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Seaham Family Hub


Find out what's on at Seaham Family Hub.

Weekly activities

Activity/group

Day

Time

Baby and Me

at the Seaview Centre, SR7 8QE

Mondays

1.00pm to 2.30pm

Infant feeding support groups - walk and talk groupTuesdays11.00am to 11.30am

Infant feeding support groups - feeding session

Tuesdays10.00am to 11.30am
Growing healthy drop-in sessionsTuesdays10.30am to 11.30am

Nurturing little minds - A weekly peer support group for those who have given birth within the last 12 months, who may be feeling alone, isolated, or worried about their emotional wellbeing or mental health. This does not need to be diagnosed. If you think you would benefit from this group, please contact your health visitor.

You can contact your Health Visitor on 03000 269 833.

Fridays from:

  • 10 January 2025
10.00am to 12 noon
Toddler and Me at Seaview CentreThursdays9.30am to 11.00am

Pre-school group for children with complex needs (Portage) - For families of children aged 2 to 3 years, who are experiencing challenges interacting and communicating with others. It allows mams, dads and carers to meet other families in a supportive group.

Families must be working with the Portage Service to attend the group.

Thursdays1.00pm to 3.30pm

More activities

Activity/course

Start date/time

Duration

Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) drop-in sessions - For parents/carers of families with special educational needs and/or disabilities, drop in to ask SENDIASS for impartial information or advice. 

Booking required - please call 03000 267 470 to book a place.

Monday from 9.30am to 11.30am on:

  • 23 December 2024

Drop-in

Supporting Speech and Language Development (WellComm) (online booking required) - To identify children aged 3 to 4 years who are experiencing barriers to speech and language development and provide strategies and activities for you to use at home.

Book a place on a Family Hub event

Monday fom 12.30pm to 3.30pm on:

  • 23 December 2024

Friday fom 12.30pm to 3.30pm on:

  • 31 January 2025 
  • 28 February 2025
  • 28 March 2025 
  • 25 April 2025

 

DurhamWorks - Support to help 16 to 24 year olds into education, employment, or training. 

Monday from 1.00pm to 4.00pm on:

  • 13 January 2025
  • 10 February 2025
  • 10 March 2025
  • 14 April 2025

Drop-in

Chill Kids - For children aged 7 to 11 years old, helping them to understand their big feelings and find positive ways to manage them. 

To book a place, call 03000 267 470.

Monday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm from:

  • 13 January 2025
6 weeks

Fussy Eaters - Is a 90 minute workshop for parents and carers where we explore the difficulties of coping with a child that eats a limited range of foods, looking at portion sizes and ways to create enjoyable family mealtimes.

Tueday from 1.00pm 2.30pm on:

  • 4 February 2025
1.5 hours

Staying Cool Family Learn - For mams, dads or carers and teenagers looking at anger management and ways to deal with these feelings. 

Friday from 9.00am to 3.00pm on:

  • 11 April 2025

1 day

Daisy Chain workshop - Daisy Chain provides a range of in-person learning workshops covering a variety of topics to help support individuals and families.

Go to Daisy Chain coffee mornings and workshops to book a place.

Play workshop: Friday from  10.00am to 12 noon on:

  • 20 December 2024
2 hours
FEARless - For mams, dads and carers of children aged 6 to 14 years, to help you understand your child's anxious feelings

Monday from 9.45am to 11.15am from:

  • 10 March 2025
6 weeks
Education Psychologist - Talk to the Educational Psychology team about any concerns you may have about your child such as learning, communication and language, social and emotional-wellbeing, practical skills or being independent.

Monday from 9.30am to 11.30am on:

  • 10 February 2025
  • 14 April 2025
2 hours

Online Safety and Keeping your Child Safe Online - Learn how to help keep you and your child safer online, including understanding what your child is accessing and if the games and apps they use are safe.

Monday from 9.30am to 11.30am on:

  • 20 January 2025
2 hours

Infant Massage - For mams, dads, and carers of babies up to 6 months old.

at the Seaview Centre, SR7 8QE

Book a place on a Family Hub event

Monday from 10.00am to 11.00am from:

  • 10 March 2025
6 weeks
Lets Talk at Home - For mams, dads and carers of children aged 3 to 4 years. These play based sessions are fun, practical and filled with talking tips to help develop your child's speech, language and communication skills, at home using their favourite activities.

Tuesday from 9.45am to 11.15am from:

  • 14 January 2025
6 weeks

Teen Zone - For young people secondary school age who are struggling with confidence and self-esteem.

Thursday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm from:

  • 9 January 2025 (not 6 February 2025)
6 weeks

How to get here

Seaham Family Hub
North Terrace
Seaham
SR7 7EU

Parking

There is a car park at the hub with approximately 20 car parking spaces and two disabled car parking spaces.



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