Children's centres
Tilbury Family Hub
Address
You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Tilbury Family Hub at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
What's on in July 2025
Start for Life: 0 - 2 years
0 to 12 months
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Days of the week |
Start |
End |
Activity |
How to join in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mondays |
10:30am |
11:30am |
Infant Feeding |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
|
10:30am |
12:30pm |
Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group 14 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Red theme 7 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Green theme 14 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Messy Play 21 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 28 July |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Introduction to Solids 1 July |
Referral only |
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 22 July |
All welcome |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life – Crawlers, Creepers and Cruisers Movement Session 29 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Exploring Summer 1 July |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 23 July |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
|
|
Thursdays |
10am |
11am |
Bookstart Baby 24 July |
Book in advance |
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life – Just for Dads 31 July |
All Dads welcome |
|
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Sensory and Light Session 10 July |
All welcome |
| 11am | 1pm |
B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0 to 2 years) and parents to be 31 July |
All welcome | |
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
| 11.30am | 1.30pm |
Triple P Baby 4, 11, 18 and 25 July |
Book in advance |
12 to 24 months
|
Mondays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Soft Play 7 July |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Exploring Summer 1 July |
Book in advance |
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 23 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
|
|
Thursday |
10am |
11am |
Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 month) 17 July |
Book in advance |
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 31 July |
All Dads welcome |
|
|
11am |
1pm |
B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0 to 2 years) and parents to be 31 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 10, 17 and 24 July |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
9:30am |
10:30am |
Start for Life – Fun with music 11 July |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You 4, 11, 18 and 25 July |
All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
|
10:45am |
11:45am |
Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Ready Steady School (36 to 60 months) 7 and 14 July |
Book in advance |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Fun with playdough 21 July |
All welcome |
|
|
2pm |
3pm |
Outdoor play 28 July |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Stay and Play – Exploring Summer 1 July |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks (24 to 36 months) |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 23 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Messy Play Run by Thurrock Adult Community College 2 July |
Book in advance by contacting 01375 372476 |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Flower Pot Painting Run by Thurrock Adult Community College 9 July |
Book in advance by contacting 01375 372476 |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Fun at the Beach Run by Thurrock Adult Community College 23 July |
Book in advance by contacting 01375 372476 |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Language Focussed Play 16 July |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
Thursdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Garden Group 3, 17, 24 and 31 July |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 month) 17 July |
Book in advance |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Just for Dads 31 July |
All welcome |
5 to 19 years
|
Monday |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outdoor Play (4 to 8 years) (weather permitting) 7, 14 and 21 July |
All welcome |
|
Tuesdays |
9:30am |
4:30am |
Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 0-19 Years and up to 25 for SEND |
Referral through service only |
|
4pm |
5:30pm |
Young Carers (4-8 years) |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outdoor Play (4 to 8 years) (weather permitting) 9, 16 and 23 July |
All welcome |
|
Thursdays |
1pm |
3pm |
HENRY Group (5 to 12 year olds) |
Referral only |
|
4pm |
5pm |
Children’s Support Group |
Referral only |
General Family Hub Support Services
|
Mondays |
9am |
1pm |
Parental Outreach Support 7 July |
Drop in |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Children’s Continence Advisor 14 July |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4:30pm |
Substance Misuse Drop in service 18+ years |
Drop in Lorraine 07485359896 |
|
|
10:30am |
12:30pm |
Thurrock Virtual School: Information, advice and guidance on education matters and supporting children in education (Parents of 2 to 18 year olds) 3 July |
Drop in |
|
|
11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
1pm |
4pm |
Stop Smoking Midwife |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
1pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
|
1pm |
2:30pm |
Volunteers Coffee afternoon 1 July |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2:30pm |
Childminder Support Group 15 July |
Referral only |
|
|
1:15pm |
2:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Speech and Language Clinic 16 July |
Book in advance Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
BCG Immunisations 2, 16 and 30 July |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
MMR/RSV Immunisations 9 and 23 July |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Counselling (Thurrock Inclusion) |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
Midday |
HENRY Healthy Start Programme (0-5 years) |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11:30am |
Parent/Carer Panel 23 July |
Referral only |
|
11am |
11:45am |
Footsteps – Developmental Play Group (8 months – 3 years) |
Referral only |
|
|
11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
12:15pm |
2pm |
One Community Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity |
Drop in |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
|
|
Thursdays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Young Persons Midwife clinic |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
1:30pm |
Prevention and Support Service (PASS) 3 July |
Drop in |
|
|
Midday |
1pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:15pm |
2:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
Fridays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
Midday |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
Midday |
Brook C-card collection drop-in for young people (13 to 24 years) 18 July |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
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.