groups for parents - Banchory Primary School

USEFUL RESOURCES/GROUPS
Resource
Age Group
(e.g. 0-3 yrs)
Young Mums Group and Crèche
Hill of Banchory
0 – 5 years and mums
Childminder Support Group
Kindergym and Gym Joey
2 – 5 years
Baby Massage, Breast Feeding,
Well Child Clinic, Baby Café Talks
0 – 4 years
SCILL
coffee
workshops
mornings
and
Targeted support to parents.
Information
Contact Details
(Name, telephone number, email address)
Peer Support group for isolated Young
Mums and their Children
Thursday 9.30 – 11.30
term time
Avril Clark, Banchory Community Centre,
Schoolhill, Banchory
01330 820365
Avril.clark@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Support group for Childminders
Debbie Esslemont
Hill of Banchory Family Centre
Meet on a Tuesday
Banchory
Sports
Centre,
Banchory
Tel No. 01330 825966
Tuesdays
9.45, 11.15, 1.15 and 2.00
Thursdays
9.45 and 10.30
Various opportunities for mums and
babies run at various times.
Provides information and support to
members and the general public to help
in their task of “supporting children”
(with additional support needs) in
learning for life.
Monthly coffee morning at Hill of
Banchory. Library, Talks and Training.
Schoolhill,
Banchory Health Visitors, Banchory Health
Clinic
Tel No. 01330 827260
c/o Sue Rhodes,
Woodmill
Mill of Craigievar,
By Alford,
Aberdeenshire AB33 8JE
Tel No. 07913326816
e-mail: scill-deeside@tiscali.co.uk
SPLAT
0-5 years
Baby Drop in Clinic – on a Friday
Hill of Banchory CLD Fir Brae
Banchory AB31 5ZT
Parents and children
Sing, Play, Laugh and be thankful.
Informal musical group – singing,
playing instruments, dance and fun
together.
Wednesday 2.00 – 3.15
during term time
Grampian Autistic Society –
Jigsaw Club
Hill of Banchory CLD Fir Brae
Banchory AB31 5ZT
Meets every other Saturday and every
other Monday during school holidays
Mess Around
Exploring their little world through
messy play
Ladybirds Mother & Toddler
Group
Booking Sessions
Babies and Toddlers
Wednesday 10.00-11.30am
Babies and Toddlers
Free Story sacks, Song and Rhyme
sessions for babies.
Toddler’s
preschool children and their families.
Babies Thursday 10.30am
Toddlers Friday 10.00am
Drumoak/Durris
Church
Hall
www.drumoakdurriskirk.com/splat.html
Fiona Anderson
Team Leader for Health visitors and School
Nurses in Lower Marr
01330 827262
Fionaanderson3@nhs.net
Maria Smith, Senior Team Leader
Contact No. 01224 277900
Sadie Bain
Mobile No. 07764494024
sadie@mess-around.co.uk
www.facebook.com/MessAroundWestAberd
eesnhire
Julie Morris
BanchoryLibrary@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Resource
Age Group (eg 0 – 3 yrs)
Information
Contact Details (Name telephone number,
email address)
Contact: Linda Michalski
01330 825256
e-mail: Woodside2sandplaygroup@gmail.com
Woodside 2’s Group
Meet at Burnett Park Pavilion,
Banchory on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 10.00 – 11.45am
Strachan Under 5’s
Strachan Village Hall
Every Friday 9.30 – 11.30am during
term
Ruth Duddy
01330850777
ruthclair@hotmail.com
Homestart Parent & Toddler
Group. Hill of Banchory
Tiny talk Baby Classes – Baby
Signing Classes
Tuesday 9.00 – 11.00am
Little Blessing
Every term time on a Thursday 9.45 –
11.15am
Last Monday of the month in Church
hall
Tom Toms – singing, music on Mondays
10.00 – 11.00, Church Hall
Tuesday – Parent and Toddlers,
activities and crafts.
Holiday Club 1 week for P1 – P7
Leah Bruce
Mobile No. 07967661944
Alison Stephen
Mobile No. 07751075300
alison@tinytalk.co.uk
www.tinytalk.co.uk/alisons
Karen Keir 01330 820958
Deeside Christian fellowship Church
Caitlin Marno, Children and Family Worker
www.Banchoryeastchurch.org
Messy Church/East
Banchory
Church,
Banchory Storysacks Library
Hill of Banchory
Little Rascals
0 – 5 years
07842820987
To promote families literacies
Facebook
banchorystorysacks@hotmail.com
Wednesday and Friday. Activities and
Messy Play.
Louise Clamp or Sarah Reid
07901897338
Toddlers Praise
West Church, Banchory
The Creation Station
Parent & Toddlers Messy Play
0 – 5 years + parents and carers
for friendship and fun
Let’s Play Together
Hill of Banchory
Zumbini with Siobhan
Hill of Banchory CLD
Abricabeats
Hill of Banchory, Firbrae,
Banchory
Drumoak and Durris Playgroup
Humpty Dumpty sales
0 – 3 years old and parents
Wednesday 9.45–11.00 term time
Messy Play sessions for isolated and
vulnerable families
Wednesday 16, 23 July
10.30 – 12.00noon
Thursday 31 July and
7 August
10.30 – 12.00 noon
Music and movement class
Friday 1.00 – 2.00pm
A unique and locally owned music and
movement programme designed to
educate your child through the fun of
music
Bumps and Babies: Wednesday 9.15 –
11.15 up to 18 months
Parent & Toddler: Tuesday and
Thursday 9.15 –11.15am
18months up
Crèche: Wednesday and Friday 9.15 –
11am
Sale of second hand baby and child
items
dawnstarbuck@hotmail.com
Jill Lamb
jilllamb@thecreationstation.co.uk
Facebook – Creation Station
Aberdeenshire, Stonehaven
Avril
Clark,
Community
Learning
Development Worker
Summer 2014
&
Siobhan Boyne
Mobile No. 07791865173
Angela Peden
07915394905
E-mail: Angelapenden@musician.org
Facebook
Drumoak School info
Via Facebook page. Sales run periodically in
Banchory Town Hall