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IN THIS ISSUE Local clubs and classes State and Independent School Open Days! Issue 116 September 2017 familiesonline.co.uk WATFORD BUSHEY RICKMANSWORTH M1 STANMORE M25 HATCH END NORTHWOOD EDGWARE HARROW WEALD HAREFIELD PINNER KINGSBURY HARROW WEST RUISLIP HENDON WEMBLEY ICKENHAM DOLLIS HILL SUDBURY PARK NORTHOLT BRONDESBURY PARK WEMBLEY UXBRIDGE A40 QUEENS PARK WILLESDEN KILBURN Welcome to the IN THIS ISSUE: September issue! 2 Families News 5 Mummy On The Edge CONTACT US: www.facebook.com/ 10 School Open Days FamiliesNWLondon Families North West 16 Clubs and Classes London Magazine @FamiliesNWLon 26 What’s On Circulation 30,000+ copies every issue. 30 Childrens Theatre Editors: Published seven times a year. For families Heather Waddington from birth to twelve. and Janine Mergler P.O. Box 2378, Watford WD18 1RF UPCOMING ISSUES: T: 01923 237 004 October 2017 - Education and Schools Deadline: 10th Sept 2017 E: [email protected] Cover image: Nov/Dec 2017 - Seasonal Celebrations depositphotos.com Deadline: 10th Oct 2017 www.FamiliesNWLondon.co.uk Send in your news, stories and advertising bookings to the details left. Feature images used under license from depositphotos.com. Other images have been supplied by Where is Families North West London? independent sources. Families North West London Magazine is distributed bi-monthly throughout north west London. An area bordered by the A40 to the south, by the A5/M1 to the east and out towards the M25 in the north and west. You can collect a copy FREE from scores of outlets: schools, nurseries, play groups, clubs and classes, sports centres, children’s libraries, family doctors and baby clinics, theatres, your local council offices and children’s shops. If you would like to stock copies to give to parents, please let us know. Distributed to over 30,000 families! Local charity benefits from NEWS cash boost from regional builder Herts Inclusive Theatre in Watford, which provides Local school is finalist in specialist arts and theatre sessions for disabled children, national diversity awards young adults and adults, Mulberry House school NW2 has been applauded for providing an applied to Persimmon Homes inspirational learning environment and has been nominated from North London to become one 22,000 entrants to become a finalist for this year’s National Diversity of its monthly Community Awards. Champions. The builder chooses two groups per month to receive The Mulberry House a donation through the popular School was founded scheme. in 1989 with the aim of developing a love The charity received £1,000 of learning within to spend on much-needed each child and the equipment, including a rainbow 2017 ISI inspection wave parachute, three disability highlighted the friendly cameras, a sensory resource kit, coloured wristbands to school’s commitment aid emotion work, six ear defenders and three magnetic drawing to both children’s boards to aid communication. academic Caroline Stevens, artistic director at Herts Inclusive Theatre, said: achievements as “This donation will make a tremendous difference and we cannot well as personal thank Persimmon Homes enough. development by “The equipment will be used in our weekly sessions and during awarding them with ‘excellent’ across all areas. holiday activities. Having access to items such as these will enable Daily activities across the school promote respect for all cultures, faiths our workshop leaders to improve the sessions they offer, enabling and lifestyles, with events such as Africa day and Indian cultural week. them to engage with the most disabled and disadvantaged The school nurtures community understanding and acceptance of our participants within the activities, including those with behavioural, differences. speech and language difficulties. Winners of the NDA will be announced on Friday, September 8th at the Visit www.hit-theatre.org.uk and www.persimmonhomes.com/ Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool. charity for further information on the charity or the grant www.NationalDiversityAwards.co.uk opportunities. Families North West London Magazine 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 West London Magazine 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 West London Magazine. Every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, but 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 West London familiesonline.co.uk NEWS Local dance-school pupil on tour with English National Ballet The van Niekerk Academy of Dance was established in 2001 and many hundreds of students have very successfully gained their Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams, as well as appear in the school dance