This summer, local businesses are invited to get behind one of Bournemouth’s most popular free-to-attend community events as an event sponsor.
Now in its 10th year, Bournemouth’s Littledown Family Fun Day is taking place on Sunday 27 July 2025. The main event takes place in Littledown’s Park. Activities and displays also take place inside Littledown Centre.
There are commercial stalls, vendors, and attractions including a 300m inflatable obstacle course (Tuff Nutterz), a 360 science dome, a bubble show, Charles Cole’s Family Fun Fair, and more than 50 costumed characters walking around the parkland (Minky Moos and Little Gizmos). Additional highlights include the Bournemouth Bug Show, a silent disco, birds of prey displays, free kids’ music sessions (courtesy of Absolute Music), an urban bike show, and much more.
The event attracts in the region of 12,000 visitors every year (subject to weather).
Littledown Family Fun Day sponsors include Greatest Hits Radio, Absolute Music, Shadow Design, Snows Toyota, and Raring2Go.
Available sponsorship packages start from £400, with benefits including:
- Large audience reach – an estimated 100,000 people have attended Littledown’s Family Fun Day events across the last decade. Attendees include families, vendors, local businesses, and more
- Brand exposure opportunities – prominent branding in event marketing including logos, banners, and mentions in flyers, social media channels, BH Live websites and press releases
- Lead generation potential – opportunities to collect customer information
- Positive brand association – aligning with an event that reflects positive community values and images
Littledown Family Fun Day is organised and delivered by registered charity BH Live as part of its community engagement programme.
On behalf of BH Live, Natalie McMullen, Sales, Event & Booking Manager at Littledown, said;
“The Littledown Family Fun Day is in its tenth year and it’s a privilege to be able to bring together so many great things for people to see and do. Of course, we couldn’t do it without the amazing support of all involved; from our sponsors, stallholders and activity providers, to all those who come along and take part. If there are any local businesses who would like to be involved in this year’s event as a sponsor, please get in touch.”
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact enquiries@bhlive.org.uk before Friday 14 March 2025.
For further information about Littledown, visit bhliveactive.org.uk/littledown.
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Notes to Editors:
For more information about BH Live please contact:
Daisy Saunders, PR & Communications Executive
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About BH Live
Champions of community engagement, health and wellness across Dorset, Hampshire, and London
BH Live, a registered charity and social enterprise, is a leading operator of sports and leisure centres, theatres, and event venues. Our vision is to create sustainable and inspiring opportunities, deliver great experiences for our communities, and improve health and well-being.
With a strong commitment to accessibility and community engagement, BH Live continues to enhance the quality of people’s lives, health and wellbeing in the communities it serves.
BH Live was established in 2010. Local authority partners include BCP Council, Portsmouth City Council and Croydon Council.
We are at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy. Together with our partners we are helping to change lives and make a positive impact in the community.
For more visit bhlive.org.uk.
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BH Live is a leisure and cultural trust, established in 2010 as a ‘non profit distributing organisation’ (NPDO) for public benefit to promote participation in leisure and cultural events. BH Live is a Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered Charity. Charity No: 1138311. Company No: 07092112. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. BH Live (Enterprises) Ltd, is a Private Company Limited by Shares and a wholly owned subsidiary of BH Live. Company No: 07175626. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. Registered Office: Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Registered in England and Wales.
About Littledown Centre
Littledown is operated by the registered charity BH Live in partnership with BCP Council.
Set in 47 acres of parkland, Littledown has some of the finest leisure, swimming, football and gym facilities in the country.
It is ranked among the top performing leisure centres in the UK, is accredited by quality scheme QUEST and is a National Fitness Award winner for the Local Authority/Leisure Trust Gym of the Year and finalist for the Best Group Exercise Gym of the Year.
It has more than 1.2 million attendances a year and is home to clubs including BH Live’s Swimming Academy, Swim Bournemouth, Littledown Juniors Football Club and Play Football. Indoor facilities include 25-metre and 17-metre swimming pools for lane swimming, public swimming sessions, pool-based classes and lessons. There is also a splash pool, steam room and sauna.
The venue has one of the largest gyms in the region complete with activity programmes for young people, and support for people recovering from an illness, injury or who are living with a long-term health condition. There are multiple training zones with ground level and lift access. There is something to suit every activity preference and level of fitness with cardio equipment, free weights and functional fitness training space. Hundreds of group exercise classes run seven days a week such as Group Cycle sessions, circuits, yoga, Pilates, HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) and Les Mills™ classes including BodyBalance, BodyPump, BodyCombat, BodyAttack, Sprint and more.
There is a large sports hall for events and multi-sport activities including trampolining, badminton, table tennis, football and gymnastics. Open to members and non members is Littledown’s Terrace Café (with soft play for under 5s) and Lookout at Littledown Bar (18+ only), each with free customer WiFi. Here you can buy all sorts of snacks, meals and drinks to enjoy indoors or outdoors for al fresco refueling, eating, drinking and socialising.
Outdoor features include six floodlit 3G rubber crumb training pitches, grass football pitches, parkland for recreation and events, a cricket pitch and pavilion, lake, children’s playground, a paddling pool (open summer months only), outdoor catering and free customer parking for up to three hours seven days a week. Littledown Park is also home to Littledown Miniature Railway.
ANPR is in operation at BH Live Active, Littledown. Customers get free customer parking for up to 3 hours seven days a week. Charges apply for longer stays.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk/littledown
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