Here’s our pick of the best activities on offer in and around Cheam this month.
(Artwork by Local Mum and Artist Helena Vaughan)
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Petites Mains - Arts and Crafts Club for Toddlers (1 - 3 years)
Come join our Petites Mains Arts and Crafts Club for toddlers and let your little ones explore their creativity through fun and play!
Fridays 10.30am
Cheam Library
Church Rd,
Cheam,
Sutton
SM3 8QH
Petites Mains - Arts and Crafts Club for Toddlers is a super fun and creative event where your little ones can explore their artistic side. We'll have a variety of arts and crafts activities specially designed for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years old.
Let your little ones unleash their imagination as they paint, draw, and create with various materials. Each week they'll have the opportunity to explore different themes and crafts, ensuring they have a blast while also developing their fine motor skills and creativity.
The accompanying adults will also have the chance to make new friends and enjoy the time with their children during the fun-filled morning of artistic exploration.
Don't miss out on this exciting event! Come and join us at Petites Mains - Arts and Crafts Club for Toddlers at Cheam Library (Church Rd, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8QH).
We can't wait to see your little ones' masterpieces!
Broadway Buddies drama workshops for 3 - 10 year olds
Dance Fitness With Saz is offering Local Mums a FREE trial class with the code MUMFTSAZ24
Hi all, I am an AOR registered Reflexologist, fully insured with eight years experience offering sessions at the Bemore Studio in North Cheam every Monday all day. (I’m in Fulham the rest of the week).
Contact me for bookings and treat yourself to a relaxing session that has benefits for your body and mind and can help with so many health problems. The NHS now recognise it as an amazing therapy alongside any input from your GP.
Contact:
Siobhan Merrifield
Tel/WhatsApp: 07947543567
@reflexologysw6
Sutton Ecology Centre Events
All activities start at Sutton Ecology Centre, Festival Walk, SM5 3NY unless otherwise stated.
There is a cost for these activities. All events are outdoor activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Booking essential: http://suttonbiodiversity.eventbrite.com
For enquiries: email biodiversity@sutton.gov.uk
Join us for our NEW Songs & Smiles in Banstead Manor Care Home
Songs & Smiles is an intergenerational music group for 0-4 year olds, their grown-ups and older people, held in care homes and assisted living schemes.
We sing, move, play, make friends and have lots of fun!
Join us on THURSDAYS at 11.00AM at Banstead Manor Care Home, 8 Brighton Road, Banstead, SM7 1BS starting on 20th April.
The sessions are FREE/donate-what-you-can, they make people dance with joy, cry with laughter and create long lasting friendships so everyone has something special to look forward to. They are relaxed and informal and we even provide refreshments at the end! 
We'd love to see you there. Book your space here now: https://thetogetherproject.org.uk/songs-and-smiles
Contact:
Jenny Reed
Content and Communications Manager
Tel: 07747 004491
Storytime Online
While Libraries were closed, Local Mums Online ran Storytimes Online every Wednesday. We have a catalogue of Storytimes available for children to watch anytime here
Libraries:
Details of Rhymetimes run by Sutton libraries for children. Find your local library details. Rhymetimes are free and all children aged 0 - 3 years are welcome. Numbers are limited, please collect your ticket from the library desk, or for Sutton Central Library book online via Eventbrite. Rhymetimes run term time only.
Cheam Library 020 8644 9377
Wednesdays: 10am - 10.30am (Spaces are limited, please sign in at the library desk from 9.30am)
Library @ The Westcroft Centre 020 8647 1151
Wednesdays: 10.30am - 11am
Circle Library 020 8648 6608
Tuesdays: 1.30pm - 2pm
Library @ The Life Centre 020 8644 9696
Thursdays: 10.30 - 11am
Library @ The Phoenix Centre 020 8770 4901
Fridays: 10.15 - 10.45am
Sutton Central Library 020 8770 4766
Mondays - Wednesday and Friday (during term time) 11.15am - 11.45am
Mondays - Wednesday (during school holidays) 11.15am - 11.45am
Wallington Library 020 8770 4900
Tuesdays: 11am - 11.30am
Fridays: 11am - 11.30am
Worcester Park Library 020 8337 1609
Fridays: 10.30am - 11am (Spaces are limited, please collect a free ticket from the library desk from 10am)
If you are interested in becoming a Rhymetime volunteer please contact LHAVolunteer@sutton.gov.uk
For safety reasons we have to limit the number of people at each rhymetime session. Book on Eventbrite, but please only book on one session a week to let more families join in.
