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winter, nothing brings a spring to my step like longer daylight hours. Spring
is finally here, and we celebrate the new season with an issue packed with
things to do (p6-10), fashion for puddle jumping (p17) and the launch of our new Food
pages (p20), bringing you news from local restaurants and food businesses, as well as a
feature on how to cook for the family if the kitchen is not your natural domain.
If you’re dreaming of getting away, our Trips pages (p38-39) offer ideas for
weekends away or longer stays, home or abroad. Perfect for days out we have THREE
Micro Cruisers worth £130 each to giveaway - head to p9 to find out how to win these
and other prizes.
Are you thinking about choosing a nursery or school where outdoor learning is
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06 WHAT’S ON 24 EDUCATION
13 BEVERLEY TURNER 36 BOOK REVIEW
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18 FOOD EASY COOKING 42 DIRECTORIES
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CITY KIDS editor Victoria Evans designer Caroline Haye contributors Mandy Colliss, Beverley Turner, Jo Pratt, Sharon Fried-Jones, Ahrani Logan,
Susan Hamlyn, Romaine Coonghe, Shirley Khan
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EASY, PEASY, CHINEASY™
ShaoLan Hsueh, a Taiwanese entrepreneur based in London, couldn’t find
an effective way of teaching her children Chinese, so she developed a
groundbreaking visual method to make reading characters fun and easy.
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cards.

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W est London-based Artisanne works directly

with weavers in the Thiès region of Senegal,
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ey pins
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m Retro rainbows, unicorns and now llamas are all the
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 WHAT’S
ON March
11 18 From 23
MOTHER’S DAY AT PERFECT PIXL PRINTS MICHAEL ROSEN’S
HAM HOUSE Museum of London, London Wall CHOCOLATE CAKE
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Ham House, Richmond Polka Theatre, Wimbledon
www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.polkatheatre.com

© Hartswood Films
of London
NTI John Millar

Hutton

Visit Ham for a special tea-themed Mother’s Day, A drop-in workshop using the Pixlr app on iPads. Follow the adventures of two brothers and the
Museum

with tea activities, children’s trails and special talks Learn how to create blueprints using a process that disappearance of a chocolate cake in this musical
Colin

throughout the day. lasted well into the 20th century. adaptation of Michael Rosen’s poem.
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24 24 27 to 31
WONDROUS LIBRARIES RAVE-A-ROO
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Richmond Theatre
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© Richard Davenport

Join this creative workshop at the wonderful Experience the mega-trend that is kids raves at Thoroughly Modern Millie is based on the
British Library and explore different materials to none other than the legendary Ministry of Sound Academy Award-winning film of 1967 set in jazzy
design your own extraordinary library map. super club. 1920s New York.

From 28 From 30 30 & 31

PETER RABBIT AT KEW balletLORENT
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew RUMPELSTILTSKIN
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Sadler’s Wells
©Beatrix Potter ™ © Frederick Warne & Co. 2018

Photo Bill Cooper - Dancer Gavin Coward ©

Rose Theatre Kingston

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See Roald Dahl’s treasured tale brought to phizz- This Easter festival includes an interactive trail Part of Sadler’s Wells’ Family Weekend, this fantastical
whizzing life with growing grannies, feathery farm inspiring children to connect with nature, plus dance-theatre adaptation is set in a spellbinding fairy-
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Colin Hutton © Hartswood Films

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Royal Albert Hall

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The inaugural Festival of Science will explore space Take the kids to see the many colourful narrowboats The spellbinding reinvention of Peter Pan is back in
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 BEVERLEY
BABY-FACED TURNER

G ENIUS
you spend on lessons. It’s not our fault.
And there may be some truth in
that. A recently published book, ‘Do
Who does your baby look like and why? Some Parents matter?’, tried to answer that
provocative question. The author, Judith
science (and anecdotal evidence) Harris wanted to establish whether a
from our ante-natal guru. child’s behaviour was “learned from their
parents,” taught by their social group or

O
ne of the great joys of running both parents equally well. My personal could be attributed to “the genes they
ante-natal classes (I hate that favourite was the most recent study inherited.” She concluded: “Studies using
word – you are adults who have which found that, although babies more the proper controls consistently favour
had sex – classrooms are for kids) is closely resembled their mother for the the latter explanation. In fact, personality
meeting the babies who we started to first three days, the mums themselves resemblances between biological relatives
know as bumps. Myself and the midwife remarked on how much they looked like are due almost entirely to heredity, rather
spend eight weeks laughing, listening and dads. The author of the study concluded than environment.” She cites the fact that
learning with couples who are about to that this was an “evolved or conditioned adopted children “don’t resemble their
become parents. Then – as if by magic response to assure fathers of their adoptive parents in personality.” Harris
– we’re all back in the pub together with paternity.” I’d also ask (with a mischievous claims not be particularly interested in
tiny, curled up, pink-faced babies. And glint in my eye) how many mums down genetic effects, but the point is that they
everyone looks just like their dad in a the generations have cooed, “Oh darling! have to be considered. Unless we know
baby-gro. He looks soooo like you!” with a quiet sigh what the child brings to the environment,
It never fails to amaze me how much of relief. we can’t figure out what effect the
babies resemble their fathers. Sometimes, Of course, this paternal-bias has also environment has on the child.”
it momentarily slips my mind which baby caused some mums to grimace at a large She travelled the world examining
belongs to which dad. But then I look at nose or flappy ears and say, “She gets many different cultures and parenting
the cherub in a pink frilly dress and think, that from your side of the family.” Fast styles, concluding that “parenting didn’t
“Ah yes, you’re the one who always orders forward two years and the toddler sulks have to be such a difficult, anxiety-
a pint of pale ale and works in IT … that’s can be weaponised by a tired dad: “She’s producing job, that there are many
right, Mike.” just like you when you don’t get your own different ways to rear a child, and no
Mother nature very cleverly makes way!” To the harassed mum, the teenager convincing evidence that one way
sure that dads stick around to do the slamming the door becomes: “A mini-you! produces better results than another.”
Sainsbury’s run by carving out newborns He’s learnt that from you!” And, just in So, the moral of the story is that we,
in their image. It makes perfect sense. case she hasn’t played the genetics card as parents, just need to do what we can.
We mums are inclined towards keeping quite hard enough, “Remember I sometimes think the best we
our babies close, feeding them, snuggling the time your brother can hope for is a well-
them and marvelling at the colour of stormed off at Christmas timed “please” or “thank
their poo. Dads may need to work a little lunch? That boy is just Mother nature you” – everything else
harder to feel that bond – but if they the same!” is genetically pre-
look down and see themselves reflected Mud-slinging from
very cleverly makes sure determined. We’re
back … well, their hearts melt; they’re the branches of the that dads stick around to do all just winging it,
soon picturing those chubby cheeks in a
Chelsea scarf, which is enough to make
family tree is a tried
the Sainsbury’s run by carving moulding our kids as
and tested means of best we can with the
them stay. surviving parenting. We out newborns in their product we grew. But
Although I’d like to claim 100% all do it. We shouldn’t. image genes will always play
certainty on this phenomenon, scientific But, we do. It’s oddly a part – so pick those
studies don’t actually back my theory. A satisfying. In essence, it’s daddies carefully, and be
body of research conducted over decades an attempt to be a good parent honest – we may not be quite
and published in the journal ‘Evolution whilst getting yourself off the hook – if perfect ourselves.
and Human Behaviour’, has delivered Olivia can’t sit still, it’s easy to blame your
conflicting results: some studies found restless mother-in-law. And if an inability
that newborns more closely resembled to kick a football is a family trait from
their mums than their dads; other studies your husband’s side, little Jago may never Beverley Turner is author of The Happy Birth Book
found newborns to be matched with make the A Team, regardless of how much and hosts a show on LBC at 6pm on Saturdays.

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Friendship is key on this day
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Welcome. Wabi-sabi is a Japanese concept that honours the

beauty of natural imperfection and a life of chosen simplicity. A

CAN’T COOK,
review describes it as a “licence to slow down and host guests
with humility, intention and contentment”. This was the culinary
path I was seeking. We didn’t make sushi, I hadn’t managed to

WON’T COOK?
read the book and we didn’t even use it. Instead, one morning,
Louisa, with a herbal bouquet fresh from her garden, taught me
how, with a few basic skills and vision, I could make dishes that
would feed my family for the best part of a week.
Without a murmur of condescension, Louisa taught me how
SOPHIE CLOWES to make a classic tomato sauce. We also roasted a tray of root
goes back to basics with the help of some vegetables and, since I had a whole chicken and not the chicken
Wabi-sabi attitude. thighs she had suggested, she taught me how to poach it. This
method meant you got two cracks at stock, which is, in culinary
terms, liquid gold. To the uninitiated (which, seemingly, is just
me), this was nothing short of magic. Three very simple recipes
could multiply and become a veritable menu of choice: soup,

O
f the many competent adults I know, some can’t drive, pasta sauce, health bowls, chilli, pasta bake, curry base …
some can’t run far, some can’t swim and some can’t Until recently, a main meal in this country constituted meat
sing in tune … Well, I can’t sing (not a note), but I also and two veg. Instead, Louisa suggested building a dish from the
can’t cook. The skills required for making a main course elude ground up, in pyramid fashion, starting with grains or pulses,
me, which makes me feel embarrassed, nervous, flustered and, then substantial vegetables such as roots, then softer vegetables
finally, frustrated. It became a barrier to having friends round, such as leaves, then protein in the form of meat, fish or different
which is sad. vegetables, before adding a dressing and the texture (nuts and
One day, after swim squad, I was listening to my fellow seeds, or even crispy salmon skin). You reap what you sow, or
swimmers – a varied, successful bunch – who were talking rather, eat what you cook, and so we sat down to a convivial
about how bored they were of cooking, of food, of their lack of lunch. First on the plate was a mixture of toothsome grains and
inspiration and of fussy children. Then, somebody suggested she pulses, then the roasted root vegetables, raw spinach leaves,
might be able to help. That is how Louisa Chapman-Andrews shredded chicken breast, a simple dressing of yoghurt and
came to my house to give me a cooking lesson. lemon topped with some pumpkin and sunflower seeds toasted
Louisa is not a nutritionist, but a cook and writer. She runs with Ras El Hanout – a versatile and forgiving springboard into
her own food consultancy, helping people fall (back) in love with the world of spices. We added chilli flakes too. It was delicious,
food and cooking. Her gentle understanding of my predicament filling, healthy and something a chump like me has since been
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permission to try without embarrassment or fear of failure. I’ve to every day.
learnt that it’s alright to make a mess and that good cooks spill I am no longer afraid to cook. I am free to make a mess of my
stuff (although, how Louisa got away with no apron and clean kitchen, to flavour food, to waste next to nothing and to feed
clothes at the end remains a mystery), that practice improves family and friends in a perfectly imperfect manner. It’s not easy,
things and perfection is overrated. I realised that cooking for but I’m more at ease.
friends is one of the ultimate expressions of friendship. Later, Next up, can any of you swimmers teach me how to sing?
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FOOD
BY JO PRATT

