Our local mums & tots group is run through the parish church & has a quite large membership.It isn't cliquey & most of the mums are friendly.
However,today they held an Easter egg hunt in the church & at least 10-15 parents & kids turned up who we never normally see.Once all the eggs had been found,they all trooped off again.The same thing happened at Christmas-the week all the children were promised a free happymeal (yuk),the same people again turned up,took advantage of the freebies & disappeared.
It really annoyed a lot of people there,who commented that if there is nothing 'free'going,we don't ever see these people, but somehow,they hear about events on the grapevine & turn up if they think they can get something for nothing.
Don't know why I'm posting really-it just makes me cross!
Plus,I've never been in a room with 40 odd toddlers who have overdosed on chocolate before-not to be recommended