MUMS AND TOTS
NEWSLETTER
May 2004
WELCOME! A big ‘HELLO’ to all
newcomers to
MUMS AND TOTS GENERAL
INFO
Mondays – All tots up to 3 years – The
group meets at different houses between 1000 hrs-1200 hrs on a voluntary
basis.
Tuesdays
Kangurek Play Centre in the Old Paper Mill, Konstancin from 10am As well
as your children being able to run around and let off some steam, part of the
morning is also dedicated to a singing circle and arts & crafts where they
can show off their artistic talents! (Coordinator: Lindsey Wislocki
847-8774 or 0608-477563). The play centre charges 12zl for the morning
(for Mums & Tots members) or you can purchase a discount card costing 100zl
for 10 sessions.
Stonoga Play Centre, ul. Zielona, Piaseczno
from 10.30am. A
break-away group of recent Mums and Tots graduates (three years plus) has
started meeting at Stonoga from about 10.30-12.30 on Tuesdays. 8zl for the session. Everyone welcome but due to the advanced age
of the children the play is a bit more robust than at Kangurek.
Baby Music for babies up to 18 months (or so) every 2 weeks at 10am in
different mum’s houses – see schedule.
Thursdays - This is mini music morning,
and takes place in different houses between 1000-1200 hrs on a voluntary basis.
Fridays – This is a special group for mums
to be and babies under 18 months. It takes place at different houses
between 1000-1200 hrs. (Coordinator:
Christine Ashton – tel 847 0373).
Use
the schedule printed at the end of the newsletter for the above groups in
conjunction with your contact list. Please email postmaster@mumsandtots.com if you
need a new contact list at any time.
For
full details on all the events organised by Mums & Tots take a look at the
comprehensive website www.mumsandtots.com
June 1st is Children’s Day
There will be no meeting
at Kangurek. If the weather we hope to meet at Cafe Zielniek on Odynca for an
outdoor play session instead. We will give you some more details nearer the
time.
Change of speed limit – new law
It is worth noting
that there is a new, lower, speed limit in the city: until May 1, the vehicle
speed limit in downtown areas had been 60 km/hr, regardless of the time of
day. After May 1 the limit was reduced to 50 km/hr between the hours of
Mums’ (and Dads’) nights out –
May 12th at NOBO’S (ul. Wilcza 58a)
We thought it would be good to do a joint night out again as everyone
will be holidaying pretty soon.
Food will be ordered in advance like last time because this seemed to work
well. The cost for food will be about 100 zl/person - plus drinks will make it
about 150 zl per person. Please let Tracey know if you will be coming - and
whether your husband will be joining us too. (Single dads or mums are very
welcome!)
Call Tracey on 757 6838 or email tjcdbull@ul.it.pl to reserve your place
The Book Club
The next couple of meetings are:
11th May “What’s bred in the bones” at Helen Milnes’;
And 8th June “The five people you meet in heaven” at Tania’s house.
See your mums and tots contact list and
call one of the above if you want to join in the fun.
Goodbye from Doris Czech
Dear All,
On Monday 12th of April we are going back to our home country. We wanted to say
THANK YOU for the great time with you. I´m sure we -and especially katharina
and alexander - will miss you.
we wish you all the best for your time in
warsaw, enjoy the meetings and nice people as long as possible and ...
....hope to see you soon in
cheers,
0043-2243-31558
0043-6765964466
dorisczech@hotmail.com
Message from
May printing “Artshop” at
Lokalna café at Ul. Kwiatowa
Sunday 16th May
Sign up with Laura on 0504-655-763 or Lauraevonne@hotmail.com
or take a look at the website www.familyart.waw.pl
Concerts and other
events
May 18 Jethro Tull, Arena Poznan
May 20 Herbie
Hancock, National Philharmonia,
May 20-23 Warsaw
International Book Fair (details on www.bookfair.pl)
May 27 Kraftwerk, Sala Kongresowa Warsaw
May 31 Metallica, Stadion Slaski, Chorzow.
June 7 Yes,
Sala Kongresowa ,
June 26 Lenny Kravitz, Bemowo, Warsaw
June 29 Deep Purple, Legia Stadium,
The Warsaw Voice’s European Ball to celebrate
Tel 654-59-71 or events @bpcc.org.pl
RUN/WALK FOR TOTS
WITH THE MARINES!
The Marines of MSG Det Warsaw are hosting a 5K Run/Walk-A-Thon on Saturday the
15th of May at 0900. At Park Kultury w PowsinieUl. Maslakow 1
All proceeds will be donated to the Radosc children's orphanage.
