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North London IN THIS ISSUE Summer holiday bumper issue! Including Holiday Camps, Days Out, Theatre, What’s On Plus Much More! A unique, bilingual, independent school based on Scandinavian education principles that place children at the centre of their own learning journey. NOW ENROLLING AGES 3 TO 11 daniaschool.com 74 Westbourne Road, N7 020 7607 4268 Issue 137 July/August 2019 familiesonline.co.uk Welcome to the July/August issue! CONTACT US: UPCOMING ISSUES Sept/Oct 2019 IN THIS ISSUE: — “Education 4 Families News and School Families North London 6 Education Feature plus North London Local Clubs and 8 Family Health & Classes” Wellbeing IN THIS ISSUE Summer holiday bumper Magazine Deadline : issue! 10 School Holiday Camps Including Holiday Camps, Days Out, Theatre, What’s Editor: Karen Konowalchuk 9 Aug 2019 On Plus Much More! 12 Summer Days Out A unique, bilingual, independent school based 67 Grovenor Rd, Muswell Hill N10 2DU Send in your on Scandinavian education principles that place 14 Children’s Theatre children at the centre of their own learning journey. NOW ENROLLING AGES 3 TO 11 daniaschool.com news, stories 74 Westbourne Road, N7 T: 020 8793 3366 020 7607 4268 15 What’s On and advertising Issue 137 July/August 2019 familiesonline.co.uk E: [email protected] bookings to the 18 Parties, Clubs, Classes Events/What’s On: details left. and Activities [email protected] www.FamiliesNorthLondon.co.uk FamiliesNorthLondon FamiliesNthLon FamiliesNorthLondon HADLEY WOOD M25 WHERE IS FAMILIES NORTH LONDON? TRENT PARK HIGH BARNET CLAY HILL M1 COCKFOSTERS ENFIELD PONDERS END Families North London Magazine is distributed bi-monthly throughout North London. ARKLEY EAST BARNET TOTTERIDGE WINCHMORE HILL MILL HILL WHETSTONE SOUTHGATE LOWER EDMONTON An area bordered by the M1/A5 on the West, the A112/A10 on the East, the M25 to the ARNOS GROVE FINCHLEY A406 North and the A501 to the South. MUSWELL HILL HENDON WOOD GREEN TOTTENHAM CROUCH END BRENTBRENT C CROSSROSS CRICKLEWOOD You can collect a FREE copy from the scores of outlets: schools, nurseries, play groups, GOLDERS GREEN FINSBURY PARK STOKE NEWINGTON SWISS COTTAGE HIGHGATE clubs and classes, sports centres, libraries, family doctors and baby clinics, and HAMPSTEAD HIGHBURY KENTISH TOWN ISLINGTON WEST HAMPSTEAD CAMDEN children’s shops. If you would like to stock copies to give to parents please let us know. CHALK FARM KING'S CROSS ST JOHN'S WOOD REGENT'S PARK HOXTON For families from birth to twelve. Read by over 60,000 local families 6 times a year. Families North London is part of Families Print Ltd, a franchise company. All franchised magazines in the group are independently owned and operated under licence. Families is a registered trademark of LCMB Ltd, Remenham House, Regatta Place, Marlow Road, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5TD. The contents of Families North London are fully protected by copyright and none of the editorial or photographic matter may be reproduced in any form without prior consent of Families North London. Every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, but Families North London; our distributors, the franchise company, Families Print Ltd, and Lifecycle Marketing cannot be held responsible for the claims of advertisers nor for the accuracy of the contents, or any consequence thereof. 2 Families North London familiesonline.co.uk familiesonline.co.uk Families North London 3 Families News Friary Park Junior Parkrun Are You a Woman Thinking celebrates 1st Birthday! about Starting a Business? Enterprise Enfield is running free Steps to Starting Your Own Business Taster Sessions for women in London to help them find out what’s involved in starting a business and whether it’s the right route for them. The 2-hour Taster Sessions are being held at various venues in north London in July. They are FREE to attend as they are part- funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). For more details and to register to attend visit www.enterpriseenfield.org or call Enterprise Enfield on: 020 443 5457. Free Childcare to Attend In April 2019, Friary Park Junior Parkrun in Barnet, celebrated its Smear Tests 1st Birthday! The event was attended by over 300 locals, with 145 children completing the run. Mothers across the UK are being offered an hour’s free childcare so Eileen Rumble, a local mother of 6 and founder of the Friary they can attend a smear test. Park event, inspired by her two sporty sons, explains, “I love bringing the community together and get such a thrill from Childcare.co.uk, which claims to be seeing the children’s pride as they cross the finish line! We the largest platform for parents and childcare providers in the process their times into a national database. They can then run UK, has launched the initiative to