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Oval Learning
@ovallearning.bsky.social
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Helping young people to thrive. Supporting local primary/secondary/ special schools and their families in Lambeth.

Oval Learning Cluster, Registered charity number 1156350
https://www.ovallearning.org
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⭐ This weekend: FREE - enjoy festive family fun at the Brixton House Theatre (SW9), hear music from Brixton Chamber Orchestra around our estates (various). Next week: FREE - make a play in a day at Longfield Hall (SE5), zero waste holiday workshops (SW4) + more:
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Photo of a theatre curtain with festive decorations and sparkles to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
December 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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⭐ 13 to 19 years old? Audition for National Theatre Connections 2026 at Longfield Hall, Mon (FREE/SE5); Watch The Muppet Christmas Carol (FREE/SE16); Take part on a winter bird walk w/ RSPB (FREE for Southwark residents/SE5) + more online: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of a robin to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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♫ Join a Singing Together session at the Southbank (SE1), watch a festive film and enjoy a cosy, afternoon with the community (SW9) or listen to The Brixton Chamber Orchestra taking its Christmas Estates Tour across Lambeth - all FREE + lots more activities www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of children singing to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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✨ Vauxhall City Farm switches on its Winter Light Trail on the 29th Nov, running until 21st Dec - FREE for under 10s. Other Christmas light switch-ons happening across the borough are listed in this week's No Cost Low Cost resource + lots more activities www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of people walking underneath decorative festive lights to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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✨ Festivals of Light (SE1), Migration (SE8) and Botanical Cities (SE24); a Lambeth themed Pitch and Putt (SW9); a tree walk (Clapham) and The Lady Mayor's Show ✨ Plus more family friendly low cost or no cost events happening this weekend and beyond in: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of Tower Bridge over the Thames river in London to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Join Sanctuary and Sustenance for 3 walking events celebrating the contributions of migrant communities this w/e in London Bridge, Elephant & Castle + Peckham; celebrate Halloween at Brixton Windmill; be part of the Family Volunteering Club S London on Mon/Wed >> www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo autumn leaves and graphics of halloween pumpkins to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🎲 Play games with all ages at Kennington Park Community Centre's intergenerational games night, FREE, Thurs (SE11); Half-term club at Vauxhall City Farm; FREE for low-income households/free-school meals recipients (SE11) + Black History Month activities/events: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of board game pieces to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
October 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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To start off Black History Month, we have a community choir (Brixton) and concerts (SW4/17) with the Pegasus Opera Company, singing workshops for mums with babies (SW9) children's activities (see local libraries) + a half-term camp, and drama club. See more in: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of young people making a poster to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
October 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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FREE this weekend: hands-on making activities for 5-16 year olds at Space to Dream Gallery (SW9), Storytelling with The Rapping Princess (SE1) or a Family Fun Day at the Half Moon Theatre (E1) + more regular activities throughout the week in: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of stars and clouds to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Weds / Sat: Go to Drama Club or the SEND Youth Club at St Vincent's Community Centre (SW2). 🐦 Sat: Join Family Volunteering Club with a garden tidy-up and bird-feeder making (SE1); 🌰 Sun: FREE Harvest festival @brixtonwindmill.org (SW2) More listed in: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of harvest festival vegetables to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
September 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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🎶 Friday: FREE Wordplay to discover new songs FREE (SE1). 📚 Sat: Join Family Volunteering Club to wrap children's book donations for the Olive Branch foodbank (SE17); 🌳 Sun: FREE storytime in the park (SE5) - More info in our #familyactivities resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of children reading to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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🌟 Saturday get kids creative with artist Tasnim Mahdy, or dancing at Toasty Tots XL, both FREE at the Southbank Centre. Sunday join Family Volunteering Club in Kennington Park or a drop-in tour @brixtonwindmill.org - More info in our #familyactivities resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of children dancing to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🍁 Nature Vibezzz Forest School is back this month, running in SE5, SE15, SE16 & SE27; Free English lessons (with childcare); visit one of the 12 Windmills of Lambeth or try out pottery classes - More info in our #familyactivities resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Photo of a child using clay to make a cup to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Make the most of the last bit of summer this Bank Holiday weekend by visiting one of your local green spaces: Archbishop’s Park, SE1; Hillside Gardens Park, SW2; Knights Hill Wood Nature Reserve, SE27 or The Rookery, SW16 - More info at www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of a park with trees, leaves and birds to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