STICKY TOFFEE
TRAY BAKE

W
hether you’re planning an
activity to get the kids off their
devices, or you just want to
escape to the kitchen for some peace and
quiet on your own, then you really have to
reach for this recipe. It’s easy enough for
kids of all ages to help with, doesn’t require
any weird and wonderful sized cake tins
or a super creative eye to decorate the
end result. This tray bake is guaranteed to
be a huge hit whatever it looks like and to
whoever you serve it to.
This is my twist on a household
favourite, Sticky Toffee Pudding. I’ve
transformed the tasty dessert into a handy
tray bake that can be eaten as a treat
throughout the week, taken to school or
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
charity cake sales, coffee mornings, work
‘cake’ days, or even offered as a dinner chocolate chips/flakes
party dessert when served with some pecan or walnuts halves
poached pears and a cheeky glass of
dried banana chips
dessert wine.
flaked toasted coconut
Happy baking!

TAKES 30 minutes to bake • Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/fan 160ºC/ • Remove from the oven and cool for 15
MAKES approx. 20 pieces gas 4. Lightly grease and line a cake tin minutes before turning onto a wire rack to
(approx. 20cm x 25cm). cool completely.
FOR THE TRAY BAKE • Cut the dates into small pieces, • To make the frosting, simply beat
250g ready-to-eat dates removing any stones. Put in a small together the caramel, sugar and butter
saucepan with the tea and bring to the either by hand or with an electric mixer
250ml black tea
boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 3 to until light, thick and creamy. Spread over
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 4 minutes for the dates to soften. Stir the top of the cooled tray bake with a
1 tsp ground mixed spice or ground ginger in the bicarbonate of soda and mixed palate knife.
100g butter, softened spice or ginger. The mixture will froth • Stir the remaining caramel until you
slightly – this is normal, so don’t panic! have a loose consistency, then drizzle over
150g light brown sugar
Leave to cool for around 10 minutes. the top. Add any further toppings if you
2 large eggs, beaten • Cream together the butter and wish.
200g self-raising flour sugar either by hand or with an electric • Cut into squares and store for up to one
mixer. Add the eggs and flour, beating week in an airtight container.
FOR THE FROSTING in thoroughly before mixing in the date
75g caramel or dulce de leche (tinned mixture.
Carnation caramel is ideal for this recipe and • Pour into the prepared tin and bake
easily available in supermarkets), plus 2 tbsp
for 30 minutes until the top is just firm to Jo has also contributed to the Bowel Cancer
extra to serve
touch. Insert a skewer into the middle. It UK ‘Be a Star, Bake a Cake’ campaign. Read
225g icing sugar should come out clean. If not, continue more and find out how you can get involved
65g butter, softened cooking for a little longer. on page 21.
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 FOOD NEWS

FAMILY PIES ICE-LANDIC COOL

City Kids’ favourite Piccolo Spring has sprung and the bears are out of hibernation
Plates has launched family on Goldhawk Road – Bears Ice Cream, that is. Inspired by
portions of its most popular Ic e l a n d ’s amazing ice cream parlours, Bears
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and two children and purees. There are more
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Organic and gluten-free brand, Nature’s
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‘Envirokidz’ in the UK. Already family Popular Chiswick hang-out,
favourites in Canada and the US, Leapin’ Pizza Street, has launched a
Lemurs and Choco Chimps are organic and sister restaurant in the new White City Place
gluten-free with 1% of sales supporting development.
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The perfect gift for a foodie. Contributors Gino D’Acampo, Rachel Khoo and Greg
include Nigel Slater, Oscar Wilde and Wallace, amongst others, have each
Anthony Bourdain, all quarter-bound in donated a recipe to inspire the nation
cloth and held within a slipcase. to bake in April to raise funds for Bowel
The Folio Book of Food and Drink, Cancer UK. Bowel cancer is the UK’s second
Introduced by Jojo Tulloh. biggest cancer killer. All money raised from Be
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INTERIORS
COLOURS THAT CALM
How to meld soft pastels with delicate pattern
and create a warm, eclectic spring nursery
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EDUCATION NEWS
NEW HEAD AT EDUCATION FOR ALL
PARSONS GREEN PREP
Tim Cannell, formerly head at The Prebendal School
in Chichester, has been appointed as permanent
headmaster at Parsons Green Prep in Fulham,
London. Tim started at PGP in September 2017,
covering Mrs Helen Stavert’s maternity leave.

BIG SLEEP OUT

Riya Kaur, aged 17, current ACS bursary student
Louise Harding and Fabrizia Galligani from
Devonshire Day Nursery joined over 100 ACS International Schools has successfully
colleagues from sister day nurseries for launched its new bursary programme for
the company’s annual fund-raising event. children aged 11+, 13+ and 16+ at its three UK
Whilst highlighting the plight of homeless campuses in Cobham, Egham and Hillingdon.
people during the winter, they raised The bursaries are offered to students who will
more than £12,000 for the Alzheimer’s benefit most from an ACS education, including
Society. Devonshire Day Nursery team Fabrizia Galligani and Louise the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum,
Harding (L-R) sleep rough for charity. but might not otherwise be able to attend the
school.
The financial awards will range from twenty
ROLE MODELS’ OFFER TO EDUCATION SECRETARY per cent to 100 per cent of the schools’ fees,
with all bursaries awarded on a means-
Education provider, Role Models, have offered free Resilience, Creativity, Leadership and tested basis and dependent on the student’s
Teamwork courses to 12 of Damian Hinds MP’s young consitutents, following his recent ‘soft skills’ individual circumstance.
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and life skills and that success is not measured simply by exam results.
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“Damian’s dozen” puts children at the Papplewick School, near Ascot, is extending
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learning for government. How brilliant the Gloucester Road area from September this
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skilling is making on an ongoing basis.’ and Brook Green since 2005. This new service
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WAR DRAMA NHEHS PUPILS SHOOT FOR THE STARS
Helen Sharman, CMG, OBE, who in 1991 became the first British astronaut when she was launched
into orbit on a Soyuz spacecraft, and who also became the first woman to visit the Mir Space
Station, was a guest at Notting Hill and Ealing High School.

The entire Senior School were

joined by Junior School girls from
Year 5, who have been working on a
project about Helen. She enthralled
her captivated audience with a
wonderful presentation on her life
and career, from university, her
Senior pupils at St Benedict’s School, Ealing, work in the confectionery industry,
recently gave a performance of Oh! What a her astronaut training in the former
lovely war. The play combines the grim facts Soviet Union, right through to her
about the First World War with the period’s time on the space station.
propaganda, as carnage contrasts with music-
hall comedy and optimistic songs. The cast, Weaving biology, chemistry, physics and psychology through her talk, she also showed images
playing multiple roles in quick-fire, short which covered all aspects of her space experience, from launch to washroom facilities.
scenes, brilliantly conveyed the show’s bitter
irony. Finishing off on a selfie-stick moment with the whole school, Helen left the girls buzzing!

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EDUCATION

OUTDOOR LEARNING:
WHACKY OR WONDERFUL?
by SUSAN HAMLYN

T
he Swedes have a word for it: It seems obvious when you think about So, why do it? Well, for a start, it doesn’t
Friluftsliv – open-air-living. In it. The outdoors is free for everyone. One cost much. No one charges a fee for a day
fact, the idea is integral to the just has to go outside
Scandinavian idea of how to “re-create” and see, touch and Children from age five upwards learn skills such as
oneself in the true meaning of recreation. smell to learn and den building, fire safety, observing and classifying
Being outdoors, connecting with, working appreciate all that
in and working for the natural world is surrounds us. wildlife, finding north, interpreting maps and
true education – food for the body, the A few schools making insect or animal homes.
mind and the spirit. have done this for
It is a philosophy adopted by many years as part of their essential philosophy. in the park or a local woodland area, and
here and most UK schools, especially Bedales, in particular, pioneered this. A you don’t need to pay for the basics. So
at secondary level, which has long former pupil, Grace, recalls: much can be learned across all subject
encouraged pupils to sign up for projects “‘Outdoor work’ was one of the main barriers, for instance, a tree. How old is it?
such as The Duke of Edinburgh Award tenets of our education. Everyone did it What might the world have been like back
Scheme and the many Outward Bound in years 9 and 10. Many went on for much then? How can we tell how old it is? How
courses available to today’s adventurous longer, and some have made a life skill out of does its bark and leaves differ from those
young. If you don’t mind getting wet, cold it. I looked after goslings, others built barns of other trees, and why? What lives in it?
and knackered on account of the thrill that and some minded vegetable patches. It was On it? Under it? We can draw it, make
climbing the Ten Tors or rowing down the an alternative to games for the un-sporty … leaf prints from it and tell stories about it.
Danube can provide, then get your kit on I remember that gruelling outdoor labour Maybe even climb it.
and go. was particularly hard on the smokers.” Schools are doing just that. Beaufort
School in Woking, Surrey – not exactly a
rural paradise – embeds outdoor learning
Being outdoors, connecting with, working in and working into its everyday curriculum. Children
for the natural world is true education – food for the body, from age five upwards learn skills such
as den building, fire safety, observing
the mind and the spirit. and classifying wildlife, finding north,
interpreting maps and making insect or
Likewise, younger children discover the No longer restricted to the privileged animal homes. “Outdoor work improves
joys of dam-building, pond-dipping and few, there is now a proliferation of social skills, involvement and develops
camping via Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. organisations dedicated to the promotion initiative,” claims the school. Who could
Similarly, these are occasional exercises, of outdoor learning, such as The Council doubt it?
not embedded into the overall curricula for Learning Outside the Classroom, Yes, we must ensure our children know
of schools, and they are beyond the Sustainable Learning, Forest Schools how to learn on iPads and laptops but,
resources of many. Education, The Field Studies Council, perhaps, the way ahead might be less
So, what is afoot? Increasing numbers The Institute for Outdoor Learning and about screens than trees?
of schools – especially primaries – are Wide Horizons. Defra, Natural England
embracing the excitement and challenges and Historic England recently funded a
of “Outdoor Learning”, seeing it not as a four-year project, Natural Connections, Susan Hamlyn
bolted-on occasional extra via a trip to the delivered by Plymouth University, to Director Emerita
coast or a nature study day, but an integral develop effective ways to support schools The Good Schools Guide
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Spring has arrived and, with it, another chance to get to grips with Science in the form of British Science Week (BSW) 9-18 March,
2018. Why is Science important, and why should we all care? A key to understanding this is to think about STEM and STEAM.

