Support for you and your family - Fylde and Wyre

Family hubs across Fylde and Wyre offer free classes, events and activities for local families, a chance for children to learn and play, as well as parents gaining support and a chance to make friends.

Lancashire Family Hubs Network:

The timetable for for Libraries events can be found here. 

Find the Fylde Family Hub on Facebook here.

Find the Wyre Family Hub on Facebook here.  

Cleveleys Library

Rossal Road, Cleveleys, FY5 1EE
To contact the library call 03001 236703.

Fleetwood Library

North Albert Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6AJ
To contact the library call 03001 236703.

Garstang Library

Windsor Road, Garstang, PR3 1ED
To contact the library call 03001 236703.

Kirkham Family Hub

Chapel Walks, Kirkham, PR4 2TA
To contact the library call 01253 741117.

Poulton Library

Blackpool Old Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7DH
To contact the library call 03001 236703.

St Annes

Oak Tree Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney Street, FY8 1TR
To contact the library call 01253 741117.

Thornton Library

Victoria Road East, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3SZ
To contact the library call 03001 236703.

Weeton

Weeton Neighbourhood Centre, PR4 3JQ

Support for expectant parents

Anya: 

Fylde and Wyre parents can now get free access to the Anya app, designed to support you through pregnancy and into parenthood. 

• Chat with Anya AI, your 24/7 virtual supporter, about any pregnancy topics on your mind,
• Chat with other parents in our communities, to talk through pregnancy or parenting topics,
• Get one-to-one support from in-app human experts. 

To unlock your free access, download the Anya app, sign up, and enter your Fylde or Wyre postcode. 

Learn more about the app here. 

The Healthy Family Team:

The Healthy Family Team are here to provide support and information from pregnancy right through to your child starting school. The team can be contacted on their duty number: 0300 247 0040. 

Home Start:

Home Start help families with young children through a combination of home visiting support, group support and social activities. They match the needs of the family with trained volunteers who provide emotional and practical support. Support is free, confidential, and non-judgemental. 

You can self refer to get support from Home Start by completing form at the bottom of this page. For any enquiries please email enquiries@homestartbfw.org.uk. 

 NCT 

Lancashire infant feeding- for families living in Fylde & Wyre

NCT run infant feeding support groups as well as one-one support through home visits, video calls, phone and text. Contact the Lancashire Support Helpline on 0208 752 9025. 

Find their online timetable here. 

Find them on Facebook here. 

National Breastfeeding Helpline

The National Breastfeeding Helpline offers non-judgemental, evidence based, friendly breastfeeding support and information to anyone in the UK who needs it.

The helpline is now open 24/7, so you can get support whatever time of day or night. 

As well as calls to the helpline phone number, support is also available via webchat and Facebook & Instagram messenger.

They offer support for families on every step of your breastfeeding journey however old your baby is, one day, one week, one month, one year old or more. Call 0300 100 0212 to speak to the friendly team 24/7. 

Visit their website to find out more here. 

The Drugs/Medication in Breastmilk information service

The Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service offers information on the safety of taking medications whilst breastfeeding. They have a team of volunteer pharmacists who have expertise in this area and have received training in breastfeeding support. They are available every day of the year within the hours of 8:30am-8:30pm.

If you have a question for the team you can email druginformation@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk or message them on Facebook here. 

The service also has a library of popular factsheets about commonly used medications and treatments so you can find out their safety whilst breastfeeding. You can find them here.

Good mental health of parents is important to your baby. You can always discuss any concerns with your Midwife/Health Visitor or GP. 

Family Lives:

Family Lives offers a confidential service for families in England and Wales (previously known as Parent line). They offer emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. If you don't get an answer first time, please do try again. Call the service on 0808 800 2222. The helpline is open Monday to Friday between 9am to 9pm and weekends between 10am to 3pm. 

You can also contact their WhatsApp service. Their WhatsApp service is open on Monday to Friday between 9am to 9pm. You can contact them about any family or parenting issue. To start a chat, please open your WhatsApp app and add the number 07441 444125 to connect with an experienced professional family support worker or the highly-trained volunteers.

Family lives also have a free online parenting course called New Baby in the Family and Let’s Play. The new baby course is also translated into Arabic and Pashtu. Find the free online courses here. 

Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust Mental Health Support:

You can access a range of mental health support from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, including: 

• Hub of Hope - The UK’s largest mental health support directory
• Waythrough - Confidential support for mental health, drugs, alcohol or related challenges
• A library of approved and tested apps
• Healthy Young Minds website- advice, guidance and support related to children and young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing
• a series of self-help guides covering a wide range of topics such as depression, anxiety and stress.

Visit their website here. 

Alternatively you can ring 0800 0130 709 for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre residents for 24-hour access to mental health care, advice, support, and treatment. 

Mental Health Crisis Line:

If you need urgent help as you are in mental health distress, then there is always someone you can call.  The Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust (LSCFT) Mental Health Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 0800 953 0110. It is staffed by trained mental health professionals who are able to provide assessment and referrals to appropriate services. Ring it if you need to access services or for advice about someone who needs treatment or support.

Perinatal Mental Health Team:

Through Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, there is a pregnancy and emotional wellbeing team ready to help, support and listen to you and your family.

You can call the Specialist Mental Health Lead Midwife on 01253 956742. Find out more information here: Perinatal Mental Health :: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. 

Samaritans:

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Samaritans is a charity who provide emotional support for people who are struggling to cope. Call Samaritans on 116 123. 

SHOUT: 

Shout is the UK's first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for anyone who is struggling to cope.

Text SHOUT to 85258.   

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership

A Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is an independently- led NHS working group for service users and their families to share their maternity experiences with the Trust and commissioners. By sharing experiences, they are involved in the design, improvement and implementation of maternity services. This ensures that services are designed to meet the needs of local service users and families.

If you would like to share your experience of local maternity and neonatal services, you can complete their brief survey here or contact blackpoolmnvp@healthwatchlancashire.co.uk.

You can find the MNVP on Facebook and Instagram. 

Patient Relations

You may want to contact Patient Relations (formerly known as PALs) at Blackpool Teaching Hospital if you want more information or advice about your care, you wish to pay a compliment or give general views about your care, or you may wish to make them aware of your concerns or complaints. You can call 01253 955588 or 01253 955589. 

Find out more here: Patient Experience :: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.

Dad Matters - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre

Dad Matters supports dads to have the best possible relationship with their families and currently offer a Dad’s wellbeing group, one to one support and new dads’ workshops. Visit their website to find out more: Dad Matters | Home | Home-Start UK. 

Self-referrals or enquiries can be made via telephone on 01253 728615 or emailed to enquiries@homestartbfw.org.uk.

You can also contact Eric Lee, the local Dad Matters Coordinator directly on his mobile 07743775428.

Other local dad's groups can be found advertised on:

• Fylde Family Hub
• Wyre Family Hub

Fylde Foodbanks:

Find the list of Fylde foodbanks here. Everyone who comes to the foodbank for emergency food needs to have a valid foodbank voucher. 

Wyre Foodbanks:

If you are struggling to buy food, local foodbanks and clubs in Wyre may be able to help. Find out more here.