AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES IN SW19?

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Hi everyone. I live in SW19, a nice area full of mums and babies, and yet I am really lonely, I have no friends whatsoever despite having joined numerous toddler groups and different activities for my DD who is 2.5. I do some activities during the day to keep my DD busy, you know the stuff, Monkey Music, Gymboree and so on, but the afternoons are really hard because there are no activities and we have no friends, so my DD plays by herself everyday. Does anyone know of any organised activities that take place in the afternoons please? Any information would be very much appreciated. Thank you all so much.

I used to live in SW19. Is the polka theatre still there? There used to be activities associated with that. Have you asked your HV or local library for ideas? As I recall, there are thousands of young families in the area. What about swimming? Maybe you just have to bite the bullet and strike up a conversation with some of the mums at the activities you do in the mornings. Which nurseries are you looking at for your dd? - you might consider an afternoon place? I must admit that When my first was 2.5 i already had a newish baby, so we tended to be out every morning, then have 1 to 1 time while baby slept in the afternoon. I was lucky enough to spend time with mums from Antenatal classes around tea time etc. What about NCT? There must be a local branch you could try? It is hard with the first, keeping them entertained. I do hope this gives you some ideas.