STEM OR STEAM? creativity in the different workplaces

Okay, so we seem to hear a lot about offered by these crucial fields.
STEM, which stands for Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths. But, SCIENCE FOR ALL
what’s the extra “A” all about? The “A” in This brings me to British Science Week.
STEAM stands for Arts, which is becoming Some might hear the word “Science”
increasingly recognised for its importance and run for the hills, thinking it’s too
in and around STEM fields. The crossover, complicated or boring for them. But
or working together, of different skills is science is all around us. Everyday.
crucial in current and future jobs. It forms the background to almost
Our current problem with the ongoing everything we do or use in our day-to-
STEM skills shortage is that a lot of day lives. From the toothpaste on our
students seem to be turning away from toothbrush, the cars or trains we ride, to
STEM to pursue the Arts. But, what if they the clothes we wear and the food we eat!
knew that Art can work with, alongside
and for STEM? Classic ideas about WHAT IS BRITISH SCIENCE
STEM conjure images of white coats WEEK?
and laboratories. What if I told you that British Science Week (BSW) is run by the
designers are important in engineering British Science Association (BSA). It is a
our buildings and vehicles, including 10-day celebration featuring entertaining
space craft and astronaut suits? Technical and engaging activities and events across
design skills are essential to the “user the UK. It is for everybody, young and
interface” and “user experience” of the old, and is designed to stimulate and
apps we use for work or leisure. support science engagement across the
Communicating science is a creative UK. The hope is that more of us form an
endeavour. Creativity and design are appreciation of science, and if that means
important in making mathematics more kids going on to work in this field,
more accessible, and it is essential then that’s a bonus!
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Admissions: 020 7637 5351 - [email protected] 020 8992 5823 - [email protected]
EMANUEL SCHOOL 11-18yrs co-ed KEW GREEN PREP SCHOOL 4-11yrs co-ed
www.emanuel.org.uk www.kgps.co.uk
WHOLE SCHOOL EVENING 1 MAY no booking required 21 MARCH / 9 MAY / 13 JUNE
MORNING TOUR 16 MAY booking required [email protected]
020 8870 4171 KEW HOUSE SCHOOL 11yrs+ co-ed
FALCONS SCHOOL FOR BOYS 3-13yrs boys www.kewhouseschool.com
www.falconsboys.co.uk 8 & 21 MARCH / 2 MAY/ 29 JUNE
PRE-PREP 10 MARCH 020 8747 8393 - [email protected] [email protected] 020 8742 2038
PREP 17 MARCH 020 8948 9490 - [email protected] KING’S COLLEGE WIMBLEDON 7-18yrs boys / 16-18yrs co-ed
FALCONS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 3-11yrs girls www.kcs.org.uk
www.falconsgirls.co.uk KINGS HOUSE SCHOOL 3-13yrs boys (co-ed nursery)
Registrar: 020 8992 5189 - [email protected] www.kingshouseschool.org
FRANCIS HOLLAND, CLARENCE GATE 4-18yrs girls For admissions: 020 8940 1878
www.fhs-nw1.org.uk LADY ELEANOR HOLLES 7-18yrs girls
11+ 21 & 28 JUNE www.lehs.org.uk
Registrar: 020 7723 0176 - [email protected] 7+ 21 MARCH
FRANCIS HOLLAND, SLOANE SQUARE 4-18yrs girls 11+ TOURS IN SUMMER & AUTUMN TERMS
www.fhs-sw1.org.uk To visit: [email protected]
4+ 12 MARCH / 23 APR / 11 JUNE LATYMER PREP SCHOOL 7-11yrs co-ed
11+ & 13+ 14 & 22 JUNE www.latymerprep.org
Registrar: 020 7824 5005 (or via the School Office 11 JUNE
on 020 7730 2971) - [email protected] [email protected]
FULHAM PRE-PREP, PREP AND SENIOR 4-13yrs co-ed LATYMER UPPER SCHOOL 11-18yrs co-ed
www.fulhamprep.co.uk www.latymer-upper.org
Pre-pep: 020 7471 4217 or 020 7371 9911 - [email protected] 11 & 15 SEPT / 6 OCT booking required
Prep: 020 7371 9911 - [email protected] 16+ 19 SEPT
Senior: 020 7386 2444 - [email protected] Admissions: 020 7993 0063 - [email protected]

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 Junior School
for Girls Ages 4–11

“...proves you can have both outstanding

academic success and a relaxed, happy school.”
Sunday Times Independent Prep School of the Year

Open Days
Friday 20 April at 10.15am
Friday 8 June at 10.15am

To reserve your place at an Open Day, for information on

occasional vacancies in other year groups or to request
a prospectus, please contact the Registrar on:
020 8991 2165
[email protected] 26 St Stephen’s Road
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EDUCATION

SCHOOL OPEN DAYS

NOTTING HILL AND EALING HIGH SCHOOL 4-18yrs girls ST PAUL’S GIRLS’ SCHOOL 11-18yrs girls
www.nhehs.gdst.net www.spgs.org
11+ Check website after Easter for June date For spring and summer term tours
Contact the Registrar on 020 8991 2165 email [email protected] from early March
ORCHARD HOUSE 3-11yrs co-ed THE HARRODIAN 4-18yrs co-ed
www.orchardhs.org.uk www.harrodian.com
8 MARCH booking required Tours available weekly
Arrange visit on 020 8742 8544 - [email protected] Admissions Office on 020 8762 6321
ORLEY FARM SCHOOL 4-13yrs co-ed UNICORN SCHOOL 3-11yrs co-ed
www.orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk www.unicornschool.org.uk
12 MAY Small group visits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
‘Wednesdays at Work’ tours with headmaster available. Book with [email protected]
the Registrar on 020 8869 7634 - [email protected]
PARSONS GREEN PREP SCHOOL 4–11yrs co-ed
www. parsonsgreenprep.co.uk If you would like your school to be listed, please email
WEEKLY TOURS
For admissions: 020 7610 8085 - [email protected] [email protected]
PROSPECT HOUSE 3-11yrs girls
www.prospecths.org.uk
To arrange visits: [email protected] - 020 8246 4897
PUTNEY HIGH SCHOOL 4-18yrs girls
www.putneyhigh.gdst.net
11+ 9 MARCH / OPEN WEEK OCTOBER
Junior: 020 8788 6523 / Senior: 020 8788 4886
[email protected]
QUEEN’S COLLEGE 11-18yrs girls
www.qcl.org.uk
25 APRIL
RADNOR HOUSE 11-18yrs co-ed
www.radnorhouse.org
WHOLE SCHOOL 12 MAY
SIXTH FORM 13 MARCH
RAVENSCOURT PARK PREP SCHOOL 4-11yrs co-ed
www.rpps.co.uk
6 MARCH / 3 MAY / 14 JUNE
ST AUGUSTINE’S PRIORY 4-18yrs girls
www.sapriory.com
WHOLE SCHOOL 10 MARCH
020 8997 2022
ST BENEDICT’S 3-18yrs co-ed
www.stbenedicts.org.uk
Junior: 020 8862 2050 [email protected]
Senior: 020 8862 2000 [email protected]
ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL TWICKENHAM 4-18yrs girls
www.stcatherineschool.co.uk
020 3261 0142 - [email protected]
ST JAMES SCHOOLS 4-11yrs co-ed / 11-18yrs girls / 11-18yrs boys
www.stjamesschools.co.uk
JUNIOR SCHOOL Tours available: [email protected]
SENIOR GIRLS’ SCHOOL 2 MAY
SENIOR BOYS’ SCHOOL IN ACTION 27 APRIL / 21 JUNE
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL 7+ 8+ 11+ boys (Junior) / 13+ boys (Senior)
www.stpaulsschool.org.uk
7+ & 8+ entry: [email protected]
11+, 13+ & 16+ entry: 020 8748 9162
[email protected]

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Taking education to a higher level
Fulham Senior School, building on the success of Fulham Prep School,
opened in September 2017. Meeting the increasing demand for an
independent, co-educational, senior school in South West London that
aims to equip our young men and woman to be committed,
considerate and courteous; ready to fulfil their potential both
personally and academically.
Applications for Year 9 entry in
September 2018 are now
being accepted.

