Parent/baby cinema starting at Peckham Plex in January - register if you might be keen

[alieh]

Just passing on a message from the Peckham Plex that they will be starting a parent & baby screening in January. Saves having to trek on the 37 bus to the Ritzy! For those who don't know the Peckham Plex, it is just across from Peckham Rye station, less than 10 minutes on the bus from most parts of ED (63, 363, 12, 197, 37, P13 buses all stop right out front).

The screenings will be held on Thursdays at 11.30am, the price of the tickets is ?5.99 which includes coffee & cake. They also have facilites such as pram park, baby changing and bottle warming facilities. Adults must be accompanied by a baby under 1 year old.

They are trying to gather names of interested parents, so do email via the Peckham Plex website if you want to add your name to their customer list: [www.peckhamplex.com]

They'll need to have a decent attendance to ensure that they can keep this up, so the more people who show interest the better. I want them to have so much demand that they agree to introduce a second screening on Monday or Tuesday once I'm off on maternity leave in March :)

The baby cinema was definitely my favourite part about my last maternity leave!

[alieh]

Sorry, that link didn't work. Will try again: http://www.peckhamplex.com/contact

[buggie]

Wrote to them yesterday after it was mentioned on the other thread! Looking forward to doing this!

[anna_r]

Emailed! This will be fun! Can't make Fridays at ritzy as have toddler in tow but Thursdays perfect.

[Countjc]

have emailed, many thanks for letting us know. Would be great if we could get a mon/tues too.

[sunbob]

I think the other thread said that your baby has to be under 1. I wonder if they could be swayed on this, if enough interested people with toddlers register...

[buggie]

... surely it's under a year because over a year the babies (well toddlers) aren't going to be able/be fair to expect them to keep still which would be more disruptive than babies crying/feeding during a film.

Not saying it's right or wrong, but suggesting this is the likely reason.

[snowboarder]

Oh the thought of being in a cinema with my toddler!! Horrendous! Now what I would like is a creche provided.....

Never made it to any of the big scream with no. 1 - would love to try with no. 2 but will need to find childcare. Might start securing my mum now....

Hopefully see some of you there come the spring.

[anna_r]

snowboarder Wrote:

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> Oh the thought of being in a cinema with my

> toddler!! Horrendous

same here...my toddler's attention span is approxinately two minutes and as for sitting still in a seat without a 5 point harness?? Sounds almost like being back on an aeroplane for what was honestly one of the worst nights of my life. Snuggly little three month old though...ahh bliss :)

[alieh]

Yes, the baby cinema trips ended for me once my son was about 8 months. Just too hard to keep him entertained and still that long, even at that age! Now, age 2, I'm lucky if he sits through one episode of Charlie and Lola while I drink a cup of tea.

Glad to see people are interested in this. Let's hope they can make a go of it!

[Mellors]

I found with the first two that you only get from newborn - about 9/10 months (when mine started crawling) then the game is up. As soon as they are mobil eyou spend too much time haring about after them to be able to follow the film.

Those first few months when they (hopefully) sleep through the whole film in the car seat/on a playmat are ace though :)

My kid's first films were 1. Borat and 2. Rockandrolla (Guy Ritchie film)!

[nylonmeals]

my baby's first film was Sex and The City 2 - poor boy!!

Great news about Peckham's big scream BTW. Thank you again for sorting and agree we need to spread the word so that as many people as possible register and go, otherwise there's no point in them doing it.

[Susan]

Excellent, will register now!