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Friendly & Inclusive social club for Home Ed children of ALL ages
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Art room, Games room, Reading room, Soft Play room,
Outdoor Play Area, Fire pit & marshmallows..
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12pm - 2:30pm on Wednesdays (see dates below)
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At The Log Cabin Charity, 259 Northfield Avenue, W5 4UA
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£5 per family, drop-ins welcome and no need to pre-book.
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Free on street parking until 3pm on Bramley Road and surrounding side roads.
WATCH OUT FOR THE NEW PAY BY PHONE BAYS on the left hand side of Bramley Road. (Parking is still free in Resident Permit Bays on the right hand side of Bramley Road)
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Our entrance is just past the main entrance behind the blue bus, if you arrive late then please ring the black doorbell or message/call in the WhatsApp group chat.
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By attending you're agreeing to the ground rules below (please read).
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Ground Rules (Click to read)
BY ATTENDING, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Supervision: Children are the responsibility of the adult who brings them to the group, and they must be supervised at all times. Parents are expected to remain close to their child/ren when they are around the fire pit. Adults must not leave the premises unless they have asked a specific adult to take on the responsibility of their child/ren.
2. Clearing up: Everyone is asked to respect that the group is run on an entirely voluntary basis. All attendees are expected to contribute by taking responsibility for clearing up after themselves and to also help with clearing up after the group as a whole. At the end of each session please make sure to put away/wash/dry up any equipment you or your children may have used.
Please ensure that no rubbish is left in the outdoor play area, particularly marshmallow skewers and rubbish around the basketball court.
3. Staying Safe: No one is to intentionally hurt, (either physically or verbally), bully or intimidate another person. Please ensure your children know that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in any way. If your child hurts or upsets someone, please work with your children and others involved to solve the issue in an amicable way. No play fighting or wrestling allowed.
4. Fire Pit: The fire will be supervised by an adult at all times for general fire safety.
However, your children remain YOUR responsibility therefore please ensure that they behave responsibly around the fire at all times. Please remind your children to be careful with the hot marshmallows as they can cause burns and to dispose of the used skewers in the fire or in the bin. UPDATE: After repeated complaints from management we're now on our final warning. If any skewers are found anywhere on the premises after our sessions we won't be allowed to use the fire pit anymore. Marshmallows are to be consumed around the fire pit only. Please stay close by and ensure your children follow this rule so we can continue enjoying the fire pit.
5. Payment: By attending everyone is agreeing to pay the set fee of £5 per family. All money collected is used to cover rent, insurance premium, and weekly supplies for the art room, games room, fire pit and tea box.
6. Art room: Only use the materials provided and please don't touch anything in the cupboards (they belong to other groups). We are conscious of our environmental impact and ask that resources are used considerately and aren't wasted. Please make sure that your child/ren don't make a mess, particularly with the paint.
7. Board games: All games and puzzles must be signed out and returned with all the pieces in the box. It is the responsibility of the person who signed it out to ensure that it is returned complete with all its pieces.
8. Soft play room: Children ARE NOT allowed to climb on top of the play frame, not only is this dangerous but it also damages the netting and will result in us no longer being allowed access to the room. No shoes to be worn in the soft play frame and no food or drink allowed inside.
9. Entry & exit: Everyone is to sign in on arrival – this is extremely important as it is a fire list. All doors and gates to the outside are kept locked at all times. Under no circumstances is the green door release to be used, if you need to leave you must come and find me so I can let you out. The green door release button disables the lock mechanism on ALL the doors which could result in children leaving the premises without our knowledge.
10. Discrimination: Everyone is reminded that the families in the group come from many different backgrounds and we must show tolerance of each other’s lifestyles and values. Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, sex, age or abilities will not be tolerated.
11. Photos: Many parents do not consent to photos being taken of their children, if taking photos of your own child/ren please ensure that no one else is in the photo.
12. Privacy: No one is to give any third party a list of attendees at the group or divulge the identities of any individuals who attend or volunteers who run the group.
13. Tea box: We have a selection of hot drinks available in the staff room which you are welcome to enjoy. Only lidded mugs are allowed outside the staff room so don’t forget to bring one along. Make sure you wash everything you’ve used and return to our tea box.
14. No smoking or vaping at all on the premises.
15. The wooden play furniture and play house in the corner of the hall is not allowed to be used. This belongs to the children's centre and they won't allow us to use the hall if any of that equipment is touched.
No buggies to be left in the corridors and no scooters in the building.
Upcoming Sessions
Wednesday 10th Dec to 7th Jan - Closed for winter break
Wednesday 14th Jan
Wednesday 21st Jan
Wednesday 28th Jan
Wednesday 4th Feb
Wednesday 11th Feb
Wednesday 18th Feb - Closed for half term
Wednesday 25th Feb
Wednesday 4th March
Wednesday 11th March
Wednesday 18th March
Wednesday 25th March
Wednesday 1st to 8th April - Closed for spring break
Wednesday 15th April
Wednesday 22nd April
Wednesday 29th April
Wednesday 6th May
Wednesday 13th May
Wednesday 20th May
Wednesday 27th May - Closed for half term
Wednesday 3rd June
Wednesday 10th June
Wednesday 17th June
Wednesday 24th June
Wednesday 1st July
Wednesday 8th July
Wednesday 15th July
Wednesday 22nd July to Sept - Closed for summer break
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Tube: We are right next door to Northfields station on the Piccadilly line, just 30 seconds walk (if that). Exit the station, turn left and then left again after the library.
Bus: The E2 and E3 buses run along Northfield Avenue and both stop outside The Log Cabin.
