Hollingbury, Patcham and Westdene Children’s Centre Autumn Newsletter In September Hollingdean Childrens Centre hosted three free Positive Parenting Seminars titled In the Autumn term the current Dads Stay and Play group held in Carden The Power of positive Community Centre will be moving to Hollingdean Children's Centre! parenting This being the case we are asking the question: Raising confident, competent children HOW DO WE MAKE CHILDREN'S CENTRES MORE APPEALING TO DADS? And Email me your thoughts and ideas (Karen.cottingham@brighton- hove.gov.uk ) Raising resilient children or write it in the Parents Voice book at the Children's Centre! Don’t worry if you missed Your ideas will help us to mould and change the way in which we them - Look out in Spring 2014 promote the group as well as impact what happens within the group itself. when we plan to host them again! Using Sparklers On Bonfire Night These are often viewed as being harmless but they do burn at fierce temperatures. Sparklers should not be given to anyone under the age of five. To a young child, the heat from a sparkler is equivalent to the heat from a welding torch. Safety rules for sparklers • Never give them to young children under five • Always wear gloves with sparklers, preferably leather ones • Hold it at arms length while an adult lights it for you • Never wave it about near someone else as you could burn them • Never hold a baby in your arms when you are holding a sparkler • When the sparkler has finished, put it into a bucket of cold water straight away and leave it there. Information and Advice taken from: http://www.rospa.com/homesafety/adviceandinformation/fireworks/advice.aspx You can contact the Children’s Centre by post, phone or email: Hollingbury and Patcham Children’s Centre County Oak Avenue Brighton Tel: 01273 293311 BN1 8LU Email: [email protected] Hollingbury, Patcham and Westdene Children’s Centre Autumn Newsletter On Friday 1 st November . 11am – 3pm Meet at Hollingdean Children’s Centre Tuesdays And get ready to Soup and Stomp!!! 10.30am – 12 noon Baby Stay and Prepare vegetables for the soup / go on a short local walk / Halloween Arts and Crafts / Eating Play at Hollingbury Children’s the Soup! Centre For more information about this event please Thursdays call Laura Wood from Active for life on 293458 9.15am – 11am Healthy Child Clinic at Hollingbury Children’s Centre OUR CCAG MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY 9 TH OCTOBER BETWEEN 1.30PM – 3PM Come and be a part of our big Children’s Centre meeting with staff, managers, community workers and parents. Share your views! (Places are limited - Book in with Karen Cottingham) We provide support and advice about weaning here at the Children’s Centre. The session takes place once a month at our weekly Baby Stay and Play group on a Tuesday between 10.30am – 12pm. Call the Children’s Centre Team on 293311 for more information about when the next session is going to happen. .