Families London SW Mar-Apr 2020

What’s On
March and April 2020
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SPINE Festival
Libraries in Wandsworth, Westminster,
Kensington and Chelsea , Southwark,
Hammersmith and Fulham
5-15 March Youth Arts Festival
Libraries are celebrating young people’s
power to change the future of our
planet in a special arts festival. A
chance for local children and schools
to get creative in an exciting, free
programme of events. Children will
meet and work with spoken word and
visual artists and create a legacy
artefact. Expect to be surprised,
inspired and entertained!
Mitcham VR Festival
Digitaldrama.org
7 March Showcasing state of the art
immersive technologies, this incredible
and free one-day event will present
Virtual Reality and 360-degree films,
giving visitors the opportunity to
engage with a broad range of movies.
Skill Share Saturdays
Balham library 16 Ramsden Road,
SW12 8QY
www.TheWiserCollective.com
28 March and 25 April The Wiser
Collective, a new intergenerational
community initiative that matches
older people with skills to younger
families who need them the new,
has launched these monthly, free
events for local residents of
different generations to meet in
an informal way to discuss their
hobbies and interests. Families with
young children wanting to work with
older people outside of the monthly
events can also do so outside of these
days. From 2-4pm. FREE
Boat race 2020 family day
St Mary’s Church, southern end of
Putney Bridge
29 March Family day The perfect
location for families to soak up the
atmosphere together as the iconic
sporting event takes to the Putney
riverside, with a big screen to watch the
BBC coverage live from start to finish.
Bouncy castle, face painting, BBQ and
more. Raising money for the Parish
Support Fund to help local
communities. From noon.
NCT Nearly New Sale
Clapham & District branch,
Broomwood Methodist Church 155a
Broomwood Rd, SW11 6BD
www.nct.org.uk
7 March 9.30-11.30am £2 priority entry
for card carrying NCT members. FREE
entry after 11am.
HMS Belfast
SE1 2JH www.iwm.org.uk
5-14 April Sea legs Pick up a Kit Bag
and learn more about the crew who
served on board HMS Belfast during
Operation Neptune in 1944. Teams will
work together to find hidden messages,
predict the weather for sailing, discover
ship life and crack Morse code. 10am-
2pm, included in admission price.
4, 11 + 18 April Ship Shape The whole
family is invited to help keep the iconic
warship, HMS Belfast, in tip-top
condition. Find out what it takes to
conserve HMS Belfast and put your
learning into practice by working
through specially assigned tasks
searching for hungry insect pests and
caring for fabrics with specialised tools.
11am-1pm and 1.30-3.30pm, included
in admission price.
SEN events Eddie Catz
www.eddiecatz.com
Exclusive session of play
for all Special Needs
children, their siblings and
parents. Sessions include
full access to the soft play
area, disco room with music turned
SEN
Event
down and soft lights. Wheelchair users
have access to area with soft mats, balls
and toys. Quiet chill out area where
children can have a little quiet time if
needed.
Earlsfield 16 &17 March 6-7.30pm
Wimbledon 16 March & 13 April
6-7.30pm.
Morden Hall Park
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
7 & 8 April Quacky Races One of
Morden Hall Park's favourite traditions is
back. For £2.50 borrow a plastic duck
and race it down the river to see if
yours will be the fastest. 11am-3pm
LGBT Parents Group
Coin Street Children's Centre,
Southwark
Opportunity for LGBT parents and their
children to meet informally, take part in
play activities and listen to guest
speakers. Just turn up, no booking
required. 10am-12pm, ages 0-8 years
Mum2mum nearly new sales
For enquiries about this event or to
book a business stall please email
tessa@mum2mummarket.co.uk
www.mum2mummarket.co.uk
21st March At Ricards Lodge High
School, Lake Road, SW19 7HB 10am-
12pm.
25th April At Immanuel and St Andrew's
Church, 452 Streatham High Road,
SW16 3PY 3.30pm-5.30pm.
CONCERTS
Bach to Baby
www.bachtobaby.com
The critically acclaimed classical
concert series for baby and you.
Outstanding musicians, exhilarating
performances. Check the website for
the programme.
18 March, 15 April in Kensington
20 March, 17 April Clapham
21 March, 18 April Wimbledon
28 March, Balham
Wigmore Hall
W1U 2PB
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
28 March Family day: coastal
adventures. Age 5-7
20 March Chamber tots: jungles and
rivers Music-making workshop for
children aged 1–2.
The Royal Albert Hall
www.royalalberthall.com
14 March Opera for kids Performed by
members of Albert’s Band, this concert
features a carefully selected ‘proper’
classical repertoire but presented in a
relaxed environment for children to
express themselves, with no
expectation to stay still or be quiet.
11am & 1.30pm £12 adult, £6 child
18 April I Piano The perfect show to
bring your little ones to, as part of Love
Classical at the Royal Albert Hall, an
interactive family show combining
thrilling theatre with stellar piano
playing, and spellbinding shadow
puppetry with everyone in the room.
11am & 1.30pm £11adult, £11child
50 Families South West • March/April 2020 familiesonline.co.uk