any other Barnet mums out there??

[biscuitbiscuit]

feel I should start a thread going, there must be some other N20 mums out there!!

hi, first time on mums.net.
i live in n20
i have had a son called arron born 7-8 weeks premature, thank god he is now two months old.
i don't understand everything on mums.net yet.. if i receive a message how do i know, what do i click on.. and what does a thread mean.
thanks

Hi,

First time mum and first timer on mums.net too, and a barnet mum in the EN5 area.

Not sure if i understand everything on this site either?!!

how old are you and whereabouts do you live

i live n20

hello gina7, elise7 and NikkisBabe!

I don't know how the site works either. I'm just pressing buttons and seeing what happens

gina7 - this is a thread. it's a topic of conversation. I don't know how you know if you've received a message.

I live N20, first time mum, daughter aged 18 months. I'm 31.

gutted that kid's planet @ n20 has closed down, I like being able to walk to play places!

Hiya!

Im in EN5 - Barnet.

Im 20 and baby's due in September, so technically not a mum yet!!, but just checking out who's out there for when the time comes!

How about you elise7?

Hope all is fine with your son gina7 and daughter biscuitbuiscuit?!

hi biscuitbiscuit the new kids planet at n20 is now open hun so you will be able to go there again but have you tried clown town ??

hey nikkisbabe - excellent! hope you're feeling good and pregnancy going well.

thanks aaronsmummy, I'll go check it out. not been to clown town, what do you make of it? tried to go to topsy turvy world in brent cross today... it was so busy, absolute pandemonium, we didn't even go in...

trying to figure out where the local playgrounds are... I've already found friary park and swan lane park, are there any others anyone knows of?

HI HUN YES I GO TO TOPSY TURVEY QUITE ALOT ITS BRILLIANT THE BEST 1 AROUND. I USED TO GO CLOWNTOWN ALOT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN FOR AGES CAUSE I RUN A PLAYGROUP IN EAST FINCHLEY TWICE A WEEK SO NOT ALWAYS HAVE TIME TRY AND POP DOWN TO SEE US 1 DAY

Aaronsmummy - where and when is your playgroup?? I work part-time but if the days work out I'll drop in!

hun its on a tuesday and friday 9.30am til 11.30am it is at the catholic church on east finchley high road just opposite the cemetery. we have 2 rooms and serve free tea coffee and juice and fruit for the kids and its really fun. how old is your daughter? xx

oh how annoying, I work tues, weds and fri so that doesn't work you never know, if things change or if I take some leave, I'll see you there!

THATS A SHAME MAYBE WE WILL SEE YOU SOON XXX

Hi
would be interested in the playgrounds round here too! We go to Friary Park a lot but it is nice to have a change of scene.

We seem a bit short on playgrounds in N20!

Went to the fab new one at Parliament Hill in Hampstead - it was incredibly good. Definitely worth the journey!

B0064 - that sounds incredibly good, where in Parliament Hill??

yes, we are short of playgrounds in N20.
apparently there's one off Barnet Lane near the table tennis club but I've not found it yet.

friary park is good...
have you checked out swan lane? it's got a duckpond and a little playground. the cafe there is currently closed but apparently someone's going to open it up soon... swan lane needs some love and a lick of paint but it's pretty charming.
the council don't have much money to spend on it but they've encouraged me to try and set up a "Friends of..." group. basically "Friends of" groups can apply for government funding for new play equipment and other renovations for it!

anyone potentially interested in joining me??!

I will happily support you Biscuit - I've never been but will head down there and take a look.

Hiya all!
Are there any mums out there from the Mill Hill / Edgware area? My baby's due in Septembter.... as my daughter's 8, i've forgotton what the baby scene is all about!!

I am new to Barnet and new to mums net and I have a 20 month old toddler.

Does anyone know of any toddler groups that run on the weekends ?

Biscuit

There is a lovely park behind the old Registry Office - is called the "Old Court House" - has a lovely cafe in there too. You can also park there (car park opens at 1030 hrs) - you drive along Wood Street (as if heading towards Barnet General), go past Maor Road and then turn left into a little alley and follow to the bottom (there is a signpost on the other side of the road saying Bowling Club or something like that). Tricky to find the first time, but well worth the effort.

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Lorna - that sounds excellent. Might get a chance to try and find it tomorrow. It's just nice to have somewhere different to go.

thanks Boo - still trying to get hold of the council guy about getting a park friends group off the ground. I will let you know if I get anywhere with him (apparently they normally have five staff in the council parks office and they're down to one, so he's very very hard to get hold of!)

Do you have to pay for parking at this park behind the court house ( just so I know whether to make sure I have some change!)
I think I will give it a go - we get very bored going to the same ones all the time!

Aaronsmummy05, are there any tiny babies coming to the playgroup at the catholic church?

Hiya,

I am in NW London - Golders Green so not that far :-)

I have a girl who has just turned 1

Hey everyone, I'm organising a Baby & Child Used Goods Sale on Saturday December 15th at St Paul's Church Hall on The Ridgway in Mill Hill, NW7.
Doors open at 9.30am, why don't you all agree to meet up there, get some cheap, good condition baby equipment at the same time and sit down for tea, cake and a natter as well! I'll put some extra chairs out and you can also speak to our pre-school staff and see if you fancy sending your little ones to St Paul's Pre-School in a few years time. (We take from 2yrs 9mnths.)
Want more info about the sale - e-mail me at [email protected]

Justine

hi sandrajankov, yes we have babies from newborn to around 3 yrs old and there are lots of toys to play with and there will be lots of mums that you can meet so please feel free to come along and join us x