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Upcoming South West London Events

  • Sep
    13
    2010

    Very successful football evening for dads, call Dads House to book Every Monday 7-8pm

  • Dec
    15
    2010
    Activity sessions for children from birth to four years old to develop their concentration, co-ordination and comprehension skills through the use of books, songs, finger rhymes, nursery rhymes and poetry. Something different every week FREE (except for 16th Dec 2009 £3 Christmas party) Please book in advance.  
  • Dec
    18
    2011

    Clapham Farmers' Market, tucked away off Abbeville Road, is a family market. Located in a school playground, it's very popular with parents.

    10am - 2pm.

  • Nov
    30
    2013

    The Science Museum was founded in 1857 with objects shown at the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. Today the Museum is world renowned for its historic collections, galleries and exhibitions. There are many thousands of objects in the collection, from aircraft to microchips.

South West London Organisations

Family centre offering Play schemes for 4-11 year olds during the school holidays.      Parenting  and counselling service for adults. IT training is offered in the IT suite.
Families with  children under the age of 5, and who are living in temporary or inadequate accommodation can use the facilities which include: Kitchen, IT suite, laundry. There is support for housing advice and benefits advice. There are various classes for users and a creche is available..
Home Link introduces children with special needs and their families to a volunteer who can help care for the child for short periods of time. Support is also offered for the rest of the family. Respite care for the child can be arranged as can trips and days out.   Fortnightly Saturday club for children with disabilities and their siblings aged up to 12.
Training & educational courses for disadvantaged families & individuals, including lone parents, unemployed people, refugees & asylum seekers,  low income families, people receiving means tested benefits. Adult learning, family learning, social & life skills education for young people. ESOL, literacy, numeracy & computer skills training. Advocacy & welfare services. Nursery.
Furniture Aid supplies affordable second-hand domestic furniture and other household items in good working order. Clients are referred via various organisations, such as social services and charities and should be in receipt of low income or social benefits.

Holiday playschemes operate during the main school holidays; children are left in the care of staff working at a centre. Playschemes are usually open daily but check exact opening hours with individual schemes.

Advice, support, advocacy and referral in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Dari and Farsi to women, girls (or  couples) living in Britain

The Science Museum was founded in 1857 with objects shown at the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. Today the Museum is world renowned for its historic collections, awe-inspiring galleries and inspirational exhibitions. There are many thousands of objects in the collection, from aircraft to microchips. On the first Saturday of every month there will be a British Sign Language interpreter at some of the free family events.  

Single Parents Holistic Project was established by unemployed parents (Africans and refugees and asylum seekers) and now provides services to lone parents and residents of Hackney. 

Solace Women’s Aid offers a range of services for women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence. Offered are dedicated Legal, Advice, Counselling and Parenting Services and Domestic Violence Workshops, as well as Children’s Services, which include Individual and Group Support and Counselling.

Toy libraries offer services to local children, families and carers based on regular toy loan for a nominal fee (and sometimes free). They provide carefully selected toys to borrow, play sessions, and a friendly, informative meeting place for parents and carers. As there are over 1,000 toy libraries throughout the UK, serving approximately to find the details of the one most convenient to you, telephone the main office.