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Tel: 020 7386 2444

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BOOK
REVIEW by SHARON JONES

PRESCHOOLERS LITTLE KIDS

LOOK OUT, IT’S A DRAGON THROUGH THE EYES OF ME THE CHINESE EMPEROR’S SHINY PIPPIN AND THE
by Jonny Lambert by Jon Roberts, illustrated by NEW CLOTHES BROKEN FOREST
(Little Tiger) Hannah Rounding by Ying Chang Compestine, by Harry Heape, illustrated
(Graffeg) illustrated by David Roberts by Rebecca Bagley
(Abrams) (Faber & Faber)

Saffi the dragon doesn’t want Kya, in many ways, is just like A clever re-working of the Hans In this very funny debut,
to capture princesses or crush your average four-year-old. Christian Anderson classic, heroine Pippin lives in
castles, all she wants to do is She likes ice cream, jumping, focused on Ma Ding, a nine- Funsprings, where she spends
make friends in pastures new. being cheeky and isn’t so year-old boy, who becomes the an enormous amount of time
So far, so lovely. But, as she keen on vegetables. However, Emperor of China. Realising he with her granny. All sounds
quickly discovers, it’s not quite she is autistic, and you will is being tricked by dishonest pretty ordinary, until you find
as easy convincing the other discover the ways in which she ministers, he decides to play out that Pippin can speak to
animals that she’s not trouble. is different. You can almost a trick of his own. Beautifully animals and her granny used
Jonny Lambert’s gorgeous feel Kya’s energy through the illustrated by David Roberts (of to be a crime fighter. When
illustrations really bring this illustrations alone. This gentle Rosie Revere, Engineer fame), it mysterious goings on begin to
story of acceptance to life. book guides the reader into weaves Chinese tradition with a happen in the town, can the
how Kya understands the world message of kindness. pair use their skills to solve the
as written by her dad. mystery?

BIG KIDS
BRIGHT STORM Adventure awaits in this LONG WAY DOWN Written entirely in verse, and
by Vashti Hardy cracking book by Vashti Hardy. by Jason Reynolds, illustraded spanning the time frame of
(Scholastic) The twins, Arthur and Maddie, by Chris Priestley just one minute, this book
are on the trail of their father, (Faber & Faber) follows the story of Will, who is
a famous explorer, who, seeking to avenge his brother’s
they’d been told, had died on murder. He must follow The
the way to the South Polaris. Rules: No Crying, No Stitching
The intrepid duo join a new and Get revenge. As he takes
crew, led by Captain Harriet the lift, he is joined by a host
Culpepper, as part of a race to of people from the past who
the South Polaris. Can they cut make him think about the task
it on the ship, and will they find ahead. Gripping and darkly
the truth about their father? illustrated, it is a stunning
future classic.

Sharon Jones is a West London mum, who by day is the Head of Digital for the charity BookTrust which inspires a love of reading in
children, and by night is an aspiring children’s author with a love of clashing clothes and picture books, who longs for a good night’s sleep.

36 CITYKIDSMAGAZINE.CO.UK
 SHARKY
& GEORGE

With the holidays around

the corner,
Sharky & George have
some ideas to keep
learning on the agenda,
without the kids even
realising.

E
ven though school is out for a couple of weeks, there are many ways to make learning fun while they’re off. If you’re looking for
some games with an educational twist, then look no further! These ideas will keep the kids occupied for hours. And, if you have
older kids, they’ll be able to help with the set-up (or, hopefully, do it all!).

MYSTERIOUS MATHS TREASURE HUNT READING DEN DOT-TO-DOT AND CRAFTS

For this you’ll need pens, paper, a box/ Let your budding book worm create Simple and so fun! Online you can find
briefcase (something to hide the treasure their own reading den with old sheets, endless printable dot-to-dot activities
in) and a combination padlock with at cushions, bean bags, a torch and anything and Easter crafts. Go big and cover a
least 4-6 numbers. else you have around the house to make table with pens, feathers, stickers, gems,
it extra cosy and cool. Make the most of glue and let them get stuck in!
Hide mathematical clues around the the holidays and let them stay up a little
house (e.g. what is 12 divided by 2? How past their bedtime to get stuck into a
many sides does a hexagon have?). The good read in their new holiday hang out.
children need to find them, then figure
out the answers to open the case of
treasure. Once all the clues have been And if you’d rather ship them out for
found and solved, they’ll have the a day or two, the Sharky & George
combination for the padlock. A final clue Adventure Club is running during the
will indicate where the treasure is hidden holidays at a venue in central London.
and a little hint will help them put those It is suitable for children aged five- to
numbers in the correct order. When they ten-years-old. As well as getting stuck
find the treasure, they’ll need to punch into endless games with epic energy,
in the combination code to crack it open, the club is an opportunity for children
and reveal the Easter chocolate treasure! to make new friends, learn new skills
and build confidence.

Contact Sharky & George on

02079244381 for further information.
Booking essential. sharkyandgeorge.com

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TRIPS

MARY POPPINS TO THE RESCUE!

Scott Dunn have a wealth of exciting new options for holidays this year. Amongst them is their
Flying Nannies service at their new portfolio of villas in Ibiza. Pair one with a private chef,
and you could be looking at the trip of lifetime (or a yearly event – how will any other holiday
compare?) The villas on the SW coast range from ultra-modern to rural retreats, each sleeping
6-14 people. Nannies arrive with their box of tricks and ideas to keep kids entertained, and will
prepare meals for the them, while your chef tweaks your menu. I’m in.

www.scottdunn.com

CITI GUIDES

Packed with information only insiders know, the CITI X Family

guides point you to 20 unique locations where local creative
parents love to go with their little ones. Each kit contains a folded
trip advisor, 24-page travel journal for young companions, two
postcards and a stack of play cards for fun learning. They are also
beautifully designed and illustrated. New York, San Francisco,
London, Paris, Barcelona and Copenhagen.

www.victionary.com

HELLO SAILOR!

Rick Astley, Simple Minds and Dick and Dom. Need we say more?
Lulworth Castle hosts a nautical themed Camp Bestival this year.
Hop on board the weekly payment plan to pay approx. £8.50 per
week per adult ticket and you might feel flash enough to upgrade
to a Bedouin tent by the time July arrives.

26-29 July

www.campbestival.net

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 GET OUT OF DODGE TRIPS
For a slightly different take on a day out of the city head to Campaign
Paintball in Cobham. With a 100-acre forest as the backdrop, play paintball
and tag within 10 movie-set game zones including Dodge City (a complete
cowboy town). Bookings for parties also an option! Separate age groups
include 6-9, 10-13 and 14+ TRIPS

Booking is essential. 01932 865 999 days out, long weekends,

www.campaign-paintball.com
holidays & travel
must-haves

YOUNG EXPLORERS
Celebrity Cruises have launched a new Explorer
Academy which aims to bring STEM subjects to
life aboard their ships.
www.celebritycruises.co.uk

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Just two hours from London, Wilderness is a 5,000-acre private estate home to luxury manors,
country houses, farm houses and cottages available for weekend or week-long rent. Activities
organised include archery, scavenger hunts, fishing, cake baking and bonfires.
Prices from £465 per night per property.

www.wildernessreserve.com

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BABIES & PRE-SCHOOLERS CHISWICK
HAMMERSMITH
ACTON
ART & CREATIVE LITTLE STAGE ACADEMY (PSSA) St Mary and the Virgin, Mortlake SHEPHERDS BUSH
pssa.co.uk WED
THE BUILD IT WORKSHOP Westside Community School, Parkside Church, East Sheen, SW14 8DU
thebuilditworkshop.com 8-30 Galena Rd, W6 0LT FRI
Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN
MON
SAT
THE MUSIC HOUSE FOR PLAYGROUPS
WEST LONDON SCHOOL OF DANCE CHILDREN BRIGHT STARS
CRAFT CLUB westlondonschoolofdance.co.uk | 020 8743 3856 musichouseforchildren.com brightstarsuk.com
lbhf.gov.uk Du Boisson Studios, 25 Bulwer St, W12 8AR 306 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ St Saviours, Wendell Park Church Hall,
Shepherds Bush Library, W12 7BF MON WED FRI Cobbold Rd, W12 9LN
TUE St Peters, 59A Portobello Rd, W11 3DB FRI
MON TUE MINI MOZART
KITE STUDIOS minimozart.com LITTLE ANGELS
kitestudios.org Drink Me, Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP smaaa.org.uk
2b Bassein Park Rd, W12 9RY LANGUAGE WED Priory Ave, W4 1TX
WED
THU FRI
BILINGUAL BEATS CADENZA
bilingualbeats.com cadenzaclasses.com PLAY CAFÉ
CINEMA Drink Me Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP
MON
Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Rd, stsimons.co.uk
W6 0UB St Simon’s Church, Rockley Rd, W14 0DA
BABES IN ARMS St Luke’s Church, SW10 9HF THU
TUE
www.olympiccinema.co.uk THU Christ Church, Town Hall Ave, W4 5DT
117-123 Church Road, Barnes SW13 9HL
WED ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP
TUE CHISWICK FRENCH CLUB Drink Me, Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP stnicholaschiswick.org
chiswickfrenchclub.co.uk FRI Church Street, W4 2PH
PARENTS & BABIES SCREENINGS Ravenscourt Park, W6 0TH MON
watermans.org.uk MON TUE THU FRI
Watermans, 40 High St, TW8 0DS
HARTBEEPS
hartbeeps.com WEST LONDON TWINS CLUB
WED CLUB PETIT PIERROT Eddie Catz, Putney westlondontwonsclub.org
clubpetitpierrot.co.uk MON St Stephen’s Church, St Stephen’s Rd,
DANCE &
The Greek Cathedral of St Sophia, W2 4LQ The Barn Church, Kew, TW9 4HF W13 8HB
WED THU TUE THU
PERFORMANCE ET PATATI PATATA
The Imperial, 68-70 Putney High St, SW15 1SF
TUE
DIDDI DANCE
diddidance.com
etpatatipatata.com
Thomas’s Academy, SW6 4LY
Chiswick Theatre Arts, W4 5BQ YOGA &
Drink Me, Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP SAT
WED
Drink Me Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP MASSAGE
TUE
THU BABY MASSAGE
The Corner House, W6 7PD LE FRENCH PROGRAMME westlondonbabies.com
THU lefrenchprogramme.com KITE STUDIOS Private venue, Chiswick
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing, Parsons Green Prep, SW6 4LJ kitestudios.org MON TUE THU FRI
Stevenage Rd, SW6 6PF SAT 2b Bassein Park Rd, W12 9RY
FRI
THU

