For babies and young children, play is at the very heart of how they learn and develop. From practicing new sounds, to developing gross motor skills, play is fundamental in developing the basic skills that will support their literacy, numeracy and … [Read more...]
First Time Buyers Week
May 23, 2016 By Leave a Comment
CENTURY 21 Greenwich Park are excited to be joining the rest of our nationwide network in celebrating our annual First Time Buyers Week (FTBW). Commencing on Saturday 21st May, CENTURY 21 UK will be offering advice and access to the services we can … [Read more...]
FREE nursery places with More2childcare
May 20, 2016 By
More2childcare is a new community Ofsted registered nursery in East Greenwich is offering a limited number of FREE places to local families with 3 and 4 year olds. It’s unusual for privately owned nurseries to offer completely free places, but that’s … [Read more...]
Introducing OneLane…
May 20, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Giving up your days running kids around from activity to activity is a regular thing for most parents, almost like a rite of passage. Whether it's after school during the week or over the weekend, it's not unusual to see mums and dads like you and me, … [Read more...]
How Parent Gym has helped 4000 families flourish
May 7, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The Parent Gym ethos is simple. Support parents to develop the skills and confidence to help their families flourish. Since it was set up in 2010, Parent Gym has helped more than 4000 parents. This number includes those from the 10 schools and … [Read more...]
How to choose the perfect nursery
April 22, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Choosing the right nursery for your child is essential to his or her early years development. To help you do that, we've compiled the following tips. It's not an exhaustive list, if you have any to add please do so in the comments … [Read more...]
It’s maintenance Jim, but not as you know it!
April 18, 2016 By Leave a Comment
One of the biggest complaints in my industry is over the maintenance administration and handling of someone's investment property. Recently there have been numerous cases in the national press whereby some estate agents have dealt with an issue and … [Read more...]
And so begins another Primary School Place Race….
April 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Back in 2016, The Times reported that “ninety UK primary schools are refusing to accept pupils who live more than 300m away as Britain’s booming population pushes classrooms to crisis point." The smallest catchment area is 92m, according to data from the … [Read more...]
Dealing with separation anxiety: How to keep the nursery drop-off tear-free
March 31, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The beginning of the year sees lots of children starting nursery for the first time. Although this first day marks an exciting milestone, it can sometimes be a challenging step – even more for parents than children! It’s completely normal to feel … [Read more...]
Easter round up…
March 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Easter Half Term in Greenwich need not be a chocolate filled expensive affair. Across the borough of Greenwich we’re lucky enough to have the most river frontage of any London Borough and about 183 acres of parkland. As well as our lovely historical … [Read more...]
The grand opening of Under1Roof!
March 10, 2016 By Leave a Comment
We launched this exciting venture on Saturday 27th February after nearly 6 years and 3 buildings of planning! Our ethos for the centre is a creative community hub for kids aged 0-11 and their parents. A real one stop shop from catching a children's … [Read more...]
Returning to work after maternity: Making it easy
February 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment
It’s often hard enough to return to work after a one-week holiday, but returning to work after months off while you were looking after your beautiful new born baby? Yep, that’s difficult. So, will it be hard? Yes. Will it take some getting used to? … [Read more...]
The Charismatic Café for Quality Coffee
February 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment
We’re delighted to announce the re-opening of the White House Café at St. Mary’s Gate in Greenwich Park. This charming Grade II listed lodge, has been redecorated and now boasts huge comfy sofas, an activity table for children, baby changing … [Read more...]
Get your Monkey on this Chinese New Year!
February 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Happy New Year! Chinese New Year that is and this is the year the of the Monkey! So what is Chinese New Year? Also known as the Spring Festival, Chinese New Year marks the turn of the Chinese lunisolar calendar meaning the date changes every year. Those … [Read more...]
Introducing Three Generations of Women, by James Haddrell
February 3, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As one of this country’s leading supporters of young and emerging theatre companies, at Greenwich Theatre we are always involved with a whole host of shows at various stages of development, but there is nothing more satisfying than that moment when all … [Read more...]
So here we are. 2016. by Ian Male.
January 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As fast as it appeared last September, Christmas disappeared from our shelves and televisions, to be hastily replaced by creme eggs and hot cross buns, along with the inevitable rush of gadgets, kitchen equipment and magical elixirs promising to get you … [Read more...]
Do I need a Will? by Laura Bailey
January 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment
For the majority of people, the answer is yes. When someone dies without a Will, it can have all sorts of consequences. Importantly, it means that your estate will be distributed according to the intestacy rules. These rules specify who benefits from … [Read more...]
Dump Dieting; Start Living by Helen Hendry
January 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment
I wonder how long your New Year’s resolutions lasted this year. If you’ve got willpower of steel, you might just about still be going with them. But according to a GovPoll New Year’s resolutions survey in 2015, 35% of respondents wanted to lose weight, … [Read more...]
Surviving the festive period by Helen Hendry
December 21, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The countdown to Christmas Day begins! The kids have broken up from school, the Christmas cake is well boozed and the goose is getting fat. Last minute shopping to do, and then time to relax, enjoy and be merry? In theory, yes. But if you’re a … [Read more...]
Little Agency Secrets (Part one) by Simon Hughes
December 7, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Did you know that an estate agent is not paid simply to sell your home. Can you believe that? Seriously, many people think that all estate agents do is ‘chuck’ the property on Rightmove (or similar portals) and wait for the phone to ring off the hook … [Read more...]
