What’s on

Is it hard to heat your home?

Do you have difficulty paying your energy bills?

You can drop in to the Energy Advice Clinic!

Energy Advice Centre

Parkfield House, 38 Esplanade Road, Paignton, TQ3 2NH

Every Tuesday, 10am – 3pm

The group will be run by the Torbay Portage Service and offers parents and their children with special educational needs an opportunity to attend a small toddler group.

The aims of the group are:

• To give parents opportunities to meet one another and the Portage Home Visitors and for staff to get to know families and children.
• For parents to be able to ask questions and share support ideas.
• For children to be able to experience accessible play and learning experiences within a small group.
• For staff members to share play and learning ideas to meet young children’s needs.

For more information, go to Torbay Small Steps Group – Family Hub.

For further support, you can contact the Portage team at portageeam@torbay.gov.uk or via our Facebook Page: Torbay Portage Service.

As part of our ongoing commitment to reviewing the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance, we’ll soon be inviting parents, carers and professionals to take part in discussions ahead of an update to the guidance, planned for 2026.

This update will aim to strengthen how we protect all children, including learning from serious safeguarding cases, tackling discrimination in safeguarding practices, improving responses to child sexual abuse and domestic abuse and supporting children who are looked after.

We’ll be hosting two events for parents and carers where you can share your views and help shape the future of safeguarding. These sessions are open to everyone involved in supporting children – whether you’re a birth parent, adoptive parent, foster carer, kinship carer, special guardian, or anyone else caring for a child.

Your voice matters, and we welcome a wide range of perspectives.

Questions? Email: workingtogether.statutoryguidance@education.gov.uk

Another event is taking place online on 4th December 12:00 – 13:00 – book here

An antenatal education session which focuses on breastfeeding for women, their partners, family and friends, everyone is welcome to come along.

This workshop will benefit mothers (birth partners welcome) considering breastfeeding their first baby, as well as experienced mothers who may have had problems breastfeeding previously, or may never had breastfed before.

To find out more and book your place, please go to: Breastfeeding Masterclass – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk)

How to find TREC:

From the Cadewell lane entrance to Torbay Hospital, take the first left then first left again over the speed ramps.

Follow the road and you will see the maternity unit on your right. Take the 2nd right, follow the road and the TREC/ Horizon centre are situated on your left. Walk past the horizon centre and TREC is the next building.

There are designated parking areas that are pay and display. The postcode is TQ2 7AA.

This is a drop in Well Baby clinic run by our 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team and takes place every Wednesday, 9:30am-11:30am.

Session 3/6

This course is run by the Educational Psychology team and is aimed at teaching assistants who are passionate about supporting children with their emotional wellbeing needs. The ELSA training programme provides TAs with the necessary knowledge, support and resources needed to deliver more individualised and in-depth social, emotional and mental health support to children and young people in school. Their work makes an important contribution to the targeted support your school offers as part of the graduated response.

The themes of the group during term times will change weekly, with this order being followed:
1. Exploratory Play
2. Physical Fun
3. Messy Play
4. Explore a Story
5. Yoga

No need to book, just drop in.

This session is aimed at children aged 1 and over.

During the school holidays, we will run one these sessions within the community.

We would love to hear some feedback on your experiences of the new group. When you attend, please speak to a member of staff to share your thoughts.

What is PEEP?

Peep supports all parents and carers with children from pregnancy to school, in encouraging their child’s learning and development. You can make a real difference just by talking, playing, singing and sharing books together. Come along – you can your baby or child can make friends, share ideas and activities, and have fun…

In the group you will get

• a warm welcome and meet other parents and children
• tips and activity ideas for things to do in the group and at home
• singing and stories
• tips on supporting your child’s learning

They’re all free or low-cost, and easy to fit into day-to-day life, and they’ll all help your baby or child’s learning.

Where:

The Windmill Centre, Pendennis Road, Torquay, TQ2 7QR

When:

Every Wednesday, 10am – 12pm.
No need to book, just drop in.

More information:

For more information, please visit www.people.org.uk/parentsarea

Join Us for:

• Support and Information: Our trained Infant Feeding peer supporters are here to help you.
• Social Interaction: Connect with other parents and share experiences.
• For All Ages: Whether you’re expecting a baby or have a little one, this group is for you.
• No Booking Required: Just drop in and feel welcome!

Every Wednesday at The Beehive Family Hub.

For more information, please go to Baby feeding group – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk).

Would you like more information on when and how to start your baby on solid food? If so, come along to one of our drop in information sessions held each month at our Feed and Nurture Groups. A Community Nursery Nurse will be there with resources and to talk through the process. Please come along If you have any questions or worries about starting solids.

No need to book – just turn up!