Outdoor All Weather Stay and Play 

We have really missed everyone during lockdown and will be running limited stay and play sessions throughout the autumn term. We are fortunate enough to have a large outdoor space so we can enjoy playing outside in the fresh air in the upcoming weeks.

The safety and welfare of families, staff and volunteers is our top priority, so we kindly ask that all families adhere to the safety measures we have implemented, so that we can ensure the safest experience possible for everyone.

We recommend that you read this information carefully to understand everything you need to know before you visit, what to expect when you visit and how to book.

Find out more about your new outdoor stay and play and how we are working hard to keep everybody safe:

When will we reopen?

Big Red Bus Club will reopen on Tuesday 22^nd September.

Bookings are time and date specified only and booked only online. 

Opening times

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am – 12pm term time only.

Who can visit

10 individual households in total for each session – a household will consist of only one adult and children under five who live in the same home.

Cancellation

Please let us know the day before if you can't attend or as soon as you can, non attenders may be unable to book tickets for future sessions. 

Your arrival

Please do be patient with us as we take your whole households temperature and check you in. If anyone in your household has a temperature higher than 37.8 degrees Celsius you will not be admitted.

By entering our premises and signing in you are confirming your whole household has not had any signs or symptoms of Covid in the last five days.

Our facilities

• Toilets are available inside and a strict one household, one way system is in place. This will mean when one person needs to go, the whole household needs to go with them.
• Baby changing facilities will be available in the toilets.
• We will ask you to wipe toilet, basin, changing tray and door handle after use with the wipes provided.
• The tuckshop is closed and food and snacks are prohibited, with the exceptions of breast and bottle.

Staying safe

• Face coverings for adults are mandatory in the building.
• We’ve added additional signage to remind staff, families and volunteers of social distancing and handwashing guidelines.
• Additional hand sanitiser points have been implemented around the play area and adults will be responsible for children hand sanitising between using each new play equipment or undertaking new activities..
• Regular cleaning will be carried out of toys and equipment and we ask the children do not bring toys (including scooters and bikes) into the grounds.
• Please avoid touching anything including the climbing frames and toys unless you are under five, this includes others not in your household including children.
• Please do not visit if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have any underlying health conditions that may put you at risk. If you are vulnerable in any way, it is your responsibility to make the right choice for yourself and others around you. Please follow the advice given at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Navigating the Big Red Bus Club

• Entrance and exit into play sessions will be timed to avoid congestion at the front gate and signing in station.
• There will be a one way route through the building to access toilets.
• Only the outdoor areas is available for play.
• Please keep an eye on the floor for spaces to wait before entering the pinch points of the gate, toilets and hand sanitiser stations.

The guidelines are changing on a regular basis and we are following them closely and will keep working hard to react to any changes as quickly as we can.

Booking 3 EASY STEPS

1 Read these information above - if you need help or to clarify anything email us aum@thebigredbusclub.com 

2 Preregister your household contact details https://www.thebigredbusclub.com/outdoor_stay_and_play

If you can also print out and bring along the signed paper registration and rules of the club on your first visit that would be great. But don’t worry, we have spares when you arrive. Paper user form (word) >>

3  Online booking on https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-red-bus-club-outdoor-stay-and-play-tickets-121002262023 

Throughout booking, signing up and signing into the club you will repeatedly be asked for your contact data and personal details our Privacy Policy can be found here https://www.thebigredbusclub.com/privacy

Thanks to all at  L&Q and RocketLab for supporting us during this time. 

Family wellbeing is at the heart of our organisation. The activities and projects our families create our centered around challenging isolation and promoting a holistic approach to wellbeing. Basically it means we believe you cant really improve your body without really improving your mind or environment. 

Every Tuesday afternoon we have a range of wellbeing and mindfulness activities for under fives and thier families.

"The warm welcoming atmosphere, the lovely staff who run the club and the rich activities available for the children." - Family survey 2018, Why are we unique?

Local kids put their baking skills to the test today as they tried out the Big Red Bus Club’s new mud kitchen designed and created for us by the great volunteers at Men in Sheds.

A huge range of delights worthy of The Great British Bake Off were made, including worm spaghetti, leaf mould pastries and mud cakes.

Hours of fun was had as lucky kids took part in a volunteer preview day to test out our great new outdoor resource.

As regulars to the Big Red Bus Club know, our summer term will see a return of our Free Friday gardening club and this mud kitchen will be a great addition to our garden and external play spaces.

A regular user of the Big Red Bus Club, Oscar Massand, aged two and eight months, said’

“I enjoy playing in the mud kitchen and mixing leaves”.

It’s donations like these from Men in Shed’s and Mears, who donated the sink, which means we can stay free and open to all.

Thank you.

We are a hidden treasure inside Charlton Park, tucked away behind Charlton school and between Charlton House and the Cemetery . But we are well worth finding!

Where

The Big Red Bus Club
Charlton Park Road
London SE7 8UB

Use the Cemetery Lane entrance of Charlton Park

Cars
There's very limited parking in the park and on Cemetery Lane.

For parking on Cemetery line use postcode SE7 8DZ.

Buses
53, 54, 380, 422, 486 getting off at Cemetery Lane stop

469, 386, 291, 244, 178, 161 getting off at QEH and walking down Charlton Park Lane and Cemetery Lane.

Click here for map