Dixons Marchbank Primary

26/09/2026

For so long, they said I was rubbish 🥺

Finally, my brush with destiny, I can be recycled!

Toothpaste tubes can be recycled into brand new tubes, that’s a reason to smile 🦷✨

Rescue Your Recyclables ♻️

26/09/2026

Better Start Better Futures is an independent, trusted and well aligned forum with community at its heart. Applying insight and evidence to drive early years change.

26/09/2026

26/09/2026

All babies cry, and some more than others. Crying is a form of communication, and your baby’s way of telling you they need comfort and care.

But coping with a crying baby can also be very hard and stressful.

It can be very difficult to work out what they need.

ICON is a helpful reminder of how to cope with your crying baby.

💚 I - Infant crying is normal - it will stop, and there are people around to support you.
🩵 C - Comfort methods such as skin-to-skin contact can soothe your baby. Also they might be crying for a particular reason, such as a dirty nappy.
💚 O - it's OK to walk away from your baby for a few moments if they are safe and you need a break from the crying. Return to your baby after a few minutes when you have calmed down.
🩵 N - Never, ever shake or hurt a baby

If you are worried your baby may be ill, always seek medical help.

There is lots of information on the FYI website - please take a look here. https://fyi.bradford.gov.uk/familyhubsandstartforlife/birth-to-2/coping-with-my-baby-crying/

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Bradford South Family Hub
Keighley and Shipley Family Hub
Bradford West Family Hub
Bradford East Family Hub

26/09/2026

The Crucial Role of a Health Visitor:

📻 Ten years of taught us how much a good Health Visitor relationship can change a family's start in life.

In this podcast episode, Zak and Kerry are joined by Dr Sharin Baldwin (Institute of Health Visiting (iHV)) and Edwina Lintin (Bradford MECSH Champion) to unpack the MECSH programme and why evidence-based health visiting reduces inequalities.

That evidence doesn't stop with the programme. It now feeds directly into the Partnership, where practitioners, academics and families keep shaping how health visiting works across Bradford District.

🎧 Listen: https://www.betterstartbradford.org.uk/earliest-years-of-life-podcast/



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26/09/2026

Talking Bradford's Talk, Listen and Connect (TLC) drop-in sessions for families are happening throughout autumn across the Bradford District.

If you're concerned about your child's communication, have a question you'd like to ask, or simply want some fun ideas to support talking and language at home, the team would love to meet you.

Sessions are happening at all these places:

📍Barkerend Family Hub, 365 Barkerend Road, BD3 8QX
📍Gateway Family Hub, 43 Thackeray Road, BD10 0JR
📍BD4 Community Trust, St John's Bowling Church, Neville Road, BD4 8TU
📍Farcliffe Family Hub, 56 Toller Lane, BD8 8QH
📍Shipley Library, 2 Well Croft, BD18 3QH
📍Keighley Community and Family Hub, 26 Hanover Street, Airedale Centre, BD21 3QQ

Bring your baby, or child under 5, to chat and play while you:

✅ Talk to a speech and language therapist.
✅ Listen to simple, practical ideas you can use every day.
✅ Connect with local support and other families.

There are no appointments, no bookings and no pressure - just come along, have a chat in a relaxed, friendly environment and see what's available. Sessions are open to all mums, dads and carers with babies and children under 5 living in Bradford district.

In general, sessions at each place are every 2 weeks up to December, except school holidays. All the dates and times are listed on the FYI What's On guide and and will be on Family Hub timetables on the FYI website from October.

You can also find out more about the range of support for your child's speech and language development with Talking Bradford on the FYI website.



Bradford East Family Hub
Keighley and Shipley Family Hub
Bradford South Family Hub
Bradford West Family Hub
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

26/09/2026

26/09/2026

It’s the start of !

This week ICON are raising awareness of infant crying and sharing the important message that Babies cry, you can cope.

Every parent and carer can find crying difficult at times. ICON provides practical advice and support to help keep babies safe and support family wellbeing.

🔗 Find out more and access resources at: www.iconcope.org/iconweek

Get more tips here via Home-Start UK: https://www.home-start.org.uk/your-babys-tears