St. Peter in the forest

RBF and St Peter in the Forest work together to deliver a number of exciting projects for schools and families.

To find out more about our offer to schools click here:

ST PETERS PRESCHOOL

We are delighted to announce that Red Balloon Foundation is working in partnership with the unique forest church of St. Peter's to run the St. Peter's Preschool.

Open to 2-4 year olds, the preschool operates from Monday to Friday and make use of the unique setting of Peterhouse on the edge of beautiful Epping Forest to offer an experience that blends the best of a traditional preschool with a 'forest school' style experience for every child who attends.

We would be delighted to sign your family up fto join us!

To find out more and sign up, click here to jump to our Preschool Homepage.

LITTLE ACORNS

Every Monday 9:30-11am (school term time)

Please note that Little Acorns will restart for the Autumn Term on 19th September

Every week there's plenty of time playing and having fun, enjoying arts and crafts, making new friends, listening to Bible stories and singing together... There's even drinks and snacks (for the children) and coffee (for the grown ups!)

PETERHOUSE MULTISPORTS

RBF are working with the team from St. Peter's to run fun Multisports sessions every Friday.

Each week we'll explore different sports activities and great games as well as enjoying some healthy after school snacks and some chat and discussion about sportsmanship, drawing our inspiration from Christian sportspeople and characters from the Bible!

Multisports will run at 3:30-5:15pm on Fridays during term time restarting for the 2022/23 academic year on 9th September. Everyone's first session is free then there is a £2 per week charge to attend (families who are allocated Free School Meals/Pupil Premium at their school attend for free).

To apply for your child's free first session, click here

If you have any questions, just drop us an email - office@rbf.org.uk

Every Friday during term time join us at the Peterhouse Centre for an evening of music, dancing, fancy drinks, mocktails and snacks from 6:30-8:30pm

On the Rocks is a lounge bar staffed by a team of youth and families workers offering young people age 10+ (school year 5 and above) a safe and fun place to hang out with their friends, listen to some classic music and try out different smoothie combinations!

We will restart for the 2022/23 academic year on 9th September.

You can turn up on the door or pre-register

to guarantee your place by clicking here

FAMILY CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Throughout the year, RBF run special Family Craft Workshops in partnership with St. Peter in the Forest. Drop in during the session times and for only £3 per family take part in some fun craft activities for parent/carers and their children to enjoy together with options suitable for preschoolers right through to teens - there's something for everyone!

Watch this space for the dates of our next craft workshops... coming soon!

WHO LET THE DADS OUT?

Every fourth Saturday of the month join us at Peterhouse for a morning of brilliant activities for you and your little ones to enjoy together, including soft play, ride on toys, art and craft activities and more!

We'll next be meeting on Saturdays:

September 24th

October 22th

November 26th

Watch this space for news of our Christmas Party!

January 29th 2023

There will also be yummy snacks

(for the kids) and tasty coffee, bacon rolls and a selection of Saturday papers (for the grown ups)...

You are more than welcome to bring older siblings along, there will be puzzles and colouring available for them.

£3 per family. Please pre register to help us make sure there's enough bacon to go around!