Summer 2012 - Mandy Mazliah

Communitypreviously, but is a wonderfullylandscaped area to meet and havea picnic while the little ones run inand out of the geysers. The adjacentsandpit is also great on days whenit’s a little too chilly to strip them off.Brixton Windmill (BlenheimGardens, just off Brixton Hill)This local landmark was recentlyrestored and hosts regular opendays throughout the year. Its website(www.brixtonwindmill.org) states thatthis season lots of special eventsare planned, including arts andcrafts, drawing with flour and spookyHallowe’en stories. When eventsaren’t running, Windmill Gardensare a nice enough place to meetfor a picnic, though the children’splayground has seen better days.Lambeth Children’s CentresThere are a number of Children’sCentres in SW2, each offering a hostof different sessions, from exploratoryTreasure Baskets, to free babysigning classes:• Effra (35 Effra Parade)• Tree House (66 Upper Tulse Hill)• Jubilee (Tulse Hill)• Streatham Wells (50 PalaceRoad)• Brockwell Park also has a1 o’clock club (next to the newplayground), which is particularlygood to try when you’re keen toget out of the house in inclementweather.Things to do in SE16SE16 is a large and diversearea, surrounded by SE1 andencompassing parts of Bermondsey,Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays, SurreyDocks, and Canada Water (apologiesto any missed areas!)Surrey Docks farmwww.surreydocksfarm.org.ukA wonderful city farm that providesthe opportunity to get up close tofarm animals and an onsite cafe tokeep you fuelled up! There’s a host ofactivities, including a young farmers’Newsletter Summer 7