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
View timetable as PDF:
What's on in April 2026
Start for Life - 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 |
|
10am |
11:30am |
Big Love (Stay and Play) Supporting Young Parents (14 to 21 years) 13, 20 and 27 April |
All welcome. For more information call 07427578058 |
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10:30am |
12:30pm |
Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group. Join other mothers for a chat, reassurance, to share experiences and build connections in a friendly and relaxed environment. Babies are welcome. 13 April |
All welcome |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Messy Play 13 April |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 20 April |
All welcome |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play – Colours 27 April |
All welcome |
|
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Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Introduction to Solids 7 April |
Referral only |
|
10am |
11am |
Start for Life - Soft Play 7 April |
Book in advance |
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1pm |
4pm |
Family Hub Information Session 21 April |
Drop in |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Explore nature and natural 14 April |
All welcome |
|
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Wednesdays |
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 15 and 29 April |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11:30am |
Parent Carer Panel 20 April |
Referral only |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) 1, 8, 15 and 22 April |
All welcome |
|
Thursdays |
10am |
11:30am |
Easter Special (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Stay and Play - Purple theme 16 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Stay and Play – Shiny theme 23 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Messy play 30 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 9 April |
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 30 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Midday |
3pm |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Easter Special (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Let’s Talk with Your Baby 17 and 24 April |
Book in advance |
Start for Life - 12 to 24 months
|
Mondays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 13, 20 and 27 April |
All welcome |
|
10:15am |
11am |
Start for Life – Music, Movement and Rhymes 20 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10:15am |
11am |
Start for Life – Soft Play 27 April |
Book in advance |
|
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Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Start for Life – Soft Play 7 April |
Book in advance |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Let’s Talk with Toddler 21 and 28 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 15 and 29 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) 1, 8, 15 and 22 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Thursdays |
10am |
11:30am |
Easter Special (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 9 April |
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 30 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Midday |
3pm |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 9, 16, 23 and 30 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Easter Special (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
|
Mondays |
9:45am |
10:45am |
Bookstart Pre-school (36 to 60 months) 13 April |
Book in advance |
|
10am |
10:45am |
Outside Play (weather permitting) 13 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10:45am |
11:45am |
Stay and Play 13, 20 and 27 April |
All welcome |
|
|
11:45am |
12:30pm |
Music, Movement and Rhymes 20 April |
All welcome |
|
|
11:45am |
12:30pm |
Soft Play 27 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Garden Group 13, 20 and 27 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
|
1pm |
2pm |
Soft Play 7 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks (24 to 36 months) |
Book in advance |
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
ESOL – Stay and Play 15, 22 and 29 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Family Learning – Easter Crafts (4 to 8 years) (delivered by Thurrock Adult Community College) 1 April |
Book in advance 01375 372476 |
|
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 15 and 29 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Stay and Play 15, 22 and 29 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Thursdays |
10am |
11:30am |
Easter Special (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
10am |
11am |
Messy Play 30 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Just for Dads 9 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Language Focussed Play 23 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Outside Play (weather permitting) 30 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Easter Event (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Outside Play (weather permitting) 10 April |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Fun with Sand and Water 17 April |
All welcome |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Fun with Painting and Printing 24 April |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You Aladdin’s Cave - Toy library and resource hire - will be attending on 17 April |
All welcome |
5 to 19 years
|
Mondays |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outside Play (4 to 8 years) 13, 20 and 27 April |
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 |
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outside Play (4 to 8 years) 14 April |
All welcome |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Big Cook Little Cook (4 to 8 years) 21 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
4pm |
5:30pm |
Young Carers (4 to 8 years) 21 and 28 April |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
10am |
11am |
Family Learning – Easter Crafts (4 to 8 years) (delivered by Thurrock Adult Community College) 1 April |
Book in advance 01375 372476 |
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outside Play (4 to 8 years) 15 April |
All welcome |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Chocolate Nest Making (4 to 8 years) 22 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Making Playdough and Slime (4 to 8 years) 29 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
Thursdays |
10am |
11.30am |
Easter Event (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Easter Event (0 to 11 years) 2 April |
Book in advance |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outside Play (4 to 8 years) 16 and 23 April |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
3pm |
4pm |
Outside Play (4 to 8 years) 17 April and 24 April |
All welcome |
General Family Hub Support Services
|
Mondays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Children’s Continence Advisor 13 April |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
Midday |
Thurrock Virtual School: Information, advice and guidance on education matters and supporting children in education (Parents of 2 to 18 year olds) 20 April |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4:30pm |
Substance Misuse Drop in service 18+ years |
Drop in - Lorraine 07485359896 |
|
|
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 |
11am |
Childminder Support Group 21 April |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
12:30pm |
EPEC – Living with a Teenager (Parents of children 11 – 16 years) 14, 21 and 28 April |
Book in advance 01375 858243 |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
4pm |
5pm |
Stay Safe Group |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Speech and Language Clinic 15 April |
Book in advance Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
|
9am |
4pm |
BCG Immunisations 1, 8 and 22 April |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
RSV/MMR Immunisations 1, 15 and 29 April |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Counselling (Thurrock Inclusion) |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
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 |
1pm |
Job Club |
Referral only |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Young Persons Midwife clinic |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
Midday |
Citizens Advice Bureau 16, 23 and 30 April |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
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 |
1:15pm |
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.