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 May 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 |
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10:30am |
12:30pm |
Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group 12 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Explore natural play 12 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 19 May |
Book in advance |
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Tuesday |
10am |
11am |
Start for Life – Outdoor fun 27 May |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 6 May |
All welcome |
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Wednesdays |
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 28 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
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1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
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Thursdays |
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Red, White and Blue theme 1 May |
All welcome |
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10:30am |
11:30am |
VE Day Celebration morning 8 May |
Book in advance |
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10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Soft Play 22 May |
Book in advance |
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10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Stay and Play – Purple theme 29 May |
All welcome |
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11am |
1pm |
B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0 to 2 years) and parents to be 29 May |
All welcome |
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Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Messy Play 16 May 2025 |
Book in advance |
12 to 24 months
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Mondays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 12 and 19 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Messy Play 12 May |
Book in advance |
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Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Start for Life – Outdoor fun 27 May |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 6 and 20 May |
All welcome |
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|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Bring a story to life – The Hungry Caterpillar 13 May |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Role Play 20 May |
All welcome |
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Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks |
Book in advance |
|
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 28 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
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1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
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Thursdays |
10:30am |
11:30am |
VE Day Celebration Morning 8 May |
Book in advance |
|
11am |
1pm |
B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0 to 2 years) and parents to be 29 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 1, 15 and 29 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Soft Play 22 May |
Book in advance |
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Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too |
All welcome |
|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Wheels, bikes and trikes (weather permitting) 2 May |
All welcome |
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|
1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Fun with numbers, shapes and colours 9 May |
All welcome |
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1pm |
2pm |
Start for Life – Fun with sand and water 16 May |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You Aladdin’s Cave will be visiting on 16 May |
All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
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Mondays |
10:45am |
11:45am |
Stay and Play 12 and 19 May |
All welcome |
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Tuesdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
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10am |
11am |
Outdoor fun 27 May |
Book in advance |
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10:30am |
11:30am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
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|
1pm |
2pm |
Stay and play 6 and 20 May |
All welcome |
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1:15pm |
2:15pm |
Wellcomm – Talk Together (3 to 4 years) |
Referral only |
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Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks (24 to 36 months) |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 28 May |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
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Thursdays |
10am |
11am |
Bring a story to life – The Hungry Caterpillar 15 May |
Book in advance |
|
10am |
11am |
Start for Life – Wheels, bikes and trikes (weather permitting) 29 May |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
VE Day Celebration Morning 8 May |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Booktrust – Pyjamarama 22 May |
Book in advance |
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Fridays |
9:30am |
10:30am |
Garden Group 2, 9, 16 and 30 May |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You Aladdin’s Cave will be visiting on 16 May |
All welcome |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Fun with blocks – lego/duplo 30 May |
All welcome |
5 to 19 years
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Tuesdays |
9:30am |
4:30am |
Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 0-19 Years and up to 25 for SEND |
Referral through service only |
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10am |
11am |
Outdoor fun (5 to 8 years) 27 May |
Book in advance |
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4pm |
5:30pm |
Young Carers (4-8 years) |
Referral only |
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Thursdays |
1pm |
3pm |
HENRY Group (5 to 12 year olds) |
Referral only |
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3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Outdoor Play (5 to 8 years) (weather permitting) 1, 8, 15 and 22 May |
All welcome |
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4pm |
5pm |
Children’s Support Group |
Referral only |
General Family Hub Support Services
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Mondays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
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9am |
4pm |
Children’s Continence Advisor 12 May |
Referral only |
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9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
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|
9:30am |
10:30am |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
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|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4:30pm |
Substance Misuse Drop in service 18+ years |
Drop in Lorraine 07485359896 |
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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) 13 May |
Drop in |
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11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
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3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
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4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
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Tuesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book in advance |
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9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
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9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
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9:30am |
11am |
Childminder Support Group 13 May |
Referral only |
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Midday |
1pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
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1:15pm |
2:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
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Wednesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Speech and Language Clinic 21 May |
Book in advance Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
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9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
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9am |
4pm |
MMR/RSV Immunisations 21 May |
Referral only |
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9am |
4pm |
Counselling (Thurrock Inclusion) |
Referral only |
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9:30am |
Midday |
HENRY Healthy Start Programme (0-5 years) |
Book in advance |
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9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
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|
10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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10am |
11:30am |
Parent/Carer Panel 21 May |
Referral only |
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11am |
11:45am |
Footsteps – Developmental Play Group (8 months – 3 years) |
Referral only |
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11am |
Midday |
Early Years Oral Health Workshop (0 to 8 years) 28 May |
Book in advance |
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11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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12:15pm |
2pm |
One Community Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity |
Drop in |
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3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
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4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
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Thursdays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Teenage Midwife clinic |
Book in advance |
|
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9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
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9:30am |
1:30pm |
Prevention and Support Service (PASS) |
Drop in |
|
|
|
9:30am |
12:30pm |
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities |
Referral only |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Just for Dads – Messy Play (0 to 60 months) 22 May |
All Dads welcome |
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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) 30 May |
Drop in |
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10am |
11am |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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11:15am |
12:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
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Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
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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.