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As a single parent it can be very isolating and having moved to a new area where we don't know many people, Families magazine lets us know of local events suitable for me and my children which allow us to get out and enjoy ourselves whilst meeting other families. Krissi Binder
Families magazine is that rare combination of interesting articles that I enjoy reading over a cup of tea with helpful information pages that I can tear out and put on my pin board so I’m never stuck for things to do with the family at weekends! Heather Newman I find Families magazine really useful to find unusual days out for myself and my family. We like to try different places and Families Magazine shows all sorts of events going on. So we always find something new! Rebecca Pritchard.
Next month: Let us know which one is your favourite London park and why. Some of them are really tucked away and have unusual features, like the sand and water play structure in Norwood. Have you got favourites? Take a picture with (or without ) your child, upload it to our Facebook page or email it to editor@familiesSW.co.uk We’ll publish the best ones in our July/August issue.
New IDKids store opens in Southside
Welcome to ÏDKIDS, the new emporium for children and their parents. The French export will bring a unique range of toys, games and beautiful clothes to the UK for the first time. The store will offer three innovative brands, each with products designed in-house, for children aged 0-12. www:idkids.com
Travel Designers best travel agents
Travel Designers, a friendly familiar face in the community, has been named Top Travel Agency in London by industry bible the Travel Trade Gazette. Congratulations! The Judges said of Travel Designers: "Local community engagement help the team win plenty of new business—while Travel Designers' exceptionally personalised customer service ensures they come back again and again." Join Travel Designers and the Club Med Team in-store on Saturday 9th June from 11am until 2pm for croissants and bubbles. Your chance to discuss with the experts your next adventure, from mountain resorts to impressive over water villas in the Maldives. There will be a chance to win 7 Nights for two people at Club Med along with exclusive offers only available on the day. Don’t miss it!
8 The Boulevard, London SW17 7BW www.traveldesigners.co.uk
‘Sponsor a brick’ at Fulham Palace
Welcome to ÏDKIDS, the new emporium for children and their parents. The French export will bring a unique range of toys, games and beautiful clothes to the UK for the first time. The store will offer three innovative brands, each with products designed in-house, for children aged 0-12. www:idkids.com
Fancy becoming a part of history? Fulham Palace has launched a new fundraising campaign to help support the restoration project to renew and restore the Palace, brick by brick. ‘Sponsor a Brick’ will allow visitors the opportunity to sign their name on a brick which will go into the walls of the Palace and be a very special part of the restoration project.
The sponsorship will, quite literally, help build Fulham Palace’s future. To sponsor a brick or find out more about the project, visit www.fulhampalace.org
Dinosaur Live at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre!
Travel back to a time when giants roamed the Earth in the stunning new interactive stage show. Cross unchartered territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs.
One lucky reader will win tickets to the mindexpanding Jurassic adventure Dinosaur World Live (14 August – 9 September, ages 3+).
For more information about Dinosaur World Live and other productions visit www.openairtheatre.com
All you need to enter is to Like us on Facebook: FamiliesSWLondon Closing date 14 July
Terms & conditions: One reader will win a family ticket (four tickets, minimum one adult) to see Dinosaur World Live at the Regent’s Park Open Theatre, valid for all performances, until 9 September 2018. Subject to availability. Travel and accommodation not included. No cash alternative.
Thames path to open
While Fulham FC redevelops its Riverside Stand to increase capacity, the work will also see the Thames Path opened for the first time, for pedestrians to walk all the way from Hammersmith to Putney Bridge! The riverside walkway will be open to the public on nonmatch days, and the development also includes new leisure and retail facilities, plus improvements to Putney Bridge station and a huge investment in the restoration and maintenance of Bishops Park. A great idea, we think!
New cycle routes
Kensington and Chelsea’s first Quietway routes are now open and the Royal Borough invites local residents to try them out for themselves. 8km of cycle routes are now in place, designed to make cycling more attractive by providing continuous routes away from roads. The routes are ideal for people who are new to cycling, but provide useful marked links for experienced cyclists too. Councillor Gerard Hargreaves, Lead Member for Planning and Transport said, “Residents are rightly concerned about local air quality and helping more people to cycle is one part of our plan to get people out of their cars, reduce pollution and improve air quality. I’d encourage all cyclists, new or experienced, to try out these routes.”
Fitness classes for mums with babies in tow
Balham? They offer an exclusive fitness experience designed to boost your mood and support lifestyle change. You can bring your bundle of joy along, so they can watch mummy get fit, strengthen her back, abdominals and pelvic floor.
Their warm and friendly environment provides a real sense of wellbeing, community spirit, and above all, the motivational group dynamic shared when exercising with other mums. Ask for details on 020 8673 0808
Free cycle skills courses
Children living or going to school in Southwark or Lambeth are eligible for FREE cycle skills courses throughout the summer holidays. Courses (provided by Cycle Confident, in collaboration with local authorities) will be run out of Dulwich Park, Burgess Park, Clapham Common and Brockwell Park. There are courses suitable for complete beginners, those able to ride but not yet on road and those looking to learn some on-road cycle skills. Summer courses will be bookable from July onwards and more information plus booking forms can be found then on the Cycle Confident website www.cycleconfident.com or by calling 020 3031 6730.
Temperate House restored
Kew’s biggest ever restoration project has been completed after a five-year closure of the world's largest Victorian glasshouse, and the Temperate House re-opened on 5 May. After having 15,000 panes of glass replaced and enough litres of paint used to cover four football pitches this glistening glass cathedral will reclaim its place as the world’s greatest glasshouse. It is twice as big as Kew’s Palm House, so well worth a visit! www.kew.org
New Times Table Test for Year 4 Pupils
The government has announced plans to have all Year 4 pupils sit a compulsory times table test. The test will be tried out in a sample of schools with it being made available on a voluntary basis to all schools across England from June 2019. It will become mandatory in June 2020.
The test has been described by the Government as a 5 minute “on-screen check” which is designed to help ensure children know the multiplication tables up to 12 off by heart and has been designed to avoid causing additional stress for children and teachers. The Government has also said results from the check will not be published at school-level, and will not be used by Ofsted and others to force changes in schools. Some teachers’ unions have expressed strong concerns about the introduction of another test being an unnecessary additional burden on schools.
