Summer in Thamesmead

Things are really hotting up in Thamesmead this summer.

From week-long literacy programmes to sports courses, nature and environmental events and a free family fun day with a bonus 30th anniversary international football match thrown in, the Peabody Group is offering it all during the school summer holidays.

Peabody's Executive Director Community Investment, Stephen Burns said: “Thamesmead is a unique part of London. There is a real sense of community and my colleagues help achieve this through the range of projects they support - health and wellbeing activities, literacy and environmental projects, to name a few. All this work helps to create a real sense of belonging and that is why we are supporting a wide range of summer activities. We hope residents will join us and have a great time.”

Free Family Fun Day

Join Sporting Club Thamesmead for an exciting, action-packed, free family fun day on Saturday 1 August.

Taking place 10:00pm - 5:00pm, there will be plenty of fun for all the family, from a Giant Inflatable Village, Sports Zone and community stalls to music, dance, a BBQ and face painting.

Plus, at 3:00pm, join us in celebration of Thamesmead Town Football Club's 30th anniversary with their first ever international match against Jersey Football Association. For admission to the game just buy a £2 match day programme.

Sporting Club Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, SE28 8NJ, T: 020 8320 4488.

Summer Courses

Football, Tennis and Netball courses available weekdays until Friday 7 August at Sporting Club Thamesmead.

Football coaching is open to 5 - 12 year olds, Tennis and Netball to 7 - 12 year olds.

Taking place 10:00am - 3:00pm every weekday, sessions cost £39 for the week or £10 per day.

Sporting Club Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, SE28 8NJ, T: 020 8320 4488.

Go Wild! this Summer

From pond dipping and frog mask making to a nature trail. Join in the fun activities and discover the amazing wildlife that can be found at Thamesmead's hidden gem, Tump 53 nature reserve.

Home to many types of wildlife, the mixed woodland, glade, pond and reed-fringed moat is the perfect place to go wild.

Tump 53, Bentham Road (down the ramp to the right of Hawksmoor Primary School), Thamesmead, SE28 8AS.

Go Wild! is a partnership programme by Trust Thamesmead, Gallions Housing Association, Peabody and London Wildlife Trust. Find out more, T: 07733 261165 (Leigh) or T: 07944 9355685 (Tom)

Free, Fun-Filled Family Learning

Open to parents with children aged between two and five years of age, Trust Thamesmead's week-long Early Words Together summer programmes aim to empower parents to support their child's literacy skills through activities such as reading, singing, nursery rhymes, drawing and crafts.

The Early Words Together is led by Trust Thamesmead in partnership with National Literacy Trust and Save the Children and is part of the Peabody Group's drive to improve literacy during a child's first years of development which can have a significant impact on increasing cognitive abilities and language skills later in life.

The programme is delivered by volunteers who receive free training and support from Trust Thamesmead, to help them identify any additional support families may need. For example employment, training, financial and wellbeing advice or signposting them to the appropriate service providers in Thamesmead.

Summer programmes are happening in four locations across Thamesmead. Find out more by calling us on, T: 020 8320 4470 and asking to speak to our Community Development Officer, Lisa.