Cost 100 zl per participant! Or just go along and give them some support!
P.O.C. SSgt Giron 504-2669
Tips & Recommendations
Forgotten to post that card? Log on to
www.clintoncards.co.uk and they
will send a card direct, with your personal message in a handwriting font,
£1.50+ cost of card.
Much cheaper phone calls to
Gents Hairdresser at Jana Pawla 75
Hairdresser at Jana Pawla 75, Sharley’s,
described by a customer as 'quite good in a classy sort of way'. Tel: 636 46 66. Mon-Fri 0900-2100, Sat till
1700. Details at www.sharley.com.pl
A helpful English speaking travel
agent, Marcin Zieliński, at First
Class travel, ul Nowowiejska 5 (there most days from 10:00)
For flower deliveries in
When you can’t find the recipe
ingredient you’re looking for you might find a local substitute by checking in
the Cook's Thesaurus, an on-line
cooking encyclopaedia that covers thousands of ingredients and suggested
substitutions www.foodsubs.com
As the visitor season starts,
independently minded guests might like to know 1 or 3 day tickets for public
transport are available (7.20PLN and 12PLN respectively).
Can’t decide if you’ll like that new
CD? Traffic Club, ul Bracka, 25, has
‘listening posts’ where you can scan then listen to any cd in the shop.
Hotel Bristol are offering a ‘two for
one’ up to the end of July on their Leisure Facility club membership (3,200PLN
annual/1850PLN six-month). Tel 551 1805.
VIDEO AND
DVD COPYING
There
is a shop called Studio Kopiowania in the basement at158 Ul Nepodlegwosci where
you can have videos copied onto DVD and vice versa. You have to sign a receipt promising that it is for private use
and it is fairly expensive (more expensive than buying a new video or DVD so
this is really only useful for copying home movies or much-loved films that are
no longer available.
Taxis for
women travelling alone
Four
taxi firms are taking part in a new safe taxi scheme for women, organised by
the OSKA Women’s rights group. If
you call ELE, Nowa,Trans Taxi or Halo Taxi between 10pm
and 6am , there is a 10-20% reduction,
and the driver will escort you to your door. You need to say ”bezpieczna
taksowka” when ordering. Has anyone tried this?
Theatre,
Opera, Concerts
Make
life easier by booking all your theatre, opera and concert tickets On-line www.eBilet.pl
The site is available in English. Or telephone 622 0060 9am-5pm
Scottish
Dancing
A group meets at the British School 7.30pm
for Scottish dancing- all welcome,
including beginners. Phone Margot Rattray for more info: 0694 200 511
NEWS
SERVICES
To receive the New Warsaw Express, an English
language newspaper e-mailed to you weekly, free of charge, subscribe by sending
an email to local@nwe.com.pl
Also, for news in English, the Warsaw Voice has a web-site: www.warsawvoice.pl
The British Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC)’s Business Portal has a section on Living and Working in Poland-Leisure time. They plan to feature good ideas, recommendations etc: www.bpcc.org.pl/leisure_time
The BPCC also produce a free bi-monthly English language magazine “Contact International Business Voice” To subscribe contact Anna at media@bpcc.org.pl Or phone 654 5971
Other useful
publications:
Insider magazine, cost 6 zl, available monthly, also check www.wbj.pl/insider/calendar.asp for latest whats on at cinemas and theatres
BE FIRST TO GET THE
INSIDER EACH MONTH:
You can subscribe to the Insider for a cost of 33zl for 6 monthly issues, 66zl
for 12 or 132zl for 24 months. Magazines are posted to your home or office, and
arrive in advance of the 1st of the month. Payment can be made via credit card
NEW: SMS ALERT FROM
THE INSIDER, be the first to hear of new events etc coming up in
PLACES TO GO
The Kadyny Country Club (Kadyny@Kadyny.com), about 3.5 hours north of Warsaw towards the border with Kaliningrad is
a fun place for a weekend away, set in a large, wild garden among a beech
forrest. It is next door to a stud, and
you can rent horses to ride and carriages with a driver. It is about 15 minutes gentle cycling to the
beach and they have mountain bikes with baby seats free of charge. Nice indoor pool in the basement. Bathrooms slightly old-fashioned but
bedrooms perfectly comfortable. Dog friendly
and the bar/restaurant is within range of baby alarm (bring your own). Run by a nice Brit, Daniel Vowles, married
to a Polish lady.
