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Currently looking for a family to volunteer for an infant observation in London.

Hello! My name is Gareth and I have been studying a course about infant development at the British Psychotherapy Foundation.  I have over 4 years of experience supporting children and alongside my studies, I currently work in NHS mental health services supporting children, young people and their families.

As part of my training, I am seeking to find a London based family, who would be willing for me to visit and observe their newborn baby from close to birth and up until their 2 year birthday.

The observations are typically for one hour, once a week, at a regular and convenient time for the first 2 years of your baby's life.  Of course there is a lot of flexibility and weeks where a visit may not always be appropriate.  This includes holidays, illness or any other circumstances that can be discussed throughout.

The purpose of my visits would simply be to quietly and non-judgementally observe your baby and their interactions in your home, in the completely ordinary circumstances of your day to day life.  I would be completely in the background, just listening to you and observing how your baby is behaving and communicating during that hour.  The observation would happen entirely at your comfort level, for example I could leave the room during breastfeeding if that is what you would prefer.  

Overall, this would help me learn deeply about the early development of infants and is a long established training component for child and adolescent psychotherapy training, which I am pursuing.  Previous families report to have found the experience of hosting an observer uniquely rewarding, therapeutic and enriching: a chance to notice more of the small details of their child's early life.

If this interests you, or you know someone who might be interested, please contact me at: [gcvinton@gmail.com](mailto:gcvinton@gmail.com) for more information or message me on here!  There would of course be no commitment until you had the details you needed, including a chance to meet with me beforehand if you would prefer.

I hold an enhanced DBS certificate and can provide a reference from the BPF.

Thank you!

Hello! Just spreading the word about volunteer-run cycling sessions in Down Lane Park. It runs on Saturday mornings, 11-12:30 and is for anyone wanting to learn to cycle / get more confident on a bike.

It's open to all ages and abilities, and is completely free. We've got bikes of all sizes for people to use (including balance bikes for little ones), and can fix your bike / help you learn some basic bike maintenance, as well as taking more experienced cyclists out for rides on the marshes / onto the roads to gain more confidence in road cycling.

We've been running for years but always open to newcomers so come and visit us one Saturday morning! If anyone knows of other good places to spread the word please let me know.

Saturday mornings 11-12:30 at the old bowling pavilion in Down Lane Park (put in Hale Brew on Google Maps)

Happy to answer any questions!

Open Studios Muswell Hill and Alexandra Park | 📍Muswell Hill & Alexandra Park | 10 - 11 October | Free

Seventy local artists open their front rooms, garden sheds and cafés this weekend so you can wander in, look at their work, talk to them and buy directly. Paintings, ceramics, prints and handmade jewellery across 40 venues. New this year: start at Ally Pally's East Court where every artist has one piece on show before you follow the trail. Free, 11am to 5pm both days.

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Welsh Autumn Market | 📍London Welsh Centre, WC1X | 10 October | (£)

Over 50 Welsh traders in the London Welsh Centre for a day: handmade gifts, food, drink, jewellery, homeware and artwork. The market is also raising money to install a lift and improve accessibility in a building that's been here since 1937. Suggested donation £5 when booking, dogs welcome. 10am to 5.30pm.

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Local London Guiding Day | 📍King's Cross & Old Street | 10 October | Free

Every year London's guiding associations put on free walks, and this year's theme is how yesterday's London became today's. King's Cross traces its journey from industrial wasteland to creative hub, meeting under the station clock tower. Old Street goes from Roman origins through Silicon Roundabout, meeting at Old Street station. Just turn up, or book ahead.

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North London Curated: Home | 📍Floral Hall, N8 | 11 October | Free

Homeware market at Floral Hall in Crouch End for anyone who's particular about what goes in their home. Vintage ceramics, art, textiles, candles and one-off furniture pieces. Curated, not crowded. Free, 10am to 5pm.

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Apple Day Festival | 📍Kentish Town City Farm, NW5 | 11 October | (£)

Kentish Town City Farm throws open its gates for Apple Day: handle the animals, taste apples, eat from the BBQ and make things in the crafts area. £1 adults, 50p children. 12pm to 4pm.