FRANCES LUNDY SCHOOL OF

LINK CHINESE ACADEMY
linkchinese.co.uk
SPORTY
PANDEMONIUM
DANCE Bute House School, W6 7EA watermans.org.uk
THE LITTLE GYM
franceslundyschoolofdance.co.uk SAT thelittlegym.eu/chiswick
Watermans, 40 High St, TW8 0DS
The Hayloft, 3 Bond Street, W4 1QZ Hartington Rd (off A316), W4 3AN
WED
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT HANNA & JOICE MANDARIN DAILY
CLUB STORY & RHYME TIME
WEST LONDON DANCE Drink Me, Eat Me, 250 King St, W6 0SP lbhf.gov.uk
LITTLE KICKERS
ACADEMY FRI Shepherds Bush Library, W12 7BF
littlekickers.co.uk
westlondondanceacademy.com Chiswick School, Burlington Lane, W4 3UN
MON TUE WED SAT
St Michael and All Angels Parish Hall, KITE STUDIOS Hammersmith Library, W6 7AT
SAT
Priory Avenue, W4 1TX kitestudios.org St Stephen’s Social Club, 5 Gayford Rd,
TUE THU FRI
WED 2b Bassein Park Rd, W12 9RY W12 9BY
Askew Rd Library, W12 9AS
WED MON TUE
TUE THU FRI
ACTON BALLET SCHOOL Chiswick Library, W4 2AB
Hogarth Community Centre, Duke Rd,
actonballetschool.co.uk SPANISH FOR UNDER 5s FRI
W4 2JR
Ruskin Hall, 16 Church Rd, W3 8PP lbhf.gov.uk MON TUE WED FRI SAT
TUE FRI Hammersmith Library, W6 7AT The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls,
MUNCHKIN MUSIC
WED Queen’s Drive, W3 0HW
munchkinmusic.co.uk
ANGELA GRANT SCHOOL OF Crown & Anchor Pub Upstairs, Chiswick
SAT
DANCE
balletclasseslondon.co.uk MUSIC MON
Grove Neighbourhood Centre, 7 Bradmore
OXYGEN FREEJUMPING
250-252 King St, W6 0SP oxygenfreejumping.co.uk
MONKEY MUSIC Park Rd, W6 0DT
Vision Ind Park, Kendal Ave, W3 0AF
WED monkeymusic.co.uk THU
Victoria Hall, Victoria House, Becklow Rd, DAILY
The Catholic Centre, 2 Dukes Ave, W4 2AE
W12 9HB TUE
TUE THU WILL TO WIN
Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Rd,
willtowin.co.uk
W6 0UB
Chiswick House Grounds (A4 Entrance),
WED
W4 2RP
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 CHISWICK
HAMMERSMITH
ACTON
BABIES & PRE-SCHOOLERS
SHEPHERDS BUSH RICHMOND GYMNASTICS Turnham Green TWISTERS
ASSOCIATION THU SAT twisters.org.uk
richmondgymnastics.co.uk Ravenscourt Park Acton Baptist Church, Church Rd, W3 8PP
ALBERT & FRIENDS CIRCUS 1 Townmead Road, Kew, TW9 4EL SAT MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SKILLS MON TUE WED THU FRI
albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk CROUCHING TIGER KARATE KIDDIKICKS
St Alban’s Hall, Margravine Rd, W6 8HJ LITTLE RUGBY crouchingtigerkarate.co.uk kiddikicks.co.uk
SAT littlerugby.co.uk The Dukes Meadows Community Centre, April-October
Hogarth Youth Ctr, Duke Rd, W4 2JR Alexandra Gardens, W4 2RX Kings House Sports Ground, W4 2RZ
AMANDA’S ACTION CLUB SUN FRI November-March
amandasactionclub.co.uk Brentford Fountain Leisure Ctr, TW8 0HJ
Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN LITTLE FOXES CLUB GYMBOREE SAT
FRI thelittlefoxesclub.com gymboree-uk.com
Acton Park Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN
TUE SAT MON TUE WED THU FRI

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BABIES & PRE-SCHOOLERS EALING

ART & CREATIVE Pitshanger Library, 143-145 Pitshanger

Lane, W5 1RH
Northolt Library, Church Rd, UB5 5AS
FRI
YMCA
ymcawestlondon.org
TIPPITOES THU Wood End Library, Whitton Ave West, Bouncy castle, Massage, Mini Movers,
tippitoes-ealing.co.uk Northolt Library, Church Rd, UB5 5AS Greenford, UB6 0EE Baby Explorers, Baby Sensory, Gym Kids,
Lammas Park Play Centre, Elers Rd, Jubilee Gardens Library, UB1 2TJ FRI Tinies Tumble and more
W13 9QD FRI 25 St Mary’s Rd, W5 5RE
TUE WED THU FRI SAT QUESTORS YOUNG MUSICIANS MON TUE WED THU FRI
CLUB
MUSIC qymc.org LONDON BABY SWIM
DANCE & MONKEY MUSIC Little Ealing Primary School, W5 londonbabyswim.co.uk
PERFORMANCE monkeymusic.co.uk
The Grange Pub and Dining Room,
SAT Osterley Centre, 178 Wood Lane ,TW7 5EH
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
HOOLLABALOO
hullabaloopuppetmusictheatre.co.uk
Warwick Rd, W5 3XH
MON
PLAYGROUPS WATERBABIES
The Duke of Kent, Pitshanger, Scotch Ealing Green Church, The Green, W5 5QT QUACKERS PLAYGROUP waterbabies.co.uk
Common, W13 8DL TUE stjohnandstjames.org.uk St Ann’s School, Springfield Rd, Hanwell,
MON Playschool Hall, St Paul’s Ealing, Ridley St James Church, 32 St James Avenue, W7 3JP
Plough Inn, 297 Northfield Ave, W5 4XB Avenue, W13 9XW W13 9D MON
TUE WED THU FRI WED MON Castlebar School, Hathaway Gardens,
W13 0DH
EALING SCHOOL OF DANCE HARTBEEPS SNIPS PLAYGROUP WED SAT
ealingschoolofdance.co.uk hartbeeps.com stjohnandstjames.org.uk
Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT Tribeca Studios, Ealing,W5 2PJ St John’s Church Crypt, Mattock Lane, SWIM EXPERT
THU FRI MON W13 9LA swimexpert.co.uk
The Foresters Pub, 2 Leighton Rd, W13 9EP TUE THU Novotel London Brentford, Great West Rd,
INNOVATION DANCE TUE TW8 0GP
innovationdancestudios.co.uk NOAH’S ARK PLAYGROUP MON TUE WED THU FRI
Innovation Dance Studio, 96 Pitshanger SOUND GENERATION stmaryshanwell.org.uk
Lane, W5 1QX EDUCATION St Mary’s Church Hall, 62 Greenford Ave, FF4K MINI KICKERS
MON TUE WED THU SAT soundgeneration.org.uk W7 3QP footyfun4kidslondon.com
St Paul’s Church, Ridley Ave, W13 9XW MON Blondin Park, Northfields
YOURSTAGE DRAMA THU SAT
yourstagedrama.com HANWELL PLAYGROUP
St Augustine’s Priory, Hillcrest Rd, W5 2JL EALING JUNIOR MUSIC hanwellmethodist.info LITTLE KICKERS
SAT SCHOOL Methodist Church, Church Rd, W7 1DJ littlekickers.co.uk
ejms.org.uk WED Drayton Manor High School, W7 1EU
SA DANCE Twyford Church of England School, SAT SUN
sa-dance.co.uk Twyford Crescent, W3 9PP GREAT AND SMALL STAY & PLAY Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls,
University of West London, St Mary’s Rd, SAT St Paul’s Church, Ridley Ave, W13 9XW Queen’s Drive, W3 0HW
W5 5RF WED SAT
SAT ACTION, SONGS & RHYMES
St Paul’s Church, Ridley Ave, W13 NORTHFIELDS PLAYGROUP THE LITTLE FOXES CLUB
THE ITALIA CONTI RUISLIP MON St Paul’s Church Hall, Ridley Ave, W13 thelittlefoxesclub.com
italiacontiruislip.co.uk The Church of the Ascension, Hanger Hill FRI Pitshanger Park, Ealing
Wiltshire Lane, Pinner, HA5 2LX THU MON TUE SAT
ST ANDREWS MOTHER &
ANNA DAVYDOVA DANCE BABY BOUNCE & RHYME TODDLER GROUP
SCHOOL ccslibraries.com St Andrew’s Church, W5 2RS
annadavydova.co.uk Northolt Leisure Centre Library, Eastcote MON WED FRI
St. Andrews Church Centre, Mount Park Lane North, Northolt, UB5 4AB For more things to do with
Rd, W5 2RS TUE BUMPS & BABIES the kids head to
TUE West Ealing Library, Melbourne Ave, St Mary’s Church Hall, W5 5RH
W13 9BT TUE
www.citykidsmagazine.co.uk
WEST LONDON DANCE WED for hundreds of ideas.
ACADEMY Ealing Central Library, 103 Broadway
westlondondanceacademy.com
All Saints Church Hall, Elm Grove Rd W5 3JH
Centre, W5 5JY SPORTY
WED FRI
WILL TO WIN
Southall Library, 1e Green, Southall,
willtowin.co.uk
LANGUAGE Middlesex, UB2 4BQ
WED
Pitshanger Park, W13 8DJ
SAT
Little Kickers