shows. Former students have gone on to full time vocational schools such as Tring Park, Central School of Ballet, Kiev State Opera , Ballet West, YDA, Millennium and Performers. Former student Betsy Colindale Primary School Smith, pictured, is shortly to dance on tour with the English National Ballet. Brings Colour To The RAF For further information on ballet classes from age 3 upwards please Museum! contact Suzanne at [email protected] The RAF Museum in Hendon is currently undergoing a multi-million- pound transformation supported by National Lottery players through Get your half-term the Heritage Lottery Fund to celebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the RAF next year. camps planned early! The Museum is open to the public whilst re-landscaping and building Perform’s Wizard of Oz themed dance, drama work are active on site, so to brighten the place up, local schoolchildren and singing courses for 4-7s Inspire your from Colindale Primary School have designed a multi-coloured banner child’s imagination this October half-term that celebrates the aviation heritage of the area. The banner will be on with one of Perform’s unique holiday courses. display around the Museum as building works continue. On these one and three-day courses, the Colindale Primary School is an official partner in the Museum’s RAF children will enter a world of musical fantasy Centenary Programme which will in 2018 welcome visitors to a new as they re-enact the much-loved story of the Wizard of Oz. Join the green heart of the community, reflecting the historic RAF Hendon adventure on the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the airfield. New, innovative galleries will explore the first 100 years of the Lion and the Tin Man as they set out to find the Wizard. Your child will RAF, its roles today and entice visitors to imagine its future contribution delight in discovering the Ruby Slippers and exploring the magical and technology. Plus, a new digital sharing project will promote world of Oz with our friendly team of singers, dancers and actors. conversation with a global audience and help connect people to the Dates: Monday 23rd October, 10am - 3pm; Venues: St Lukes Hall – HA5 RAF story, sharing information onsite and online. Contact: T: 020 7255 9120 / [email protected] www.perform. org.uk/holidays To find out more, visit www.perform.org.uk/holidays www.rafmuseum.org familiesonline.co.uk Families North West London 3 NEWS John Lyon pupils help combat Holiday Hunger by donating 538 kilos of food to the Harrow Foodbank 100 Ukuleles donated to Holiday Hunger is a growing problem in the hospitalised children in the UK for many children. When School kitchens UK... with more to follow! close for the long summer holiday many children who are eligible for free school Ukulele Kids Club UK has recently reached a milestone of donating meals are left hungry. John Lyon pupils wanted to do something 100 ukuleles to hospitalised children around the UK. to help alleviate this issue in the last few weeks of the Summer Including ukuleles donated through funds raised by generous term. Pupils worked together to support those in need in Harrow online donors and also actual ukuleles that have been sent into the by ‘paying’ for the privilege of wearing their own clothes with food #UASAmnesty campaign. donations to the Harrow Food bank. More than 538 kilos of food With eleven hospitals having already received ukuleles and several was donated to the Harrow Food Bank by the children! more in the pipeline, the Ukulele Kids Club UK continues to grow from Mrs Plummer, Senior Teacher, said “This is an excellent initiative as strength to strength, spreading the message that “Music Heals” in pupils from across the School community learnt about the reality of hospitals from Bristol to Glasgow and many in between. holiday hunger and worked together to help those in greater need” Recent research has highlighted the many medical benefits, that The John Lyon School, Harrow has a richly deserved reputation can be gained as part of structured music therapy. From aiding with for providing an excellent all-round education that combines high depression and anxiety to decreasing recovery times following serious academic standards with excellence in Sport and the Arts. At JLS medical procedures, music and musical instruments can have a hugely every pupil matters. @JohnLyonHarrow beneficial impact. www.johnlyon.org; www.harrow.foodbank.org.uk To find out more about how the Ukulele Kids Club UK functions visit the website at uk.theukc.org Register for Wear A Hat Day 2018 and start planning your event! Wear A Hat Day is the UK’s premier brain tumour research fundraising event. It takes place on Thursday 29th March 2018.