Chadwell Family Hub
Address
Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4QEYou can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Chadwell Family Hub at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
View timetable as PDF:
What’s on in July 2026
Best Start in Life - 0 to 12 months
Days of the week | Start | End | Activity | How to join in |
Mondays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Story and rhyme time 13 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play – Natural theme 20 July | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play – Shimmer and Shine theme 27 July | All welcome | |
Tuesdays | 1pm | 3pm | Infant Feeding | Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
Wednesdays | 9:30am | 11am | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) | All welcome |
9:30am | 11am | Baby Weighing Clinic
| Drop in | |
Thursdays | 10am | 11am | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play 23 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 3pm | Dinosaur Roar (0-11 years) 30 July | Book in advance | |
Fridays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play - Fun with Toys 3 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play – Sensory theme 10 July | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Messy Play 17 July | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life – Stay and Play 24 and 31 July | All welcome |
Best Start in Life - 12 to 24 months
Mondays
| 9:30am | 10:15am | Story and rhyme time
| All welcome
|
Tuesdays | 9:15am | 10:15am | Best Start in Life - Bring a Story to Life – Goldilocks and the Three Bears 7 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life - Fun with Shapes and Numbers 14 July | All welcome | |
Wednesdays | 9:30am | 11am | Baby Weighing Clinic
| Drop in |
11:15am | Midday | Story time and rhymes 1 and 15 July | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 3pm | Stay and Play (2 – 11 years) 22 July | Book in advance | |
Thursdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Best Start in Life - Making Playdough 9 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 3pm | Dinosaur Roar (0-11 years) 30 July | Book in advance | |
Fridays | 11am | Midday | Best Start in Life - Stay and Play
| All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
Mondays
| 9am | 4:30pm | Speech and Language Therapy | Referral only |
9:30am | 10:15am | Story and rhyme time
| All welcome | |
10:45am | 11:45am | Garden Group (weather permitting)
| All welcome | |
Tuesdays
| 10am | 11am | Fun with Shapes and Numbers 14 July | All welcome |
10am | 11am | Playdough and Slime Making 21 July | Book in advance | |
11:15am | 12:15pm | Bring a Story to Life – Goldilocks and the Three Bears 7 July | All welcome
| |
Wednesdays | 11:15am | Midday | Story time and rhymes 1 and 15 July | All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Let’s Talk Potty Training 8 July | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Stay and Play – Under the Sea 15 July | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Sand and Water Play 8 July | Book in advance
| |
Thursdays
| 9am | 2pm | Developmental Checks
| Book in advance |
9:15am | 10:15am | Chatterbox | Referral only | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Painting and Printing 16 July | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 3pm | Dinosaur Roar (0 -11 years) 30 July | Book in advance | |
Fridays | 9:30am | 10:30am | Stay and Play
| All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | SEND – Just for You At Tilbury Family Hub Aladdin’s Cave - Toy library and resource hire - will be attending on 17 July | All welcome Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information |
5 to 19 years
Tuesdays
| 1pm | 2pm | Biscuit Decorating Delivered by Thurrock Adult Community College (4 to 11 years) 21 July | Book in advance |
Wednesdays | 1:30pm | 3pm | Stay and Play (2 – 11 years) 22 July | Book in advance |
3:15pm | 4:15pm | After School Stay and Play (4 to 8 years) 1, 8 and 15 July | All welcome | |
Thursdays | 1:30pm | 3pm | Dinosaur Roar (0 -11 years) 30 July | Book in advance |
General Family Hub Support Services
Mondays | 10am | Midday | Local Area Coordinator Helen Catterick 20 July | Drop in For more information, please contact Helen on 07710950318 hcatterick@thurrock.gov.uk |
3pm | 4pm | Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub | Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information | |
Tuesdays | 9am | 5pm | Midwife | Book in advance
|
9:30am | 12:30pm | Parental Outreach Advice Session 7 and 14 July | Book in advance | |
Wednesdays | 9am | 2:30pm | Midwife | Book in advance
|
12:30pm | 2:30pm | Ready Steady School Information and Advice (36 to 60 months) 15 July | Drop in | |
2:30pm | 3:45pm | ONE COMMUNITY Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity | Drop in | |
Thursdays | 9:30am | 2:30pm | Changing Pathways
| Drop in |
3pm | 4pm | Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub | Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
| |
Saturdays | 9:30am | 11:30am | Dads or Partners Baby Morning Run by Parents 1st (0 to 4 years) 11 July | To book a space please go to www.parents1st.org.uk |
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.