South Tyneside Family Hubs

South Tyneside Family Hubs offer welcoming and friendly places where all children, young people, parents and carers can access support, information and help.

We are here for your whole family and will support you as your children grow, putting relationships at the heart of everything we do.

We are here to connect you to the right support, with the right person at a time that suits you.

Family Hubs provide a range of services in the local community, working with families to ensure that services meet the needs of infants, children, young people and parents and carers in the borough.

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Bede Family Hub

Come along for fun, food and games at our teddy bears picnic. Don't forget to bring your teddy bear, they're the guest of honour! Suitable for 0-1 years No booking needed!

Teddy Bears Picnic (0-1 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Riverside Family Hub

Jarrow Family Hub

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.

Biddick Hall & Whiteleas Family Hub

A group for antenatal and postnatal women who would like support around breastfeeding, with support from professionals.

Boldon Family Hub

Follow us down the rabbit hole and join us at the Mad Hatters Tea Party! Interactive session including storytelling, crafts, sensory and themed activities. Suitable for 2-8 years. No booking needed!

Mad Hatters Tea Party (2-8 years) - Riverside Family Hub

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Whitburn & Marsden)

Whitburn & Marsden Family Hub

A group for antenatal and postnatal women who would like support around breastfeeding, with support from professionals. Run by Health Visitors, this group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding. Cost:&nbsp;Free.

Breastfeeding Support Group (Marine Park)

Marine Park Family Hub

Come and join in with sensory and craft activities including making edible paint. Suitable for children 0-8 with an additional need or waiting for assessment. No booking needed!

SEND Group (Edible Paint) - All Saints Family Hub

All Saints Family Hub

The weekly clinic&nbsp;gives the opportunity to get your baby / child weighed. The clinic is lead by a Health Visitor who&nbsp;can offer&nbsp;support, advice and information. To book a clinic appointment please ring 0191 283 2677.

Baby massage supports bonding, sleep patterns and relaxation for you and your baby. These 4 or 5 sessions are for&nbsp;babies from birth to 6&nbsp;months. Please bring your own towel to each session, the massage oil will be provided for you. Booking is essential.

Ridgeway Family Hub

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.

Horsley Hill Family Hub

A play session for children from birth to 1 year that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Come along for fun, food and games at our teddy bears picnic. Don't forget to bring your teddy bear, they're the guest of honour! Suitable for young parents and parents to be, under 25 and their children. No booking needed!

Young Parent's Group (Teddy Bears Picnic) - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Horsley Hill)

Stay and Play group facilitated by the Hearing Impaired service. Each session will provide a variety of play resources to support and allow child to develop to their full potential. For more information, please speak to staff at the Family Hub.

Hebburn Family Hub

Interactive session with craft activities including magic stone painting. Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

Magic Stone Painting (0-4 years) - All Saints Family Hub

A play session for children from birth to 1 year that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

The Mum's Talk Course aims to help people come together in a non-judgemental and friendly environment where people can come to start to understand more about the ways they are feeling, how their lives have changed and to develop new ways of thinking and helpful coping strategies. The course is 7 sessions long and is a therapy course based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This therapy looks at how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact with each other and how we can develop new coping skills. The course covers topics such as:<ul><li>Challenging the myths and expectations of motherhood</li><li>Managing worry</li><li>Coping with negative thoughts</li><li>Understanding and overcoming anxiety</li><li>Re-connecting with your life and overcoming depression</li><li>The transition from person to Mam - and trying to get a balance between the two</li></ul> <h2>How to access the course</h2>You can call South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service 0191 283 2937 and refer yourself; you would be offered a brief assessment. Alternatively you can complete a self-assessment via:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southtynesidelifecyclementalhealth.nhs.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--link-colour);">South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service</a> You can also request another health professional refer you instead, such as your health visitor or GP.

Mum's Talk - CB Therapy Group - Referral only (Riverside)

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children

Learning with Play 0 - 1 (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

Interactive session with live animals supplied by Animal Antics. Suitable for 4+ years. Booking is essential, please contact the hosting Family Hub to book your place.

Animal Antics (4+ years) - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 - 4 (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

That's not my... Puppy? Teddy Bear? Dinosaur?! Interactive session based around the popular sensory That's Not My.. books with themed activities and storytelling. Suitable for 0-1 years. No booking needed!

That's Not My... (0-1 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

This group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding Support Group (Whitburn & Marsden)

0-4 years playgroup for foster carers. A group for foster carers to attend where children can play and explore in a fun, learning environment, and an opportunity for foster carers to meet and offer support to one another.&nbsp; No booking required, just pop along!