August 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🌟 Perform as part of a Show in Week workshop at The Boury Academy (HAF funding for Lambeth families) or try out free workshops incl; jewellery; weaving; t-shirt painting + paper marbling @brixtonwindmill.org this Sunday More info in our #summerholiday resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of children singing (thanks to The Boury Academy website) illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
August 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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🐛 Nature Vibezzz is running a series of FREE nature and outdoor activities during the 🌞 summer holidays, including forest school, nature trials, gardening and day trips and a full moon walk! 🌛 More info in our #summerholiday resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of flowers, nature and weather to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
July 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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School Holidays Active & Recreation Programme runs during school holidays, offering #youngpeople in #Lambeth a safe space filled with fun, learning, positive networking and food while they engage in structured activities. More info in our #summerholiday resource: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of kids playing taken from Community Education Foundation & Lyncx (CEF Lyncx) website (with thanks) to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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We've got a bumper summer holiday edition of our events resource for families so we'll start with Brixton Chamber Orchestra who are performing 11 FREE musical shows across 11 Lambeth Estates between 18th-20th & 25th-27th July!
Check out the PDF on our website: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of musicians taken from Brixton Chamber Orchestra's programme (with thanks) to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
July 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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⛲ FREE events for families this weekend: Splash in Olympic Fountains, E15; Join summer celebrations at Tulse Hill Adventure playground, SW2 and in Kennington Park, SE11 + Saturday Lego club, DA15 + more in this week's No Cost Low Cost, a regularly updated PDF: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of child playing in fountain to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
July 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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🌞 FREE events for families this weekend: Kid's craft at Leyton Library, E10; Summer celebrations at Tulse Hill Adventure playground, SW2 + Join a summer reading challenge at your local library 📚 This week's No Cost Low Cost, a regularly updated PDF: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of children reading to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
July 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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FREE events for families this weekend - A recycling workshop w/ Science Owl at Kingswood library, SE21; A magic show at the Catford Weekender, SE6 or join the 'HERD' - follow life-size puppet animals across London, various. This week's No Cost Low Cost: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image taken from THE HERDS: a public art and climate action project from The Walk Productions to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
June 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🌟 Free outdoor summer concert in Trafalgar Square, SW1Y, with ‪@londonsymphony.bsky.social‬; 🌟 Free Wandsworth Wellbeing Weekender, SW11; 🌟 Free Decathlon Play Days + more in this week's No Cost Low Cost: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of someone playing a stringed instrument to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
June 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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This weekend! 🦉 The South London institution that is the #LambethCountryShow: see the owls, the sheep shearing, the amazing music, the handmade crafts; Celebrate #Eid in Trafalgar Square, or visit #GreatExhibitionRoadFestival - This week's No Cost Low Cost: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of an owl to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
June 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🐦‍⬛ Music, theatre, birds and sports clubs 🎶 FREE music as Brixton Chamber Orchestra play Ruskin Park, SE5; Join a FREE half term sports club, See a play outdoors, or go birdwatching at Morden Hall Park, SM4 + more in the half term edition of No Cost Low Cost: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-...
Image of musical notes and a British songbird to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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🐞 Explore nature and the outdoors this weekend 🌻 with this week's No Cost Low Cost: www.ovallearning.org/support-for-... On Sunday go to Goose Green Fair, SE22 🪿 Explore the Sky Garden, the highest public garden in London, EC3M 🌳 or join free play programmes @theroyalparks.bsky.social
Image of children playing in a park to illustrate this issue of No Cost Low Cost resource for families in London - put together by Brixton Learning Collaborative, Oval Learning and Windmill Cluster
May 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM