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07/10/2026

MAMA & ME BRUNCH CLUB 🤍

A monthly space for mums to pause, connect and enjoy motherhood — with your little one right by your side.

Think breakfast grazing table, a glass of fizz, feel-good R&B tunes, Loop Charm Bar to create unique and personalised keepsakes*, small soft play area for little ones and a chance to meet other mums, make new friendships and build your village.

Because motherhood can feel isolating, and you deserve moments of connection, self-care and feeling like YOU too.

Created by a mum who desperately wished something like this existed when her son was born 11 years ago — Mama & Me Brunch Club is all about making motherhood magical, creating special memories and embracing the beautiful chaos of being a mum.

Come as you are. Bring your little one.

Leave feeling connected, uplifted and begin your journey of creating your village. 🤍

*Loop Charm Bar available as an optional extra which can be paid on the day.

📆 Thursday 14th January 2027
⏰ 10.30-11.30am
👶🏻 Newborn - 18 months
🏡 Barham Village Hall, Canterbury

Further information and booking can be found at www.onceuponthemat.co.uk

06/10/2026

📣 Important Notice 📣

As from the 1st December I will legally need to start adding VAT onto all my services.

Prices before this period will remain the same.

Thank you for all your continued support over the last 8 years!

Let’s go! 🧘‍♀️

01/10/2026

📣 HAF BOOKING NOW OPEN 📣

If you are eligible for HAF, then booking is now live for our October holiday programme!

Spaces are very limited as we are just running one site on this half term so be quick!

Spaces can be booked with your Evoucher if paid spaces through our website www.onceuponthemat.co.uk

🧘‍♀️Yoga
🏉 Sports
⚽️ Football coaching
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🎃 Halloween & Autumn activities
🍓 Nutritious food
👧🏻 Make new friends

29/09/2026

👶🏻 NOVEMBER BABY CLASSES 👶🏻

Next term starts 2nd November

🧘‍♀️ Mama & Me Yoga
📅 Mondays
📍 Lydden Village Hall
⏰ 9.45-10.30am
👶🏻 8 weeks +

🌸 Baby Nurture-Massage & Reflexology
📆 Mondays
📍 Lydden Village Hall
⏰ 11.15-12.00pm
👶🏼 Suitable from newborn- pre-crawlers

Information about all the courses can be found on the website.

💻 To book visit the website www.onceuponthemat.co.uk

28/09/2026

Coming soon 🫧🌸🍾…..

15/09/2026

🧘‍♀️ NEW AFTER SCHOOL CLUB 🧘‍♀️

We are very excited to start providing after school clubs at Hornbeam Primary, Deal from next week.

We provided a whole school yoga day last academic year and the children & staff loved our sessions so much that they wanted more!

We cannot wait to keep sharing our love of yoga and getting more children active in their bodies and supporting their mental health & wellbeing!

14/09/2026

🍂🎃 OCTOBER HALF TERM CAMPS ARE COMING! 🎃🍂

And we have some fantastic news… for the first time ever, eligible families will be able to access HAF-funded spaces during the October half term! 🎉

That means eligible children may be able to attend our amazing holiday programme FREE OF CHARGE through the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Expect our usual mix of fun, activities, sports, games, creativity, new experiences and plenty of smiles! ❤️

⭐️ Fully monitored & quality focused
⭐️ 5/5 achieved in every area of our latest KCC monitoring
⭐️ 100% achieved in our first Health & Safety Audit
⭐️ HAF spaces available for eligible families

📅 26th-30th October
🏡 Vale View Primary School, Dover
⏰ 9.30-13.30pm
👧🏻 4-12 years

👉 Spaces are limited, and Evouchers will be released on 1st October to book.

Paid spaces are also available at www.onceuponthemat.co.uk 🎃🍂

11/09/2026

🌟 A great summer of progress! 🌟

We’re incredibly proud to share the results of our KCC Summer Monitoring Visit and our first ever Health & Safety Audit — both an important part of ensuring we continue to provide the very best programme possible. 🙌

Our KCC monitoring achieved an amazing 5/5 in EVERY area monitored ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
We also achieved 100% in our Health & Safety Audit! ✅

For parents, these results provide extra reassurance that your children are attending a programme that takes safeguarding, health & safety, quality and their overall experience seriously. ❤️

We’re always looking at ways to improve, learn and raise our standards. Our goal is simple — to be the best holiday programme we can be, and to give every child a safe, happy and memorable experience. 🌈

A huge thank you to our amazing team for all their hard work this summer! 👏💙

13/08/2026

👏🏼 Thank you to our business donations 👏🏼

A HUGE thank you to these local businesses that donated vouchers to support our attendance raffle for our summer HAF camps.

The donations provide families with even more enrichment opportunities that extend beyond our summer HAF camps and make such a big difference.

Gilda Bakery - £20 voucher
The Brow Room- £20 voucher
Danielle Lesley’s Hair - x2 £20 vouchers
Dover District Leisure Centre- clip n climb, pickle ball session, family swim vouchers
McDonald's- Whitfield- Fruit bag donations
Ruby Rose And Pearl- Slush machine donation
Camp manager- Erin- 🌟 of week prizes!

12/08/2026

👶🏻 SEPTEMBER BABY CLASSES 👶🏻

Next term starts 14th September

🧘‍♀️ Mama & Me Yoga
📅 Mondays
📍 Lydden Village Hall
⏰ 9.45-10.30am
👶🏻 8 weeks +

🌸 Baby Nurture-Massage & Reflexology
📆 Mondays
📍 Lydden Village Hall
⏰ 11.15-12.00pm
👶🏼 Suitable from newborn- pre-crawlers

Information about all the courses can be found on the website.

💻 To book visit the website www.onceuponthemat.co.uk

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Canterbury
Kent
CT48DB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.onceuponthemat.co.uk/

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