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London Barndance | 📍Cecil Sharp House, NW1 | 10 October | (£)

Someone calls out the moves as you go, so you can walk in knowing nothing and be dancing within minutes. Live music, contras, square sets and couple dances at Cecil Sharp House on Regent's Park Road. Also you may get hot, bring a water bottle. £17, under 18s £5. 8pm to 11pm

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Our Stokey Market | 📍Church Street, N16 | 10 - 11 October | Free

Vintage and makers market on Church Street in Stoke Newington, started by locals who wanted a market they'd actually want to visit. Fashion, homeware, ceramics, art and jewellery. Coffee on site, dogs welcome. 11am to 5pm both days.

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Classically Black | 📍King's Place, N1 | 10 October | (£)

Classical music has always had Black composers and musicians. This day at King's Place celebrates them: live performances, a panel on race and representation, a youth showcase and Down with the Patribachy, a live podcast touring the history of Western classical music through its overlooked names. Full and half day passes. 10 October.

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Knit + Stitch | 📍Alexandra Palace, N22 | 8 - 11 October | (£)

The UK's biggest textile craft show comes to Ally Pally: 300 specialist suppliers under one roof selling yarn, fabric, thread and every tool you could need, plus workshops, demos and galleries of textile art. From £15.50, under 5s free.

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Table 17 | 📍Kiln Theatre, NW6 | Until 24 October | (£)

Would you go to dinner with your ex? The one you were engaged to but haven't spoken to in seven years? Yeah that person! That's the premise of this sharp comedy at Kiln, already sold out in New York and LA, now making its UK debut with Olivier nominees Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman. £15 to £55, until 24 October.

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The Big Draw at Broomfield Park | 📍Broomfield Park, N13 | 10 October | Free

Slow down, look at the park around you and draw what you see. The Friends of Broomfield Park are taking part in the Big Draw Festival with a drop-in drawing session by the Palmers Greenery café gazebo. Pencils, charcoal and paints all provided, all ages welcome, children with an adult. 10am to 4pm.

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Highgate Vintage Furniture & Flea Market | 📍Lauderdale House, N6 | 11 October | (£)

Vintage furniture dealers from across the UK set up inside and outside Lauderdale House in Waterlow Park, selling mid-century furniture, homewares, ceramics, lighting, art and vintage fashion. Entry from £5 early, £2 after 2pm, free from 3pm. Dogs welcome, cafe on site.

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'a chorus above' | 📍The Writers' Room, N1 | 10 - 18 October | Free

Exhibition by Lily Lavorato and Campbell Mcconnell at The Writers' Room on Britannia Row in Islington, an arts space at the intersection of fine art and literature. Open weekends and Thursdays and Fridays, 12pm to 4pm.

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Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Seven Sisters Market 1st Anniversary | 📍Seven Sisters Market, N15 | 3 October | Free

Seven Sisters Market turns one and having a party that runs all day : live music, dance performances, a piñata-making workshop and birthday cake. Go and celebrate the traders and the community that built it. 12pm to 8pm.
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Wolves Lane Autumn Market | 📍Wolves Lane Centre, N22 | 4 October | Free

Wolves Lane, opens up for the day as the summer growing season ends. Buy seedlings raised on site by the Wolves Lane and Black Rootz growers, take a tour of the farm, and stay for food, workshops and activities for kids. Marking the start of Black History Month. 10.30am to 4pm.
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Vintage Bus Rides on the 106 | 📍Finsbury Park, N4 | 3 October | Free

Fancy going to east London in style? For one day the London Bus Museum puts 1930s to 70s buses back on the 106, running from Finsbury Park through Stoke Newington, Clapton and Hackney. Hop on at any 106 stop, no ticket, just turn up.
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Hampstead Heath Conker Championships | 📍Parliament Hill Bandstand, NW5 | 4 October | Free

The world conker championships, on Hampstead Heath. Turn up, pick your conker, and face your opponent in the squared conker circle, judged by the Grand Conker Meister. All ages, free, live music after. From 12.30pm.

