Breastfeeding Network Derbyshire and BEARS Breastfeeding Support Across Amber Valley
Email: derbyshire@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
Location: The Brown Bear Coffee Shop, 34a Oxford Street, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3AP
Date/time of group: One Monday per month 10-11.30am
Cost to attend: There is no charge to attend and your first drink is free.
Drop in at any point during our sessions and expect a warm welcome from our trained breastfeeding peer supporters. The sessions are free to attend, there’s no need to book. Bring along a concern to talk through with our volunteers or come to meet other local families. Everyone is welcome!
Baby and Me
Main Contact Name: Pauline Fretwell (Leader)
Tel: 07935 275522
Email: paulinefretwellhps@gmail.com
Location: Ripley Methodist Church, Wood Street, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3DD
Day/time of group: Thursday's during term time 9.30-11am
A support group for babies under 1 years old under the umbrella of the Methodist Church.
Marehay Methodist Church Stay & Play
Main Contact Name: Pauline Fretwell (Leader) / Kath Brydon (Church contact)
Tel: 07935 275522 (Pauline) 07974 949711 (Kath)
Email: mwmethodist@outlook.com
Location: Marehay Methodist Church, 202 Warmwells Lane, Marehay, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 8JE
Day/time of group: Wednesday's during term time 9.30-11am
Cost to attend: £2.50 per family
Sensory play, ride on toys, family time, themed crafts, baby corner, peer support. Snacks and drinks, singing. We celebrate the important events in the Christian year with a themed craft and families take home chocolates, books, crafts etc.
Rhyme Time Group (Derbyshire Libraries)
Tel: 01629 532982
Email: ripley.library@derbyshire.gov.uk
Location: Ripley Library, 21 Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3JE
Day/time of group: Tuesday morning (during term time) 10-10:30am
Cost to attend: None
Songs, stories and rhymes for pre-school children. All are welcome to just call in and attend with no need to book.
Squeals on Wheels
Tel: 01773 570011
Email: enquiries@allsaintsripley.org.uk
Location: All Saints Church, Church Street, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3BU
Day/time of group: Monday morning in school term-time 9.15-11am
Cost to attend: There is a small fee for each session. Please contact the church office for more details.
Squeals on Wheels, or Squeals as it is more often known, is a happy and friendly group for parents and carers with babies or toddlers. It happens each Monday morning in school term-time from 9.15am-11am, run by a team from the church who have many years of experience between them. It is a great place for parents and carers to meet people in a similar situation to them and to make friends and allow the toddlers to make friends too. Most of the session is unstructured play time with a craft and puzzle tables, a baby area and lots of toys available, then there is organised singing and dancing and a Bible story told at the end of each session, with birthdays remembered and instruments to play. It is very much enjoyed by children and carers – you can bring children along from when they are very little until when they go off to nursery. There is a small fee for each session. Please contact the church office for more details, there may be a waiting list at certain times as we have to limit numbers, especially in view of COVID-19.
Waingroves Methodist Church Stay & Play
Main Contact Name: Pauline Fretwell
Tel: 07935 275522
Email: waingroveschurch@outlook.com
Location: Waingroves Methodist Church Waingroves Road, Waingroves, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 9TB
Day/time of group: Wednesday (during term time) 1.15pm
Cost to attend: £2.00 per family
Carer and child group for 0-4 year olds.
Yellow Daisies Stay & Play
Tel: 01773 853358
Email: Yellowdaisies72@gmail.com
Location: The Village Hall at Heage, School Lane, Heage, Derbyshire DE56 2AL
Day/time of group: Every weekday morning except Thursday during term time 9-11am
Cost to attend: £3.50 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) £3.00 Tuesday (Messy Play)
Snacks and drinks included.
Under 1's are free.
We are a group for children from birth to school age who, together with their parent or carer, can begin the process of socialising and learning as they play in a safe and welcoming environment.
Activities include: crafts, messy fun, creative learning and story time!