Broken Cross Children's Centre

Broken Cross Children’s Centre aims to be a focal point of the local community, providing a range of services to support and advise families, helping to improve the lives of children.

The Children’s Centre brings together a variety of professionals and services under one roof. The Centre team includes Early Intervention Family Support workers; Early Years practitioners; Health Visitors; Midwives and Speech and Language Therapists and Job Centre Plus advisors.

Children's Centre Details

Address: Broken Cross Children's Centre
                  Parkett Heyes Road
                  Macclesfield
                  SK11 8UD

Contact Number: 01625 374 470
Main Contact:       Sue Torkington
Opening Hours:   Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
                                Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

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Activities at Broken Cross Children's Centre

For a range of activities, services, news and more information then please download the following documents;

• Weekly Activities at Broken Cross Children's Centre (PDF, 509KB)   

Regular Activities & Sessions

• Macclesfield Multiples - for twins, triplets and more - meet the third Monday of each month 10.00 - 12.00 (PDF, 447KB)
• Outreach Group Stay & Play - meet  Tuesdays at Upton Priory Primary School 9.00 - 10.30am Term Time Only (PDF, 229KB)
• Stay & Play - meet every Tuesday 9.15 - 11.15am Term Time Only (PDF, 583KB)
• Tiny Tots Time - For babies & their carers - meet every Friday 9.30 - 11.00am (PDF, 329KB)    
• Walk With Us - Healthy Walk Group - meet every Wednesday 11.30 - 1.00 (PDF, 387KB)

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;

• Hurdsfield Children's Centre every Wednesday between 12.00 and 1.30pm
• Ash Grove Children's Centre every Thursday morning between 10.00am and 11.30am
• 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.

Primary Schools within this Children's Centre Footprint:

• Bollinbrook Church of England Primary School
• Broken Cross Community School
• Ivy Bank Primary School
• Marton & District Church of England Primary School
• St Alban's Catholic Primary School
• St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School, Macclesfield
• Upton Priory School
• Whirley Primary School