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I'm usually the one dishing out playgroup advice, but now I'm asking for help!


We've had a nice little weekly routine of groups going for the last 18 months, but from today my eldest child has started at a creche on Tuesday mornings (he previously just went on Thursdays), meaning that I walked the streets like a lost soul with my little girl this morning - thank goodness for the Bread of Life cafe, where I took sanctuary from the cold and made conversation with random people simply because my chatterbox of a son wasn't with me! We used to go to Leapers, but I now won't be able to get there early enough to get in.


I need something suitable for an extremely active 18 month old, that starts at 10/10.30am, ideally free/cheap. Does anyone know whether the St Barnabus playgroup still happens on a Tuesday morning? The creche is up near the Harvester pub, so ideally I need something I can walk to from there!


Thanks :)

Would be a bit of a power walk, but there is a lovely playgroup at the Copplestone Centre (Copplestone Road). We've just started going again. Is in a big hall and has a slide, some walk around things and a few ride on things. They do a snack and juice time too for the kids, and you can help yourself to coffee/tea. They ask for ?1 per child (I think!) Think it starts at 10 but not sure.

Pickle, the copleston group is great, very friendly and a lot of space to run around. We have been going for the last four months and my very active son is usually so knackered afterwards he falls asleep immediately after lunch without any whinging. The slide is always a winner, they also do arts and crafts for older kids. and there is usually singing 10-15 min at the end. It is 10-12 (you cna drop in any time though!) and ?1 donation. and there is a lot of free parking around.

hope to see you there

x

Another vote for Coppleston - starts at 10am but very flexible (never gets too busy as its a big hall), and you can park anywhere round there. I reckon it would be perfect for M - we should be there when I finish work at the end of Feb, as I am going to swap my Leapers to a Wednesday morning.


What happens on a Monday morning (just with little 'un?)?

The St Barnabus todd group is now held in the Dulwich Village Hall - in the back room which has its entrance on Gilkes Crescent by the Audi Garage - not quite free but v cheap and v friendly, and always a cheery thing to start the day with the Hokey Cokey! 10 am start I think

Yes, come to the Copplestone! It really is a good playgroup- have been going for many years! Mumra- am looking forward to the group next week too...


On Mondays there used to be a playgroup at the Catholic church behind Dulwich Library. Does anyone know if it's still going?

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