TODDLER STORY TIME Greenford Library, Oldfield Lane South,

Lammas Park, W13 9NJ
SESSIONS UB6 9LG
SAT
ccslibraries.com WED
Perivale Library, Horsenden Lane South, Hanwell Library, Cherington Rd, W7 3HL
GYMBOREE
UB6 7NT Perivale Library, Horsenden Lane South,
gymboree-uk.com
Southall Library, 112 The Green, Southall, UB6 7NT
Putney Exchange Shopping Centre
Middlesex, UB2 4BQ Jubilee Gardens Library, Jubilee Gardens,
SW15 1TW
Greenford Library, Oldfield Lane South, UB1 2TJ
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
UB6 9LG Northfields Library, North Elds Ave,
W5 4UA
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SHEPHERDS BUSH CRAFT LANGUAGES DAVE DJEMBE DRUMMING
07539 323 590
EALING CERAMICS CAFÉ BILINGUAL BEATS African drumming 4yrs+
ceramicscafe.com | 020 8810 4422 bilingualbeats.com CTA Chiswick, Belmont Rd
6 Argyle Rd, W13 8AB Spanish Hogarth Youth Centre
ADVENTURE FUN WITH FIMO CLAY
Drink Me Eat Me, W6 0SP
MON
WED FRI
ARMY CADETS clare.format.com | 020 8992 3767 St Luke’s Church, SW10 9HF THE BAND PROJECT
armycadets.com Acton THU 07771 456 955
207 Hammersmith Det ACF (Royal Workshops on specific dates 8-11yrs & 11yrs+ live performance and
Signals) Princess Louise House, W6 7DJ CHISWICK FRENCH CLUB band-based course
WED FRI chiswickfrenchclub.co.uk
CUBS, SCOUTS,
Arch 196, W6 0XT
206 Chiswick Det ACF (Royal Signals) Ravenscourt Park, W6 0TH TUE SAT
Stamford Brook Avenue, W6 0YD
202 Acton Det ACF (Royal Engineers) BROWNIES MON WED SAT
EALING JUNIOR MUSIC SCHOOL
Creswick Rd, W3 9EZ 1ST CHISWICK BROWNIES LINK CHINESE ACADEMY ejms.org.uk | 020 8930 0579
209 Burlington Danes Academy Det ACF girlguiding.org.uk linkchinese.co.uk | 020 3665 3942 3yrs+ Term-time classes
(Grenadier Guards) Term-time only SAT Twyford C of E High School
203 Brentford Det ACF (RLC), Ealing, W5 4BT Oxford Rd North (Scout Hut) SAT
TUE THU THU
204 White City DET ACF (Parachute
Regiment) TA Centre, W12 7RW
LIBRARIES LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
6TH CHISWICK BROWNIES ASKEW ROAD LIBRARY 9-13yrs Sonic Pi Coding
MON WED girlguiding.org.uk
lbhf.gov.uk | 020 8753 3863 TUE
Term-time only 7-12yrs ECCO First Steps
5yrs+ Arts & Crafts
ART Chiswick Methodist Church, Sutton Court
Rd, W4 4HH
WED
5-12yrs Chatterbooks term-time only
SAT
14-25yrs Studio Sessions
BROOK GREEN ART CLASSES TUE WED
FRI
brookgreenart.com | 07951 845 180 5-10yrs Lego club 7-11yrs Keyboard Centre
8yrs+ term-time portfolio & scholarship 7TH CHISWICK BROWNIES THU SAT THU
preparation girlguiding.org.uk 5-12yrs Little Singers
5yrs+ Games Club once a month
Term-time only THU
THU FRI SAT SAT
St Albans Hall, South Parade, W4 5LG
MON THE MUSIC HOUSE FOR CHILDREN
IMAGINE ART CLUB HAMMERSMITH LIBRARY
imagineartclub.co.uk | 07534 240 509 lbhf.gov.uk | 020 8753 3820 musichouseforchildren.co.uk |020 8932 2652
11TH CHISWICK BROWNIES Poetry Club Drop-in and instrumental tuition 0-14yrs
Art classes for 5-12yrs, guided museum
girlguiding.org.uk 306 Uxbridge Rd, W12
visits for children TUE
Term-time only St John’s, Lansdowne Crescent, W11 2NN
St Gregory’s School, W5 Chatterbooks - once a month
St Michael’s Church, Elmwood, W4 3DY
MON TUE
FRI MZ SINGING WORKSHOPS
Montpelier School, W5 Homework Club
TUE MON THU tabernaclew11.com
6TH CHISWICK RAINBOWS Art Club every two weeks The Tabernacle, W11
girlguiding.org.uk MON
KITE STUDIOS Term-time only
THU
kitestudios.org | 020 8576 6278 5-11yrs French Club
Oxford Rd North (Scout Hut) PELICAN MUSIC
5yrs+ Wide range of art disciplines SAT
WED pelican-music.co.uk | 07540 494 929
including GCSE & A-Level portfolios
2B Bassein Park Rd, W12 9RY SHEPHERDS BUSH Choir, instrumental tuition and
7TH CHISWICK RAINBOWS lbhf.gov.uk | 020 8753 3842 performance. 8yrs+
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
girlguiding.org.uk St Stephen’s CE Primary W12
Homework Club term-time only
Term-time only
MAKERS AND SHAKERS St Albans Hall, South Parade, W4 5LG
MON WED SAT
makersandshakers.co.uk | 07773 795 654 Craft Club term-time only QUESTORS YOUNG MUSICIANS
MON CLUB
5-8yrs Arts & Crafts TUE
Our Lady & St John’s Church, Boston Park Storytime qymc.org
6TH CHISWICK GUIDES WED Instrumental tuition and concerts
Rd, Brentford, TW8 9JF
girlguiding.org.uk Little Ealing Primary School, W5
TUE Code Club
Term-time only SAT
THU
St Gregory’s School, Ealing, W5 Chiswick Methodist Church,
5yrs+ French Club
THU Sutton Court Rd, W4 4HH
FRI SUN
TUE
Mount Carmel School, Little Ealing Lane, Chatterbooks - fortnightly
W5 4EA SAT
FRI
20TH CHISWICK SCOUT GROUP
20th-chiswick-scouts.blogspot.co.uk
START STUDIOS Term-time only Beavers, Cubs, Scouts &
Explorers
MUSIC
startstudios.co.uk
The Ranch, Chiswick House Car Park, CHISWICK SATURDAY MUSIC
6-13yrs in 2 groups. Basic principles of drawing
Ellesmere Rd, W4 2QN CENTRE
Haven Green Baptist Church, Ealing
MON WED THU chiswicksaturdaymusic.org.uk |
Broadway, W5
07513 012 373
THU
BROWNIES All ages, individual and group music lessons.
stmellitushanwell.com | 020 3067 0035 Chiswick School, Burlington Lane,
7-10yrs W4 3UN
St Mellitus Church, 1 Church Rd, W7 3BA SAT
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NUMERACY barbaraspeake.com newdanceventures.com | 07766 816 308
EALING
KUMON Ballet, street dance, tap, drama 8yrs+ contemporary dance
kumon.co.uk East Acton Lane, W3 7EG The Dance Studio, Chiswick School, W4 3UN
Acton Central, St Mary’s Church Hall, WED SAT TUE WED
1 The Mount, W3 9NW 020 8998 3379
DANCE GALLERY PASSION DANCE ACADEMY
THEATRE
MON WED
Acton West, West Acton Youth & dancegallery.co.uk passiondanceacademy.com | 07882 413428 ARTS ED
Community Ctr, Churchill Grdns, W3 0JN Tap, street, hip hop, contemporary, 4yrs+ Acro gymnastics, performing arts artsed.co.uk | 020 8987 6692
TUE SAT musical theatre & dance 4-16yrs Weekly Skills Academy - fun
Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN St Stephen’s Church, St Stephen’s Rd, Alec Reed Academy, Northolt, UB5 5LQ and exciting musical theatre, drama and
MON THU Ealing W13 8HB TUE THU SAT dance classes for students of all abilities.
Ealing South, Polygon Centre, St Mary’s MON TUE WED THU Inspiring confidence, nurturing talent and
Road, W5 5RH PLEASING DANCE SCHOOL OF delivering great results
TUE FRI SAT EALING SCHOOL OF DANCE BALLET 14 Bath Road, W4 1LY
Ealing West, Pitshanger Methodist ealingschoolofdance.co.uk | 07885 417 542 pleasingdance.co.uk | 020 7794 0905 SAT
Church, W5 1QP 4yrs+ (2yrs ballet) RAD syllabus ballet and tap 2.5yrs+ RAD ballet
THU FRI SAT Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT Westside School, Galena Rd, W6 ALLSORTS DRAMA
St Stephen’s Church Hall, Coverdale Rd, THU FRI TUE WED allsortsdrama.com
W12 8JJ 020 3002 0735 4yrs+
WED FRI FRANCES LUNDY SCHOOL OF DANCE SA DANCE Notting Hill Preparatory School , W11 1QQ
Masbro Centre, 87 Masbro Rd, franceslundyschoolofdance.co.uk | www.sa-dance.co.uk | 07863 555 817 FRI SAT
W14 0LR 020 3397 8581 07956 312 662 Ballet, modern, tap, jazz, contemporary
WED FRI 4yrs+ Ballet, Tap & Modern; Gymnastics and pilates. Classes for children & adults. BARBARA SPEAK STAGE SCHOOL
Northfields, Northfields Community The Hayloft, 3 Bond St, W4 1QZ Blossom & Bee, Rear of Welsby Court, barbaraspeake.com
Centre, W13 9SS MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Eaton Rise, W5 2EX 6yrs+ Drama and singing
MON THU SAT WED East Acton Lane, W3 7EG
Holy Trinity Church Hall, Richmond, TW9 1UP FUNKY MOVES DANCE University of West London, St Mary’s Rd, SAT
MON THU funkymovesdance.com | 07810 431 101 W5 5RF
St Jude’s Community Hall, W10 4QL Street dance SAT BARNES MUSICAL THEATRE CLUB
MON WED St John’s Church, Landsdowne Crescent barnesmusicaltheatreclub.com
W11 2NN THE ITALIA CONTI RUISLIP 4-7yrs
NUMBERWORKSNWORDS SAT italiacontiruislip.co.uk | 020 8839 8747 St Osmunds Church Hall, SW13 9RT
numberworksnwords.co.uk 4yrs+ Ballet, modern, tap, gymnastics 8-14yrs
86A Chiswick High Rd, W4 1SY INNOVATION DANCE EALING Wiltshire Lane, Pinner, HA5 2LX Kitson Hall, SW13 9HJ
020 8994 9168 innovationdancestudios.co.uk | SAT MON
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 020 8998 2283
19 Alexandria Road, W13 0NP 4yrs+ RAD syllabus ballet, tap, jazz, THE LONDON SCHOOL OF BALLET CHISWICK THEATRE ARTS
020 8840 8404 modern and street dance londonschoolofballet.co.uk | 07794 943 034 chiswicktheatrearts.com | 020 8742 2861
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Innovation Dance Studio, 96 Pitshanger 5yrs+ RAD and Cecchetti Term-time musical theatre, ballet,
Lane, W5 1QX Ealing Quaker Meeting House, W5 2SE modern, tap, street dance
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
PERFORMANCE LYRIC, HAMMERSMITH
St Martin’s Church Hall, W3 9SQ
TUE HAYA
DANCE lyric.co.uk thehuntacademy.co.uk
8-21yrs ZAD West Beginners - Advanced YMCA WEST LONDON 8-12yrs Youth Theatre with voice & speech
ACTON BALLET SCHOOL FRI ymcawestlondon.org training, audition technique, stage combat
actonballetschool.co.uk | 020 8992 6891 11-21yrs Move it Mondays 4yrs+ Dance and ballet. Term-time Brentford Free Church, Boston Manor Rd,
Ruskin Hall, 16 Church Rd, W6 0XT MON 25 St. Mary’s Road, Ealing, W5 5RE TW8 8DW
MON TUE WED THU FRI 7- 21yrs (split age groups) Contemporary TUE WED THU
dance class
ANGELA GRANT SCHOOL OF DANCE THU WEST LONDON DANCE PERFORM
balletclasseslondon.co.uk | 07813 296 221 5-10yrs Children’s ballet ACADEMY perform.org.uk | 020 7255 9120
After-school RAD Ballet SAT westlondondanceacademy.com | 4-12yrs+ Drama and dance
St Dunstan’s Hall, Friar’s Place Lane, W3 7AW 11-16yrs Dance West Youth Company 07771 984 590 Westway Sports And Fitness, 1 Thorpe
WED MON Ballet, Tap & Performance classes Close, W10 5XL
Victoria Hall, Becklow Rd, W12 9HB IDTA accredited THU
THU NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE St Michael and All Angels Parish Hall, Brook Green, Masbro Children’s Centre,
lyric.co.uk Priory Avenue, W4 1TX 87 Masbro Rd, W14 0LR
ACTON BALLET SCHOOL 5-10yrs Ballet for beginners taught by MON WED THU FRI SAT
actonballetschool.co.uk NEBT’s ballet mistress during term-time. St Andrew’s Church Hall, W14 9SX
Ruskin Hall, 16 Church Rd, W3 8PP King St, W6 0QL WEST LONDON SCHOOL OF DANCE THU
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT westlondonschoolofdance.co.uk St Mary’s West Kensington, W14 9BA
2½ yrs+ Ballet, tap, jazz, singing FRI
ANNA DAVYDOVA DANCE SCHOOL MICHAEL FLATLEY DANCE ACADEMY Village Hall, 58 Bulwer Street, W12 8AP St Peter’s Hall, 59A Portobello Rd, W11 3DB
annadavydova.co.uk | 07769 680 056 michaelflatleydance.com MON TUE WED THU FRI WED FRI
3-9yrs Ballet 4yrs+ Askew Road Church, W12 9RN
St. Andrews Church Centre, Chelsea Du Boisson Studios, 25 Bulwer St, W12 8AR TUE
Mount Park Rd, Ealing, W5 2RS MON MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Arch 197, 75 Prebend Gardens, W6 0XT
MON TUE THU FRI SAT Kew St Peters, 59A Portobello Rd, W11 3DB THU
WED MON TUE THU
Hammersmith Portobello Court, W11 2DL
FRI WED FRI
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stagecoach.co.uk littlehouseofscience.com coachingcricketexcellence.co.uk |
EALING
4yrs+ Drama, Dance and Singing 4yrs+ 07958 981 919
Chiswick Strand on the Green School, Notting Hill & Kensington 6yrs+
Holy Innocents Church, W6 0UB Thames Rd, W4 3NX MON TUE WED THU SAT Twyford Sports Centre
THU FRI SUN (AND OTHERS)
St Albans Fulham, W6 8HJ William Hogarth School, Duke Rd, W4 2JR MINI ENGINEERS
TUE SAT mini-engineers.com EALING CRICKET CLUB
Arts Educational Schools, 14 Bath Rd, W4 1LY Addison Primary School, Blythe Rd, W14 0DT 5-11yrs Lego construction & coding ealingcc.co.uk
SUN FRI Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ 7yrs+ Girls and boys
Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN St Barnabas & St Philips School, SAT Corfton Rd, W5 2HS
TUE 58 Earls Court Rd, W8 6EJ SUN
Ark Priory Primary Academy, Acton Lane, SAT RICHER EDUCATION
W3 8NR Kensington United Reformed Church, richereducation.co.uk INDIAN GYMKHANA
MON Allen Str, W8 6BL 7-14yrs STEM 4-11yrs Science, 7-12yrs indiangymkhanaclub.co.uk
Acton Park Children’s Centre, W3 7LJ SAT Robotics, 7-12yrs Mechatronics, 5-9yrs Colts and girls 8yrs+
SAT Broomfield House, Kew Gardens Maths, 8-14yrs Engineering, 7-14yrs Coding Thornbury Avenue, TW7 4NQ
Everyone Active Acton Centre, W3 6NE SAT (Python) TUE THU SUN
MON St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
All Saints Church, Elm Grove Rd, W5 3JH Pierrepoint Rd SAT SUN
THU SAT FOOTBALL
Kew Community Centre, St Luke’s in the Kings House School, Richmond THE BUILD IT WORKSHOP CHELSEA FC SOCCER SCHOOL
Avenue, TW9 2AJ SAT thebuilditworkshop.com
THU chelseafc.com/soccer-schools
Lady Margaret School After-school drop-off club
Brentford Methodist Church, Clifden Rd, Barnes
SAT Chiswick Town Hall, W4 4JN
TW8 0PB SAT
Brandlehow Primary School, Putney MON
MON SAT
St Barnabas Millennium Hall, Pitshangar EXCEL SPORTS SOCCER SCHOOL
St Stephen’s Church, Putney
Lane, W5 1QG
MON TUE WED SAT
FRI SPORT excelsports.info | 07956 151 559
4yrs+
Kensington United Reformed Church
Barnes Methodist Church Hall, SW13 0NH SAT ATHLETICS Kings House Sports Ground
TUE WED
MON FRI North Ealing School, Ealing
St Mary Magdalen RC Church, SW14 8PR ST MARY’S RICHMOND AC University of Westminster Sports Ground,
THU
SAT smrac.org.uk Hartington Rd, W3 3UH
Hobbayne Primary School, Ealing
St Paul’s Church Hall, W13 9XW 8yrs+ term-time SAT
SAT
TUE St Mary’s University Running Track,TW1 4SX
TUE FOOTY FUN 4 KIDS
THEATRE STUDIO WEST footyfun4kidslondon.com | 0795 7360 742
POP SCHOOL & STAGE ACADEMY marinamellor.co.uk | 020 8994 8751
pssa.co.uk | 07943 656 092 THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS 4-12yrs Saturday Morning Club Drop in.
4yrs+
7-16yrs PSSA Stage Academy & 11-16yrs thamesvalleyharriers.coom | 07951 927 724 Kingsdown Methodist Church, Northfield’s
The Studios, Priory Community Centre,
Commercial street jazz 8yrs+ Ave, W13 9PR
W3 8NY
Westside Community School, Linford Christie Centre, W12 TUE
SAT
8-30 Galena Rd, W6 0LT SAT Blondin Park, Northfields
SAT
SAT YOURSTAGE DRAMA Walpole Park, Ealing
QUESTORS
yourstagedrama.com | 07580 474638
6-16yrs Dance & drama
CLIMBING SUN
questors.org.uk St Augustine’s Priory, Hillcrest Rd, W5 2JL CLIP N CLIMB
5-18yrs Questors Youth Theatre clipnclimbchelsea.co.uk
FULHAM FC
SAT
12 Mattock Lane, W5 5BQ soccerschools.fulhamfc.com |
19 Michael Road, SW6 2ER
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 0870 442 5432

