About us

Our group started in the Summer of 2008 when Martin Hastings took over caring for his daughter Isabella full-time, and feared being cut off from male company and losing his sanity!

The group grew out of the local NCT branches Lewisham and Greenwich, but is open to all dads, male carers and fathers-to-be; whether NCT members or not. SE London Dads' initial growth and development was partially funded by a grant from Awards for All, and now from 2010 we have been generously supported be the Co-operative Membership Community Fund.

In 2010 as Martin was leaving London he handed over responsibility for running the group to a committee of dads (now good friends) whom Martin had brought together.

Today we have over 100 Dads on our contact list from all sorts of backgrounds, and we meet up regularly
for fun and chats. We have a constantly-changing schedule of social events for both Dads and kids, including: 

* 3 Weekly Stay and Play sessions

* Frequent social events at someone’s house, or out and about

* Free courses, activities or excursions to local attractions 

We work closely with Fathers Outreach Co-ordinators at Greenwich and Lewisham councils so are able to refer you to other services and facilities locally.