Durham Family Hub
Find out what's on at Durham Family Hub.
Weekly activities
Activity/group | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
Mondays | 9.30am to 11.00am | |
Tuesdays | 1.30pm to 3.00pm | |
Tuesdays | 1.00pm to 2.30pm | |
at Sherburn Hill Centre | Thursdays | 9.30am to 11.00am |
at Sherburn Hill Centre | Fridays | 9.30am to 11.00am |
DurhamWorks - Support to help 16 to 24 year olds into education, employment or training. | Every other Friday from 10 January 2025 | 12 noon to 3.00pm |
| Antenatal clinic - Did you know you may be able to have your midwifery appointments in the Family Hub? Speak to you midwife if this would be easier for you to attend. | Mondays | 9.30am to 1.00pm |
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. To book a place call 03000 269 833. | Thursdays from 9 January 2025 | 9.30am to 11.30am |
North East Young Dads and Lads - Stay and play session. North East Young Dads and Lads 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. | Thursdays | 6.00pm to 8.00pm |
Play Together - For mams, dads and carers of babies and toddlers to come along for song and rhyme, sensory play and messy play at Bowburn Community Centre, DH6 5AT | Wednesdays | 1.15pm to 2.45pm |
Infant feeding support - Support for mams, dads and carers around feeding their baby or child. | Wednesdays | 10.00am to 11.00am |
More activities
Activity/course | Start date/time | Duration |
|---|---|---|
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 269 833. | Monday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm from:
| 6 weeks |
Safer Choices - For young people secondary school age to understand risky behaviours, peer pressure, consequences and how to make safer choices. To book a place call 03000 269 833. | Thursday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm from:
| 6 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 | Wednesday from 12.45pm to 2.45pm on:
Thursday from 12.45pm to 2.45pm on:
| Drop in |
Teen Zone - For young people secondary school age who are struggling with confidence and self-esteem. To book a place call 03000 269 833. | Thursday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm from:
| 6 weeks |
Starting Solids - Is a free 90 minute workshop and looks at how to know your baby is ready to start solids, suitable first foods and progress to finger foods and family foods. Choking is also discussed. All participants will receive a free resource that can support them on their journey. | Tuesday from 1.00pm to 2.30pm on:
| 1.5 hours |
Healthy Teeth - Is a free 90 minute workshop that looks at how consuming certain foods and drinks can affect our teeth, healthy swaps and tooth brushing, how, when to start and strategies for encouraging our children to clean teeth. All participants will receive a free resource that can support them on their journey. | Tuesday 1.00pm to 2.30pm on:
| 1.5 hours |
Stepping stones - For mams, dads and carers of children aged up to 12 years who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, giving strategies to promote their development and potential. | Wednesday 12.30pm to 2.30pm from:
| 10 weeks |
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. | Wednesday from 9.15am to 12.15pm on:
| bookable slots |
Henry Fussy Eaters - is a workshop to explore the difficulties of coping with a child who eats a limited range of foods, looking at portion sizes and ways to create enjoyable family mealtimes. This is for mams, dads and carers only. To book a place email hdft.henrypractitioners@nhs.net | Wednesday from 9.30am to 11.00am on:
| 1.5 hours |
Online safety - 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. | Friday from 9.30am 12 noon on:
| 3 hours |
Money Matters - Help to take control of your finances by understanding how budgeting works. To book a place Contact Durham Learn. | Thursday from 9.30am to 11.00am on:
| 1.5 hours |
Parenting Together Workshop - 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 from 9.30am to 12.30pm on:
| 3 hours |
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. | Friday from 9.30am - 11.30am on:
| |
Basic First Aid Awareness - Learn the basics of first aid, such as choking, seizures and burns to help keep your family safe. To book a place Contact Durham Learn. | Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm on:
| 3 hours |
| Let's Talk at Home - For mams, dads 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. | Friday from 1.00pm to 2.30pm from:
| 6 weeks |
How to get here
Durham Family Hub is located next to Laurel Avenue Primary School.
The Woodlands
Gilesgate
Durham
County Durham
United Kingdom
DH1 2EY
Parking
There is a shared car park (with the school). There are approximately 20 car parking spaces, and one disabled car parking space.
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