdry). Hop on for a memorable experience where you can effortlessly jump and somersault, all while securely harnessed.

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned climber, challenge yourself to new heights on our interactive FREE Climbing Wall which you can find in The Whitgift (opposite River Island). It’s an adventure waiting to be conquered by those brave enough to try!

And everyone can be a winner with a FREE turn at Fish 4 Chicks-an Easter twist on the classic Hook a Duck fairground game (opposite Sports Direct).

Hip Hoppin Easter is proud to be partnering with Stanley Arts (Charity no: 1155680). Stanley Arts is one of South London’s premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQ+ creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond. If you would like to donate to the charity, there will be QR codes next to each activity area across the week.

This latest scheme with Stanley Arts marks the latest local partnership of the Centrale & Whitgift which has seen them work with charities and organisations which give back and support the local community.

Over the last year, Centrale & Whitgift has worked with Lives Not Knives to inspire young people to become the solution to knife crime with community engagement via the gaming event NEXT LEVEL which was co-ordinated by teens from the Croydon borough. The centre also galvanised the local community to donate hundreds of unwanted garments for swap-shops with their tenant Fashion Meets Music and raised funds and awareness for Reedham Children’s Trust, Crisis (including Crisis Skylight Croydon), through the centre’s free events programme across the year.

So, mark your calendars and join us at Centrale & Whitgift for an Easter extravaganza filled with laughter, games, plenty of prizes, and boundless fun for all!

ENDS

About Centrale & Whitgift
Located in the heart of Croydon Town Centre, Centrale & Whitgift is the community’s retail and leisure hub. Home to household brands including House of Fraser, Zara, M&S and H&M, the centres also boast independent local businesses including Croydon Boxing Academy, Fashion Meets Music and Afro Hair Candy, as well as community and educational organisations from The Wellness Centre and The Textile Repair Café to Lives not Knives and Smartworks.

Through a programme of cultural events, Centrale & Whitgift celebrates Croydon’s rich heritage and diversity with annual community activations alongside immersive pop-ups and experiences during the Summer and Christmas holidays.