Car: Parking is free until 3pm in RESIDENT PERMIT BAYS ONLY on Bramley Road - adjacent to the Log Cabin. There's also free parking on surrounding side roads. WATCH OUT FOR THE NEW PAY BY PHONE BAYS on the left hand side of Bramley Road.
Entry: Walk past the main Log Cabin Entrance towards the blue & white buses, our door is just to the left of them. If you arrive late, ring the black doorbell or message in the WhatsApp group chat.
Not Back To School Picnic
This year our Not Back To School Picnic will be on Wednesday 24th Sept at Boston Manor Park!
Come meet our wonderful community and kick off your Home Ed year in the best way. Don't forget to bring along a blanket and some snacks for an afternoon of fun!
You'll find us near the playground, I'll drop a pin with our exact location in the group chat.
We had an amazing turn out at our last one and hope this one will be even better!
We had a Pop Up Market on Wednesday 26th of Feb!
This was our 3rd Pop Up Market at The Log Cabin and it was even more successful than we'd hoped!
The children sold lots of handmade and pre-loved items and all profits went to various charities that the children selected themselves.
Kids from our BeeHive group had a stall and made a total of £372. Across all the stalls a whopping £1,327 was made!
The Date Project
Every year we sell ethically sourced medjool dates from The Date Project at the Log Cabin in the lead up to Ramadan.
The Date Project has partnered up with One Nation, a UK-based relief and development charity which supports local and international relief projects. One Nation operates on a 100% donation policy.
Dates for Palestine - 1 tin provides water for 100 families in Gaza.
Dates for Yemen - 1 tin provides milk to a baby for a month in Yemen.
Dates for Syria - 1 tin ensures bread is provided for 70 people in Syria.
Dates for Orphans - 1 tin provides education, food & support for orphans.
Dates for Rohingya - 1 tin provides food & vital aid to the Rohingya community.
Dates for Charity - 1 tin provides funding for charity projects in the UK inc. food packs and cancer support.
Dates for Africa - 1 tin provides food and vital aid in Somalia, Nigeria & Malawi.
Not Back To School Picnic
**CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER**
This year our Not Back To School Picnic will be on Thursday 26th Sept, 1pm to 4pm at Walpole Park!
Come meet our wonderful community and kick off your Home Ed year in the best way. Don't forget to bring along a blanket and some snacks for an afternoon of fun!
You'll find us near the playgrounds, I'll drop a pin with our exact location in the group chat.
We had an amazing turn out last year at Northala Fields and hope this one will be even better!
Make & Create Pop Up Market
Following on from the success of last year's Pop Up Market we hosted another one on the 5th of June!
This time the focus was on things that the kids made themselves with no (or very little) help.
They sold a variety of things such as homemade bakes, jewellery, candles, paper crafts, t-shirts, badges, bath bombs, key rings, samosas, kebabs, pastries, tea blends, bookmarks and so much more!
Huge well done to everyone who took part, we're hoping to have another one in Winter so look out for more details.
Multi-sport sessionS
We had coaches Emmanuel & Paddy from Sports Play Motion join us on Wednesday 17th of April for a free multi-sports trial session!
The kids were split into two groups and enjoyed 90 mins of fun and energising team games.
There was so much interest that they came back weekly for the remainder of the term at a cost of only £2 per child.
If there's enough demand they'll be happy to return fortnightly next term, let us know in the group chat if you're interested!
Badge Making Workshop
On the 6th of March we had a workshop where children were able to design and make their own badges using a badge press!
The workshop was lead by the lovely Ameera who has donated all the proceeds to Gaza.
We raised an amazing total of... £242.50!!
The Date Project
Every year we sell ethically sourced medjool dates from The Date Project at the Log Cabin in the lead up to Ramadan.
For 2024 The Date Project partnered up with One Nation as its charity partner. One Nation is a UK-based relief and development charity which has continued to support local and international relief projects to help improve lives. One Nation operates on a 100% donation policy.
Dates for Palestine - 1 tin provides water for 100 families in Gaza.
Dates for Yemen - 1 tin provides milk to a baby for a month in Yemen.
Dates for Syria - 1 tin bread is provided for 70 people in Syria.
Dates for Orphans - 1 tin provides education, food & support for orphans.
Dates for Rohingya - 1 tin provides food & vital aid to the Rohingya community.
On Wednesday the 15th of Nov we had an Emergency First Aid Awareness Workshop led by a trainer from St John Ambulance.
The kids learnt life saving skills and how to approach to an emergency situation.
It was such a hit that we plan to run a second workshop in spring where the kids will learn some more hands on skills such as recovery position and abdominal thrusts.
We have certificates for those who attended the workshop, let me know if you'd like one.
Look out for updates on the next workshop in the WhatsApp group chat!
Our first ever Pop Up Market at The Log Cabin was a huge success and we made a total of £1,040.50
What's even better is that a third of it will be donated to charity!
We're so proud of how well all the kids did! They sold handmade crafts, homemade bakes, books & toys and did an amazing job managing their stalls.
We'd like to say a huge thank you to all the people who came to support them (despite the heavy rain)
We're planning our next one on the 5th of June so look out closer to the time if you'd like to book a stall!
Log Cabin Summer Party
On Wednesday 5th of July 2023 we threw a summer party to mark the end of our first year of running The Log Cabin!
It was a fun filled day with lots of entertainment for all the family and a wonderful way to celebrate our amazing Log Cabin community!
The kids enjoyed pony rides, exotic animal encounters, bouncy castles, face painting and henna and had an absolute blast.
Over the past year we've seen our Log Cabin community blossom into a tight knit group of families, kids and parents alike have formed friendships for life which gives us even more reason to celebrate!
This year we're planning an event that will be even bigger and better! It'll be around end of July so keep a look out for updates in the coming weeks!
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