Dates for your diary February 6, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , comments closedThe dates for the forthcoming meets are:
Monday 2nd March at St Paul’s Church, Bursledon
Thursday 2nd April at The Windmill Children’s Centre (see ‘new venue’ post below for more info)
Monday 11th May at The Windmill Children’s Centre
Thursday 4th June at The Windmill Children’s Centre
Hope to see you there!
New venue from the April meet onwards! February 6, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , comments closedWe are very pleased to announce that as from the April 09 Sling Meet, we will be meeting at the new Windmill Children’s Centre which is situated between Bursledon Infant and Junior Schools on Long Lane, Bursledon. This new venue provides us with a dedicated children’s play area to entertain the little ones and an adjoining room in which to lay out and try on all of the slings. We will also have the facilities to provide tea and coffee. Car parking is available on the road outside the schools, or in the car park at Great Down Park, which is on the opposite side of the road. The Children’s Centre is the white building, in the schools’ grounds, between the two school buildings. To get there on public transport, you need to get a train to Bursledon station (which is then about a 10-15 minute walk from the venue) or First bus routes 16A, 72, 78, 79 or 80 which all stop in Lowford (which is then around a 5-10 minute walk to the venue). To see the locations of the Children’s Centre, car parking, train station and bus stops, please click here. If you require further directions, please email us.
Going from strength to strength! February 6, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , comments closedThe February Sling Meet was a big success. We were pleased to welcome 11 mums with their babies and toddlers and 3 of these mums took slings away with them from the library to try out at home. There was a lovely social atmosphere again and all of the children had fun playing together (see pics below!). The next meet will take place on Monday 2nd March – more details to follow.
Febuary meet pictures:
Our biggest gathering yet
Lots of opportunity to try out slings or just socialise!
Learning how to wrap
Bundle!
Our youngest babywearer
Trying out a back carry in a stretchy wrap
Trying out an SSC
February Sling Meet February 2, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , comments closedOur February meet takes place this week:
1-3pm, Thursday 5th February in the Cypress Room at St Paul’s Church, Oak Road, Bursledon, SO31 8DT (check out where we will be on this map)
There will be a range of slings for you to try out, along with friendly advice on how to use the slings. You will also be able to hire the slings from the library between this meet and the next one, for a charge of just £2 (although we do also require a deposit to cover the cost of the sling in case of damage or non-return). Check out what we have in the library and the deposit required for hire by clicking here. We hope to see you on Thursday!
We will be confirming the dates for the next few meets shortly, so please check the website over the next week or so for further details.
January 2009 meet January 5, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , comments closedThe January meet was much busier than our first meet and it was lovely to see so many local parents trying out some of the different carriers that are available. We have had another couple of hires from the library and we will be saving up the funds generated in order to extend the range of slings in the library in the future. If anyone has any slings lying around that they don’t use anymore and that they would like to donate to the library, we would be very interested in hearing from you! Our next meet will be on Thursday 5th February, 2009, from 1pm until 3pm, in the Cypress Room at St Paul’s Church, Bursledon. Look forward to seeing you there!
Photos from the January meet:
Chatting whilst trying out slings – the ideal way to spend a Sling Meet!
Trying out the CarryMe
Our youngest visitor! Trying out the Tinokis Prima wrap at just 5 weeks old.
Trying out the Mama Koala mei tai
Trying out the Bara Barn ring shawl
Trying out the Easyslings mei tai
Trying out the toy corner!
All set up and ready to go!
Soft structured carriers (L-R): Manduca; Rose and Rebellion
Mei tais (L-R): Mama Koala; HugSnug; Easyslings
Padded ring slings (L-R): Huggababy; Sling-Easy; Baby Sense
Unpadded ring slings (L-R): Bara Barn; Zolowear Solarveil
Pouch: Hotsling
Woven wraps (L-R): Girasol 4.6m; Bara Barn
Stretchy wraps (L-R): Tinokis Prima; Kari Me
Other: CarryMe
First meet December 4, 2008
Posted by admin in : Home , comments closedOur first Sling Meet was held on December 4th, 2008 in the Cypress Room at St Paul’s Church, Bursledon. We only had a small turn out this time round, but those of us who were there were able to try out all of the slings in the library and decide which were our personal favourites. We have also had our first hire from the library. Our next meet is on January 5th, from 1pm until 3pm, at the same venue. We hope to see you there!
The slings that we had there to try out:
Soft structured carriers (L-R): Rose and Rebellion; Manduca
Mei tais (L-R): EasySlings; Mama Koala
Padded ring slings (L-R): Huggababy; Baby Sense; Sling-Easy
Ring sling (far left): Bara Barn
Stretchy wraps (second from left): Tinokis (top); Kari Me (bottom)
Woven wraps (second from right); Bara Barn (top); Girasol (bottom)
Pouch (far right): Hotslings
And we also had a home-made babywearing coat to try out!
Breaking news! November 24, 2008
Posted by admin in : Home , comments closedWe have a date and venue for our first meet!
1-3pm, Thursday 4th December in the Cypress Room at St Paul’s Church, Oak Road, Bursledon, SO31 8DT.
There will be a range of slings for you to try out, along with friendly advice on how to use the slings. You will also be able to hire the slings from the library between this meet and the next one, for a charge of just £2 (although we do also require a deposit to cover the cost of the sling in case of damage or non-return). Check out what we have in the library and the deposit required for hire by clicking here.
We have also confirmed the dates for the next two meets, so the dates you need for your diary are Monday 5th January and Thursday 5th February, time and venue as before. We plan to meet in the first week of each month, alternating between Mondays and Thursdays so that those parents who have returned to work will have more chance of being able to make one of the meets. We look forward to seeing you on the 4th!
Latest news November 20, 2008
Posted by admin in : Home , comments closedThe Southampton Sling Library is growing rapidly at the moment – see what we’ve got so far by clicking on the link. We are also gathering reviews on slings so that you can see what other parents make of them. If you have experience of using any of the slings, please add your opinions to the reviews – the more points of view we have, the better! If you would like to review a sling which is not yet on the list, please email us with the details of the sling you wish to review.
We are currently printing promotional material for the Sling Meet and investigating venues and dates. We hope to have our first meet before Christmas, so watch this space!
We will shortly be setting up a mailing list which you can join to keep up to date with Sling Meet news. Please check back soon and sign up to receive details for Sling Meets and any other special offers that manufacturers let us know about.
Hello world! November 7, 2008
Posted by admin in : Home , comments closedWelcome to Southampton Sling Meet. We are currently building up our sling library thanks to some very generous donations from sling manufacturers. We will soon be announcing our first Sling Meet date and building up this site to reflect what we have in the library and what we are all about…. Watch this space!!