Foster Carer Group - All Saints Family Hub

Bright Futures are a registered charity working with young women aged 11-25 to give them a brighter future by raising their self-esteem and confidence. A friendly group ran with Bright Futures for young mums aged 25 years or under.

Bright Futures Mothers/ Expecting Mothers under 25 Group (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.A group for children aged 0 to 5 years with additional needs that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.&nbsp;The session includes sensory, songs and rhymes.&nbsp;This is a drop-in session, no need to book.&nbsp;

Learning with Play 0-1 years (Horsley Hill)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp;

Interactive session including sensory, crafts and storytelling themed activities around the classic 'I spy' book Each, Peach Pear, Plum! Suitable for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or multi-birth children aged 0-4 years. No booking needed!

Twins, Triplets and More (Each, Peach, Pear, Plum) - All Saints Family Hub

Families who attend our sessions will explore their imaginations and take away ideas on how to reuse everyday natural and waste items, making wonderful creations and magical memories. We will show you how to use natural resources to play and craft with which cost little or nothing to gather. Suitable for ages 4 years + Booking essential, please contact the hosting Family Hub to book your place.

Williby Rocs (4+ years) - Marine Park Family Hub

Twins, Triplets and More is a group for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or quads aged 0-4 years. Babies and children can explore and engage in play while parents and carers can share experiences and support one another. Booking is not required

To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week we are holding a Breastival event with activities including Tiny Tweeties, Free face painting, crafts, Free hand massages and free raffle and goody bags. Suitable for Breastfeeding mothers and their families. No booking needed!

Breastival (Breastfeeding Celebration Event) - Riverside Family Hub

Run by Health Visitors, this group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding. No booking needed, just come along!For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

A playgroup for young parents under 21 with children aged 0-4 years.This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1. Booking isn't required.

Avast me hearties! Come along to our interactive pirate session filled with themed crafts, dress up, sensory and stories! Suitable for dad's, grandad's and male carers and their children. No booking needed!

Dad's Group (Shiver Me Timbers) - Riverside Family Hub

Huff, Puff, Bubble and Pop! Come along to our bubbly summer activity with giant bubble blowing and summer fun! Suitable for 0-1 years. No booking needed!

Huff and Puff Bubble Fun (0-1 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Cultural Springs are running a fun and imaginative workshop to spark your child's creativity with their interactive art session. Suitable for 4+ years Booking is essential, please contact the hosting Family Hub to book your place.

Cultural Springs (4+ years) - All Saints Family Hub

Cultural Springs (4+ years) - Marine Park Family Hub

We are going on a Bug Hunt! Come and join in with themed sensory and craft activities as we explore and look for bugs! Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

We're Going on a Bug Hunt (0-4 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Come and join in with this interactive session full of stories and songs as we explore what we can find in the bag! Suitable for children 0-8 with an additional need or waiting for assessment. No booking needed!

SEND Group (What's in the Bag?) - All Saints Family Hub

Let's go walking through the jungle, what will we see.. perhaps an elephant, a tiger, or a monkey! Interactive session with jungle dress up with animal themed activities and stories. Suitable for young parents and parents to be, under 25 and their children. No booking needed!

Young Parents Group - Rumble in the Jungle

Unique and interactive music sessions designed to enhance the development of essential early learning skills through engaging and uplifting songs for all to enjoy! Suitable for ages 1-4 years. Booking is essential, please contact the hosting Family Hub to book your place.

Tiny Tweeties (1-4 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Williby Rocs (4+ years) - All Saints Family Hub

Interactive session including sensory, crafts and storytelling themed activities around the classic 'I spy' book Each, Peach Pear, Plum! Suitable for 0-1 years. No booking needed!

Each, Peach, Pear, Plum (0-1 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

Interactive eco-crafts session including making your own nature portraits. Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

Nature Portraits (0-4 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

Come along and find a pet for Freddie with Bessie-Belle the Fairy in this interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Suitable for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or multi-birth children aged 0-4 years. No booking needed!

Twins, Triplets and More (Freddie and the Fairy) - All Saints Family Hub

That's Not My... (0-1 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Come and join in with craft and sensory activities including making your own sensory bottle Suitable for dad's, grandad's and male carers and their children. No booking needed!

Dad's Group (Sensory Bottles) - Riverside Family Hub

Let's go walking through the jungle, what will we see.. perhaps an elephant, a tiger, or a monkey! Interactive session with jungle dress up with animal themed activities and stories. Suitable for 0-1 years No booking needed!

Rumble in the Jungle (0-1 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Let's celebrate our emergency service workers with this interactive session full of dress up and themed activities. Firefighter, doctor, police officer - who will you be? Suitable for 0-4 years. No booking needed!

People Who Help Us (0-4 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Come and join in with this interactive session full of physical activity as we get out the big parachute and play! Suitable for children 0-8 with an additional need or waiting for assessment. No booking needed!

