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Friday, 14 December 2012

Lambeth - What's on for the family - December 15th-16th 2012

Oh my! December is going past too quickly. Is your tree up? Have you sorted out the Christmas food? Are all the pressies bought?

Not sure I can say yes to any of those. Anyway, lets crack on with what's on this weekend!

SATURDAY (15th December)


Tis the season to hold fetes so first up is a Christmas Bazaar at the Coin Street Neighborhood Centre (108 Stamford Street, SE1) from 12pm to 3pm. There will be craft stalls, festive singing and Father Christmas will be there. It's £2 in advance for kids and £3 on the door (adults go free). Tickets include a gift from Santa. Money raised will go to new outdoor play equipment!

To get there, catch the 59 to Waterloo. Get off by the Imax. Stamford Street is off the roundabout.

Staying festive, do you want to sing some carols? Then head to the Brockwell Lido for a Singalong Carol Concert. Tickets are £3 for adults, £1 for 6-16 year olds and under 5s go free! It starts at 4:30 and finishes at 6pm.

Brockwell Lido is situated off Dulwich Road on the edge of Brockwell Park. Catch buses 3, 196 and 37.

Less Christmas, more winter? Then visit the Oasis Nature Garden's Winter Celebration from 11am to 3pm. Buy pressies, drink spiced apple juice and go on a treasure hunt!

The Oasis Nature Garden is located at Larkhall Lane, SW4 6SP. To get there, head for Stockwell. Bus 196 and P5 takes you past Larkhall Lane.

Just want to spend sometime catching up with Santa? Then hop on board the First Capital Connect Santa Special Train. Father Christmas and his elves will be travelling from Bedford to Brighton. Gifts and entertainment for the children! The southbound train calls at Blackfriars at 11.20am and London Bridge at 11.27am. Northbound, the train is scheduled to stop at London Bridge at 1.45pm and Blackfriars at 1.54pm.

To get to London Bridge station hop on the 133 or 35. To get to Blackfriars, catch the 45.

Staying by the river, head to the Southbank Centre and at 2pm, catch power-wheelchair dance troupe Rhinestone Rollers do a free performance in the Clore Ballroom. The 59 to Waterloo will take you there.

Follow the river around to Lambeth Bridge and pop into the Garden Museum for a free family event  making a snow globe. Join the morning session between 11am to 12:30pm or the afternoon session of 1:30pm to 3pm.

The nearest buses past the museum is the 3 and 344.

 SUNDAY (16th December)

Well, that was a busy Saturday so I have just a couple of things for you today.

Pop down the road to Balham which has a free ice skating rink this weekend. Located on Bedford Hill, next to Sainsbury it's open from 11am to 6pm.

Balham is served by buses 249, 315, 355 and 155. It can also be reached by the underground and the overground! 

Alternatively, take a visit to Market Row in Brixton as Seven and Casa Morita are fundraising by offering hot chocolate, mulled wine, churos and children's activities.

Buses through Brixton include P4, P5, 188, 196, 59, 159, 3, 133, 333, 45, 345, and 37. Alternatively you can catch the tube or the overground into the area. 

Don't get too cold! Have a lovely weekend!

Monday, 5 November 2012

Buying Second Hand for Kids- a Lambeth guide!

During pregnancy, you'll see lots of shocking figures about how much the first year of a baby's life will cost. Well we have good news for you. It doesn't need to be that much if you are happy with getting some items second hand.

So what are your options?

ONLINE SHOPPING


Ebay is your friend.  Is there something you' have been recommended and you are happy to buy second hand? Then visit this website. One tip for shoppers is to always check postage costs or if something can be delivered by a post or courier (especially with large items). Otherwise it's a great way to get a good quality cot or piece of nursery furniture or anything else at a discounted price.

Another option is Gumtree. The only flaw with this option is you could travel quite far to find the goods aren't quite what they seem. So I would suggest you stay fairly local.

Don't want to spend the money? then try Freecycle. I managed to get a moses basket and stand for the little one.

CHARITY SHOPS


There are a fair few charity shops in the Lambeth area and I have to say none of them are that amazing for baby and kids items but here is a list of ones to visit:

Brixton

Barnardos: 414 Brixton Road, Brixton, SW9 7AY

They use to have baskets with kids clothes which you could rummage through but seem to have stuck everything on a rail. Good for clothes but not much else.

Streatham

 Cancer Research UK: 65 Streatham High Rd, SW16 1PH
 
Kids clothes, toys and often pieces like car seats and Moses baskets.

British Heart Foundation: 75 Streatham High Rd, SW16 1PH

Good for clothes and toys.

Give a Little: 71 Streatham Hill, London SW2 4TX

Has an organised children section with lots of baby and kids items. However it's in the basement which is no good for mums with buggies!

Clapham

Save The Children: 36 Clapham High Street, Clapham, SW4 7UR
Some good clothes and toys but often a little pricey.

Age Concern: 58 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL
A small selection of clothes and toys.

West Norwood & Tulse Hill

RSPCA: 380 Norwood Road, Norwood, SE27 9AA
A small corner of clothes and toys.

 Geranium Charity Shop for the Blind (West Norwood): 356 Norwood Road, Norwood, SE27 9AA

Toys and baby clothes in a basket - a bit hit and miss! Good prices!

Geranium Charity Shop for the Blind (Tulse Hill): 178b Norwood Rd, SE27 9AU

Toys, books and baby clothes in a basket - a bit hit and miss! Good prices!

Emmaus: 9 Knight's Hill, West Norwood SE27 0HS

Several shops all around the same location. One part of the shop does bits of furniture - some good buys here!

Asides from these I would recommend checking out the FARA children charity shops. The nearest ones are at the following addresses:

Fara Kids: Balham, 15 Hildreth Street, SW12 9RQ

Fara Kids: Pimlico, 40 Tachbrook Street, SW1V 2JS

OTHER OPTIONS 

 

Another alternative is to visit the Brixton Flea market on the first Saturday of the month. Some of the stall holders do sell kids items.

The Brockwell Lido car boot sale is also a recommend destination when it restarts in the summer. Plenty of bargains here!

And finally there are lots of nearly new sales in the area. The National Childcare Trust (NCT) are good at running them; check out Lambeth's local groups Riverside, Brixton, Dulwich and Streatham and Clapham

You will not want to buy everything second hand nor should you. Babies mattresses should always be new.

Asides from that, many other items can be found as good as new. Save your money for great days away with the little ones or for their university fees! Happy shopping!

Monday, 13 February 2012

Half Term Highlights Spring 2012

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Half-Term Highlights in Brixton and beyond (also featured on the brilliant BrixtonBlog)

There’s something for everyone this half-term in and around Brixton whether it’s creating fabulous fearsome dragon masks, building robots, playing basketball or a spot of cookery.

Kids City is on daily from Feb 13th-17th at Sudbourne School with a wide range of activities for 3-11yr olds including wacky relays, basketball, building a robot or clubhouse, a fantastic fancy dress party and much, much more!

Head to Brixton Rec for something sporty, where the Kool Crew will be running a range activities for ages 5-11 daily from 8.30am-5.30pm.

Monday 13th Feb
Dragon Crafts
Brixton Library 2.30-4pm all ages welcome and FREE!

Tuesday 14th Feb
Dragon Crafts, Mask Making and Bracelet Making
Brixton Library 10.30-12 – all ages welcome and FREE !

Wednesday 15th Feb
Activities include: Cookery, Drumming, Glee club singing session, Circus skills and more!
The whole day is 10-5pm but feel free to just come for half a day.

Vauxhall City Farm Family
Family drop in sessions 11-4pm
Help feed the hens, hunt for bugs or make a farmyard craft to take home and
there are brilliant peepholes for little ones to see all the wonderful animals.

Thursday 16th Feb
Vauxhall City Farm Family family drop in sessions are on again from 11-4pm

Friday 17th Feb
Dragon Crafts, Mask Making and Bracelet Making all ages welcome and FREE !
Carnegie Library
188 Herne Hill Road  SE24 0AG
10.30 -12 for under 5s
2.30-4pm for everyone