SCHOOL OF COMEDY
READING / WESTWAY CLIMBING Boys & girls 3-14yrs
Bishops Park, SW6
schoolofcomedy.com | 07912 222 670 STORYTELLING westwaysportcentre.org.uk | 020 8969 0992
5yrs+ after-school sessions; 12yrs+
MON SAT
4-18yrs+ Stand-up, improvisation WATERSTONES CHISWICK Westway Sport Centre, 1 Crowthorne Rd,
Chiswick W10 6RP
KEW PARK RANGERS
waterstones.com/bookshops/chiswick kewparkrangers.co.uk | 020 8940 9882
WED FRI 5yrs+ storytelling U4½-U8yrs
WED
SONG ACADEMY CRICKET North Sheen Recreation Ground
SAT
songacademy.co.uk | 07710 023 743
CHISWICK CC
8+yrs Song writing
Arts Ed, 14 Bath Rd, W4 1LY
SCIENCE / STEM chiswickcc.co.uk
U9-U10yrs+ All girls’ teams
Christ’s School, Queen’s Rd, TW10 6HW
BLUE SHIFT CODING 6yrs+ SAT
MON
blueshiftcoding.com Riverside Drive, W4 2SP U11–U15yrs
Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green, W6 7BL
Beginner TUE SAT SUN University of Westminster
THU
The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, W11 2AY The Corner House, W6 7PD MON TUE THU SAT
THU TUE CHISWICK & WHITTON CC (check which day applies)
chiswickandwhitton.org North Sheen Recreation Ground, TW9 4HA
St Dionis Church, Fulham, SW6 4UH
CYPHER CODERS 11yrs+
THU
cyphercoders.com Whitton Park & Chiswick House
5-12yrs
Chiswick & Notting Hill
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kiddikicks.co.uk willtowin.co.uk thelittlegym.eu/Chiswick | 020 8994 3279
EALING
8-11yrs 3-10yrs. Drop-in and term-time courses 6yrs+ Beginners to advanced, aerials,
Christ’s School, Queen’s Rd, TW10 6HW Lammas Park, Ealing, W13 9NJ gymnastics, dance, karate and tumbling
(Until March 25) MON WED THU SAT Hartington Rd (off A316), W4 3AN
King’s House Sports Ground, W4 2RZ Pitshanger Park, Ealing, W13 8DJ MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT NETBALL
(from April) SAT LET’S PLAY NETBALL
Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, TWISTERS letsplaynetball.co.uk
TW8 0HJ twisters.org.uk | 020 8933 9997
(November to March) GYMASTICS & YOGA Chiswick & Acton 4yrs+ Ballet & Gymnastics
6yrs+
Chiswick School, Burlington Lane, W4 3UN
Acton Baptist Church Hall, Church Rd, W3 8PP
AERIALAND SUN
LITTLE KICKERS aerialand.com | 07737 624 296
TUE WED THU Westway Sports Centre
littlekickers.co.uk | 07557 123 124 SAT
5yrs+ Term-time aerial circus skills
5yrs+ Chiswick
8-30 Galena Rd, W6
YMCA WEST LONDON
Hogarth Community Centre, Duke Rd, ymcawestlondon.org | 020 8832 1576 ROCKS LANE HIGH 5
MON THU
W4 2JR 4yrs+ Gymnastics. Term-time rockslane.co.uk
WED SAT St. James’ Church, St James Ave, W13 9DL
ALBERT & FRIENDS INSTANT Term-time junior netball league
St Stephen’s Social Club, 3-5 Gayford Rd, TUE
CIRCUS Chiswick Common Road, W4
W12 9BY FRI
albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk |
THU
02082371170
Youth / Familly Circus Skills, Aerial classes
MARTIAL ARTS WILL TO WIN NETBALL
QPR SOCCER SCHOOL The Hub, St Alban’s Church, 2 Margravine CARLSON GRACIE willtowin.co.uk
qprcommunitytrust.co.uk | 020 8735 4900 carlsongracieteam.org.uk | 020 8748 8855 High 5 and 7-a side term-time courses
Rd, W6 8HJ
Botwell Leisure Centre, Hayes, UB3 2HQ 7yrs+ Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, kick-boxing 7-11yrs (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Melcombe Primary School, Fulham Palace
MON 89 Richford St, W6 7HJ Chiswick House Grounds (off A4), W4 2RP
Rd, W6 9ER
PlayFootball, 41 South Africa Rd, W12 7RW MON WED THU SAT FRI
SAT
ENNIS GYMNASTICS ACADEMY Lammas Park, Ealing, W13 9NJ
Goals Ruislip, HA4 0JE CROUCHING TIGER KARATE TUE
ennis-gymnastics.com | 07731 393422
WED crouchingtigerkarate.co.uk | 07734 655 057 Pitshanger Park, Ealing, W13 8DJ
5-8yrs Rhythmic gymnastics
Perivale Community Centre, Horsenden 6yrs+ MON
RAVENSCOURT PARK RANGERS Lane South, UB6 7NP St Michael’s Church, Elmwood Rd,
k4academies.com | 020 3740 2988 W4 3DZ
TUE THU FRI SUN
4yrs+
Ravenscourt Park, W6 0UL
Dukes Meadows Community Hall W4 2RX PARKOUR &
SAT
HEATHROW GYMNASTICS St Luke’s House, Kew, TW9 3NP
WED THU FRI
FREERUNNING
heathrowgymnastics.org.uk |
Latymer Sports Ground, W12 0HJ
020 8569 5069 FOUCAN FREERUNNING
TUE
4yrs+ ILYEO TAEKWONDO CLUB ACADEMY
Green Lane, TW4 Ilyeotaekwondo.com | 07872 932 223 foucan.com/ffa
ROCKS LANE MULTI-SPORT CENTRE DAILY 5yrs+ Beginners welcome Beginners, intermediates, advanced 7yrs+
rockslane.co.uk | 020 8994 1313 Russian Orthodox Church, Harvard Rd, West London Free School Primary
4yrs+ Team training and matches Cambridge Grove, W6 0LB
LUMI KIDS W4 4ED
Chiswick Common Rd, W4 MON SAT MON TUE WED SAT
lumipoweryoga.com/little-lumis |
FRI SAT Boston Manor Park (until mid-October)
020 8846 8504
5-12yrs PEEWEE KARATE FRI
SHOOTING STARZ 121 King St, W6 9JG fskauk.co.uk
shootingstarz.co.uk | 07549 982 243
TUE 3-6yrs PARKOUR GENERATIONS
Football, netball, multi-skills clubs Scout Hall, TW9 3QA parkourgenerations.com
The Park Club, W3 7HB 7yrs+ & youth Freerunning, in & outdoor
LONDON TRAMPOLINE MON
WED FRI SAT SUN Various locations, check website
ACADEMY St Michael’s Community Centre, Barnes
londontrampoline.com | 07950 267655 Bridge, SW13 0NX WED FRI SAT
THE LITTLE FOXES CLUB 4yrs+ Trampoline training MON
thelittlefoxesclub.com | 020 7376 0006
Reynolds Sports Centre, Acton
5yrs+ Tennis, football & Foxes FC
MON TUE THU SAT WLS TAEKWONDO RIDING
Brook Green Tennis Courts wlstkd.com | 07885 819 469
WED
Osterley Sports and Athletics Centre, EALING RIDING SCHOOL
Isleworth 4yrs+ ealingridingschool.net
Turnham Green Church (on the green) Brentside High School, Greenford Ave,
WED FRI 5yrs+ group & private lessons and pony days
THU SAT W7 1JJ 17-19 Gunnersbury Avenue, W5 3XD
Ravenscourt Park
RICHMOND GYMNASTICS FRI TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
SAT Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Centre,
richmondgymnastics.co.uk
Pitshanger Park, Ealing Greenford Rd, UB6 9AN
TUE SAT
4yrs+ Term-time STAG LODGE RIDING
Townmead Rd, TW9 WED ridinginlondon.com | 020 8974 6066
(and other locations) St John’s Fisher School, Sarsfield Rd, UB6 7AF Group and private lessons and weekend
WE MAKE FOOTBALLERS DAILY TUE THU pony club
wemakefootballers.com | 020 7148 1602 Oaklands Primary School, Oaklands Rd, Robin Hood Gate, Richmond Park
4yrs+
OXYGEN SCHOOL OF W7 2DP TUE WED FRI SAT SUN
Chiswick School, Burlington Lane, W4 3UN
TRAMPOLINING MON
MON THU SAT
oxygenfreejumping.co.uk
WESTWAY SPORTS CENTRE 6-11yrs; 12yrs+ Beginners & intermediates
sports.westway.org | 020 8969 0992
Oxygen Freejumping, Unit 15, Vision
4yrs+ classes and goalkeeper training
Industrial Park, Kendal Ave, W3 0AF
Crowthorne Rd, W10
MON
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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4strokeswimming.co.uk | 020 8969 6758 willtowin.co.uk
EALING BAYSIXTY6 4yrs+ term-time classes 3yrs+ Mini Tots / Mini Red / Orange /
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W13 0DD MON THU
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SUN Kensington W8 7QG
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lcsc.org.uk
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SUN
11 Wilson Walk, W4
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xbandstudio.com Chiswick
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KITE STUDIOS hartswoodtennis.co.uk Hammersmith
kitestudios.org
5-15yrs | Drop-in holiday camps
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Chiswick ROYAL INSTITUTION
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rigb.org.uk
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Hounslow MAD SCIENCE
Southbank
madscience.org.uk
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 WHO IS?
PEOPLE

