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Come along and swap books and toys with your friends!
Family Fun Zone - all welcome
Free food and fun for all the family.
All queries please ring Clare on 07961 788984
Mother and toddler group
Little Magpies Football for 3 – 7 Year-Olds
These are paid sessions at £4 session (Pay termly) . To enquire email NUCASTLE@nufc.co.uk
We provide hot and healthy meals to families every Tuesday and Thursday during school holidays, as well as crafts, games and enrichment activities. We are open 11.15am – 1pm.
Free - no booking required
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Well baby and family drop in is a drop in for families to access many different types of support in one place. Come along on Tuesdays 9.00am -12.00pm Riverside Community Health Project, Carnegie Building, Atkinson Road NE4 8XS
Services offered will change on a weekly basis and can include welfare rights, education, housing, family health, mental health, parenting support, health checks/advice and pregnancy. There is also a my baby and me group running at the same time every week for babies up to the age of 1 at 10:30 – 11:30am
Come and join My Baby and Me play session. Our group is welcoming and friendly. We are open to every child 0-12 months.
We offer:
- Physical activity
- Music / song time
- A safe and stimulating baby area
West Denton Based Community Centre for anyone aged 3 - 99+
Weekly face to face youth sessions, after-school club, and social groups for the elderly.
The team can be reached via their Central Line: 07826 531575 (Mon - Fri 9am to 4pm)
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding and live in Newcastle, we can offer you information and support.
Start for Life combines the Antenatal and Breastfeeding Support projects. We are a team of practitioners and volunteers working alongside midwives and health visitors to offer additional support to families in Newcastle.
A 12 week evidenced based programme for parents of children aged 2-5yrs old, who have received a diagnosis, are in the process of being assessed or have significant delays in their language development.
We love story times at Newcastle Libraries - they encourage language development, help foster a love of books, and most importantly, they're really, really fun!
Enjoy stories in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, explore what the library has to offer, make friends and listen to stories that will encourage young children to develop a life-long love of books from an early age. These sessions do not need to be pre-booked, please feel free to drop in.
Under 5's.
Development Checks for your baby.
Appointment only. Please book via your health visitor or phone 0191 282 3319.
What to expect
Our group is welcoming, friendly and an inclusive mainstream session. We are open to every child under 5.
Our group is welcoming and friendly. We are open to every child 6 months - 4 years.
We offer:
- Physical activity
- Music / song time.
- Baby area
A fun filled musical session with songs and rhymes. Our group is focused on sensory play and musical exploration for 0 – 2 yrs & 3 months.
Face to face antenatal classes are now available in family hubs across Newcastle.
Classes will be facilitated by your Community Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, Health Visitors and Nursery Nurses. As well as by Healthworks and Barnardo's representatives.
- Preparation for Labour and birth.
- Baby practical.
- Comforting, caring and feeding your baby.
Please call to book.
Face to face antenatal classes are now available in family hubs across Newcastle.
Classes will be facilitated by your Community Midwifes, Maternity Support Workers, Health Visitors, Nursery Nurses as well as Healthworks and Action for Children Representatives.
Preparation for Labour and Birth
Baby Practical
Comforting, caring for and feeding your baby
Please call to book
Face to face antenatal classes are now available in family hubs across Newcastle.
Classes will be facilitated by your Community Midwifes, Maternity Support Workers, Health Visitors, Nursery Nurses as well as Healthworks and Action for Children Representatives.
Preparation for Labour and Birth
Baby Practical
Comforting, caring for and feeding your baby
Please call to book
A 12 week programme for parents/carers who have a child aged 6 months - 3 years.
This group supports parents/carers to:
- ensure your child feels loved and secure
- support language, social and emotional development
- establish clear and predictable routines
- handle separations and reunions
- use positive discipline to mange tantrums and challenging behaviour.
First session starting Thursday 14th September 9.30 - 11.30am
'Stay and Play', run by Lemington Riverside Primary School in conjunction with Healthworks Pre-School Lemington
Every Tuesday during school term time, 10am-11am
For 0-3 year olds and their adults.
Free of charge, no need to pre-book. We have a range of activities including messy play and free snacks and juice.
Sessions are led by fully-qualified Early Years staff from Lemington Riverside and Healthworks Pre-School.
Rainbow borrowers is a toy loan service which runs alongside a play session for children under 5 yrs. These sessions are dedicated for children with additional needs and their families.
We are run by Newcastle Action for Parent and Toddler Groups Initiative (NAPI) who support and give advice to toddler groups across the city. If you would like to contact us for any reason please ring 0191 2656158.
- Healthy snack
- Physical activity
- Baby area
- Music / song time
It’s free. No need to book. Just turn up.
We offer exciting and engaging football coaching for young people across the North East. We use game based practices, leading to high levels of engagement and development.
We love story times at Newcastle Libraries.
This is a community event with local community organisers coming together to provide free activities for families over 3 days. This includes arts and crafts, sports, cooking, storytelling, climbing wall, fire and police vehicles. Takes place in Walker Park on Wednesday 26th - Friday 28th July 2023 from 12noon - 3pm.
Come and join us at Newcastle Trampoline Park for a free bounce during the summer holidays. Free drink and snack included.
Dates and times for the sessions are as follows;
Family dates and times: