Ash Grove Children's Centre

Ash Grove Children’s Centre is located within the heart of the community and can be accessed on foot, by car and is on the local bus route, direct from Macclesfield town centre.

Our centre has friendly and experienced staff and offers many activities to children and their families within our community, a full list can be found by following the link below. Our centre provides a one stop shop for the community where they can access services such as; midwifery, health visiting, family support, speech and language therapy, lots of play events, plus much, much more.

Children's Centre Details

Address: Ash Grove Children’s Centre
                  Ash Grove
                  Macclesfield
                  SK11 7TD

Contact Number: 01625 374484
Main Contact:       Mark Gaffney
Opening Hours:   8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Thursday
                                8.30am - 4.30pm Friday

Ash Grove Children's Centre on the interactive map.

Activities and Regular Groups

For a range of activities, services and more information of activities at Ash Grove Children's Centre and in Macclesfield area please download the following documents;

Dads, Grandads and Male Carers Group

We have a Dads and Male Carers Group Flyer (PDF, 990KB), the group is for dads, grandads and male carers and their children under 6, older brothers and sisters are welcome too. Please look at the flyer to see the session dates. The Group also meets at Hurdsfield Children's Centre on various dates too.

The play session includes arts and crafts and indoor and outdoor activities, refreshments are also available, we meet between 10.00 till 12.00, please see the above flyer for full details.

Macclesfield Breastfeeding Network

Are you currently Breastfeeding? Would you be interested in joining Cherubs Breastfeeding Support Group (PDF, 326KB)?

The group is run by Midwives, Health Visitors and Cherubs Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteers; mums who have already breastfed or who are breastfeeding their child and would like to help other mums. The group meet at the following venues;

Here at Ash Grove Children's Centre every Thursday morning between 10.00am and 11.30am
Hurdsfield Children's Centre every Wednesday between 12.00 and 1.30pm
Bollington Medical Centre, The Coach House, every Friday morning between 10.30am and 12.00

Breastfeeding Facts

Breastfeeding protects the baby from ear infections, asthma, eczema, chest infections, obesity, gastrointestinal infections, childhood diabetes and urinary infections.
Breastfeeding protects the mother from breast cancer, from weak bones in later life and from ovarian cancer. Also women who breastfeed get their figures back faster

New Free Confidential Advice - Money Matters

Money matters are affecting all families in 2011 and will continue to impact on us throughout the year if we can believe the experts. With bills going up (eg groceries by 23% in the last year, electricity by 19% and transport by 27%) and with wages and benefits either frozen or cut it seems likely to hit families hard. "Making do" or "doing without" may well become increasingly necessary. The number of families becoming more stressed and taking it out on each other is also likely to increase. Hiding from problems or going for expensive loans (payday, doorstep, loan shark etc) may be the way some families cope. We are here to help.

Budgeting Advice, Help With Benefits and Debt

For free confidential advice please 'VISIT OUR MONEY ADVISOR (PDF, 384KB)' Rachel Norlander, Money Advisor, from Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust will be available to advise any one who calls in, no appointment necessary.

More Help With Money Management

Please have a look at list of agencies who help with Money Management (PDF, 254KB), you can go directly to keep things more private if you wish.

Help To Get Saving!

Rachel Norlander, Money Advisor, can also help with saving by helping you Sign up & Save With The Credit Union (PDF, 391KB), which does a Christmas saving club, is safe and reliable and lends money too!

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