Welcome
What a brilliant edition and swan song for our two fabulous outgoing Editors, Katy and Karen who have been at the helm of this award-winning e-magazine since December 2015. They have done a sterling job and will be greatly missed. We wish them all the very best for their pregnancies and new babies!
Our new Postnatal Directory, packed full of helpful local parenting information is out now and can be found in shops, cafes and restaurants on Balham High Street, Northcote Road and Battersea Rise. It has kindly been sponsored by Betty Bramble and the cover illustration by Place in Print, the same image that appears on the front of this issue. Get your FREE copy now.
On mat leave and missing your job? Volunteers are the lifeblood of our busy Branch, local parents just like you. There are lots of jobs that can be done from home, on your computer if you are housebound with a baby. If you have no time to offer, you might consider making a one-off donation here. It feels great to be supporting parents in their first 1,000 days of parenting through classes, breastfeeding cafes, meetups, Nearly New Sales, First Aid courses, events and all the vital admin roles that go with these activities. To find out more about what the NCT do click here and to see the latest volunteer vacancies, click here.
Autumn Dates for your diary:
Thursday 7th September-Bumps & Babies Group starts up again
Saturday 16th September-Nearly New Sale
Saturday 14th October-Halloween Family Event
Hope to see you soon,
Emma x
Emma van Klaveren Finlay
Clapham Chair & Coordinator
NCT Clapham & District Branch
Chair's Letter