New English conversation class

The team at Earlsfield library has been in touch to let you know about a new class:

A new English Conversation class has begun at Earlsfield Library.

The free class meets each Monday from 4-5.30pm and is open to any adult who speaks English as a second language. Come along and practice your spoken English in a relaxed and welcoming environment. All levels are welcome.

For more information please contact Earlsfield Library on 0208 946 2088 or earlsfield.library@gll.org

Mindfulness course for children

A mindfulness course for children is starting next week at Earlsfield Library on Magdalen Road.

Anne writes:

In just 6 hours your child will learn about:

• How their amazing brain works
• How to train their mind to focus
• How to find a steady place
• How to deal with difficult situations
• The power of their story-telling mind
• How to nurture their happiness.

… “paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally.”

Years 5-6 : Wednesdays 4-5pm
Years 7-9 : Wednesdays 5-6pm

The course runs over 6 weeks from Wednesday 13th January. The fee is £120 (Max 20 pupils - price reduces to £100 over 12 pupils) (Sibling discount available).

Find more information about the course or to book:

Anna Wille
07771 543 623
willeanna@hotmail.com
www.loveliveparent.com

New pilates class starts in Earlsfield

Free family show at Earlsfield Library

Winter warmers on offer at Earlsfield library

The staff at Earlsfield library have put together some special offers on media items to help you get through the winter months.

Voluntary organisations and residents: help shape local health services

Healthwatch Wandsworth is a new "independent consumer champion" making sure local people have a say in how their health services are provided.

On Monday 23rd September they are holding two meetings to share more about their work and invite views from local people.



From 1 - 2.30pm local voluntary organisations are invited to come and participate.

From 2.45 - 4.30pm all local residents are invited to hear presentations and discuss issues. You will hear:

• "Better Services Better Value" Mike Bailey, Joint Medical Director
• The Wandsworth Youth Council partnering with Healthwatch Wandsworth Youth on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Inspection

Both meetings will take place in the Earlsfield Library Main Hall, 276 Magdalen Road, SW13 3NY.

To register email enquiries@healthwatchwandsworth.co.uk.  If you can't make it on the day but still want to be involved in the organisation you can register on the Healthwatch Wandsworth website.

Literary grafitti strikes Earlsfield library

A stencil artist with a penchant for Edgar Allen Poe has 'decorated' Earlsfield Library.

Quoth the raven...

The graffiti consists of a stylised raven with the word 'Nevermore' down its back, a reference to the Edgar Allen Poe poem 'The Raven'.

The stencil is signed 'SYD' - perhaps the artist? Searching online brings up a picture of an ant in a similar style on a wall in Hoxton, but no mention of the artist. Most mysterious... Whatever its origin, let's hope the painted version is less menacing than Poe's original.

If you have any answers about its origins, please leave a comment below!

Earlsfield library closed over Easter

Earlsfield library will be closed for all of the Easter break (29 March to 1 April). This is because a new contractor is taking over the running of Wandsworth libraries and will be installing the public computers and other equipment.

More details at the Wandsworth libraries web page.