Thursdays

9.50-10.50am Mama Sings for 0-6M

Location : Stroud Maternity Hospital, Field Road, Stroud. GL5 2JB

Cost: FREE (kindly funded by Stroud Hospitals League of Friends)

Lovely songs and easy lullabies are repeated regularly enough so they are easy to learn and remember. A relaxed session run by Sophie for babies newborn to around 6 months.

Find out more at www.sophiesterckx.co.uk/mamasings

Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/307211663044231

9.30-11.30am Horsley Toddlers Group

Location : Horsley Village Hall, GL6 0PT

Cost: £3 per family

A relaxed and friendly group for 0-5s, toys, crafts, songs and story time. Outdoor play space. The children get a snack, and the adults tea/coffee and biscuits.

Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/Horsleytoddlers

10am-12pm MOBS Breastfeeding Support

Location: Rodborough Community Hall, Butterow West, Stroud, GL5 3TZ

Cost: FREE - Drop in (No need to book)

Breastfeeding Counsellor Meg and the team of Peer Supporters are there for advice and create a warm, safe, welcoming environment and play space.

Refreshment and snacks provided!

More information: gbsn.org.uk/groups/mobs-stroud

10.30-11.30am Funky Munky Music 9M+

Location: Stroud Brewery, London Rd, Brimscombe, Stroud GL5 2BY

Cost: £7 per child + £3.50 per extra sibling - No need to book (Drop-in!)

Cash or card on the door

Term time only. Doors open at 10am, music’s 10:30 - 11:30

A lively lots-of-fun kind of music group… we wriggle, jiggle, jump, tap, twirl and wobble to all sorts of songs, with lots of different toys and puppets that add to the fun and encourage participation.

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/FunkyMunkyMusicStroud

11am-12pm Mama Sings 6M+

Location: Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Field Road, Stroud, GL5 2HZ

Cost: FREE (kindly funded by Stroud Hospitals League of Friends)

Lovely songs and easy lullabies are repeated regularly enough so they are easy to learn and remember. A relaxed session run by Sophie for babies 6-12 months

Find out more at www.sophiesterckx.co.uk/mamasings

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/307211663044231

12.30-2.30pm Bump Start Support Group

Location: Stroud Maternity, Field Rd, Stroud GL5 2JB

Cost: FREE - 5 Week course

Join us on a free and welcoming 5-week programme that welcomes both parents in discussions around birth and the start of your journey to parenthood.

To find out dates email : Groups@homestartsd.org or call 01453 821085

1.30-4pm Stonehouse Babies

Location: Stonehouse Fig Tree, 26 High St, Stonehouse GL10 2NA

Cost: FREE - Drop in

For mums, dads and carers, a safe space with toys and a chance for you to chat and have a cuppa.

For more information: https://stonehousefigtree.org/

6-7.30pm Creative Journalling

Location: Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, GL5 2HZ

Cost: £72 for 6 week course

This is a child free event!

A space to explore using collage, writing, paint and mark making as a way to express thoughts and feelings on the page. No creative experience necessary! This course welcomes all mothers/carers at any stage of their parenting journey, this is inclusive of non-binary, queer or trans parents.

For more information and to book: https://bookwhen.com/stroudmotherhood#focus=ev-s38ls-20251106183000