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Re: Self Defence for tweens / teens

Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds great :)
Replies: 3
Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:25 pm

Self Defence for tweens / teens

Hi all I am looking for some self defence classes for my twelve year old and wondered if you have any recommendations? I've been meaning to sort it for ages but really need to arrange something following that terrifying news doing the rounds about the attempted abduction of a school girl in broad da...
Replies: 3
Mon Jan 13, 2025 3:44 pm

Kingsdale Foundation School

Does anyone have any insight into life at Kingsdale Foundation School?
Also how do they travel there from this area? Is the commute ok?
Thank you :)
Forum: Schools
Replies: 5
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:59 pm

Re: Mayfield Gymnastics - any feedback welcome!

Mayfield is very good and has the option for more bar & beam work, whereas benchmark is mostly floor work. The downside are indeed the fees which are somewhat eye watering and increase most years. As I understand it, if your child excels at gymnastics, then they are invited to join the squads an...
Forum: Activities
Replies: 3
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:36 am

Advice Needed: How To 'Diet' Without Adversely Affecting My Tween?

Hello lovely Nappy Valley members. My partner and I need to shift a some flab and get fitter overall. We've been discussing tracking calories etc but I am really conscious about inadvertently, adversely affecting our 11 year old daughter, as it is a really sensitive age and I myself had issues with...
Forum: Wellbeing
Replies: 2
Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:07 pm

Re: 🎄Local Christmas Wreath making workshops? 🎄

Loved this evening’s wreath making workshop at Fircroft Primary school!
Such fun to get so creative & to meet some lovely new people.
I LOVE my christmas wreath & Think Outside were brilliant πŸŽ„πŸ€©


Thanks for joining the dots nappy valley ❀️
Forum: Activities
Replies: 5
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:47 pm

Re: 🎄Local Christmas wreath making workshops? 🎄

Oh wow this sounds perfect thank you!
I hope they still have some availability.
Booking now!
Love the Nappy Valley community, so helpful and such a wealth of local knowledge.
Merry Christmas xx
Replies: 5
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:53 am

🎄Local Christmas Wreath making workshops? 🎄

I'd love to get creative this winter and make my own Christmas wreath.
Are there any local workshops happening?
Hit me with your suggestions.

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Forum: Activities
Replies: 5
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:10 pm

🎄Local Christmas wreath making workshops? 🎄

I'd love to get creative this winter and make my own Christmas wreath.
Are there any local workshops happening?
Hit me with your suggestions.
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Replies: 5
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:10 pm

Re: Y6 Wandsworth test

Having done a few GL non-verbal reasoning practice workbooks with my 10yr old, they do include spatial reasoning such as what a shape would look like from a different angles, mirror images and rotating shapes etc. That's just the practice books though so I'm not sure what will actually be in the fin...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 3
Mon Jan 30, 2023 3:19 pm

Re: Fall in class sizes

Some schools are reduced down to one class entry in reception now and there has definitely been a drop off in class numbers as the kids get older.Β  I assume as others do this is down to people moving out of the area and also the whole 'state till eight' trend, those who can afford to do so send thei...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 8
Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:26 pm

Re: House purchase - Japanese Knotweed

Hello I am keen to hear what the outcome has been for you? We recently viewed a property with an apparent spread of knotweed in the neighbouring garden and have been mulling over putting an offer in but quite concerned about potential ongoing issues both with the weeds and the neighbours. Did the kn...
Replies: 5
Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:23 am

Re: Solicitor for a Japanese knotweed dispute?

Hello I am keen to hear what the outcome has been for you? We recently viewed a property with an apparent spread of knotweed in the neighbouring garden and have been mulling over putting an offer in but quite concerned about ongoing issues both with the weeds and the neighbours. Did you know about t...
Replies: 4
Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:21 am