Children and Families

Come and join Adventure Play this August! We’ve got four weeks of creative, active, screen-free fun for 5 - 11 year olds.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in August (except 20th and 27th).

5 - 7 year olds: 10am - 12pm and 1 - 3pm (£5 per session).

8 - 11 year olds: 9:30am - 3:30pm (£15 per day including lunch).

Adventure Play is a parent-free zone!

Fully booked.

Drop in and join us for creative, messy play for you and your little ones aged 0 - 4, every Monday morning.

9:30am - 11:00am.

£3.50 per family.

No booking required, just drop in.

Runs term time only.

Please note that we are not able to accommodate children older than 4 in this group.

Messy Monday will be running throughout August (except Bank Holiday Monday 31) and will include lunch.

Meet with other parents with neurodiverse children (no diagnosis needed) to share experiences, strategies and tips. Rest assured you are most welcome here, even if you have been made to feel unwelcome elsewhere.

Mondays (term time only)

1 - 2:30pm.

Free (with free creche available for 0 - 4 year olds only).

The support group is drop-in. To reserve a space in the creche please email familiesteam@gl11.org.uk.

We currently have free creche sessions for 0 - 4 year olds at GL11 on Monday afternoons, 1:00 - 2:45pm.

Why not take advantage of our free creche to go shopping, attend a group at GL11, or just relax in the cafe with a hot drink and some cake, while children are safely at play with our fully trained families team, Kath, Kim and Lindsay.

We also occasionally run one-off creche sessions to help parents participate in activities at GL11. Check out our Activities & Courses section for any specific details.

There is a limit to creche numbers on any one day, so best to ring GL11 first on 01453 548530 just to double check on availability.

Runs term time only.

Please note that we are not able to accommodate children older than 4 in the creche.

Want to give your child the best start in life, but don't know where to begin? Feel a bit overwhelmed by it all and want to share your experiences with others going through the same?

Our HENRY courses cover food, wellbeing, relationships, behaviour, and so much more. They're completely free and we also offer a free creche for 0 - 4 year olds.

Currently booking for:

Thursdays from 10 September for eight sessions (term time only), 10am - 12pm at GL11 Community Hub, Fairmead, Cam, GL11 5JS.

For more information and to book, please email familiesteam@gl11.org.uk or call 01453 548530.

There are so many opportunities in everyday life for your children to learn through play. Come and find out more, whilst having fun together, at our next free stay and play PEEP course.

Wednesday mornings from 9 September for 4 weeks at GL11 Community Hub.

9:30 - 10:30am.

Runs term time only.

Suitable for children aged 0 - 4.

Booking essential, please call 01453 548530 or email familiesteam@gl11.org.uk.

Shine’s Creative Therapy & Wellbeing Course for mothers dealing with depression, anxiety, isolation or overwhelm covers a wide range of arts and coping strategies, giving mums a mindfulness toolbox.

Local artists join us to run a variety of workshops, including crafts such as: felting, macrame, painting, slow-stitching, journalling and collage, jewellery making, poetry, and mosaics.

We know from experience how effective creative therapy can be for people who are struggling, and it provides a vital distraction and calming tool for when mothers are feeling anxious or low. Each session, mums leave with something truly beautiful that they can feel proud to have created. Attending our sessions, mothers boost their confidence, share their worries and experiences with other mothers going through the same thing, and get some much-needed ‘me’ time, along with a hot cup of tea and someone to talk to.

Wednesdays, term time only.

12 - 2pm.

Free, with free creche for 0 - 4 year olds.

To book, please email rebekah@shine-support.org.

Drop in to our Family Fridays at GL11 to join other families with children aged 0 - 4 for playful activities and a delicious, freshly cooked lunch.

Includes a monthly Health Visitor session and our Community Pantry is also open 10am - 12noon every week.

9:30am - 12 noon.

£3.50 per session (includes lunch for 2 adults and children, additional adults will need to pay £2.50 for lunch).

No booking required, just drop in.

Runs term-time only.

Please note that we are not able to accommodate children older than 4 in this group.

We know you can't wave a magic wand to make toothbrushing easy! Why not come and chat with Gemma, our resident Tooth Fairy, about tips for tooth care and oral hygiene?

Forthcoming dates:

Friday 17 July.

9:30 - 11:30am as part of Family Friday.

No booking required.

We have a monthly Health Visitor session as part of Family Friday at GL11.

No need to book. If you need to see a Health Visitor, just drop in and see us on one of these dates.

Join our growing community of parents navigating the SEND world. No diagnosis required. This is a non-judgemental space. Free tea and coffee available.

First Saturday of each month.

9:30 - 11:00am.

runDADrun is a Saturday morning run club for dads with children aged 0 - 5. We meet for a warmup followed by a run or workout (with children in buggys), then a walk to GL11 for coffee and a croissant and stay and play for the children.

First Saturday of each month.

Meet 8am.

Jubilee Playing Fields, Everside Lane, Cam, GL11 5UL.

£5 suggested donation.