Friday 28 March 2014

Screaming With Laughter - comedy club for new parents

After the success of the hilarious Scummy Mummies night at the Ivy House comes Screaming With Laughter, an afternoon comedy club designed for parents with infants under a year old.
Their next gig is at The Ivy House, Stuart Road, SE15 3BE on Tuesday 22nd April at 1pm. See their website for more info and ticket sales.

Love Ladywell 5th April

Worth going along to support our neighbouring SE13 traders! And get bargains as well of course...

Thursday 27 March 2014

No more bulge class for Horniman!

The proposed bulge class for Horniman Primary school this September has been withdrawn. The reason why the bulge isn't going ahead this year is unknown. However, if you have any queries regarding admissions please contact Lewisham Admissions team directly on 0208 3148282.

What's on this weekend - 29th & 30th March

Apologies for missing a few weekends - children, work, life do tend to get in the way of fun!
Happy Mothers Day!

SATURDAY
What: Mothers Day Craft
When: 2.30pm-3.30pm
Age: Under 11s
Where: Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23 3HZ
Cost: Free

What: Bienvenidos Spanish Club
When: 11am-12pm
Age: 0-5 years
Where: Community Room, Forest Hill Pools, SE23 3HZ
Cost: £80 for 10 sessions

What: Horniman Farmers Market
When: 9am-1.30pm
Age: ALL
Where: Horniman Museum Gardens, London Road, SE23 3PQ
Cost: Free (but weather dependent - it won't be on if there's another storm!)

What: Art Makers: Cress Creations
When: 1.30pm-2.15pm & 2.45pm-3.30pm
Age: 3+
Where: Education Centre, Horniman Museum, London Road, SE23 3PQ
Cost: £3 per child (buy tickets from the Information Desk)

SUNDAY/MOTHERS DAY!
What: Be A Film Star
When: 2.30pm
Age: 7+
Where: Forest Hill Pools Community Room
Cost: Free (tbc)

What: Family Film Club
When: 1.30pm-3.45pm
Age: ALL
Where: Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23 3HZ
Cost: Free

What: A World of Stories
When: 11-11.45am and 12.15-1pm
Age: 5+
Where: Horniman Museum, London Road, SE23 3PQ
Cost: Free

What: Kids art workshop 
When: 11am-12.30pm
Age: 3+
Where: Doopo Doopo, 15 Dartmouth Road, SE23 3HN
Cost: £10 per child (drop-in)


Forest Hill film festival this weekend

There's also plenty for children including...
1. All Day Film-Making Workshop - Saturday
Ages 8+
Email info@platform-1.org for more information
2. Be A Mini Film Star - Sunday
Ages 7+
2.30pm at Forest Hill Pools Community Room
No booking required


Check out The Montage!

Not only is The Montage on Dartmouth Road a welcome addition to the area and a great place for a coffee, but they also have the most amazing play area for children - a whole room stacked with toys!


Every Monday they also have a drop-in music and story session at 10.30am - free for the first three sessions! See here for more info.

Pub n Play at Jam Circus 3rd April

There's a new soft play session for 0-4 year olds at the newly reopened Jam Circus, just down the road from SE23. It starts on Thursday 3rd April between 12pm and 5pm and is designed to allow parents to meet up, enjoy the food and let their kids burn off some energy in the play room afterwards. Not sure yet whether the sessions will be daily or weekly but will find out soon!

Scummy Mummies tonight!!

Don't miss local SE23 mums and comedians the Scummy Mummies tonight at the Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3BE...
The show starts at 8.30pm and there are still a few tickets left. If you can't make it tonight, they'll be doing it all again on Wednesday 2nd April. See here for more info...