First Family Hubs to launch in the borough this summer
Telford & Wrekin Council is launching two Family Hubs in the borough this summer, in Sutton Hill and Woodside and is asking the public to vote for their names.
Family Hubs are one-stop-shops offering support to families with a range of services, including infant feeding, mental health support, healthy lifestyles and parenting classes.
Councillor Shirley Reynolds (Lab), cabinet member for Early Years, Children and Young People, said:
“Earlier this year, together with local partners, we launched the “Best Start for Life” booklet to provide borough families with information and advice on the first two years of their babies’ lives.
“We are now delighted to announce the launch of Family Hubs in Sutton Hill and Woodside during this summer. Each hub will be a single access point to services across social care, education, mental and physical health, helping parents and carers to give their children the best start for life.
“In light of our borough recently achieving the “Tree City of the World status”, Family Hubs will be named after trees as a symbol of stability, growth and strength.
““We encourage people to vote for one of the tree names we are proposing for the upcoming Family Hubs. It takes just a few minutes and anyone can vote until 17 July 2023.
“Following the voting, we will announce the names of the Family Hubs in Sutton Hill and Woodside, along with their launch date. People will be invited to come along to the launch event, to discover the valuable range of services that the Family Hubs will offer.”
To find out more about the council’s Best Start for Life and Family Hubs programme, visit www.telford.gov.uk/familyhubs
To vote for the Family Hubs names , visit this survey page
LATER EDIT (UPDATE 26 July 2023): We are pleased to let you know that the new Family Hubs are called Silver Birch Family Hub in Sutton Hill and Walnut Family Hub in Woodside
To celebrate the launch of the two Family Hubs, we will have a launch event at Park Lane Centre on 24 August, 10.30am-12.30pm, with plenty of activities for families.
Keep an eye out for further details to come!
Photo caption (left to right): Kelly ("Families in Telford"), Liz Taylor (Team Leader Lakeside South Strengthening Families), Jacqui Idiens (Park Lane Centre Manager), Cllr Shirley Reynolds (cabinet member for Early Years, Children and Young People), Sharon Welch (Wooden Tops Day Nursery Business Manager), Janet Smith (Director at Park Lane Centre), Carl Bailey (Challenging perceptions/ Director Park Lane Centre)
