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.

Step into nature for an afternoon of adventure, discovery, and hands on exploration! Bring your wellies and be ready to explore.0-4 years

Primrose Family Hub

Suitable for 2+ years Come along to our fun and interactive arts and crafts session where we blending nursery rhymes and storytelling with rock painting. Stories from South Tyneside Libraries. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

All Saints Family Hub

Suitable for 0-1 years Explore and experiment with your senses through different sensory play. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for 0-5 years Prepare to get messy!&nbsp;Lots of arts and crafts activities and messy sensory play. Please dress in suitable clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Let's go looking for some little critters, build some bugs houses and get creative.Age 0-4 years

Jarrow Family Hub

Potion class - let your creativity roam in our chemistry potions class.

Hebburn Family Hub

Suitable for 5+ years Eco-friendly arts and crafts, outdoor education, mental health support groups, nature-based session and more!Explore your imagination, make wonderful creations and create magical memories. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub

Hop, Skip and Jump!  (Hebburn Family Hub)

Suitable for 2-3 years Early Words Together sessions help families to support their child’s communication and development. This session includes Whatever Next story time and activities. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub

Whatever Next (Early Words Together) - 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.

Bede Family Hub

Suitable for 0-5 years Join us as we follow Jack on his exciting and magical adventure up to the top of the towering beanstalk and see what discoveries we make along the way! Interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Jack and the Beanstalk - Riverside Family Hub

Riverside Family Hub

Where oh where are foxes sock?? Come along and help him look and then join in to read the book.(0-4 years)

Suitable for 1-5 years Unique and interactive music sessions designed to enhance the development of essential early learning skills through engaging and uplifting songs for all to enjoy! Booking is essential, please call your local hub.

Ridgeway Family Hub

Suitable for 0-8 years SEND children - diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis Explore and experiment with your senses through different sensory play. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Sensory Play (SEND) - All Saints Family Hub

A multiples group (0-4years)Let’s explore the great outdoors with our lovely garden area. Can you help us find our forest friends hiding in the trees?

A multiples group (0-4years)Come and join us for a celebration of being a multiple parent. The event will have lots of things to explore and there will be some yummy cake. An event not to be missed.

Suitable for 0-1 years Come along for fun, food and games at our teddy bears picnic. Stories from ST Library. Don't forget to bring your teddy bear, they're the guest of honour!&nbsp; Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Teddy Bears Picnic - 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 420 7657.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (All Saints)

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)

Whitburn & Marsden Family Hub

(0-4 years)Come and join us for some sports themed activities.

Baby massage supports bonding, sleep patterns and relaxation for you and your baby. Running for 4 sessions, suitable for&nbsp;babies aged birth to 6&nbsp;months. Please bring your own towel to each session, the massage oil will be provided for you. Booking is essential, please call your local hub.

Marine Park Family Hub

Suitable for 0-8 years SEND children - diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis Interactive music and nursery rhymes session with song time, stories and themed activities!&nbsp; Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Rhyme Time (SEND) - All Saints Family Hub

Suitable for 0-8 years SEND children - diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis It’s party time! Come along and join in with fun party games and activities.&nbsp; No booking required!

Party Games (SEND) - All Saints Family Hub

Whatever Next Story and Play Session (Primrose)

Come along and visit the elephant at the circus, lots of fun activities to enjoy.

The Elephant That Goes To The Circus (Hebburn)

Suitable for 0-5 years Prepare to get messy at our mark making session! Lots of arts and crafts activities including making your own suncatcher. Please dress in suitable clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

On your Marks, get set.. Mess! - Riverside Family Hub

Teddy Bears Picnic - Marine Park Family Hub

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)

Potion class - let your creativity roam in our chemistry potions class

Horsley Hill Family Hub

Suitable for 5+ years Art for All! Offering art classes and workshops for children in South Tyneside. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for 0-1 years Baby Sensory provides ideas for creative play, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music in simple practical ways that can easily be repeated at home. A combination of original and traditional songs and rhymes are also used to develop early speech and language skills, and sensory signing activities to help you and your baby communicate from birth. ﻿Booking required. For more information please call your local 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)

It’s sports week, come and join us in our 0-1 group while we take part in some sports themed activities. 0-1 years

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

Boldon Family Hub

Forensic science experiments - become a forensic scientist, including dusting for fingerprints&nbsp;and solve a crime in this hour long workshops

Suitable for 0-8 years SEND children - diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis 'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .' Join us as we discover all the different animals the zoo has sent – a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! Interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for 0-5 years When Goldilocks sneaks into the three bears' cottage, no one seems to be home. But the bears soon return from their walk.. Join us as we explore this classic tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with an interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for 0-1 years Prepare to get messy at our mark making session including lots of arts and crafts activities! &nbsp;Please dress in suitable clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for 0-1 years 'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .' Join us as we discover all the different animals the zoo has sent – a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! Interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Go back in time and create fossils and erupt volcanoes.