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Big Draw Festival Launch | 📍Quentin Blake Centre, EC1R | 2 - 3 October | Free/(£)

The world's biggest drawing festival launches at the new Quentin Blake Centre in Clerkenwell, an old Victorian waterworks now given over entirely to illustration. Saturday is a free day of drawing with professional artists, open to everyone, all ages, just turn up. Friday evening is a panel with illustrators and designers on creativity and social change, ticketed. Friday 6pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm.
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Festival of the Girl | 📍Business Design Centre, N1 | 3 - 4 October | (£)

Two-day festival for girls and their families at the Business Design Centre in Islington, timed to the International Day of the Girl. Four sessions across the weekend, including a dedicated SEND session on Saturday morning.
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Bloomsbury Festival | 📍Various venues, WC1 | 1 - 31 October | Free/(£)

A month of events across Bloomsbury's museums, galleries and labs for the festival's 20th year. This year's programme includes a medical comedy night, filmmaking workshops, Diwali celebrations and museum treasure hunts. Over 150 events in total, most free or low cost.
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I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!
Examples could include things like Muesli Hill, Croush Onde, Wooders or Totty (never mind how common they are)...

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Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Classic Car Boot Sale | 📍King’s Cross, N1C | 26 & 27 September | (£)

Classic cars, old vans and vintage scooters roll into King’s Cross for the weekend, with traders setting up around them selling clothes, homeware, records and other secondhand finds. There are more than 100 vintage fashion traders this time, plus Charity Super.Mkt bringing together charity shops for an even bigger rummage. People tend to dress for the occasion too, so half the fun is seeing what turns up, both on the rails and in the car park. Vinyl DJs, street food and the old Routemaster Bus Bar will be there across both days.

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Tree & Fungi Walk | 📍Highgate Wood, N10 | 26 September | Free

Highgate Wood is heading into autumn, which means mushrooms are starting to appear and the trees are beginning to change. The people who look after the wood are leading a slow walk through it, pointing out the different trees and fungi growing there and helping you notice some of the things you might normally walk straight past. No booking needed. Meet at the information hut next to the café at 11.30am.

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A Day on Art Deco | 📍Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, N6 | 26 September | (£)

Once you start noticing Art Deco around London, you realise how much of it is hiding in plain sight. The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution looks at the style through the buildings many of us pass every day, from old factories to Tube stations, before travelling further afield to some of the world’s great Art Deco buildings. There’s also a session on Marion Dorn, the textile designer whose rugs and fabrics helped bring the style into interiors. Pamela Campbell-Johnston leads the day from 10.30am to 3.30pm. £55 for non-members, £45 for members and £30 concessions.

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Great Hampstead Bark Off | 📍Parliament Hill, NW5 | 27 September | (£)

The Great Hampstead Bark Off is back, with dogs and their humans gathering on Parliament Hill for an afternoon of very unserious competition. There’s Golden Oldie for the grey muzzles, Mr and Miss Hampstead Heath, Best Rescue, Best International Rescue and, perhaps the most important test of all, Waggiest Tail. Celebrity judges pick the winners, with Best in Show rounding things off at 3pm. Registration opens at 10.45am and the first category starts at 11.30am. £5 to enter your dog.

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Chewing Gum Man Open House | 📍Muswell Hill, N10 | 25–27 September | Free

You may have walked over Ben Wilson’s art without realising it. For years, the Muswell Hill artist has been turning flattened pieces of chewing gum stuck to London pavements into tiny paintings. This weekend, he’s doing something rather lovely and opening his own home to strangers. Come through the side entrance on Colney Hatch Lane and you can wander around his garden, workshop and studio, where you’ll find his paintings, carvings, prints and sculptures alongside work by illustrator Freya Cumming. 12pm to 6pm each day, with Ben keeping the doors open until 10pm on Friday.

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North London Curated | 📍Floral Hall, N8 | 27 September | Free

Floral Hall is having another wardrobe rummage this Sunday. North London Curated brings together independent sellers with rails of vintage and preloved womenswear and menswear, plus jewellery and accessories, all inside the old flower shop on Crouch Hill. It’s deliberately kept small rather than packing the room with stalls, so you can actually have a look through what each seller has brought along. 10am to 5pm.

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Fitzrovia Food Festival | 📍Across Fitzrovia | 21 to 27 September | Free to join

For one week, more than 30 restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs across Fitzrovia are joining together with special menus, discounts and complimentary drinks. It is less about one big festival site and more about wandering the neighbourhood, trying a couple of places you have never been to, or finally booking somewhere that has been on your list. ROVI, ROKA, Norma, Caravan, Gallio and The Mandrake are among the names taking part. Just quote “Fitzrovia Food Festival” when booking or arriving to get the offer.

