Home-Start Cotswolds
There for parents when they need us most,
because childhood can't wait
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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...
Christmas lunches with our volunteers
It’s been wonderful to get together with our volunteers in the run up to Christmas. We love getting as many of us together as we can at this time of year to say thank you and to celebrate all that they have achieved over the past twelve months. Our volunteers are...
Volunteer with us in January
We are looking for new volunteers to join us, supporting families in the Cotswolds area. By becoming a home visiting volunteer, you will make a real difference to the lives of babies, toddlers and young children in our local community. Visiting a family once a week,...
Christmas deliveries
Our thanks go to so many of our supporters this week as we've been able to deliver lots of Christmas cheer to the families we support. Special thanks go to The Salvation Army in Cirencester, the local Round Table and the North Cotswolds Community Awareness Group - ...
Defender convoy fundraiser
We were delighted to be nominated as one of two charities benefitting from a recent event - a Land Rover Defender Christmas convoy! We're excited to report that £750 has been raised for us so far by catering company 'The Wild Oven' at an amazing event last...
Reconnect group in Bourton, January start date
Our Reconnect group is for Mums who are experiencing challenges to their mental wellbeing and have a child aged 0-2 years. We hold 10 sessions on Friday mornings at The George Moore Centre, with our next sessions starting after Christmas on Friday 9th January 2026....
New dates for Baby & Me, starting in January!
As we come to the end of our Autumn term groups, we are now taking bookings for our Baby & Me sessions starting after Christmas. Our Baby & Me Groups are aimed at parents with a baby aged 0-6 months and our next sessions will be running in Lechlade and...
Volunteering opportunities: Information Morning Thurs 20th November
Join us next Thursday (20th November 2025) to hear all about volunteering with us! We'll have staff and a current volunteer on hand to answer any of your questions about our home visiting volunteer role. We're looking for volunteers to join us who have parenting...
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
Last week we held our 20th anniversary celebration at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. We were fortunate enough to be joined by current and former volunteers, trustees, staff, supporters and funders, bringing everyone together to celebrate and reflect on the last...
Golf Day donation!
We were delighted to receive a very generous donation from a recent charity golf day held at Cirencester Golf Club, organised by Guy Montezuma. Guy generously organised the golf day to support three charities, including the DGH Vallejee Foundation that Guy is part...
We are looking for new volunteers to join us!
We are looking for new volunteers to join us, supporting families in the Cotswolds area. By becoming a home visiting volunteer, you will make a real difference to the lives of babies, toddlers and young children in our local community. Visiting a family once a week,...
Welcome to Janette…
Groups update: As we start a new term of Baby & Me groups, we are pleased to welcome Janette to the team as one of our Group Workers. We’re delighted that Janette’s first group will be at our fully booked Moreton-in-Marsh venue, starting on the 9th October. ...
Summer party fun!
We had a wonderful day at our summer party last week, it was a very special one for us this year as we celebrated our 20th birthday! We had a big cake to celebrate and a great rendition of ‘happy birthday’ too! There were around 150 adults and children enjoying the...
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