Home-Start Cotswolds
There for parents when they need us most,
because childhood can't wait
News
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Upcoming Group sessions
Baby & Me: We’re now taking bookings for our free, weekly postnatal support group, Baby & Me. This term we have 4 Baby & Me groups running during the Autumn term in Moreton in Marsh, Lechlade, Tetbury and Bourton on the Water. Baby & Me is for parents...
School readiness training
Last week we held some training for our volunteers around ‘school readiness’. Liz, our Family Coordinator, spent the morning presenting Home-Start’s ‘Big Hopes, Big Future’ programme, which seeks to support parents getting their child ready for the transition from...
We are hiring: Group Worker
***PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS. We're looking for a part time Group Worker to join our team, starting in September. Below you'll find the advert and links to our application pack, including our application form. If you'd like to know anything...
Front page of the Standard
Our Cotswold Way walkers made the front page of the Wilts & Glos Standard this week. Our team of four staff completed their walking challenge, covering 300km between them along the Cotswold Way on the weekend of 13th June. The event was organised by Ultra...
Our AGM
Thank you to everyone who came along to our AGM. Despite the hot weather, we had a great turnout and a wonderful mix of volunteers, staff, trustees, funders and local supporters. We heard from our Chair of Trustees, Richard Waller, who gave an overview of the year...
Notice of our AGM
The Chair and Trustees of Home-Start Cotswolds invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM): Thursday 25th June 2026, 12pm – 1pmCirencester Baptist Church (Café), Chesterton Lane, Cirencester GL7 1YE Our AGM gives us an opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate...
Cotswolds Ultra training
Four of our staff team are taking part in the Cotswolds Way Ultra Challenge in June and they have been getting as many miles in as they can in preparation for the event. With the hot weather we've been experiencing recently the long walks have meant lots of...
Sophie’s story…
We have a new case study that we're able to share, highlighting the real difference our home visiting support model can make. We hope it gives some insight into the journey of one of the Mum's we have supported and shows all that she's been able to achieve with the...
Getting the steps in…
Four of our staff team are taking on the Cotswolds Way Ultra Challenge on 13th June, to raise money for Home-Start Cotswolds. They got together last weekend to try out part of the route and found out just how hilly the Cotswolds Way is, beautiful but hilly! The...
The Cotswolds Way Challenge
Have you been thinking of taking on a challenge in 2026? We’re excited to be able to offer some spaces on the Cotswolds Way Ultra Challenge, with the opportunity to run, jog or walk a beautiful route, right through the heart of the patch we support. The event is run...
Postnatal groups starting in May
Do you have a baby aged 0-6 months? After another successful term of our Baby & Me and Reconnect groups, we have now released the dates for groups starting in early May. Baby & Me is designed for parents and their babies aged 0-6 months. Over the course of 8...
The class of 2026!
Today was the last day of our volunteer training course and although we are sad not to have such a wonderful group joining us each Thursday, we were delighted to see them complete the course and receive their certificates! The class of 2026 has been a wonderful...
Hoarding Disorder Training
We had a great training session last week. Paul Cooper from Hoarding Disorders UK joined us at the George Moore Centre in Bourton to talk to our volunteers about the impact of Hoarding Disorder. Paul imparted lots of interesting information during the session and...
Beautiful blankets
We're sending our thanks to the Linus Project UK (North Gloucestershire branch) as they continue to provide handmade quilted blankets for the families we support. They are beautifully made, and incredibly useful for new parents too. Pictured here is one of the...
Welcome to our new volunteers
Last Thursday we welcomed our new volunteers, who all joined us for the first week of their training course. We had a great session getting to know each other, all whilst introducing the basics of our work at Home-Start Cotswolds. As is tradition, we like to...
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