In preparation for our autumn programme a group of us, including a family we support (mum, dad and 4 year old), tackled the overgrown garden at St Mark’s church hall in Balham. We often use the garden there for our Thursday Family Hubs sessions. Lots of hard work and chat...
On 9 August, 12 Home Start Wandsworth families embarked on our annual trip to the seaside, armed with buckets, spades, beach tents and smiles. The weather was not perfect, but we had a wonderful day! We all got a healthy helping of fresh air and relaxed fun. Some of the...
Be part of something amazing! Could you spare a few hours a week to support a local family and make a difference that could last a lifetime? It’s a great volunteering opportunity for the right people. We are looking for parents, grandparents and carers to join our volunteer team to...
It’s so easy to raise money for Home-Start Wandsworth now; all you have to do is shop online! So whenever you are shopping for almost anything – clothes, books, groceries, gift cards, furniture, insurance, even holidays, you just have to make sure you do so through Give As You Live. So...
Back in early February when the weather was much warmer, 450 people gathered in the beautiful St Luke’s Church in Battersea to see the internationally acclaimed Joe Stilgoe Trio perform a concert in aid of Home-Start Wandsworth. Stilgoe, on piano and vocals, displayed wit, humour and virtuosic musicianship as he...
Marla’s verdict is unambiguous: “I loved it! And I was especially glad to have my kids involved.” Her boys are four and six years old and they have shown an interest in kitchen chores and cooking for a while. But it was only after a Home-Start session for a picnic...
The third annual HSW carol service was held on 19 December 2017 at St Anne’s Church in Wandsworth, helping to raise much-needed funds in support of local families. Joanna Lumley and Holby City star Guy Henry joined Sir Richard Stilgoe, Jane Asher and Samuel West to provide heartfelt and entertaining...
Families Gather We have had a busy few months at our Family Hubs. Battersea Arts Centre’s Monday sessions continue, offering arts and crafts, English conversation and a variety of workshops from yoga, budgeting, reflexology and baby massage to child development. One of our mothers told us that she now uses...
After several months of planning and having trained our volunteers in specialist topics such as perinatal mental health and mother-child attachment, our Bump to Baby pilot scheme is now up and running. This extends our work to home-visits for women around the time of their second trimester of pregnancy. Our...
Our annual Quiz night on 9 November was yet again a fantastically successful evening. Organised by the brilliant trustee and former Chair Laura Lewis and supported by her army of volunteers, the kitchen and bar ran like a well-oiled machine. The fizz was flowing and the questions were as spicy...
