Calendar of What’s On
FOR A QUICK REFERENCE PLEASE SEE OUR CALENDAR HERE
Keep update with parenting news and blogs on our News page; here you can find lots of useful tips and strategies including teenage drinking, home alone views and Sharing Parenting’s A-Z of parenting!
Newsletters
Please sign up to receive our latest newsletter – or download it here:
Sharing Parenting SUMMER newsletter 2022
Please see our NEWS Pages for lots of new ideas, blogs and information HERE.
Please see our Videos and Online courses HERE
Please see our Corona- Super Hero information and book HERE
WHERE TO MEET US
You will find our Sharing Parenting Outreach Workers Nina, Clare and Hannah in lots of community areas such as Supermarkets, Community spaces, Nurseries and wherever parents and carers will be!
See our What’s Coming up page for more information about our programmes too. You can also see where we are by checking our calendar.
(Please contact us before setting off as these are subject to change)
At our drop in’s we provide an informal environment in which you can gain useful tips, strategies and resources to support your positive parenting journey.
Drop in Newmarket Leisure – Soft Play
Venue: Newmarket Leisure Centre, Exning Rd, Newmarket CB8 0EA
Dates: Every other Tuesday
Time: 9.30- 11.30am
Come and say hello and bring your parenting or getting back to work questions to us.
No need to book – just come along and get your FREE cuppa while you are there too!
We look forward to meeting you. MOST
Drop in Tesco Community Room Newmarket
Venue: TESCO Community Room, Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AH (The Community Room is at the back of the shop just past the bread and cakes!)
Dates: Every other Thursday
Time: 1.00-3.00pm
Come and say hello and bring your parenting or getting back to work questions to us.
No need to book – just come along!
27th October – Halloween Card Making
3rd November for 6 weeks – Co-parenting Course (if you don’t live with your child’s Mum or Dad join us for this new course and pick up tips for happy co-parenting)
15th December – Christmas Card Making
We look forward to meeting you.
Community Ambitions, Newmarket, including Bilingual International (EAL) Parent’s Support Group
Our new Community Ambitions project worker, Nina invites you to meet her to discuss support, including Bilingual Support for parents and families in Newmarket.
Bezpłatna grupa, wszyscy mile widzianigrupa, wszystkie, مفت گروپ، سب کا خیر مقدم, Grup gratuit, toate binevenite, Free group, all welcome.
International Families Group
Venue: The Stable, 65 High, Newmarket CB8 8NA
Dates: Wednesdays (term time only)
Time: 1.00-3.00pm
All welcome to come along and get together for families who may speak English as a 2nd language.
Children of any age are welcome to join us with their adult.
For more information please contact nina@sharingparenting.com
Build Your Rainbow (Support getting back to education, training and work) drop in’s
Come and meet Hannah who can tell you more about how she can support you with ‘Build Your Rainbow‘ and how to get closer to your career goals via self development.
You can meet Hannah (and the animals) at Ely Baby Bank – The Chicken Shed, 78 Mildenhall Road, Fordham CB7 5NR (a great place to pick up and donate FREE baby clothes and equipment in Fordham, near Ely) from 10:00am – Midday on:
Thursday 8th September
Thursday 6th October
Thursday 3rd November
Thursday 1st December
For more information email hannah@sharingparenting.com or contact us.
New Parents Course
Venue: Foley House, 52 Wellington Road, Newmarket, Suffolk. CB8 0HY
Date: Starting Thursdays from 8th September 2022 (Term time only)
Times: 1.00-2.00pm
Do you have a baby under 18 months old?
Would you like to meet other parents in Newmarket?
email us at info@sharingparenting.com to put your name on our interest list for our new parents course starting SOON.
We look forward to hearing from you.
SEND Parent Support DROP IN Group
Do you have children with SEN? We are creating a social group for you to get together with other parents, chat, coffee, cake. Talking is one of the best way to share help, advice or just get things off your chest.
Email clare@sharingparenting.com to book a place.
Telephone Clare: 07519038536
You can find more information about our SEN support on our webpage
Virtual Drop In (Facebook Live)
Tune in once a month (term time only) and bring your parenting questions to us. No question too small (or big!)
Venue: Facebook Live
Date: The LAST WEDNESDAY of every month (Term time only)
Time: 1:00- 1:30pm
You can find up coming dates and venues for other drops in’s on our What’s Coming Up page.
Sharing Parenting’s FREE Treasure Trails
You can download our FREE Family Treasure trails to be done at anytime in Red Lodge, Newmarket, Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Brandon, Beck Row and West Row and anywhere.
If you would like to do the Treasure Trails or for more information please see HERE
Find Us On Social Media – Keep Connected
Don’t forget you can also find us (and follow or like us) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin where you can find out about where we are going, what we have been doing and where we share interesting and informative articles for parents, carers and professionals.
We also have lots of quick videos (vlogs)for top parenting tips on our You Tube channel.
Want Us To Come To Your Group?
If you run or visit a local toddler, Nursery, Playgroup or children’s group and you would like us to come along to share our tips and strategies please contact us to discuss this further.
Online Notice Board
Have you seen our online notice board?
You can add your photo or comment or find out more HERE
Competition Winners
Our Fathers Day Winner 2021
Our Mother’s Day winners 2021
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Our Father’s Day Competition Winners – June 2020
Post a funny photo of your Dad:
Our Lockdown Competition
Helen RH: “My two boys had a clear out of their no longer used toys & books. They gave them to children & grandchildren in our neighbourhood – anti bac’d & left on doorsteps with a little note.
This thank you note was pushed through the letterbox from a friend 🖤”
Tjk W: “Spent time making a huge effort with her maths, an area of struggle ❤️👏🏼😍”
Audrey J: “My daughter Nahia, 6 years old, has learn how to do her laces up and improved her creative skills”
Rob JJ: “Oh so much, but if I had to pick, Dylan, 10, tidied his room, without being asked to do it and George, 12, decided that he wanted to take up a new hobby, and 2 days after our new pets arrived he was brave enough to get hands on.”
Our Mother’s Day competition winners March 2020
The lucky winners to our Mother’s Day competition to our question:
‘What’s the best advice you would share with other Mums’ are:
First prize goes to ….. Simone T – “The best advice I would share with other mums is – don’t sweat the small stuff, no parent does everything perfect or even right, we try our hardest and that’s what counts”
Second prize goes to …. Julie B – “The best advice I would share with other mums is – don’t try to be Super Woman – things can wait. Ask for help when you need it – we all deserve a break”
Third prize goes to …..Helen M who NOMINATED Natalie C “The best advice I would like to share with other Mums is – treasure and enjoy each day with your children. As mothers we guide them, protect them and help them build confidence. I’m not entering this competition for me but I would like to nominate a close friend who is one incredible Mum inside and out and that goes to Natalie C who shows her loves for her 4 boys plus my son each and every day, she will go above and beyond and this Mothers’ Day she truly deserves the best. Love you Nat.xx”
Costa Coffee Competition winner
This is a picture of Gemma Bastick, one of our lucky Costa Coffee Competition winners. Gemma, along with 4 others have won a free small drink kindly donated by Costa Coffee Haverhill!
Look out for more of our competitions on our Facebook page.
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