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You will find our Sharing Parenting Outreach Workers Ruth, Nina and Rich 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.
(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.
Summer 2021
During the Summer holidays do come along and say ‘hi’ at our pop up sessions:
Lakenheath Fete
Sharing Parenting will be part of Lakenheath Fete on Saturday 7th August at 12 noon to 4pm on the playing fields next to Lakenheath Pavilion. We will have a stall with free information, fun activities and giveaways. Hope to see you and all the family there!
Memorial Gardens Newmarket
We will also be at The Memorial Gardens in Newmarket on Thursday 12th August from 12-4 as part of the Earth Arts Festival which runs from July 29th-August 26th every Thursday from 1.00-4.00pm where there will be free activities for families. You can find out more here: https://www.newmarket.gov.uk/event/memorial-gardens-summer-entertainment/
Also take a look at Bepuzzled
FREE Treasure Trail in Newmarket
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
Time: July 29th 9 – 12am
August 10th 9 – 12am
August 26th 9 – 12am
Venue: Gatehouse, Dettingen Way, Bury St Eds, IP33 3TU
For more information email hannah@sharingparenting.com or contact us.
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
SEND Parent Support Group
Venue: CURRENTLY ON ZOOM (Venues also in Newmarket, Havehill and Lakenheath when safe to do so, to be given on booking)
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 10.30am -12.00
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.
Due to Covid restrictions we can only have a small group of parents at a time.
Telephone Clare: 07519038536
Virtual Drop In (Facebook Live)
Tune in once a month and bring your parenting questions to us. No question too small (or big!)
Venue: Facebook Live
Date: The LAST WEDNESDAY of every month
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.
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.
What Do Other Parents Think?
Please read Sharing Parenting parents stories and comments HERE.
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.
Take a look at these great wellbeing videos filmed in Newmarket featuring some of our partners and our Outreach Worker, Amber HERE.
Please contact us for more information about any of the above or to register your interest by clicking the button below
Did you know Sharing Parenting has it’s own magazine called ‘The Local Parent’?
Here we share articles, What’s On and coming up, Community Spotlight, Parent’s questions and answers and more.
We give out hard copies in Red Lodge, Mildenhall and Lakenheath but you can download your copy on our news page and here:
We’ve just created a new mini version of the Local Parent! Have you seen it yet?
Competition Winners
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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