Activities at Sutton Ecology Centre,
The Old Rectory, Festival Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NY (unless otherwise stated).
www.sutton.gov.uk/biodiversity
Activities require advance booking: to book online go to suttonnature.wordpress.com/events.
For enquiries call 020 8770 5820 or email biodiversity@sutton.gov.uk There is a cost for some of these activities.
Please wear suitable outdoor clothing
Pregnancy Massage with Kateryna Sharp
Specialised mobile holistic and pregnancy massage in SW London and Surrey
Hello, I am Kateryna, a fully qualified and licensed therapist offering treatments in the comfort of your own home. I use only natural, light and unscented oil in my practices, making all of my treatments safe and comforting. Whether you are after a relaxing full body massage or a soothing pregnancy back, neck and shoulder massage, I can alter any treatment to your requirements. Services are strictly professional.
My prices:
Holistic full body massage 1hr - £50
30mins - £30
Pregnancy massage 1hr - £50
30mins -£35
Tel: 07740 514128
Email: katerynasharp@gmail.com
Pregnancy Massage with Kateryna Sharp on Facebook
A Long Day in the Woods
Expect you children to be asleep with 10 min of collection.
Bookings can be made via our Facebook page
Read Local Mums’ reviews of Down in the Woods
Contact:
Chris Pryke,
Down in the woods
Tel: 07813 772664
Email: info@downinthewoodsltd.co.uk
www.downinthewoodsltd.co.uk
Down in the Woods on Facebook
Our range of free fitness opportunities is growing. There's now weekly opportunities in walking, bootcamp, yoga, golf and running! Plus CTC's monthly beginners bicycle ride.
Activities at Sutton Ecology Centre,
The Old Rectory, Festival Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NY (unless otherwise stated).
www.sutton.gov.uk/biodiversity Activities require advance booking: to book online go to suttonnature.wordpress.com/events. For enquiries call 020 8770 5820 or email biodiversity@sutton.gov.uk There is a cost for some of these activities. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing.
Honeywood Museum
Wed - Fri: 11am - 5pm Sat, Sun and Bank Hol Mon: 10am - 5pm Honeywood Walk Carshalton
After extensive refurbishment from Heritage Lottery funding, this stunning house reopens with lots of great activities for children and fascinating local history exhibits.
Activities at Honeywood House Museum
Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, SM5 3NX
Opening Hours
Wednesday-Friday: 11am - 5pm.
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday: 10am-5pm Admission is Free
For enquiries and bookings please call 020 8770 4297 www.sutton.gov.uk/honeywood www.friendsofhoneywoodmuseum.co.uk
Email: honeywoodmuseum@sutton.gov.uk
Honeywood Tea Rooms
Opening Hours: as museum (last orders 4.30pm)
Whitehall Museum
Tel: 020 86431236
or email: whitehallmuseum@sutton.gov.uk
Visit suttonnature.wordpress.com/events to book.
Rugbytots
Rugbytots is a fun and dynamic pre-school play programme designed to build confidence and enhance core skills for 2 - 7 year old boys and girls. We look forward to meeting you and giving you a fun and friendly introduction to rugby in a positive and encouraging environment. Let’s make it more fun!
Make your child's development more fun!
Our fun, structured play sessions take children on a journey of sporting imagination with engaging and energetic coaches supporting them every step of the way whilst teaching how to catch, pass, kick, run with the ball and play as part of a team.
Our motto
Our motto is simple; "make it more fun". We do this by delivering our specifically designed programme for each age group with energy, enthusiasm and excitement. This creates an atmosphere in the class that is totally unique and engaging for parents and children alike.
What to expect
"Be prepared to run across the jungle, wade through the quick sand or sprint through Rugbytots Valley avoiding all the smoking boulders. Get ready to protect your egg, launch a missile or attack the pirates and seize the ship, all this of course, whilst trying to avoid the evil side lines!”
Find your nearest Rugbytots class here
SEWING FOR THE TERRIFIED!
New 6 Hour Sewing Workshop for Complete Beginners
Bedzed Pavilion 24a Sandmartin Way Wallington SM6 7DF
- Build your confidence using a sewing machine
- Learn in a small, relaxed and friendly group
- Learn how to thread a sewing machine
- Learn how to wind/fill a bobbin
- Understand a paper pattern and making up instructions
- Be confident to sew forward and reverse.
