Babywearing Groups in the UK

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Barnstaple Sling meet

Barnstaple Sling meet
Informal Sling Meet
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4745

Bosies For Baby

So that you can have the opportunity to try before you buy, we offer a Sling Party service in the North East of Scotland. You will be given a demonstration of a variety of slings and the chance to try them out for yourself. There is no obligation to buy, all we ask is that you provide a location for the party and a group of 5 to 8 parents. Children are more than welcome; in fact, they will be of great help when you want to try out a sling for yourself!
http://www.bosiesforbaby.co.uk/SlingParty.html

Brighton Sling Babies

Brighton Sling Babies
User-led support group for learning to use soft fabric carriers.

Currently meeting on the first Thursday of each month at BubHub
(http://www.bubhub.org/)
http://www.brightonslingbabies.org.uk/

Colchester Sling Meet and Sling Library

Colchester Sling Meet and Sling Library
The next Colchester Sling Meet is held at the Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, COLCHESTER, Essex, England, CO1 1NF. Incorporated into each meet is the Essex and Suffolk Sling Library. Slings are available to hire for £4 per month.
http://essexandsuffolkslingmeet.moonfruit.com

Glasgow Sling Meet

Glasgow Sling Meet
Group of local babywearers who meet monthly to try out different slings and offer advice and support
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

Harpenden Breastfeeding Support Group & Sling Library

Harpenden Breastfeeding Support Group & Sling Library
We meet every Monday between 10.30am and 12.30pm at the Oval Cafe in the Clock Building at the Highfield Oval, Harpenden, AL5 4BX. Please check our website for any temporary changes of venue; we don’t meet on Bank Holidays.

We are a group of mothers who have come together to share their experiences and to provide support to other mothers. A number of us are keen sling users and we have a good range of slings to demonstrate and lend out. All parents
very welcome.
http://www.harpenden-breastfeeding.co.uk/

Isle of Wight Sling Library

Isle of Wight Sling Library
Local group offering sling rental avoiding the need to plough on over to the mainland. We are planning to keep our rental cost low to enable as many people as possible to access our facility, and will donate half of all our rental costs to a local charity The Barely Born Appeal. (http://www.barelyborn.co.uk/) The other half will be used for running costs and periodic refreshing of products in the library.
http://isleofwightslingmeet.blogspot.com/

Leicester Slingmeet

Leicester Slingmeet
A group for those who love to hold their babies close in cloth carriers and those interested in learning more about babywearing.
http://leicesterslingmeet.blogspot.com/

Leominster Sling Meet

Leominster Sling Meet
Friendly local group, meeting up on the 4th Thursday of each month, for coffee and chat, at Coningsby Centre, Leominster
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4876

Natally Sling Library

Natally Sling Library
The Natally Sling Library is accessible on Wednesdays at 9:30 through the breastfeeding support group, based in the creche room of Newington Children’s Centre. (if you are attending here, please try to contact Ally beforehand)

Also from 12:30 at the breastfeeding support group at Newlands Children’s Centre every Wednesday
http://handinhandbreastfeeding.co.uk/slings.aspx

Natally Sling Library

Also from 12:30 at the breastfeeding support group at Newlands Children’s Centre every Wednesday
http://handinhandbreastfeeding.co.uk/slings.aspx

Nottingham Sling Meet

Nottingham Sling Meet
Meet on the 3rd Monday of each month and discuss various parenting topics over coffee at Chilwell Road Methodist Church coffee bar in Beeston, at 10.30am. Bring your sling with any questions you have, as we’ll do our best to help. Also, there are several slings available to borrow to try out.
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=57

Oxford Sling Meet

Oxford Sling Meet
Oxford Sling Meet is a not for profit association promoting babywearing (using a sling or carrier to carry a baby or young child) in the local area.

We also operate the Oxfordshire Sling Library, to promote babywearing by enabling parents and carers to try out and hire slings on a short term basis.

