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meeting other mums

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swanny · 03/01/2004 18:10

are there any mumsnetters living in Battersea? Have recently moved to the area with a 3.5 year old dd but finding it hard to get to know other mums. Working full time doesn't help but i do have school holidays. Where are the places i can meet other mums (there just seems to be lots of nannies!)i feel quite isolated at the moment and would value any advice

By fisil on Saturday, 3 January, 2004 4:07:23 PM

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mimm · 03/01/2004 18:13

sorry - i replied to this on the other thread!

wilbur · 03/01/2004 18:16

(just posted this on the other thread too!) swanny - I'm in Battersea with a nearly three year old ds and 8 month dd, working part time. NCT is really good around here, but if you want to meet up that would be cool as most of my close friends don't have kids and my father was ill for a long time and I didnt really keep up with my antenatal group. I'll see if you've posted on the meet up board, or you can email me.

fisil · 03/01/2004 18:43

Ooh, this freaked me out a bit - I saw my name at the bottom and wondered whether it was someone trying to be me! Then I realised where it came from (I'd posted at 4:07 on the other thread!).

But I'm in the area (a bit further out in SW20) and I'm around in school holidays too. My son is quite a bit younger, though. Maybe we should organise a picnic in the park during the hols when the weather is a bit nicer?

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swanny · 03/01/2004 18:52

dear fisl, sorry to freak you out. i cut and pasted my message to create a new conversation and accidenyakkt copied that bit of your message!

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swanny · 03/01/2004 18:59

wilbur, thanks for replying that sounds really nice. i'm not sure where meet up board is yet and i'm making tea at the moment so i'll suss it out later!

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Evansmum · 03/01/2004 19:09

Swanny, I'm also in Battersea and would be happy to meet up. My ds is nearly 6 months. If you want to meet mums with toddlers for your dd to play with try the One O'Clock clubs - there's one at the Adventure Playground in Battersea Park, plus another in the park at the end of Northcote Road (the Wandsworth end) and another in York Gardens. If you are near the Clapham Junction end of Battersea Park Road, or Falcon Road, you may be in the Sure Start area - loads of classes and groups, I can put you in touch with them. Must go and investigate the meet up board, wasn't aware of it until now!

Evansmum · 03/01/2004 19:10

Oops, just realised you'd said you worked F/T which rules out One O'Clock clubs (not sure they run in hols).

bossykate · 03/01/2004 19:15

i am in clapham, so not far.

wilbur · 04/01/2004 15:38

Sorry, just realised I've caused a confusion about the meet up board. This is the meet up board! I just copied my reply from the other thread and forgot to delete the last line. Whoops. Hope you haven't been on a wild goose chase swanny and evansmum. Anyway, I am on Battersea High St right opposite the Sure Start place - the new creche looks really cool and I keep meaning to pop in. Swanny, I work p/t so maybe we could set a meet-up for half-term or something. Is it the week of Feb 14th? Tuesday or Friday is good for me. When the weather is awful, I sometimes go to the Latchmere (leisure centre not pub, sadly) and let ds go on their indoor play area while I have a coffee.

Lamin · 04/01/2004 18:16

I'm in Clapham too - I work part time - free monday's and fridays and would be keen to meet up.

Wilbur the play bit in Latchmere Leisure centre - what age range is it? I am looking for a soft play place to take my 8mth ds.

Evansmum · 04/01/2004 18:35

I'd like to meet up too! (if that doesn't sound too keen IFYSWIM)

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swanny · 04/01/2004 21:07

wilbur I live just off Battersea church rd/westbridge road so it's very near to you. I do get 2 days off work a month but the day is negotiable si it's difficult to make plans but i'll definately stay in touch. I don't know how to give e-mail addresses over mumsnet but if you would like let me know yours feel free.

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Rhubarb · 05/01/2004 10:03

Swanny, have a look at www.netmums.com I'm sure they have a site local to you. All the local info to do with families is on there, toddler groups, activities and so on. They also have a meet-a-mum section where you can meet other local mums who have similiar interests.

wilbur · 05/01/2004 10:21

Lamin - 8 mos is probably a bit little for the Latchmere Playzone, although it is for little ones, and doesn't have big kids in it which is why it can be a godsend for a stir-crazy toddler. I think ds was about 10 mos when I first took him and he could crawl happily around it and I could go in and rescue if he got stuck. It has a ball pit as part of it which he loves. Also at the Latchmere they have Music and Movement sessions (I think, though, that these are only on Tues and Thurs, although they might do them Fri as well) which are basically soft play in the gym with a bouncy castle followed by a singing session. It's very sweet and I've taken dd a couple of times with ds and she loves it, even though she is only sitting and not even crawling. She just likes the bouncy castle and singing.

Anyway, shall we try and arrange a meet up one Friday afternoon sometime, lamin, bossykate and evansmum? If we choose a date and then swanny can see if she can make it too?

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swanny · 06/01/2004 17:33

Sounds good, let me know when it's arranged. Wish I didn't have to work

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Lamin · 07/01/2004 15:11

I am free on Friday 6th and 20th Feb

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swanny · 07/01/2004 18:23

I'll see what I can do and keep posting

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fisil · 07/01/2004 18:42

Can I come too? the 20th is in half term.

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swanny · 10/01/2004 14:13

Yes it is in half term so I can definately make it

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wilbur · 12/01/2004 16:01

Friday 20th is good for me too. Does morning or afternoon suit best? Any ideas on where to meet?

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swanny · 12/01/2004 18:22

one o'clock club (if open), Latchmere play zone? Anywhere. I'm easy

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wilbur · 14/01/2004 13:46

What time does the one o'clock club close? You mean the one in Battersea Park, right? It's just that I always seem to find it closed when I get to the park in the afternoon - is it just open a short time? Or have I just been unlucky? Latchmere Playzone is open from 12.30 to 2.30 and then again from 3.30 to 6pm, so we could meet at 3.30pm if that suits the babies, or I am happier to meet earlier. BTW, is there anyway of changing the name of this thread so it shows that we are organising a meet up for Battersea?

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swanny · 14/01/2004 18:22

one o'clock club open 1-4, but they start packing up about 3.30. about changing the thread - sounds like a good idea but i wouldn't know how to do it.

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fisil · 14/01/2004 18:52

Just start up a new one. I'll do it now.

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