BABIES and toddlers are getting funky in Milton with a new playgroup.

BABIES and toddlers are getting funky in Milton with a new playgroup.

Funky Monkeys is aimed at giving young children confidence and skills ready for pre-school, and runs on Thursdays from St Jude's Hall at the back of St Peter's Church, in Baytree Road.

Group leader Juliet Lunam, who has two children aged two and four, said: "I wanted to do something which offered a range of interesting things for children and babies, loosely based on what they will do in pre-school.

"We offer lots of singing, with puppets and toys, crafts, stories and other activities. We also have a snack time with fruit or biscuits, which gives the parents, carers or grandparents time to chat.