✨ Fun, friendly help with English and Maths ✨

This free programme helps children aged 5–8 build confidence with reading, writing and numbers in a relaxed and supportive way. Learning is designed to feel enjoyable.

🎲 Children learn through games, videos and creative activities
📄 Clear, simple worksheets
🗣 Interactive sessions
🎨 Different ways of learning so every child can take part

👨‍🏫 About the tutor
Sessions are led by an experienced tutor with a background in teaching, youth work and creative arts. He uses a range of techniques to support different learning styles and build confidence.

Friendly learning volunteers support each session.

📍 Upper Norwood Library Hub, Crystal Palace
📅 Wednesdays & Thursdays | 4:30–6:00pm (term time only)
💷 Free | Places are limited
➕ Attend one or two sessions per week
🔄 Different topics each session

We recommend at least 15 sessions to get the most benefit.

👨‍👩‍👧 For parents & carers

🏠 Stay and join in, or drop off
📦 Learning materials to take home
👶 One booking per child

📌 Who can join

✅ Children aged 5–8
✅ Children receiving benefits-related free school meals

📲 Register early – places fill quickly
💬 Need help signing up? Contact info@unlt.org

Boost your child’s learning, confidence, and curiosity while meeting other local families in a friendly, welcoming space. Children will enjoy movement, games, music, and imaginative play while developing skills and confidence, including Makaton, phonemes, colours, shapes, and numbers 🎶🤸‍♂️🖍️

🗓️ When: Wednesdays, 10:30am to 11:30am

For children aged 10 months to 3 years.

Afterwards, we share a snack and have time for a chat.

For families on a low income accessing benefits and families with low income with no recourse to public funds.

Life drawing at the Upper Norwood Library Hub on Mondays, 7-9.30pm.

This is a relaxed, informal class open to all skill levels, from absolute beginners wanting to try their hands at something new, or experienced artists looking to sharpen their observational skills through life drawing.

With a different model each week, and a variety of pose lengths from quick, dynamic warm-ups to extended poses that allow for deep and close observation, our tutor is there to give you as much (or as little!) guidance as you would like in the life room.

Expect a warm and welcoming group who are keen to chat all things technique and materials. We always end with a run through of the work made on the night (participation optional of course!) to chat through what people enjoyed, found tricky, and what they might want to try at the next session!

Emily who runs the class is currently part of the Drawing Year 2026, an intensive postgraduate course at the Royal Drawing School focussing on the importance of observational drawing. 

Booking in advance is essential in order to confirm capacity before each session. £20 for 2 hours - concessions available. 

All proceeds from ticket sales support the Upper Norwood Library Hub!

Please note there is no entry to the library before 6.50pm.

Summer is coming and we have plenty of exciting holiday camps and workshops here at UNLH running 9:30am until 4/4:30pm from Monday 20 July until Friday 21 August!

SkillCraft Summer Camp (Mon 20 Jul - Fri 24 Jul & Mon 17 Aug - Fri 21 Aug) - Children will explore painting, sculpting, fashion design, engineering, accessory making, construction and creative STEM activities.

Colour Lab and Art Experiments Camp (Mon 27 Jul - Thu 30 Jul & Mon 10 Aug - Thu 13 Aug) - Hands-on experiments mixing art and science, from fizzing rainbow reactions and giant bubble labs to UV painting.

Bead Buddies - Handmade Jewellery Making Club (Tue 28 July, Mon 10 Aug, Thu 20 Aug) - Design and create your own beautiful beaded accessories.

Little Spa Makers: DIY Spa Day for Kids (Wed 29 Jul & Wed 12 Aug) - We'll be mixing, fizzing, shaping, and scenting our very own bath and body treats.

Clay Day Pottery Workshop (Thu 30 Jul & Thu 13 Aug) - Get messy, creative, and hands-on with clay.

Little Brushstrokes Summer Camp (Mon 3 Aug - Thu 6 Aug) - Discover new visual arts skills and learn about famous artists.

Bake It 'Til You Make It! Cake Decorating Workshop (Mon 3 & Mon 17 Aug) - Unleash your inner baker and level up your cake game.

Glam Lab: Make Your Own Accessories (Tue 4 Aug) - Design, create, and personalise stylish accessories to take home, from friendship bracelets and charm keyrings to customised sunglasses.

Twist & Dye! Tie-Dye & Fabric Art Workshop (Wed 5 Aug & Tue 18 Aug) - Design vibrant t-shirts, tote bags and more.

Checkmate Challenge: Tutor-Led Chess Club (Thu 6 Aug & Wed 19 Aug) - Learn strategies, improve concentration and develop critical thinking skills through a fun and engaging chess session.

Game Makers Workshop (Tu 11 Aug) - Design and make your very own board game from scratch.