Our Activities

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The Place is registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1175671

Our trustees are Lord Faringdon; the Mayor of Faringdon; Joanna Cave and Lee Reddyhof

Our registration sets out the following aims and objectives:

“The Place Children and Family Project offers lifeline groups for children and their families to improve outcomes and life chances. It runs drop in groups and sessions and responds to needs in the community. It gives parents a relaxed place to meet.

The objects shall be to further such charitable purposes for the benefit of families with young children resident in Faringdon, in particular but not exclusively by advancing the education of such families in relation to childcare, parenting, health, the environment, ICT and life skills by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate.”

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Play @ The Place

Our Play at The Place sessions are all planned with the key development areas for 0-5 years in mind. We offer friendly advice and support along with a variety of activities include craft time, singing and story time and a healthy snack. For the grown ups there is a hot drink, a chat and smile waiting for you.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Baby

The Baby Place

The Baby Place is a group aimed at pregnant and new parents with their bumps and babies. It is an opportunity to meet other parents with babies and offers sensory and messy play activities.

For the grown ups there is a hot drink, a chat and a smile waiting for you.

The Breastfeeding Place

Breastfeeding support group,

Older siblings are welcome. Come along and join us for

some friendly support and advice and of course a cup

of tea/coffee.

every Wednesday.

Supported by a midwife every 1st and 3rd Wednesday.

Purple Stars

The Sensory Place

Come and enjoy our sensory room.

A space for you to

use to meet with friends and enjoy sensory play with your little ones.

Please note staff will be in the building but will not be attending these sessions and there are stairs to access the room.

Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Tots & Tiny's

Do you have a baby and/or a toddler?

Then this is the place

for you!

This inclusive group

offers a safe space, with designated areas for both babies & toddlers with activities to suit both age groups!

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Rhyme Time

Join us at Faringdon Library

Why do we love nursery rhymes? So many reasons:
* they help boost vocabulary

and language development
* they provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills
* they help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills... and of course they are

fun to share with our little ones!

Every Tuesday.

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The Movie Place

for Parents/Carers

Come and enjoy a movie with a friendly space for your baby (upto 12 months).

Snacks and drinks are avavlable or feel free to

bring your own.

Doors open at 12pm,

movie starts at 12:30pm.

£1 per adult, paid on the door.

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The Movie Place

for Toddlers

Come and enjoy your

Toddlers favourite movies on the big screen! We will have plenty of toys available to keep your little ones entertained, if they decide they don't want to watch the movie.

Doors open at 12pm,

movie starts at 12:30pm.

£1 per a child, paid on the door.

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The Generation Place

We invite you to join us in visiting the older generation where we will play, sing songs & share experiences with

the old & the young!

Every 4th Thursday

of the month

@ Ferendune Care Home.

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Cycle Park

Join us at Faringdon Cycle Park, supported by Farcycles.

Come & enjoy the fresh air with us. Bikes & balance bikes will be available for your little ones to use

Spring/Summer

Weather permitting.

Fun @

The Folly

Join us at The Folly Tower

& Woodland for some

fun & frolics.

Woodland arts & crafts,

followed by a story & snack,

on the 1st Wednesday

of the month

Happy Family

The Family

Place

The Place for families to come together, meet other families

in the area, spend some

quality time together playing and making friends!

Every 3rd Saturday of the month.

Expecting

Antenatal

Course

Prepare for the arrival of your baby in a small, friendly and supportive group! Experienced Midwife Sarah will guide you through sessions based on essential information on birth planning and life with a new baby and prepare you for a calm, confident pregnancy and birth. Partners and birth supporters warmly welcomed at our sessions.

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Baby Massage

Course

Baby massage can help you relax, soothe and connect with your baby. Learn and practise baby massage skills during this 5 week course.

Touch is your baby’s most important sense while developing, so learning baby massage gives you a special way to bond.

It’s also great to get out and socialise with other new parents and carers

Young Family

New Parent,

New Baby Course

This 6 week course is based on the Five to Thrive approach it will help you understand how amazing your baby’s brain is & what a difference your actions, & the relationship

you have with your baby, has on your baby’s brain development.

The Parenting

Puzzle

Children are rewarding, stimulating and fun, but looking after them can be stressful and challenging.

The Parenting Puzzle Workshops help deal with those challenges so that you can have a calmer, happier life.

First Aid

Course

This course is perfect for new and expectant parents, grandparents and carers as well as families who want to update their skills.

It covers CPR, choking, bumps, breaks, burns, bleeding, febrile seizures and meningitis awareness from newborn to puberty.

Parenting

Parenting Information

Useful information - top tips, play ideas and more!

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