Bishop Auckland Family Hub
Find out what's on at Bishop Auckland Family Hub.
Weekly activities
Activity/group | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
Midwife Clinic Did you know that you may be able to have your midwifery appointments in the Family Hub? Speak to your midwife if this would be easier for you to attend. | Monday to Friday | 8.30am to 5.00pm |
Stay and Play (drop-in) at No42, Market Place, DL14 7PB - For parents, carers and their children aged up to 5, with weekly play themes and activities to help support your child's development. | Monday | 1.00pm to 3.00pm |
Tuesday | 9.15am to 11.15am | |
| 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 also 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. | Wednesday | 10.00am to 11.30am 1.00pm to 2.30pm |
at The Four Clocks Centre, DL14 7EH | Thursday | 9.30am to 11.30am |
Friday | 1.30pm to 3.00pm | |
Friday | 9.00am to 10.30am 11.00am to 12.30pm | |
| Infant feeding support groups | Friday | 9.30am to 11.00am |
Aqua natal classes at Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex. | Wednesday | 6.00pm to 7.00pm |
Home Group Drop-in - For parents-to-be and new mams and dads who need extra support around isolation, money worries and housing issues. | Friday | 9.00am to 11.00am |
More activities
Activity/course | Start date/time | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Chill Kids course - For children aged 7 to 11 years old, helping them to understand their big feelings and find positive ways to manage them. Booking required - please call 03000 261 111 to book a place. | From 4.00pm to 5.00pm on:
| 6 weeks |
| Let's Talk at Home course - For parents and carers of children aged 3-4 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. | Monday 13 January 2025 from 9.30am to 11.00am | 6 weeks |
| Neonatal Group - A welcoming post discharge group for families who have had babies on the neonatal unit to come and meet up with other families, make new friends or catch up with friends from the unit. Ran by Neonatal nurses. | From 1.00pm to 2.30pm
| 1.5 hours |
| Antenatal Solihull - Practical information and advice, support around emotional and mental wellbeing for you and your baby, information on pain relief, birth positions, breathing techniques, preparing to take your baby home, approaches to feeding, soothing, and connecting with your baby. | Monday 13 January 2025 from 5.00pm to 7.00pm | 5 weeks |
Staying cool course - For parents and teenagers looking at anger management and ways to deal with their feelings. | Monday 17 February 2025 from 9.00am to 3.00pm | 1 day |
| Educational Psychology drop-in sessions for parents and carers - 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 12.30pm to 2.30pm on:
| Drop-in |
| Fussy eating workshops - For mams, dads and carers to get support and new ideas to help encourage your child to try new foods and have happier meal times. To get more information or to sign up, please email hdft.henrypractitioners@nhs.net | Monday 17 March 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.30pm | 1.5 hours |
Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop - For parents-to-be and their support to learn about breastfeeding their baby. Booking required, please contact your midwife to book your place. | From 1.00pm to 2.30pm on:
| 1.5 hours |
| Antenatal Parent Education - For parents-to-be and people who support them. Speak to your midwife to book a place. | From 5.00pm to 7.00pm on:
| 2 hours |
DurhamWorks Drop-in - Support to help 16 to 24 year olds into education, employment or training. | Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm on:
| Drop-in |
| DurhamLearn 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. | Tuesday 21 January 2025 from 9.30am to 11.30am | 2 hours |
DurhamLearn Multiply Café Drop-in - Come along and meet our Multiply Champion who is ready to support you with all things numbers. | Tuesday from 10.00am to 12 noon:
| Drop-in |
Staying cool course - For teenagers looking at anger management and ways to deal with these feelings. Booking required - please call 03000 261 111 to book a place. | Tuesday from 12.30pm to 3.30pm on 11 and 18 February 2025 | 2 sessions (both to be attended) |
| Stepping stones (Triple P) course - For mums, dads and carers of children aged 0-12 years who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, giving strategies to promote their development and potential. | Wednesday 29 January 2025 from 9.30am to 11.30am | 10 weeks |
| Teen Zone course - For young people secondary school age who are struggling with confidence and self-esteem. | Wednesday 5 March 2025 from 4.00pm to 5.00pm | 6 weeks |
Teen Triple P course - For mums, dads and carers of young people aged 12 to 16 years, giving simple practical skills and strategies to raise confident, healthy and happy teenagers, and to improve family relationships. | Thursday 23 January 2025 from 9.30am to 11.30am | 10 weeks |
| Young Parent's Programme - For mams and dads under 25 years of age who have a child under two or are expecting a baby. | Thursday 20 March 2025 from 10.00am to 2.00pm | 12 weeks |
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 | From 9.30am to 11.30am on:
| Drop-in |
Being a parent of an autistic child (EPEC course) - Gives you the chance to step back and understand how autism affects your child. | Thursday 30 January 2025 from 10.00am to 12noon | 10 weeks |
| WellComm early language screening session - To identify children who are experiencing barriers to speech and language development, and provide strategies and activities for parents to use at home. | From 9.30am to 12.30pm on:
From 1.00pm to 4.00pm on:
| 3 hours |
| North East Young Dads and Lads - Stay and play session. Durham Young Dads project are a charity supporting young fathers under 25 in the North East. Their mission is to enable young dads to play a safe, active and meaningful role in their children's lives, by supporting and connecting young dads and influencing wider practice. | From 11.00am to 12.30pm on:
| 1.5 hours |
| Men's Pie Club - If you're a dad/male carer who feels alone, or just needs an excuse to get out more why not come along. There's no stress and no pressure. Just a bit of cooking. it's all about meeting other dads from your local area, having a laugh, and getting stuck into some tasty pies. | From 1.00pm to 3.00pm on:
| 2 hours |
| Parenting Together - Bickering and disagreements are all part of a healthy normal relationship, it is when disagreements are happening frequently, they are quite intense and are never resolved or sorted out that you might need some support. It might be yourself and your partner are disagreeing over the children, chores, money etc. This workshop will help you in lots of different ways! | Thursday 20 February 2025 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm | 2.5 hours |
| Starting solids course - This workshop will help you decide: when your baby is ready to try solid food, what foods to start with, when your baby is hungry and when they've had enough and how to make mealtimes a more enjoyable experience for you both. | Friday 17 January 2025 from 11.00am to 12.30pm Friday 7 February 2025 from 9.00am to 10.30am | 1.5 hours |
| Healthy teeth course - This session will give you practical tips for looking after your child's first teeth. | Friday 21 February 2025 from 11.00am to 12.30pm | 1.5 hours |
| Staying cool course - For adults looking at anger management and ways to deal with these feelings. | Friday 4 April 2025 from 9.00am to 3.00pm | 1 day |
How to get here
Bishop Auckland Family Hub
Walker Drive
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
United Kingdom
DL14 6QL
Parking
There is a car park at the hub with approximately 10 car parking spaces and 3 disabled car parking spaces.
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