Catch up on the latest news from WowMums – Battersea Women’s Association
WoW Mums Jelena, Kassandy and Birhan (in the photo) ran 5km Race For Life in Battersea Park in the pouring rain yesterday. Jelena ran for her Mum who suffers from cancer. Birhan met two ladies at the bus stop, who were crying because they have just heard the news that their daughter and sister died of cancer at 35 years of age. Birhan ran for her. We also remembered our friend Eddy from Haven Lodge who died two years ago from Throat Cancer.
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WoW Kids have been selected by Royal Opera House and have passed the audition for a small but significant role in Gloriana Opera by Richard Jones. This amazing achievement has been possible through WoW Drama classes in York Gardens Library and our splendid Drama teacher Carryl Thomas, who recognizes the talent in our local children and exposes them to the things that they would never have been able to do otherwise.
http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/gloriana-by-richard-jones
WoW Mums May 2013 Newsletter has been published. Please go to Newsletters.
You are all invited to WoW Enterprise Club on Friday, 14th June 2013 from 11am -1pm in 200 Pennethorne House. The guest speaker is Ms Chantelle Daniel from Wandsworth Council’s Economic Development Office to tell us about the Nine Elms development and the new 20.000 jobs.WoW Enterprise Club members and other Battersea residents will have a priority in applying for these jobs as the Council aims to prioritize the local people who are looking for work in getting these jobs.
To celebrate Volunteers Week, WoW Mums have been invited to a special Tea Party celebrating the inspiring work and encouraging support done by our volunteers organised by Lifetimes in Penfold Centre on 6th June 2013 at 1.30pm.
WoW Mums Community Chef Jeanette Wickham has initiated the community cookbook, which got incorporated in Wandsworth Council’s Wandsworth Community Gardens Cookbook as a collection of recipes from the growers and users of Wandsworth community gardens. WoW Mums will be cooking recipes from this book on 3rd July in Haven Lodge garden for their residents and the residents of other sheltered accommodation Lodges.
Please join our coffee morning with the residents of Haven Lodge on Wednesday, 8th May from 11am – 1pm to bridge the gap between the generations and socialise with the elderly. We will be cooking bread and soup from scratch.
WoW Mums have organised a Karate taster session for children aged 5y – 11y in KLS Gym on Saturday, 4th May 2013 from 10am – 12. Please call Gema 07703723236 to let us know you are coming.
WoW Mums are taking the children to Swinley Forest on 28th May during half term to ride mountain bikes on famous woodland Wellington Track. There is a free picnic area with a free playground in the middle of the forest as well as the Lookout DiscoveryCentre with a bird watching tower.
We are grateful to KLS and Providence House youth centres for letting us use their mini buses for free.
Please call 07811660580 if you wish to join the waiting list and attend on first come first served basis.
WoW Mums April 2013 Newsletter has been published.
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