SEND Group (Parachute Fun) - All Saints Family Hub

Interactive session including storytelling from the staff at The Works Library and themed sensory and crafts activities. Suitable for young parents and parents to be, under 25 and their children. No booking needed!

Young Parents Group (Library Session) - Riverside Family Hub

Ladybird, Ladybird, What can you see? Let's look and find together! Interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

Ladybird what can you see? (0-4 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Cultural Springs (4+ years) - Riverside Family Hub

Art for All! Offering art classes and workshops for children in South Tyneside. These sessions are aimed at children aged 4+ years Booking essential, please contact the hosting Family Hub.

Clarty Art (4+ years) - All Saints Family Hub

Huff and Puff Bubble Fun (0-1 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

"I'll huff and puff and blow your house down!"Help us keep the big bad wolf away! Interactive session including storytelling, crafts, sensory and themed activities. Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

Three Little Pigs (0-4 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

Avast me hearties! Come along to our interactive pirate session filled with themed crafts, dress up, sensory and stories! Suitable for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or multi-birth children aged 0-4 years. No booking needed!

Twin's, Triplets and More (Shiver Me Timbers) - All Saints Family Hub

Come and join in with animal themed sensory and craft activities. Suitable for 0-1 years. No booking needed!

Sensory Safari (0-1 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Come and join in with craft and sensory activities including rock painting Suitable for dad's, grandad's and male carers and their children. No booking needed!

Dad's Group (Rock Painting) - Riverside Family Hub

That's Not My... (0-1 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Lets explore colours with Elmer the patchwork elephant - no grey elephants here! Interactive session including storytelling, crafts, sensory and themed activities. Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

Elmer the Elephant (0-4 years) - Riverside Family Hub

Come and join in with this interactive sensory session as we explore different textures. Suitable for children 0-8 with an additional need or waiting for assessment. No booking needed!

SEND Group (Let's Explore Textures) - All Saints Family Hub

Celebrate with us at our end of summer party! Lots of fun, games and activities for everyone! Suitable for 0-4 years, older siblings welcome. No booking needed!

End of Summer Party (0-4 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Come and join in with lovely sensory themed activities. Suitable for 0-1 years. No booking needed!

Baby Sensory Session (0-1 years) - Marine Park Family Hub

Huff, Puff, Bubble and Pop! Come along to our bubbly summer activity with giant bubble blowing and summer fun! Suitable for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or multi-birth children aged 0-4 years No booking needed!

Twins, Triplets and More (Huff and Puff Bubble Fun) - All Saints Family Hub

Rumble in the Jungle (0-1 years) - All Saints Family Hub

Families who attend our sessions will explore their imaginations and take away ideas on how to reuse everyday natural and waste items, making wonderful creations and magical memories. We will show you how to use natural resources to play and craft with which cost little or nothing to gather. Suitable for dad's, grandad's and male carers and their children. No booking needed!For more information please call the hosting family hub.

Dad's Group (Williby Rocs) - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

Growing Together - A group for young parents and parents to be, under 25. Play, learn and explore with your child in a fun, friendly space. Have any questions?Our staff are here to support your family through pregnancy and beyond. No booking needed, simply turn up and have fun!

Growing Together (Young Parent's Group) - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us 0191 420 7657.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (All Saints)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 456 5418.

Learning with Play 0-1 years (Marine Park)

Twins, Triplets and More is a group for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or quads aged 0-2 years. Babies and children can explore and engage in play while parents and carers can share experiences and support one another. Booking is not required

Twins, Triplets and More - All Saints Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us 0191 456 5418.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Marine Park)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

Learning with Play 0-1 years (All Saints)

Solely for dads/male carers with children aged 0-4 years, spend quality time with your kids as they participant in a host of activities such as songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. £1 voluntary donationNo booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971.

Learning with Play - Dad's Group (Riverside)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971

South Tyneside Family Hubs

Learning with Play 0 - 4 (Bede)

Teddy Bears Picnic - Riverside Family Hub

Baby Weigh Clinic (Jarrow)

Learning with Play SEND (Biddick Hall)

Breastfeeding Support Group (Boldon)

Mad Hatters Tea Party - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Whitburn & Marsden)

Breastfeeding Support Group (Marine Park)

SEND Group (Edible Paint) - All Saints Family Hub

Baby Weigh Clinic (Marine Park)

Baby Massage (Ridgeway)

Baby Massage - Ridgeway Family Hub

Learning with Play SEND (Horsley Hill)

Learning with Play SEND (Boldon)

Learning with Play 0 - 1 (Bede)

Young Parent's Group (Teddy Bears Picnic) - Riverside Family Hub