4 - Celebrations at launch of new Stourbridge centre

Children and families turned out in force to celebrate the opening of a new children and families centre in Stourbridge.

The centre was officially launched on Saturday (2) by Mayor of Dudley Councillor David Stanley along with four-year-old Poppy-Tallulah McGrath and her sister Lily-Mae.

Stourbridge Children and Families Centre, a partnership project between Dudley Council and children’s charity NCH, provides a whole range of services for children and young people aged from 0 to 18 and their parents or carers.

The centre, in Forge Road, offers early learning, family support, health services, training and employment advice and support for parents or carers of children with additional needs and disabilities.

On Saturday, the centre was host to a wide variety of exciting activities including a storyteller, Dippy the Clown and Cedric the dragon. There was fun and games for older children and craft and activity workshops for the whole family.

Entertainment also included clog dancers and music performed by pupils from Pedmore Technology College.

Parents who attend the centre worked hard to help organise the opening event and one mum made a huge celebration cake to mark the event.

Councillor Liz Walker, cabinet member for children’s services, said:

"Stourbridge Childen and Families Centre is doing some really excellent work in the community, offering support for everyone involved with children and young people."

Stourbridge Children and Families Centre offers a wide range of services including a tots group, toy library, family activity days, individual and group support for children, young people and parents/carers groups and support for young carers. More services will come on line over the next few months.

There are currently six children’s centres running in the borough, at Priory, Wren’s Nest, Lye, Netherton Park, Kates Hill and Sledmere and Brierley Hill.

A further 11, including Stourbridge Children and Family Centre, are currently being developed and will start to offer services throughout the coming year.

NCH runs more than 70 children’s centres across the UK, including 11 in the West Midlands, working particularly with communities who are facing poverty, isolation and deprivation.

Note to Editors

Notes to editors:

1. NCH is one of the UK’s leading children’s charities, working in partnership to run nearly 500 services for more than 160,000 of the UK’s most vulnerable children, young people and their families. For further information visit www.nch.org.uk

2. NCH was previously known as National Children's Home. It re-branded in 2002 to become NCH, the children's charity.

News Release Contact Information

Name:	Caroline Horst
Telephone:	01384 817448
Email:	caroline.horst@dudley.gov.uk

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