- learn how to lay a pattern correctly and cut it out in fabric
- Learn essential hand sewing techniques for decoration or quick repairs
- Fabric, pattern making equipment, trims and sewing machine provided
- Make a decorated tote bag to take home for yourself or as a gift
For bookings visit: Sewing for the terrified
Carshalton Choral Society
Anyone who would like to give us try should come along to Carshalton Methodist Church (Lower Park Hall) on a Monday evening, 8-10pm. We do not audition. Music will be available to hire for the term. Ability to read music is helpful but not essential as learning discs are also available for a small charge to cover production costs. Subs are £110 for the year and can be paid monthly or quarterly. Under 25s and full time students get a 50% reduction. For this we get expert tuition from our brilliant musical director, Philip Collin, and fabulous accompaniment from pianist Alastair Finlay. For more information, email conductor@carshaltonchoral.org.uk. To find out more about the Society, visit our website www.carshaltonchoral.org.uk
Little Bugs Club
Sutton Community Farm
10am - 12pm
Call Emma on 07872 507403 to book and for more informationEmail: kids@suttoncommunityfarm.org.uk
Sutton Slingmeet
Third Tuesday of the month (please confirm with contact below)
9:30-11:30
Pavillion Cafe in Beddington Park
A slingmeet is an informal gathering where people can find out more about slings and the benefits of babywearing.Come along if you are novice or you are an experienced slinguser wishing to give support.This is not a commercial event or a training session but there will be some slings available for people to try out, kindly lent by other parents. For more information about slings and slingmeets contact Catherine Crombie cath_crombie@hotmail.com or see the following websites www.slingguide.co.uk www.slingmeet.co.uk and www.southlondonslings.com
Wallington Farmers' Market
The Old Town Hall and Library Gardens, Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0NB
Date: Every second Saturday of the month
Join us from 9am - 1pm. Wallington Farmers’ Market offers the best in local produce including free range meat, poultry game and eggs, smoked and fresh fish, baked goods, cheese, locally grown fresh fruit and veg, wine and hand-made preserves.
Hooky Knitters Carshalton
Regular night out, social for any mums who knit, crochet or stitch. The Sun Pub, North St, 8pm. Contact Jo Adams via our Facebook group for more details and next date.
The Sutton\Merton Arnica Group
1st Thursday of the month
from 7.30 – 9pm
Clovelly Homeopathy Practice,
17 Lyveden Road,
Colliers Wood SW17 9DT.
We will be talking about natural ways to prevent or treat flu. So please come along if you want to learn more on how to naturally and safely support your children’s and your own health.
Sutton Mums Bumps and Babies
Waterstones
Every Thursday
10.30am
Storytime downstairs followed by coffee, cake and a chat in the cafe upstairs
Contact Angela: 07932661303
Caring for your newborn and you!
Our day events incorporate fun and educational parent and baby activities, a place to socialise with other carers plus a chance to indulge in a selection of beauty/holistic massage treatments to help you unwind!
Our friendly, qualified and fully insured staff welcome your attendance at our Nurture Day.
* Song and rhyme
* Baby massage/reflexology
* First aid for babies
* Beauty/massage treatments
* Lunch and refreshments provided
We also run baby massage courses with an experienced and highly qualified child development practitioner.
For more information or to register your interest for either of the above contact:
Email: nurturedays@hotmail.co.uk.
Tel: 07717 482170
Deen City Farm
Ongoing
Check out Deen City Farm for goats, sheep, cows, pigs, alpacas, geese, ducks, chickens, rabbits, horses, guinea pigs and ferrets. Deen City Farm also do horseriding lessons – check their website for more details.
Tue-Sun, closed Mon (except Bank Holiday); 10am-4.30pm; free, donations welcome.
Deen City Farm, 39 Windsor Ave, Merton Abbey SW19 2RR
Tel: 020 8543 5300
www.deencityfarm.co.uk
It's time to get gardening!
EcoLocal have a wide range of new courses available to teach you new skills including easy ways to grow and use herbs, gain knowledge about keeping bees and hens or learn foraging and preserving skills.
There is a course for you!
Book early and receive 10% discount.*
EcoLocal Inclusive Cycling
Our adult cycling sessions run weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am-12noon (groups welcome from 11am) on the athletics track at the David Weir Leisure Centre.
Sessions run in the sun and rain! If there is snow or heavy frost we may have to cancel - please phone to check.
Sessions do not run on Bank Holidays and in June/July there are limited sessions due to school sports days using the track. Check this website for details in the summer.
Each participant pays £3 per session (£4 from April). Carers are free.
For more information, please phone 020 8404 1522 or email: cycling@ecolocal.org.uk
Family Activities At Morden Hall Park:
Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Road, Morden London SM4 5JD
The park has a network of footpaths, including many with wide smooth surfaces suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Design your own circular walk taking in the river, the water mills, the rose garden, the meadows or the wetlands.
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