Welcome to the 123 Soleil Web Site 

What is 123 Soleil?

We are a Parent, Baby and Toddler group whose aim is to maintain French culture and language amongst French speaking families far away from their countries of origin.

The playgroup is for children from birth to 5 years of age.

We also facilitate and help the settling in of French families.

Who is 123 Soleil for?

123 Soleil is open to every family linked in some way to the Francophone culture.

We provide a meeting point for French speaking people and allow them to recreate and enjoy French traditions so that their children do not feel like strangers to the French culture.

How do we bring the French culture to life in Cambridge?

• We have created a French library of over 500 books. (more about the 123 Soleil Library).
• We introduce the children to a Francophone environment where it is easy to speak French.
• We facilitate the meeting of French-speaking families.
  
• We organise themed activities led by the parents (stories, songs, nursery rhymes, games, art & crafts...). These activities reflect the French traditions through the year and encourage the children to feel rooted in the French culture.
• We celebrate our traditional Christmas, Galette des rois, Shrove Tuesday, Easter, and more...

Where and when is 123 Soleil?

Every Monday morning from 10am till noon at Romsey Mill, Hemingford Road, Cambridge, CB1 3BZ following term dates (not during half term or bank holidays). See the map here -> to find Romsey Mill's location.

To come by bus : 

       Stagecoach Citi 2 (Milton - City Centre - Mill Road - Addenbrooke's Hospital);
       This bus stops outside Romsey Mill on its route between Milton and Addenbrooke's;        

Timetable (since January 2009).

To come by car:

        Take Mill road, turn into Ross Street or Vinery Road because Hemingford Road is an one-way street.  

        Parking is free in surrounding streets. 

Participation

Each family attending a session is kindly asked to contribute £2.50 towards the rent of the Romsey Mill Community Hall we hire for our sessions. With this contribution you will also be able to borrow books from 123 Soleil library. It is also possible to join 123 Soleil for the whole term for £15 and you can systematically borrow books from 123 Soleil library.