Oxford Sling Meet is a great way to meet like minded parents (both mums and dads are welcome!) and find out more about using different types of slings and new ways of using your existing sling(s). Drinks and biscuits are provided, and there is plenty of space for your children to play.
http://oxfordslingmeet.wordpress.com/

Portsmouth & Southsea Sling Meet

Portsmouth & Southsea Sling Meet
Promoting babywearing and providing Babywearing resources and advice in the Portsmouth and Southsea area.
http://pompeybabywearer.blogspot.com/

Preston Sling Meet

Preston Sling Meet
Share the babywearing love and make some new friends, every Monday, 10-12, at Riverbank Childrens Centre (Sure Start), Brieryfield Road, Preston
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3276

Redruth Sling Meet – Cornwall

Redruth Sling Meet – Cornwall
Informal Sling Meet
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4065

Sling Library North Ireland

Sling Library North Ireland
This Sling Library is located in Belfast.

You can first borrow a sling from our Sling Library and try it out for a couple of weeks before buying one yourself.
http://sling-ni.weebly.com/index.html

Sling Wise

Sling Wise
Slings to try and buy
http://www.slingwise.com

Sling Your Baby

Sling Your Baby
Sling Your Baby is a new baby group in Carlisle (UK), whose aim it is to promote babywearing, and educate and support parents through friendly, local meetings. We welcome all parents for coffee and chat, so come along and join us!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sling-Your-Baby/25593974070

Slinging In The Rain

Slinging In The Rain
Slinging in the Rain is a voluntary community-based group committed to promoting babywearing through advocacy and education. We offer parent to parent support to anyone interested in babywearing, in the area of Manchester.

Slinging in the Rain is a voluntary community-based group committed to promoting babywearing through advocacy and education. We offer parent to parent support to anyone interested in babywearing, in the area of Manchester.
http://www.slingingintherain.co.uk/

Southampton Sling Meet

Southampton Sling Meet
Southampton Sling Meet was set up in response to the growing number of parents in the area who are interested in using slings or baby carriers, but having looked at the wide range on offer, are unsure which one to go for. We set up the Southampton Sling Library in order to build a collection of slings which parents can borrow for a small fee, in order to see how they get on with them. At a Sling Meet you can try out a variety of slings and also get advice on how to use your own slings, or just chat to other babywearing parents.
http://www.southamptonslingmeet.com/

Stoke Sling Meet

Stoke Sling Meet
Group of local babywearers who meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month at Norton Children’s Centre, St Nicholas Avenue, Norton – 10am-12pm in the Family Room, to try out different slings and offer advice and support
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3095

Thames Valley Sling Babies

Thames Valley Sling Babies
We meet on the first Sturday of every month, in the playground at Dinton Pastures Country Park at 10.15am and leave at 11.00 for a leisurely one hour stroll around the lake. Davis Street, Hurst, Berkshire. Stay for a drink or lunch afterwards
http://thamesvalleyslingbabies.wordpress.com/

Truly Bumptious Babywearing Coffee Morning

Truly Bumptious Babywearing Coffee Morning
If you’re interested in wearing your baby in a sling, come along & find out more; drink coffee and meet other parents. Try out all of our slings and see what suits you or bring along one you already have and get some help with different ways to use it.
http://www.trulybumptious.com/page6.htm

Worcester Sling Meet

Worcester Sling Meet
At the Pump House Environment Centre.

http://www.dwt.org.uk/contact-us/how-to-find-us

If the cafe is busy (and weather permitting) we will be in the garden/picnic area at the back of the cafe. There are plenty of free activities available in the cafe during the school holidays to keep older toddlers or children busy. There is lots of free parking available in the car park opposite the Pump House (just off Waterworks Road)

Worcester Slingmeet is open to anyone interested in using slings to carry their baby. Complete novices, pregnant mothers-to-be, prams and baby buggies, Baby Bjorns and experienced babywearers are all equally welcome.
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=60

Barnstaple Sling meet

Informal Sling Meet
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4745

Bosies For Baby

Brighton Sling Babies

User-led support group for learning to use soft fabric carriers.

Currently meeting on the first Thursday of each month at BubHub
(http://www.bubhub.org/)
http://www.brightonslingbabies.org.uk/

Colchester Sling Meet and Sling Library

The next Colchester Sling Meet is held at the Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, COLCHESTER, Essex, England, CO1 1NF. Incorporated into each meet is the Essex and Suffolk Sling Library. Slings are available to hire for £4 per month.
http://essexandsuffolkslingmeet.moonfruit.com

Glasgow Sling Meet

Group of local babywearers who meet monthly to try out different slings and offer advice and support
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

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