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- 25 Mar 2015 22:49
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: School shoes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3054
Re: School shoes
Would echo the praise of the other posters. Having heard of the shop via the school grapevine, we popped in on Saturday for new shoes for both our one year old and our four year old and were very impressed. Dorothy (hope I've remembered her name correctly!) really knows her stuff and clearly cares t...
- 25 Mar 2015 22:42
- Forum: Town Kids
- Topic: Advice on finding a summer aupair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3856
Re: Advice on finding a summer aupair
Not had an au-pair before but a friend of mine who is a secondary school English teacher in Austria had a student that she rates highly who was looking for a summer au-pair job in London. I can find out if she's still looking, if you're interested?
- 7 Mar 2015 20:47
- Forum: Town Kids
- Topic: Day care nurseries in Sydenham - HELP!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7196
Re: Day care nurseries in Sydenham - HELP!
There's one on Jews Walk that my friend's daughter went to that she was happy with. Townsend Montessori and Rub-a-Dubs, both in Forest Hill, are also good.
- 7 Mar 2015 20:44
- Forum: Town Kids
- Topic: Primary school advice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3688
Re: Primary school advice
You can find out the furthest distance of the last child accepted to each school last year on the Lewisham council website - obviously changes each year depending on volume of applications, but it gives you an idea, as you look at houses, which schools you'd be likely to get into from there. To be h...
- 22 Jul 2014 09:46
- Forum: Town Kids
- Topic: Nursery / childminder search
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6156
Re: Nursery / childminder search
Ours go to Townsend Montessori in Forest Hill and we're very happy with it. Not the closest but it has lovely outside space and a great pre-school room. It's only a 5-minute walk from Forest Hill station so an easy enough onward commute once you've dropped them off. Think the waiting list is quite l...
- 2 Jul 2014 19:18
- Forum: Town Kids
- Topic: Kelvin Grove reception 2014 - picnic 12th July
- Replies: 0
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Kelvin Grove reception 2014 - picnic 12th July
Some friends and friends of friends all with children starting reception at Kelvin Grove in September are getting together for a picnic in Mayow Park on Saturday 12th July, 12.30pm, so the children can get to know each other a bit before school starts. We'll be meeting the Mayow Road side of the cri...
- 27 Jun 2014 22:06
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Fig & Pistachio??
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23945
Re: Fig & Pistachio??
Checked it out today. Looks great, the coffee's great and the cakes are delicious - I had a chocolate and raspberry tart; parents both had the chocolate & honey cake. Great addition to Sydenham. Just wish it was a bit closer to my end of the 'hood!