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 November 2025
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 |
|
10:30am |
12:30pm |
Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group 10 November |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Colour theme 3 November |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 24 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 10 and 17 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2:30pm |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
|
|
Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Introduction to Solids 3 November |
Referral only |
|
10:30am |
Midday |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Children in need 11 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
2:30pm |
5:30pm |
Brighter Futures Baby Shower Ante natal to 6 months 25 November |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 12 and 26 November |
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 |
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Shimmer and Shine 6 November |
All welcome |
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Winter Crafts 13 November |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Disney theme 20 November |
All welcome |
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life – Just for Dads 13 November |
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 27 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 27 November |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Let’s Talk with Your Baby 7 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Children in need 14 November |
Book in advance |
Start for Life - 12 to 24 months
|
Mondays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Winter Crafts 17 November |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Let’s Talk with Your Toddler 4, 11, 18 and 25 November |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
Midday |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 12 and 26 November |
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 |
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 13 November |
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 27 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 6, 13 and 27 November |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You SNAP will be attending on 14 November. Aladdin’s Cave will be attending on 21 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Children in need 14 November |
Book in advance |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
|
Mondays |
10:45am |
11:45am |
Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Winter crafts 10 November |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Bring a story to life – Teddy takes a tumble 11 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks (24 to 36 months) |
Book in advance |
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
ESOL – Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 12 and 26 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Early Words Together (24 to 48 months) 5, 12, 19 and 26 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
Thursdays |
9:30am |
10:30am |
Stay and Play – People that help us 6 November |
All welcome |
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
Arts and Crafts – Frozen 27 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Just for Dads 13 November |
All Dads welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Stay and Play – Block Play Lego 6 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Stay and Play – Dinosaur Roar 13 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Music and Movement 20 November |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Big Cook Little Cook – HENRY 28 November |
Book in advance |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You SNAP will be attending on 14 November and Aladdin’s Cave will be attending on 21 November |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Bookstart Preschool (36 to 48 months) 7 November |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Children in need 14 November |
Book in advance |
5 to 19 years
|
Tuesdays |
9:30am |
4:30am |
Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 0-19 Years and up to 25 for SEND |
Referral through service only |
|
Thursdays |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Afterschool Winter Crafts (5 to 8 years) 13 November |
Book in advance |
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Afterschool Fun with Food (5 to 8 years) 27 November |
Book in advance |
General Family Hub Support Services
|
Mondays |
9am |
1pm |
Parental Outreach Support 17 November |
Drop in |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Children’s Continence Advisor 10 November |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
BCG Immunisations 3 November |
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 |
|
|
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 |
11am |
Childminder Support Group 11 November |
Referral only |
|
|
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 |
|
|
1:15pm |
2:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Speech and Language Clinic 19 November |
Book in advance Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
BCG Immunisations 19 November |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
MMR/RSV Immunisations 5 November |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Counselling (Thurrock Inclusion) |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11:30am |
Parent Carer Panel 5 November |
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 |
|
|
3:30pm |
5pm |
Together Create After school club for the whole community, adults and children |
For more information contact 07378968443 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
9:30am |
1:30pm |
Prevention and Support Service (PASS) 6 November |
Drop in |
|
|
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) 6 November |
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 |
|
|
4pm |
5pm |
Stay Safe Group |
Referral only |
|
|
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) 29 November |
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.