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Tuesday 10:30am - 2pm Wednesday 10:30am - 2pm Thursday 10:30am - 2pm Friday 10:30am - 2pm

The Circle - Swadlincote Family Support Centre

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Family support centre based in Gresley Old Hall Swadlincote, South Derbyshire

Special Needs Circle East Midlands provides support to families with children who have SEND. At our inclusive and accessible centre in Church Gresley, Swadlincote, we run groups and sessions throughout the week to provide support, social activities and signposting

05/11/2026

We’ve teamed up with Reed in Partnership to bring a free, informal drop in session right here in Swadlincote!

Whether you need a fresh set of eyes on your CV, want to figure out how your skills transfer to a new career, or just need a confidence boost, expert help is on hand through the government funded Connect to Work Programme.

Event Details:
🗓️ When: Monday 30th November
📍 Where: The Circle - Swadlincote Family Support Centre, The Annex @ Gresley Old Hall, DE11 9QW
😊Who: Open to anyone in the South Derbyshire area aged 18+
💰Cost: Completely free, even the tea and coffee is free.
No booking required, just drop in!

Pop in and take the next step in your journey. We'd love to see you there!

05/11/2026

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Across all of our groups and sessions there is not a single person we can’t support. Whether it’s SEND support and signposting, community cafe, free breakfast, Empty Chairs, stay and play, after school clubs, wellbeing sessions we have something for everyone. Help us get the word out 💜💙💚

05/11/2026

What’s on today at The Circle - Swadlincote Family Support Centre

9:30am 🧸 Mini Circle Under 5s ran by our lovely vice chairperson, Catherine, who makes a cracking cuppa. Don’t forget your loyalty cards.
1:30pm ☕️ SEND Help. Parent carer drop in support clinic for signposting, advice, support or just a chat.

04/11/2026

Sometimes you are introduced to someone and the ideas and opportunities just keep coming and sn*******ng in the best way.
Today some of our team (who avoided the selfie 👀) met with Pip, who you may remember ran our wellbeing event last month. Well, they are planning something with Pips day job (that women wears many hats) more information coming soon.

04/11/2026

Tonight at Gresley Old Hall Community Centre

03/11/2026

Our centre doesn’t usually open on Wednesdays but they are one of our busiest days.
Paperwork and admin, funding bids, banking, paying bills, training, planning sessions, scheduling posts, meetings, cleaning, washing blankets and tea towels, shopping for the tuck shop plus a million other little behind the scenes jobs our volunteers and trustees do. Wednesdays are fuelled by tea and biscuits.

03/11/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Volunteer Spotlight⭐️⭐️⭐️

The lovely Shaz is one of our volunteers who run the SEND Help Parent Support Clinic. We are told by so many parents and carers navigating the system how helpful, insightful and supportive this group is. It runs on alternate Thursdays, the next one is 5th November.

A little note from Shaz “I am shaz and im audhd. I am also physically disabled with EDS, Fibromyalgia, Raynaulds and Tracheomalacia to name a few! Because of all of that, I developed a special interest in everything SEN. I achieved several accreditations around the subject and then once I had kids and some of them have SEN (genetics eh) I found the world to be harsh and unforgiving in getting the right support for your child so together with a few friends with similar backgrounds we decided to help other parents going through any tough times relating to SEN. With our unique subset of skills between the 4 of us, we can usually help with just about anything!

If you come to one of our sessions you may also meet Faye, who is a standard sausage and tends to be with me a lot or my youngest son who is home educated.

Also come chat to me about doctor who, pokemon, harry potter, musicals or photography 🙂”

Thank you Shaz for everything you do and for running our SEND Help Clinic, we couldn’t do it without you
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03/11/2026

Happy Tuesday.
Today we have stay and play and afterschool club. The lovely Catherine and Teresa will be up there. The heating is on (as is the kettle)

02/11/2026

Have you booked on our Santa Day?

We have Father Christmas and Mrs Claus joining us for a day of crafts, festive fun, gifts and making wonderful memories.
We keep our sessions small so every child has enough time with Santa and to enjoy the activities.
Click the link to book your session.

Take part in Christmas themed crafts and activities and make reindeer food for Christmas eve! Meet Santa in his grotto and choose a present from his

02/11/2026

What’s on this week at The Circle - Swadlincote Family Support Centre

Address

The Circle/Swadlincote Family Support Centre
Swadlincote
DE119QW

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10:30am - 2pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 2pm
Thursday	10:30am - 2pm
Friday	10:30am - 2pm

Website

https://thecircleswadlincote.my.canva.site/, https://www.facebook.com/thecircleswadlincote

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