Stepping Stones

✨ We’re back! ✨

Women’s Voice Collective is excited to welcome you again to our Chai & Chat session ☕💬

Join us this Sunday, 19th April 2026 from 2pm – 5pm for a relaxed, fun-filled afternoon with:
🎨 Canvas painting
🕯️ Candle painting & decorating

Enjoy a selection of delicious light refreshments, including chai, coffee, and English tea 🍰

We’ll also have health professionals present to answer any questions in a safe, supportive, and comfortable space.

🎟️ FREE event (booking required – secure your spot via the link below)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chai-chat-paint-create-connect-tickets-1987506427226?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

⚠️ Ladies only (15+) – no children allowed

📍 75 Raymond Street, ST1 4DP
📅 Sunday 19th April
⏰ 2pm – 5pm
📞 07886 820514

Come along, connect, create, and unwind 💛

Job Vacancy: Part-Time Content Creator (10 Hours per Week)

Job Title: Part-Time Content Creator
Hours: 10 hours per week
Location: On-site (not remote)
Pay: National Minimum Wage

We are seeking a creative and proactive Marketing Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis (10 hours per week). This is an on-site role and must be carried out at our premises - this is not a remote position.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating engaging content across our social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

Key Responsibilities:
- Creating and scheduling daily posts across Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
- Designing promotional flyers and marketing materials
- Producing engaging reels and TikTok videos
- Taking high-quality photos and videos for promotional use
- Supporting general marketing activities within the organisation

Requirements:
- Previous marketing and/or social media experience
- Confident using Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for business purposes
- Strong photography and videography skills with a good eye for angles and presentation
- Creative mindset with the ability to generate fresh content ideas
- Good organisational and communication skills

This role would suit someone enthusiastic, creative, and confident in producing digital content that reflects our organisation’s values and activities.

To apply, please send your CV along with examples of previous social media work or a portfolio (if available).

Email us your CV: [email protected]
Phone number: 07886820514

Eid Mubarak from everyone at Stepping Stones! 🌙✨
May Allah accept your Ramadan, grant you and your loved ones endless blessings, and fill your hearts with peace and joy. Ameen.

https://campaigns.givebrite.com/fundraiser/in-memory-of-hurain-ahmed

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.

With heavy hearts, Stepping Stones Community Nursery remembers Hurain Ahmed, a beautiful child who was once part of our nursery family and filled our setting with smiles, warmth, and light.

Hurain left our nursery in July 2025 as she continued her medical journey. She showed remarkable strength, enduring both a kidney and liver transplant with courage far beyond her years. Sadly, in December 2025, despite the hopes and prayers of so many, Allah ﷻ called her back to Him.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“When a child of a servant dies, Allah says to the angels: ‘Have you taken the soul of My servant’s child?’ … Allah says: ‘Build for My servant a house in Paradise and call it the House of Praise.’” (Tirmidhi)

In loving memory of Hurain Ahmed, Stepping Stones Community Nursery is raising £1,000 to build a wudu facility in Pakistan, in partnership with GRT Global Relief Trust. This facility will enable many people to perform wudu with dignity and ease before prayer.

This project will be a form of sadaqah jariyah (ongoing charity) for Hurain — a continuous reward that, by the mercy of Allah, will benefit her every time someone performs wudu and stands before Allah in salah.

Allah ﷻ reminds us:

“Whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it.” (Qur’an 99:7)

Duʿāʾ:

O Allah, forgive Hurain Ahmed, envelop her in Your mercy, and grant her the highest place in Jannatul Firdaus. Make her a means of intercession for her parents, and place patience, strength, and tranquillity in the hearts of her family. O Allah, make this wudu facility a source of continuous reward, light in her grave, and elevation in rank for her. Accept it from us with Your mercy, O Most Generous.

We kindly ask our community to donate whatever they are able and to share this appeal. Even the smallest contribution can become a means of immense reward.

May Allah accept from all of us and turn this loss into lasting goodness. Ameen.

🤍 Please help us reach our £1,000 target.

Click the link below to donate:
https://campaigns.givebrite.com/fundraiser/in-memory-of-hurain-ahmed

In Memory Of Hurain Ahmed | Global Relief Trust Help In Memory Of Hurain Ahmed raise £1,000 for Hope

We are so proud to launch our Ramadan School Workshop Project here at Stepping Stones! 🌙✨

This special project helps primary school children learn about Ramadan and Islam through an engaging exhibition in our hall. Children explore the cycles of the moon, fasting, foods, herbs and animals mentioned in the Qur’an, the Kaaba, and the journey of Hajj & Umrah. We also have models of the Kaaba and Masjid Al-Nabawi, plus a role-play area where children can try on Ihram and explore many fascinating artefacts.

Our workshops include Kaaba painting, Tasbih (prayer bead) making, and a drum/daff session where children learn the basic beats of drumming. 🥁

As part of the experience, we also organised a guided mosque visit to Gillani Noor Masjid in Longton, which the children absolutely loved – we received such wonderful feedback! (More photos from that trip coming soon.)

So far, over 250 primary school children have attended, and it has been an incredible and successful project! A huge thank you to all the schools who have already visited – we look forward to welcoming many more throughout March.

If your school would like to book a visit to the Stepping Stones exhibition, workshop, and guided mosque tour, please contact us:
📧 [email protected]
📞 07886820514

🌙Stepping Stones Annual Ladies Iftar

Salaams ladies of Stoke-on-Trent!

Stepping Stones is delighted to invite you to our Annual Ladies Iftar taking place this Sunday 8th March 2026, InShaAllah.

Join us for a beautiful evening of creativity, reflection, and sisterhood as we prepare to break our fast together.

🎨 Canvas Painting Session
We’ll begin the evening with a relaxing and creative canvas painting session before iftar.

💛 Ramadan Reflections
Sharing reminders and reflections to uplift and inspire one another during this blessed month.

🍽 Iftar & Socialising
Breaking our fast together and enjoying delicious dishes shared between us.

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📅 Date: Sunday 8th March 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30pm – 7pm
(1 hour 30 minutes painting | 1 hour for iftar & socialising)
📍 Address: 75 Raymond Street, ST1 4DP

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🎟 Booking is essential – limited spaces available.
Please note this is not a free event. A £3 booking fee is required to secure your place.
No entry on the day will be permitted without prior booking, and confirmation will be checked at the door.

PLEASE BOOK HERE: https://bookwhen.com/steppingstonessports/e/ev-skqfl-20260308163000

🥘 Please bring a dish to share (sweet or savoury) as we come together to share food and blessings this Ramadan.

🚫 Ladies only event – no children allowed (girls aged 12+ welcome).

We look forward to welcoming you and sharing a special iftar together, InShaAllah 💕🌙

Year 5 have finished their paintings from their visit to Stepping Stones last week. We think they look fabulous 🎨🧑‍🎨