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Family Hubs and Best Start in Life

Helping families thrive, achieve and flourish

Our Family Hubs are here for everyone to enjoy. Offering advice, help and sessions to support families within North Lincolnshire. Our services are free of charge and activities are inclusive to all children, young people and parents/ guardians.

We provide a range of family support and activities from early years activities, family health, parenting, money matters, training, craft activities, messy play, baby yoga and baby massage, sensory play and story times.

Pop in to any of the Family Hubs to find out more.

Family Hub near you

Ashby Family Play sessions on a Friday take place at Ashby Community Centre, Everest Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 3DZ.

  • Althorpe and Keady Family Hub, Station Road, Keadby, Scunthorpe, DN17 3BN
  • Ashby Family Hub is within Ashby Community Hub, Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, DN16 2UT
  • Barton Family Hub, Council Terrace, Barton Upon Humber, DN18 5AP
  • Brigg Family Hub, Grammar School Road, Brigg, DN20 8AF
  • Henderson Avenue Family Hub, Henderson Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN15 7RW
  • Live Well Isle of Axholme, Burnham Road, Epworth, DN9 1BZ                     
  • West Street Family Hub, West Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6HS

Email: Family.Hubs@northlincs.gov.uk        Tel: 01724 296500, option 1 to contact any of our Family Hubs.

Families and parents to be, can also find information, advice and guidance enabling them to give their child the best start in life and support their parenting journey on the Best Start in Life website.

NL Family

Get your essential guide to family life in North Lincolnshire with the NL Family app.

Download NL Family onto any device and get instant information at the click of a button or a tap on the screen, day and night.

Users can:

  • Search for a Family Hub near them and find out what support they provide.
  • View and search for activities and events that are taking place in Family Hubs and communities across North Lincolnshire.
  • Access information 24/7 about planning to start a family, antenatal care, child development, cost of living and much more.
  • Sign up to the NL Family e-newsletter.
  • Browse information and videos from the NHS.
  • Find other relevant services and apps available.
  • Set up a personal profile and receive notifications.
  • Follow NL Family on social media.
  • Watch our NL Family video on YouTube to find out more.
Download the NL Family app or visit online

To find out more about what is available near you please visit our Support for Children and Families page.

NL Family newsletter

NL Family – Sign up to our free e-newsletter for information and activities for children in term time and during school holidays.

NL Family sign up e newsletter

Make an enquiry

If you have a query about our Family Hubs you can complete our online form below or contact us on Family.Hubs@northlincs.gov.uk.

Make an enquiry about our Family Hubs

Help us improve our service

Please help us improve our services for you and your children. Let us know about your experiences at our Family Hubs by completing our short feedback form.

Family Hub feedback form

What do our Family Hubs offer

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Family enjoying time outside in a park

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Speech and Language UK – Changing young lives

We are working in partnership with Speech and Language UK to champion how we talk to families about talking.  We are working together to support positive speech and language development for children aged 0 to three years, through collaborating on a key messaging campaign.

Visit their website to find out more.

Free online courses – Togetherness

This is the new face of the NHS emotional health digital learning hub funded in your area to provide your family with free access to expert learning about childhood development, wellbeing, brain changes, and much more to help you to connect with your children and make sure they thrive.

Parents, carers, grandparents, and teens have a variety of free online courses available to them.

Learn to understand a child’s development, right from pregnancy to postnatal and up to the age of 19 years and ways to support them and strengthen relationships.

There are courses for teens to understand their feelings and how their brain is developing, as well as for adults to gain an understanding of trauma and relationships.

Visit the North Lincolnshire section of the Togetherness website to view the full offer of online courses available.

Learn through play with the EasyPeasy app

EasyPeasy is a personalised parenting app that provides tailored tips and activity ideas for parents and children aged 0 to five.

It can help transform everyday moments into playful connections and build parenting confidence in supporting a child’s early development.

Visit the EasyPeasy website to view the full offer and download the app for free.

Volunteering within the Family Hubs?

We have a range of volunteering options within our Family Hubs. From Breast feeding peer support volunteers, to becoming a regular member of our popular parent/ carers panel, and family hub volunteering helping with sessions and events within our Family Hubs.

Please get in touch for more details family.hubs@northlincs.gov.uk

Find out what is happening in Family Hubs

The details of individual sessions, times and locations are available on NL Family and LiveWell North Lincolnshire.

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Contact

Family.Hubs@northlincs.gov.uk

Tel: 01724 296500, option 1 to contact any of our Family Hubs.