Monday 14th April celebrates Garden Day, where the centre will be celebrating all things flowers, plants, and seasonal colour. It’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your home or garden just in time for spring.

Be sure to visit our fantastic flower retailers, Forever Flowers, offering a beautiful selection of bouquets, plants, and gifts to brighten any space.

Whether you’re picking up a thoughtful gift or adding some life to your home, there’s something for everyone.

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Here’s to a bright year ahead filled with great shopping, lovely moments and plenty to look forward to. Cheers to 2026! 🥂🎆

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Your hard work and heart make Sittingbourne shine.

Here’s where our winners chose to spend their £100 vouchers…

Best Customer Service: Hays Travel Sittingbourne – Julian’s pie and mash

Favourite Retailer: The Works – The Works

Employee of the Year: Leanne Hammond – Peacocks

Best Teacher: Mrs Hartley – Costa Coffee

Local Volunteer: Kelly Kay – The Works

Emergency Services Star: Dave Sparkes – Hays Travel Sittingbourne

Local Charity: Demelza Charity – The Works

A huge congratulations again!

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 Saturday 20th December
 10am – 3pm at intervals across the day
 Free festive event!

No need to book, simply turn up and queue, and join the festive fun! Every child who visits Santa will receive a free gift* to make the day even more magical. 

Make The Forum part of your Christmas traditions this year, capture a photo, share some smiles, and enjoy the holiday cheer! 

Please note, we may have to close the queue early, to ensure Santa finishes on time to get back to the North Pole! 

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Get ready for some festive fun and cheeky mischief as Elfie & Elvie from Elves Behavin’ Badly make a special appearance for one day only 

 Saturday 13th December
 11am-3pm appearing at intervals throughout the day
 Free event

Bring the family along to meet the nation’s favourite pranking elves and join in the #PRANKSMAS spirit!  Expect giggles, photo opportunities, and plenty of festive fun for little ones (and grown-ups too!).

Don’t miss this merry mayhem, the perfect way to add some sparkle and silliness to your Christmas celebrations! 

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Your dedication to our community continues to shine, and we’re so proud to celebrate the incredible individuals, groups, and businesses who go above and beyond to make Sittingbourne such a special place. ✨

The WINNERS of our Community Awards 2025 are…

🏆 The Forum Best Customer Service: Hays Travel Sittingbourne
🏆The Forum Favourite Retailer: The Works , Sittingbourne
🏆The Forum Employee of the Year: Leanne Hammond at Peacocks
🏆Best Teacher: Mrs Hartley at Kemsley Primary Academy
🏆Local Volunteer: Kelly Kay
🏆Emergency Services Star: Dave Sparkes at Sittingbourne Fire Brigade
🏆Local Charity: Demelza Charity, Sittingbourne

A big well done to our winners, who will each receive a £100 voucher to spend here at The Forum, certificate, and trophy!💙⭐ If you know any of our winners below, make sure to tag them or ask them to get in touch with us asap!

Thank you to everyone who took part, your kindness, hard work, and positivity truly make a difference every day. 💫

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The Forum Best Customer Service

Hays Travel Sittingbourne

Season Time

Peacocks

The Forum Favourite Retailer

The Works

F.Hinds the Jewellers

JK Consultants 01795 425351

The Forum Employee of the Year

Kiera Lawson – Hays Travel Sittingbourne

Jass Kaur – Safia’s Beauty Bar

Leanne Hammond – Peacocks

Best Teacher

Mrs Hartley – Kemsley Primary School

Mrs Oswald – Westlands Primary School

Miss Bird – Lansdowne Primary School

Local Volunteer

Kelly Kay – Bringing back Sittingbourne Carnival

Karl Hudson – Running Event Volunteers of Swale Charity

Jane Harmer – Supporting My Shining Star

Emergency Services Star

Dave Sparkes – Sittingbourne Fire Brigade

Joanne Strudwick – SECAMB

Dawn Williams – SECAMB

Local Charity

Citizens Advice Swale

Sittingbourne and Milton Sea Cadets

Demelza House Sittingbourne

A huge congratulations to all our incredible finalists, your passion, kindness and dedication is what makes our community extra special

Important dates:

Voting closes midnight Monday 10th November​​

Winners will be announced here on Facebook and our website by Friday 14th November.

Cast your vote here! 📩

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Included in your ticket 🎁:
🎅 10 minutes with Santa
📸 1x digital family photo download
🛍️ Styluxecloset goody bag

Special presents for the children ⭐:
👶 Babies (under 1): FREE
👧 Children: £6
🧑 Adults: £5

Family Packages 🎟️:
👨‍👩‍👧 2 Adults + 2 Children: £20
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 2 Adults + 3 Children: £25
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 2 Adults + 4 Children £30

Limited spaces available, booking is ESSENTIAL!📍 Don’t miss out on creating magical memories this Christmas. 🎄✨

To book your festive experience, please call 07956 029097 or book in-store! 📞 For any further questions please speak to the store!

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📆 Saturday 14th June
⏰ 11am – 3pm
📌 The Forum

Expect traditional games, local history displays, memory sharing with 109.6 Sittingbourne Radio, and more! Bring your photos, stories, and friends, everyone’s welcome! 💙

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For the chance to WIN, head over to our Facebook page through the link in our bio.

📆 This competition closes at 11:59 pm Sunday 8th June 2025
🏆The winner will be announced Monday 9th June 2025
❌ IMPORTANT INFO – please be aware of spam accounts! We will NEVER ask you to enter payment details or click on a link, and will only ever contact you from our official account The Forum Shopping Centre once the competition has closed.

Good luck! 🤞 #WINwiththeforum
T&Cs apply

• Please note that the voucher must be collected and used in-store at F.Hinds Sittingbourne only.
• This voucher must be claimed in-store by Monday 30th June.

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