Children's centres

Aveley Family Hub

Address

Aveley Primary School, Stifford Road, Aveley, RM15 4AA

Contact

01708 863 954

You can phone and leave a message on our answering machine for Brighter Futures Aveley Family Hub at the following times:

  • Mondays from 8:30am to 5pm
  • Wednesdays from 8:30am to 5pm

What’s on in May 2025

0 to 12 months - no older siblings 

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

11am

Midday

Messy Play for babies    

12 and 19 May  

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

12 and 19 May 

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Soft Play          

6, 13, 20 and 27 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play – Tummy Time

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

All welcome

10:30am

11:30am

Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group 

28 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

ESOL  

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

Book in advance

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play    

1, 8, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

11am

Midday

Sensory Play

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage

(0-24 months and parents to be)

15 May   

All welcome

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Sensory Play 

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:15pm

Story time and Rhymes 

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Massage  

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

Book in advance

12 to 24 months

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play    

12 and 19 May 

All welcome

10am

Midday

Grow your own

Course code: FL5095Y24

12 May

Call 01375 372476, press option 1 and quote course code

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

12 and 19 May 

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play        

6, 13, 20 and 27 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

11am

Midday

Early Words Together   

7, 14, 21 and 28 May

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Let's talk Potty Training

28 May

Referral Only

1:30pm

2:30pm

Start for Life – Stay and Play Pyjamarama Booktrust Special Event

21 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

ESOL  

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

Book in advance

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play   

1, 8, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage

(0-24 months and parents to be)

15 May

All welcome

Fridays

11am

Midday

Stay and Play    

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

All welcome

2:30pm

3.15pm

Story time and Rhymes    

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

All welcome

Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years

24 to 60 months

Mondays

10am

Midday

Simple Science  

Course code FL5096Y24

19 May

Call 01375 372476, press option 1 and quote course code

1:30pm

2:30pm

Messy Play   

12 and 19 May 

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

12 and 19 May 

All welcome

Tuesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play          

6, 13, 20 and 27 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

ESOL  

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Start for Life – Stay and Play Pyjamarama Booktrust Special Event 21 May

All welcome

Thursdays

11am

Midday

Soft Play

1, 8, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Messy Play   

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May

All welcome

5 to 19 years

Mondays

9am

4.30pm

Child and Mental Health Services

(CAMHS)

Referral through service only

Wednesdays

3:45pm

4:45pm

Help Me to Stay Safe

Children Services Thurrock

Referral only

General Family Hub Support Services

Mondays

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

All welcome

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

Tuesdays

9:30am

Midday

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

9:30am

Midday

Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities Group.
For parents/carers with children aged 3-18 years.   

Referral only

9:30am

11:30am

Antenatal sessions (from 28+ weeks)

6, 13 and 20 May

Book in advance - held at Tilbury Family Hub. Call 01375 858243 to book

Wednesdays

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

Thursdays

10am

11am

Fussy Eating Workshop    

22 May

Referral Only

Fridays

9:30am

12:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

10am

Midday

Parent Outreach Advice Session

23 May     

Book in advance

More activities and support

A wide range of activities are organised at other family hubs across Thurrock. You can find out more about these activities in the document below. Check the timetables of individual family hubs for latest details.

For information on local support services during pregnancy and for families with a baby up to 2 years-old, go to Start for Life.

Registration

You can use the registration form below to register yourself and your child at this family hub, or any of our other family hubs.

Family hub registration