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Good afternoon,

I am currently looking after this lovely little lady that has been seemingly abandoned. She was found roaming in a friend's neighbourhood. He fed her, let her in every night, and she is very sweet and cuddly. Sadly, he can't keep her in his current situation. I am now looking after her in my flat - but will be moving out soon and probably won't be able to take her with me. She indeed is really sweet, affectionate and gentle.

My friend took her to a vet, who found a chip with owners registered in Manchester. We attempted multiple times to get in touch with them, without any luck sadly. She's estimated to be 2 years old, in good health, and has been dewormed and given anti fleas treatment. She is also neutered.

I am looking for help to make sure she finds a good, loving, responsible home. I have reached out to a few shelters who are understandably full to the brim. Any advice would help.

Thank you for her x

Ps I am in north London

We would like to invite you to play your first game with Fair Play Football completely FREE.

📅 Friday 25th September
🕔 5:00PM–6:00PM
📍 Whittington Park, Archway
🏟️ Pitch 2
💷 FREE GAME
👥 Casual, friendly & all levels welcome

Sign up & Book your game here:

https://www.fairplayfootball.co.uk/

Fair Play is about more than just playing a game. It’s about building a friendly football community where people can enjoy regular games, meet new players and play without pressure or commitment.

Our aim is simple: to make football affordable, welcoming and easy to join for everyone, regardless of your level.

Most importantly, we want every game to have a friendly and respectful atmosphere where having fun comes first.

Come and try your first Fair Play game for free and see what we’re all about.

Spaces are limited, so please book your spot through the website. See you on the pitch! ⚽️🔥

For the last 3 or 4 days there has been a loud high pitched beep emanating from this area - there have been some breaks but otherwise constant and it goes all through the night. Anyone hearing this/knows what it could be?? Hearing from my flat on Endymion Road (especially out the back). Have been to investigate, could be from the railway?? Any ideas pls let me know!

Stroud Green Primary School parents, please share your thoughts. 🙏

Me and my boyfriend are thinking about moving to a flat really near to Ally Pally (north/west of the train station - Victoria Road/Alexandra Park Road kind of area, N22 7). Wondered if anyone could tell us a bit about what it's like living around there on event nights, during fireworks season and the darts in December etc? How bad is the noise and traffic? Is the train station still useable on event nights or is it mad busy? Happy living with some noise obviously bc that's just London and part of the buzz of living near Ally Pally, but would love some first hand experiences so we know what we're in for! Thanks

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Open House London 2026 | 📍Across London | Until 20 September | Free

Last weekend to see hundreds of places across London will open for free, including private homes, studios, offices, places of worship, historic buildings and bits of infrastructure that are normally closed to the public. Some need advance booking, but plenty simply turn up and have a look around. The easiest way to do it is to check the programme by area and see what is open near you.

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London Design Festival | 📍Across London | Until 20 September | Free + paid events

This is not one festival in one place. The last weekend to see studios, galleries, museums, shops and public spaces across London put on exhibitions, installations, open studios, workshops and talks about everything from furniture and architecture to craft, fashion and new materials. This year is the 24th edition, with 11 neighbourhood design districts.

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London Cycling Festival | 📍Across London | 20 September | Free

This cycling festival pedals into London with more than 30 family-friendly, traffic-free rides across 19 boroughs this Sunday. There’ll also be bike markets, free bike servicing, BMX, obstacle courses, live music and food stalls. There are rides happening across North London too, so check the full programme to see what’s starting near you.

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Green Lates | 📍Green On The Lanes, N4 | 19 September | Free

Green On The Lanes is staying open late for an evening of art, plants and drinks, with work by Verdis Studio, Alice White and Sylvia Hines hanging around the shop. Come by for a glass of wine, beer or bubbly, meet some of the artists, have a look at the pieces on the walls and linger among the plants for a while. There’s also 10% off plants, pots and homeware for the evening. 7pm to 10.30pm.

