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Private tennis lessons

Hoping to organize private tennis lessons for one of our boys. Ideally starting over the summer holidays but lots of places seem at capacity already so accept we may need to wait until the Autumn to get started. Any recommendations for Clapham / Wandsworth Common / Battersea Park courts? Thanks in a...
Forum: Activities
Replies: 1
Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:07 pm

Looking for house to rent!

Posting to help friends who are seeking temporary accommodation in South / South West London. Details below - please contact Ben Floyd at bdhfloyd@gmail.com. ######## British family based in the US looking for a 4 bedroom home in south / south west London for approximately two-four months while we s...
Replies: 0
Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:24 am

Re: Little Learners - worth it?

Another very positive experience here! Our son is just in his last term at the Clapham branch. Really impressed with it - a lovely, warm environment in which for the younger children to adjust to being away from home. Lots of stimulation, activities etc and super caring staff. We’ve been loved it an...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 13
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:21 pm

Basement advice

We are in the early stages of contemplating digging a basement on our terraced between the commons house. We have a large cellar already under the front half but would be digging down to add ceiling height and going back under the full footprint of the house to create a playroom / ensuite bedroom / ...
Replies: 8
Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:29 am

Flooring Advice

Looking to replace the flooring in our living room and hall way (usual between the commons layout). We have varnished original floorboards from when we moved in but they look tired with lots of gaps etc and we'd like to lay a nice new wooden floor on the top. I have a couple of questions / concerns ...
Replies: 0
Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:16 am

Night nanny

We are looking to get a night nanny for a couple of nights a week once our baby arrives in June. Does anyone have any individuals they would recommend? Already have a few agencies to try but interested in personal recommendations if possibles.
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 0
Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:18 am

Re: Roofing

We used DBR Roofing having found them on check a trade.
Small family business - very efficient service and came on a weekend which was helpful.
http://www.dbrroofing.co.uk/
Topic: Roofing
Replies: 1
Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:13 am

Re: Garden Fencing

We recently used the Blue Team having found them on various posts on here and were very pleased with the price as well as the service, efficiency, cleanliness etc.
http://2blueteam.co.uk/
Replies: 4
Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:46 pm

Thursday / Friday Nanny Available

Some very close friends of ours are looking to find some extra work for their nanny on Thursday and Fridays as their circumstances change and they no longer need her for the full week. She's a nanny / house keeper with experience from newborns to much older and comes highly recommended. Please PM me...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 1
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:56 am

Re: Private birth - but can my LO be a NHS patiently straight away?

We had our son on the NHS at C&W but transferred to a private room at the Kensington Wing after the birth. We continued to receive NHS care (both me and our son) so I assume this would be the same for you if you've had a private delivery. However I would say that we did wonder whether we ended u...
Replies: 8
Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:12 am

Re: Going rate for a cleaner in SW11

We were paying ours £11 but she's had some time off due to illness and we've found the temp / agencies etc we've used nowhere near as good so will be giving her a pay rise on her return to make sure we keep her. Temps we've used in the meantime have suggested £11 / hour for regular cleaning but £12 ...
Replies: 14
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:01 pm

Re: Artificial Grass Company Recommendations please....

We have Easigrass - it was supplied and fitted by a general gardening firm we used (more than one company said they would supply it for us so you definitely don't have to get it from them directly). For various reasons I wouldn't recommend the firm we used but the grass itself is great and we're rea...
Replies: 12
Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:47 am

Soft play / ball pit hire

Planning a small at home birthday party for our (nearly) 2 year old son. In order to make it a little more exciting for him and his handful of friends I was hoping to hire a small ball pit / soft play set up. It's limited to our cleared out living room so nothing huge. Anyone done something similar ...
Replies: 2
Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:33 am

Re: Recommendation for website to create a photobook

I've used Blisset's for smart leather bound photo books http://www.blissetts.com/services/photobooks - not cheapest but nice for photo books with the look of traditional leather bound albums. Easy to use software for pulling the design together.
Replies: 8
Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:53 pm

Children's osteopath

Looking for recommendations for an osteopath to treat our little boy (nearly two) for Torticollis. The lady we have been seeing for the past year is leaving the area but she has recommended we continue with monthly appointments to keep him on track. Would be very grateful for any suggestions! We are...
Replies: 3
Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:17 am