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Re: Francis Holland Sloane Squre Vs Epsom College - advice needed please

Thanks for your message. To be honest the Saturday school is the biggest reason why I am not so keen on Epsom, but DD says she does not mind having to go to school on a Saturday, and she wants to get better at sport. I personally would like her to go to FHS as its more local, but am worried about gi...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 9
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:30 pm

Francis Holland Sloane Squre Vs Epsom College - advice needed please

Hello Thank you in advance for any advice on this. My DD is in the fortunate position of being offered a place at both, but unfortunately I do not know any parents at either school to help guide me on a decision. They are both very different propositions ( girls Vs co-ed, inner london ease of travel...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 9
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:52 am

Re: Edward James or Charlotte Cave in Balham?

I went to Edward James for the first time on Northcote road last week, and saw Pedro. He did my colour, cut etc and was simply amazing. would thoroughly recommend him, and I love that you get a relaxing massage before your treatment starts. A lovely treat.
Forum: Wellbeing
Replies: 5
Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:14 am

Recommendations for a tutor please.

Hi there A plea out there to any parents who have been through/going through the palava of the 11+ process. We would love to get the help of a tutor  who has 11 + experience to help our DS for extra confidence in maths/NVR, and potentially english too. Know there are a lot of great Tutor agencies ou...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 5
Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:29 pm

Re: ADHD - Medication

Hi there
We used ADHD360 and are under the care of a lovely nurse called Sally. It took 2 weeks to get a consultation. Best of luck
Replies: 3
Mon May 15, 2023 8:33 am

Advice needed on SEN support Secondary school please

Hi all Really hoping for some advice. My DD is in Yr 5 and has ADHD - she is smart, and enjoys sport. I am currently looking at secondary schools, and although many of the schools talk a good 'SEN' game, I am finding it really hard to understand if they are true to their word. I would really love to...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 12
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:23 am

after school care needed please

Hi there we are looking for an after school nanny 2 or 3 afternoons a week, days to suit. Also if you have availability, we would be able to offer mornings as well. We live in Clapham South, 6 mins walk from the tube and have a 6 year old daughter who attends school off Abbeville road. She would nee...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 2
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:31 pm

Re: Ironing, babysitting

Hello Aniko hope that you are well. I saw your ad and am really keen to meet you as we are looking for a responsible yet fun loving babysitter to help look after our child some evenings but mainly the odd Sat and sun . We live in Balham off Cavendish road, let me know if this would suit you. Could w...
Replies: 1
Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:02 am

Re: Anyone personally recommend a career/life coach?

Hi there, I have used someone fantastic who went through a massive life change/career move/Country move and then retrained several years ago to be a life coach and she is really amazing. I have also had colleagues who have used her too, with great success. Her name is Liv, have a look on her website...
Replies: 10
Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:53 pm

Re: Carpenter recommendation?

Hello, I found my 'go to' carpenter/joiner by chance ( he was my nanny's husband )so we tried him out a few years ago, and have never looked back. He is honest, very hard working, gives great advice and does a seriously good job on anything from fitting windows, making bespoke shelves to building ha...
Replies: 4
Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:12 am

Re: Family GP recommendation needed (dog groomer too!)

Hi there if you can go a little outside SW18, then I wholeheartedly recommend The Coyne Family Practice in Parsons Green as both Drs there are amazing. You can always get same day appointments, they have great hours and they always call a day afterwards to check in on the patient and see how they ar...
Forum: Wellbeing
Replies: 8
Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:13 pm

Re: Weekly flower deliveries by mail. Any recommendations?

Hello, I totally second Freddies Flowers - we have used them for the past year and a half, they are great and a local business. I have friends who use them also and are equally happy. They source some great bouquets. They come in recyclable packaging and helpful tips on how to arrange them, really g...
Replies: 12
Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:03 pm

Re: Nuisance neighbours - private tenants

Hi Jen I really feel for you in your situation as we have some very noisy neighbours who are renting ( on another street but are so noisy, that it disturbs us and our neighbours!) and have parties at least twice a week and it's so noisy, and I have to keep my DD from going outside when they are part...
Replies: 9
Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:54 am

Re: Botox recommendations

Hi there, I just wanted to give my opinion as I do happen to know a lot of information in this field as I used to work with a major pharma who sells the UK's leading botox/filler products. ( which I will not mention here as I don't want to look biased, I just want to give advice) I was really agains...
Forum: Wellbeing
Replies: 19
Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:40 am

Re: Superglue in locks

Hi there, trying not to scaremonger, but wanted to add to the post, as this has happened to me whilst I was involved in a nanny share with another family. Basically, our nanny used to take both children out every Tuesday at a specific time to go to a playgroup. However that Tuesday, she decided to l...
Replies: 1
Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:45 am