Local News
Updates from the local districts
Please use this page to promote any local events or webinars. Please send an email with the subject: FF News - Local News page with a link to your event and short description to familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Broxbourne & East Herts
- Broxbourne Council has produced a simple Cost of Living guide for residents - Download the December 24 Cost of Living Directory
- Lots of really useful links for information on support for the cost of living is available on the Citizens Advice East Herts website https://citizensadviceeastherts.org.uk/ from Energy saving tips, Cost of Living payments, and Fuel bills. Also download the Citizens Advice leaflet which gives times/dates of their drop-in
- Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
SfYP East Herts Team projects
SfYP Broxbourne Team projects
- Healthy Hub East Herts are running drop-in sessions across the district for residents to pop in for FREE help and advice about anything they would like support with. A full list of dates and venues is on our website.
- The ParkPlay in Cedars Park, Cheshunt on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community
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ParkPlay is coming to Bishops Stortford! Parkplay is two hours of multi-sports for the whole family led by our Playleaders and volunteers, keeping our kids moving every Saturday morning from 10am-12pm. The best part is that it is completely FREE!
ParkPlay are currently looking for some volunteers to help us launch this great community initiative and get Bishops Stortford's children moving at our Thorley Gap parkplay. Together with Jordan, our playleader and youth worker with Thirst Cafe, you can be part of this amazing community focused event. Volunteering can be anything from signing in Parkplayers to helping our playleader set up the games. Volunteers do not need any experience in sport or physical activity and will receive free training, support and free access to the Parkplay app.
If you would like to help get our kids moving and bring your community together through the power of play please get in contact with Adam Nnochiri at adam.nnochiri@aitc.org.uk for more information on volunteering.
St Albans & Dacorum
- Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
SfYP St Albans Team projects
SfYP Dacorum Team projects
- In-person Talking Teens course
You may recall that we have an in-person Talking Teens Course, for parents and carers of children aged 12-19 , beginning on Wednesday 24th February in Hemel Hempstead in the Gade Schools Family Support Community Room at Oakleaf Primary School. We currently have very few bookings and are keen to be able to run this course for Dacorum and the surrounding area, as this will show that we continue to have families in need in this area for future funding.
You can download the course details together with a referral form and would ask that you please share the details of the course with your schools and families with whom you are working and make referrals to us as our funding requires us to ensure referred parents are given priority.
If we are unable to fill the course by 3rd February then we will need to change this to an online course and open up bookings to the whole county.
North Herts & Stevenage
- The ParkPlay in Jackmans Park, Letchworth on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community
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No More Service is a youth service in Stevenage and North Herts, which offers support to young people aged 11-21 across Hertfordshire to address the impact alcohol, substance misuse and/or offending have on all areas of a client’s life and help them develop practical solutions to address these. Clients have to fulfil at least three of the relevant criteria to be accepted onto the Service, find out more here and download the referral form here.
- Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
- LiFE Course, starts at Stevenage Fire Station on Tuesday 28th - Friday 31st January 2025. Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service delivers the LiFE course, which is a 4-day programme, delivered by firefighters, based on the role of a firefighter. Download the leaflet
This programme is aimed at young people aged between 13- 16 years old, who may be having challenges at school, have poor attendance, displaying anti-social behaviour or are at risk of exclusion or offending, and/or have low confidence and self-esteem. Please see life-entry-criteria.pdf (hertfordshire.gov.uk). for full entry requirements
For more information, please contact Coral Jobson on 07823 551978 or email coral.jobson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Welwyn Hatfield
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Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
Watford, Three Rivers Hertsmere
- The Watford & Three Rivers Intensive Family Support Team are hosting a coffee morning for parents of SEND children and young people on 26 February at 10am. Find out more here
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Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
- The ParkPlay in Aycliffe Park, Borehamwood on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community