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July 2025
Summer Activities and support for families over the summer.
There are lots of different support and activities available for families over the summer holidays.
Here is a breakdown of some of the support available in Bucks over the summer:
Southcourt Family Centre Plus – a drop in for parents and young people to access support (can include food parcels, financial support, parenting advice, signposting to mental/ physical health support services, etc). Southcourt Family Centre Plus (Aylesbury) | Family Information Service
Youth and Family Open Days – Fun and Free activities for children, young people and families across a number of Family Hub centres. Information will be added to our Facebook pages which parents can sign up to here: AylesburyFamilyHubTeam Lnk.Bio · link in bio
Qwell – mental health support for adults aged 18+. The service allows people aged 18+ to utilise free self-help support via discussion boards, articles, podcasts, a journal space and goal setting tools - Qwell - Explore Kooth
Family Learning – A variety of fun free sessions families can attend with their children. Session sign up for Autumn has also just been opened (poster attached)) - Family Learning - Buckinghamshire Adult Learning
Alternatives to Conflict - Alternatives to Conflict work with people experiencing a wide range of different conflict challenges, including parent to child, parent to parent, parent and teacher, neighbour conflict, wider family conflict as well as young person to young person (peer conflict) - Home - Alternatives to Conflict
Universal stay and play sessions (for children aged 0 – 5. Siblings aged up to 10 can also attend during the holidays). There are a variety of sessions run from family centres across the county. Facebook is the best place to get all the up to date information, but a list of all the centres can be found here: Family centres | Family Information Service
Park Play - ParkPlay is free community play, every week in a park or public space. Will be held at Alfred Rose ParkPlay - ParkPlay and Windsor Road ParkPlay - ParkPlay.
More information about any support or activities can be found either on The Family Centre Facebook Pages (here) or on the Bucks Family Information Service Website - Family Information Service | Buckinghamshire Family Information Service
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