If anyone can recommend places
to stay in
ADVERTISMENTS
House for Rent
Truskawiecka 4 Street in Sadyba
district near Sadyba Best Mall
Quiet neighborhood, medium size
garden,
Fully remodelled house (new
heating system, new bathrooms, new floors)
5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 2
toilet rooms, 2 car garage
MUST SEE IT! Asking price $2800
Call Joanna at 609-13-82-13 or
email at kosmetyki@hotmail.com
Reliable cleaner
Agnieska is looking for cleaning work one or two days a week. She has been cleaning for us for 2 years or
so and has always been reliable.
Agnieska speaks some English. If
you are interested, you can contact her on 505 301 396 or 715 5170. Recommended by Marion Bowman 600 400 230.
Car For
2001 Skoda
Fabia -1.4 L, 16V
ABS,
immobiliser and alarm, electric
windows, central locking
Full service
history. One careful owner. Navy Blue
Metallic Paint.
Only 22,000
km, Radio/CD player and full set of winter tyres
28,500 PLN
o.n.o.
Offers to
Anna Jackson (ajackson@fco.gov.uk) 311 0140.
Can you help?
We are looking for volunteers
(preferably with English as a first language) to visit some physically disabled
English speaking Polish ladies who live at the Sue Ryder Home at Konstancin for
conversation. Can you spare a couple of hours on a Tuesday afternoon every 6-8
weeks for a very rewarding experience?
Contact Lynne Baillieu, 845 8120 or
Annie Williams, 642 5211
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Beata Roose is
collecting clothes, shoes, & toys for a very poor family near |
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Volunteer English
speakers wanted for new project working with disabled people and their
instructors at a workshop near to Wola Park Shopping Centre. 1 hr a week, daytime. Contact Pam Rickard 843 6117 |
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Multi US Embassy
family Garage Sale at the
Palisades Town Houses in Ursynow in front of Panoramiczna 7; Saturday May 15 starting at 9:am Come one come all! |
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If you would like to meet up with other families, get some fresh
air, and get to know your surrounding countryside a little better why not join
the Warsaw Family Hash? You can take part in either a jog (with a subtle hint
of orienteering) or a walk (routes are intended to be buggy friendly), or a
family cycle. After the hash you'll be able to relax and enjoy a pot luck meal
which is either at someone’s house or picnic-style in a forest. You will get to
know
Wilanow Golf Course, ul. Z. Vogla 19, Wilanow From till In aid of The Talizman Foundation Bring your friends & come
and enjoy the fun! You will be helping the
Talizman Foundation if you … Why not set up a
‘bring-and-buy’ stall to sell your unwanted toys, nursery equipment, baby,
children & maternity clothes? Phone Sarah 756 4721 or email
brett@globster.pl
donate a prize to the raffle bake a cake or biscuits for the
cake stall buy raffle tickets & cakes
& biscuits!
SCHEDULE
(Please find addresses on the Mums & Tots
Contact List)
Mondays (
May 10th
– Tracey (Konstancin)
May 17th
– Laura Spindler (Mokotow)
May 24th
– Heather (Stegny)
May 31st
– Melissa (Stegny)
June 7th
– Sarah (Konstancin)
Tuesday’s
Baby Music (
May 18th
– Helen Maguire
June 8th
- Helen Maguire
June 22nd - Helen Maguire
Thursday’s
Mini Music (
May 13th
– NO MINI MUSIC (See attached details about Bazaar)
May 20th
– Lindsey (Mokotow)
May 27th
– Lindsey (Mokotow)
June 3rd
– Sandra (Wilanow)
June 10th
– Sandra (Wilanow)
June 17th
– Sandra (Wilanow)
June 24th
– Sandra (Wilanow)
Friday’s
Bumps & Babies (
May 14th
Dora (Centrum)
May 21st
Ania (Powisle)
May 28th
Lisa (Wilanow)
June 4th
– Christine (Sluzew) *** from
June 11th
– Carina (Konstancin)
June 18th
– Barbara K (Zoliborz)
June 25th
– Lolek Restaurant
STOP PRESS My youngest daughter Ola will be 3 in July & I am
looking for a volunteer to take over the Mums & Tots Group from me. We
already have lots of volunteers who help keep the group active. My job is
to co-ordinate all of the group’s activities and be a first port-of-call
for newcomers to Prew Bowtell (843 78 69 or 0602 451 955 or
bowtell@poczta.neostrada.pl)
Please
remember that this is your newsletter. Please send us anything you
think might be of interest to other readers, particularly if you are a
newcomer. Your comments are always welcome (as long as they are not
too hurtful!!). Please send your thoughts either to me, Bianca, on BandB@inicia.es or to Laura on spindlers@neostrada.pl