Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.

Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.

Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.

5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)

Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488

Overground: Hackney Wick

More about your hosts Dina and Esther -

Dina is a registered Nutritionist (mBANT CNHC) offering personalised nutrition programmes in Hackney Wick and worldwide online. As a working mum with a disability, Dina aims to make nutrition accessible for busy parents with limited time and energy. Dina provides achievable plans for each unique situation, using healthy shortcuts and practical solutions to help simplify family mealtimes.

Esther runs the Hackney Nappy Network, with the aim is to help parents and carers to see how simple it is to get started using reusable nappies, and how it can save money and waste.  The Hackney Nappy Network run regular free events and demos around Hackney to help parents make a more informed nappy choice and to publicise the free £70 nappy voucher scheme.

This month we are joined by guest host Niyati Cribbins, Lactation Consultant and Paediatric Occupational Therapist of Nurture & Nourish. Indian-born, US-trained & now London-based, Niyati is a mum of 3 and offers individualized support and education to new and expectant parents focusing on infant feeding, newborn care, child development and parent-infant mental health. Niyati is passionate about empowering families on their feeding and parenting journeys through compassionate, holistic and evidence-based care.