Children's centres

Thameside Family Hub

Address

Thameside Primary School, Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF

Contact

01375 652280

You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Thameside 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 November 2025 

Start for Life   

0-12 months 

Day

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Monday

10.30am

11.30am

Baby Sensory Play

17th and 24th November

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Triple P Baby

Book in advance

1.30pm

3.00pm

Baby Massage

Book in advance

Tuesday

10.00am

11.30am

HENRY Healthy Families Programme - Virtual

Book in advance

Wednesday

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

Aladdins Cave on 5th November

SNAP with be attending on 19th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Start for Life - Stay and Play

All welcome

1.30pm

2.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

5th and 19th November

All welcome

Thursday

10.00am

11.00am

Time For You and Baby Too

(Pre-birth up to 2 years old)

All welcome

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

1.30pm

2.45pm

Start for Life - Stay and Play

All welcome

Friday

9.30am

10.30am

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Baby Rhyme Time

All welcome

12-24 months

Monday

9.30am

10.30am

Start for Life – Stay and Play

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

10.30am

11.30am

Bookstart Toddler

10th November

Book in advance

1.30pm

2.30pm

Fun with .......

Shapes – 10th November

Animals – 17th November

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Making it REAL – Fun with Stories

24th November

Book in advance

Tuesdays

10.00am

11.30am

HENRY Healthy Families Programme - Virtual

Book in advance

1.30pm

2.30pm

Let’s Talk with your Toddler

Book in advance

Wednesday

9.30am

10.30am

Sensory Play

12th, 19th and 26th November

All welcome

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

Aladdins Cave on 5th November

SNAP will be attending 19th November

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Fussy Eating Session

12th November

Book in advance

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhyme

5th and 19th November

All welcome

Thursday

10.00am

11.00am

Time For You and Baby Too

(Pre-birth up to 2 years old)

All welcome

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

Friday

9.30am

10.30am

Garden Group

7th, 21st and 28th November

All welcome

9.30am

10.30am

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Messy Play

7th, 21st and 28th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00am

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

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

24 to 60 months

Monday

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

All welcome

Tuesday

10.00am

11.30am

HENRY Healthy Families Programme - Virtual

Book in advance

Wednesday

9.30am

10.30am

Sensory Play

 12th, 19th and 26th November

All welcome

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

Aladdins Cave on 5th November

SNAP will be attending 19th November

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

 Fussy Eating Session

12th November

Book in advance

1.30pm

2.30pm

Let’s Talk Potty Training

26th November

Book in advance

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

5th and 19th November

All welcome

Thursday

9.30am

10.30am

Chatterbox

Referral only

11.00am

12.00pm

Early Words Together

Book in advance

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

Friday

9:00am

1:00pm

Speech and Language Drop In

7th November

Referral only

  9:00am

  1:00pm

Early Interaction Advice Sessions

Referral only

9.30am

10.30am

Garden Group

7th, 21st and 28th November

All welcome

9.30am

10.30am

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Messy Play

7th, 21st and 28th November

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Children in Need Event

14th November

All welcome

5-19 years

 

Wednesday

4.00pm

5.30pm

Young Carers

Referral only

Thursday

4.00pm

5.00pm

Help me to Stay Safe Programme

(6 to 16 years)

Referral only

General Family Hub Support Services.

 

Monday

8.30am

12.00pm

Housing Advice for Council Tenants

Book in advance

01375 652652

Option 4

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

10.00am

11.30am

Parent Carer Panel

3rd November

Book in advance

Tuesday

1.00pm

5.00pm

Midwife Smoking Cessation

Referral only

Wednesday

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

10.30am

12.30pm

Thurrock Virtual School Drop In

5th November

Drop In

12.00pm

3.00pm

PASS Drop In

19th November

Drop in

Thursday

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

Friday

  9:00am

  1:00pm

Speech and Language Drop In

7th November

Referral only

10:00am

12:30pm

Job Club – Supported Families Employment Adviser

Book in advance

07776245301

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