Have fun doing some creative activities, physical activities, outdoor play and let's not forgot the parachute play.

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.

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.

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

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)

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

Learning with Play 0-1 years (Horsley Hill)

Forensic science experiments - become a forensic scientist, including dusting for fingerprints&nbsp;and solve a crime in this hour long workshops. Age 5years +

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)

Suitable for 0-5 years Celebrate with us at our end of summer party! Lots of fun, games and activities for everyone! Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

End of Summer Party - All Saints Family Hub

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.

Suitable for 5+ years Science Buddies provide fun, 1 hour hands on sessions with new experiments each week! Gooey slime, exploding volcanoes, amazing rockets, potion magic and colourful bath bombs are just some of the fun experiments for everyone to use their investigative skills. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

1-4 yearsYou never know who could be hiding under the sea. Join us as we explore all things SeaLife.

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.

Suitable for dads/male carers with children aged 0-5 years.&nbsp; Join us for a magical journey into the deep, dark woods with the clever mouse and his larger- than- life- friend, the Gruffalo! Interactive session including storytelling and themed activities. No booking required!

The Gruffalo (Dads/Male Carers) - Riverside Family Hub

Suitable for 0-5 years Prepare to get messy at our mark making session! Make some fab art with potato printing. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Slime time - explore the first type of slime and make your own to take home

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

Young Parents (under 21 years)Come along to our music and movement session.

Ready, Steady, Go! Young Parents (Jarrow)

Suitable for 0-1 years Prepare to get messy at our mark making session! Join us in making some lovely baby hand and feet prints to take home and treasure always. Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Baby Hand and Feet Prints - All Saints Family Hub

Join our daring crew as we embark on pirate life, digging for gold coins beneath the sand. make a telescope, and go on a pirate hunt, hopefully no one will walk the plank!!(0-4 years)

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)

Biddick Hall & Whiteleas Family Hub

0-1 yearsLet's explore our sensory trays and see what treasure we can find...

Join in with the interactive story session and fun activities to support.(0-4 years)

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (Primrose)

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;

Let’s visit spot who has gone to the circus. Taking part in a range of circus themed activities. Make sure to bring a change of clothes it could get messy.

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)

Suitable for 0-8 years SEND children - diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis Splish, splash, splosh! Come along and join in our water play activities. Please dress in suitable clothes you don’t mind getting wet!&nbsp; No booking required!

Water Play (Dads/Male Carers) - Riverside Family Hub

Go back in time and create fossils and erupt volcanoes.Age 5years +

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)

Yoga inspired stretches with child in order to promote healthy and deeper sleep patterns, suppleness in joints and muscles, co-ordination and gross motor skills. Who the sessions are for:Age 5 Years + How to book:Booking is essential and must be booked as a block of sessions For further information, prices and to book sessions go to Kalma Life UK: South Tyneside or contact Vicky Thompson directly on 07903931250.

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

Fun activities for all the family, come along and show off your throwing, catching, rolling and kicking skills. A fantastic opportunity for children to develop motor skills and socialise with their peers. Age 0-4 years

Let's Bounce - SEND Session (Hebburn 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)

Step right up for a mini adventure with your little one! Soft circus animals, juggling scarves and bubbles.

(0-4 years)Get ready to grove, giggle and grow at our Shake, Rattle and roll music and movement session. Catchy tunes and familiar songs to support development in a joyful way.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Horsley Hill)

Suitable for 0-1 years Interactive music and nursery rhymes session with song time, stories and themed activities!&nbsp; Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Suitable for dads/male carers with children aged 0-5 years.&nbsp; Lots of arts and crafts activities including making your own musical instrument! No booking required!

Make your own musical instrument (Dads/Male Carers) - Riverside Family Hub

Suitable for 0-5 years Get ready little chefs as we tuck into some fruit flavoured fun! Come along and make some delicious treats including fruit kebabs! Booking required. For more information please call your local hub.

Young Parents (under 21 years)Lets go on a little adventure with postman bear, delivering his invitations to his tea party!!(0-4 years)

Jarrow Focus

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.

(1-4 years)Join us to explore the hungry caterpillar, through crafts and sensory activities. What might the hungry caterpillar be eating today.

South Tyneside Family Hubs

South Tyneside Family Hubs

KalmaYoga 5+ (Boldon)

Learning with Play 0 - 4 (Bede)

Baby Massage - Marine Park Family Hub

Learning with Play SEND (Biddick Hall)

Breastfeeding Support Group (Boldon)

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

Baby Weigh Clinic (Marine Park)

Learning with Play SEND (Boldon)

Learning with Play 0 - 1 (Bede)

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

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

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

Learning with Play SEND (Bede)

Baby Massage (Whitburn & Marsden)

Baby Weigh Clinic (Horsley Hill)

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