D escribe yourself
in three words

STEPH DOUGLAS
Enthusiastic, determined,
impatient.
How did Don’t Buy Her Flowers come
about? The idea came after I had my THE ST MARGARETS RESIDENT TALKS BUSINESS AND
first baby. I felt exhausted, elated and BECOMING A FAMILY OF FIVE
overwhelmed, and it struck me as bizarre
that the go-to gift for new mums was something, go for it. If you wait for
flowers, which require looking after when perfection it’ll never happen, and
you’re already pretty spent! I could see you can always change things once
how important it was that new mums you get going. That was Ben Jones,
be looked after and what a difference a friend, and one of the founders of
someone saying ‘Are you ok? I’m thinking Graze.com.
of you,’ can make. We started as gifts for
new mums and now our packages are sent What would you take to a desert
for lots of other occasions, too. island? A bed. I can’t think beyond
sleep currently!
What were you doing before DBHF and
did it help? I was in brand and marketing What’s your favourite spot in London?
on large Government campaigns, and then I love where we live in St Margarets,
London 2012. It helped massively – I knew get distracted by what others are doing, and we love going to Kew Gardens.
the importance of understanding your or try to do too much too soon, I think. I’m
audience and project management. The really clear on what Don’t Buy Her Flowers Tell us one thing that people don’t know
budgets are very different, and nothing is – we sell thoughtful gift packages. There about you? When I was at university, I
could have prepared me for how difficult are lots of gorgeous gift ideas, but ours are applied to go on a TV show called Bar Wars
running my own business would be – about encouraging the recipient to have a sit and got to interview stage.
everything is on you and that’s tough, but down, and letting them know they are loved,
it’s also the best thing I’ve ever done. because someone wants to take care of them. Signature dish? Jacket Potato.

What’s a typical day like? I’m currently Instagram: love it or hate it? Love it! I love Last book you read? The First Forty Days: The
on maternity leave, except not entirely the community feel of it – being a business Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother.
because, when you run a business and owner can be pretty lonely, especially at
there are salaries to pay, it’s not possible the beginning. It’s fantastic for meeting What’s next? There are lots of exciting
to just stop. It’s a bit of a juggle at the like-minded people, and to also find things happening at DBHF! We’ve seen
moment as I’m home with Frank, but when customers. huge growth in the number of corporate
he naps (if I’m not napping!), I am working clients, which is exciting, and we have so
on longer term plans and interviews, and Describe the change from a family of many ideas. Personally, I also want to enjoy
we’re about to hit Mother’s Day, which is a four to a family of five [Frank is the latest the next few months as much possible as
huge one for us. addition to the family, born in November] I don’t plan to have any more babies. It’s
A lot more washing and a lot less sleep! taken me until the third one to realise that
What’s been the biggest lesson learnt We’re in the early stages so mostly taking it easy is the key!
about business? To stay focused and not knackered, but it’s so lovely to see a
different, nurturing side to the big kids –
they love Frank and are so excited every Steph Douglas is Founder of Don’t Buy Her
time he does something new. Flowers, selling thoughtful gift packages.
www.dontbuyherflowers.com
Who inspires you? Anna Whitehouse Instagram: @steph_dontbuyherflowers
(Mother Pukka) is the most driven person Facebook: Dontbuyherflowers
I know. Twitter: @DBHFgifts

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