encourage more women to to beat their own personal best.” attend a smear test to determine whether they are at risk of cervical cancer, which in 99.8% of cases is preventable with Junior Parkrun is a series of 2k events for children aged between early treatment 4 and 14, held around the UK. They are open to all, free, and are safe and easy to take part in. Parents must register their child Every year in the UK, around 3,000 women will be diagnosed on the website to take part. As well as the Barnet and Highbury with cervical cancer. In the UK, women are invited by the NHS Fields junior parkruns, there is a third North London Junior to get a cervical screening from the age of 25 to 64. However, Parkrun held at Priory Park in Crouch End every Sunday. figures show the take-up of testing of women is at a 20-year low. “As well as being of benefit physically, it is a very sociable event”, says Eileen, “We are always on the look-out for new While the test usually takes just five minutes, a free hour of volunteers to assist so do get in touch if you are interested”. childcare is being offered to allow for waiting times and travel. [email protected] Mothers can take up this offer by visiting: www.childcare. co.uk/news/free-childcare-for-smear-tests Musical Theatre Summer Schools with a Twist Come and join the award- winning Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School this Summer and explore West End to Broadway followed by Horrible Histories: We all love to learn about history, but some of us find it a bore The trouble is with history, Is that they’re not here anymore. We can only look at History through papers, online and Apps, But what if we brought History back to life, through singing, dancing & facts. We can visit the court of Henry VIII, the king obsessed with power Those poor six wives, of which only one survived, and two beheaded at the tower. The Great Fire of London of 1666, as Samuel Pepys likes to tell The smallest spark that lit up the dark that made London as ‘hot as hell’. And what about Queen Elizabeth I, whose teeth have never been forgotten. Green and black, with toxic gaps and her breath was oh so rotten. Vile Victorians, old London streets, rotten to the core, Kings and Queens & tragedies and maybe the Civil War. This is just the start of what we have in store, A week of fun for everyone, with perhaps a little more There’s singing, dance and dramas, and a little comedy too, A week of history brought to life especially by you. So let’s not make history boring, let’s bring it up to date. And at the end of the week, a performance to celebrate. Anna Fiorentini branches in Hackney, Camden, Docklands and Greenwich are also currently accepting applications for the September term. Book your obligation free taster day now. More details at www.annafiorentini.com For adults we have www.stageandthecity.com 4 Families North London familiesonline.co.uk Families News Space Chase - 2019 Business Opportunity with Summer Reading Families North London Challenge Magazine The Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to read six library books during the long summer holiday. Children’s reading can decline during the summer holidays if they don’t have regular access to books or encouragement to read for pleasure. This year the challenge will focus on the theme ‘Space Chase’—an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Children are challenged to read at least six library books over the school holidays and collect rewards, such as stickers, on their way to receiving their challenge certificate and medal. The Challenge will launch in libraries on Saturday 13 July 2019 in England and Wales. For competitions, book recommendations and special We have a fantastic opportunity for someone in North London online badges and rewards, visit striving for flexible, home based work which can be performed www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk during school hours and largely outside of school holidays! No previous Editorial/Magazine experience necessary, To help your child get started with but interested individuals should be business minded, self- the Summer Reading Challenge, here motivated and energised by the idea of growing a community are some great suggestions from focused business. Ideally some sales skills would be desirable, our friends at Pickled Pepper Books, but training can be provided if no sales experience. the specialist interactive children’s bookshop located in Crouch End. Candidates should able to make an equity investment. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield (age 3-6) The incumbent Editor owns the local North London Families Written by real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield, Magazine franchise and is looking to expand to further grow ‘The Darkest Dark’ has a gorgeously vintage the business.