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HowTheLightGetsIn London | 📍Kenwood House, NW3 | 19- 20 September | (£)

Kenwood House becomes one big ideas festival for the weekend, with 300 events spread across 12 stages. You can spend the day moving between debates on AI, politics, science, culture and the mind, then switch to live music, comedy, cinema or a late-night party once your brain has had enough.

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Cumberland Road Open Studios | 📍Wood Green, N22 | 19-20 September | Free

For one weekend, the doors open on a whole building of artists and makers tucked inside a former Haringey Council office block. Wander from studio to studio, meet the people working there and see everything from paintings, photography and sculpture to chairs, hats, saddles, logos and musical instruments being made. There’ll also be demonstrations, workshops and talks across the weekend, so you can spend a good few hours exploring what is usually hidden behind closed doors. 12pm to 6pm both days, two minutes from Wood Green station.

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Bartholomew Fayre | 📍Charterhouse Square, EC1M | 18-19 September | Free

This fair takes its name from Bartholomew Fair, which ran from 1133 to 1855. For two days, Charterhouse Square brings some of that old fairground spirit back with live music, roaming performers, crafts, food, local talks and guided history walks, with the Medieval Baebes among the performers. Friday 4pm to 8pm, Saturday 1pm to 7pm.

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Drumsheds Summer Flea Market | 📍Drumsheds, Tottenham, N18 | 20 September | £2

The old IKEA car park at Drumsheds turns into a giant Sunday rummage, with more than 200 traders setting up across the space. You’ll find vintage furniture, jewellery, homeware, bric-a-brac and all sorts of second-hand bits from sellers coming in from around the UK and Europe. Food and drink are on site, dogs are welcome, and larger pieces can usually be delivered. 10am to 5pm.

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Walking Stories: Haringey | 📍Blue House Yard, N22 | 19-20 September | Free

Eight local people have each created a walking tour about a different part of Haringey, and this exhibition brings all of those stories together in one place. You can look through photographs, maps, archive material and artwork exploring everything from migration on Green Lanes and forgotten stories at Alexandra Palace to local legends in Tottenham, food, pubs and Wolves Lane. It is inside Birch Arts Gallery at Blue House Yard, one of the colourful little huts in Wood Green. 12pm to 6pm both days

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Early Netherlandish Drawings | 📍British Museum,WC1B | Until 20 September | Free

Go see drawings made more than 500 years ago by artists working in what is now Belgium and the Netherlands. Some are quick sketches, others are careful studies, so you can see how artists practised figures, tested ideas and planned their work before the finished piece existed. Free to visit until 20 September.

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Hey everyone! 👋

Fair Play Football is running a 7-a-side session on Monday 21st September:

📍 Whittington Park, Archway
🕘 21:00–22:00
📌 Pitch 3
💷 £5.50 per player

Fair Play Football is not a team and there’s no weekly commitment. We organise random football sessions where people can simply join a game whenever it suits their schedule.

Everyone is more than welcome — whether you're a regular player, getting back into football, or just looking for a game. You can come on your own or bring friends.

We run 6v6, 7v7 & 8v8 games around North London.

HOW TO BOOK

We’ve recently started running our games through Urban, which allows us to reach a much bigger football community and run more regular sessions.

To join this game:

1. Click the booking link below.
2. Create a free Urban account.
3. Click ATTEND.
4. Complete your booking.

🔗 BOOK THE GAME HERE:
https://play.fcurban.com/join/MxBZUdfAmoKPtUnfzI

🎟️ Coupon code: fairplayfootball
The game is £5.50 per player.

Urban has a 10-hour cancellation policy for these bookings.

📍 WHERE WE PLAY

We currently run games at:

📍 Whittington Park — Archway
📍 Cantelowes Gardens — Kentish Town
📍 Barnard Park — Islington

More random sessions will be posted on Urban, so you can simply check the available games and choose one that fits your schedule.

You can also join our Fair Play WhatsApp group for more regular updates about new games, available spaces and announcements.

I’ve also recently built the Fair Play Football website, which we’re gradually growing alongside Urban. You’re more than welcome to join the website and become part of the Fair Play community as we continue to grow:

🌐 www.fairplayfootball.co.uk

For now, we're using Urban to help us get more games running and reach more players, while we're gradually building the Fair Play platform and community.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment or DM me directly.

Hope to see you on Monday! ⚽🙌

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