Rock February with Us!
Rock February with us!
As Winter (hopefully) starts to draw to a close and we head into the shortest month of the year we are looking forward to all of the fun things we have planned this month at Dads Rock.
Click the links below or check the calendar for up-to-date information on what’s on! We hope to see you soon!
GROUPS
Our Playgroups for Dads/male carers and children under 5 are in Edinburgh on Saturdays and Sundays at 10am at Gorgie Mem. We will also be bringing back our Glasgow Playgroups starting on Saturday 22nd at Community Central Hall, Maryhill. These groups are the perfect place to meet other Dads and connect with your wee one through play, song and stories.
Our Dads and Baby Group on Tuesday at 18:30 at Gorgie Mem, Edinburgh is open to all Dads and babies under 1, and is the perfect place to connect with your baby, meet other Dads and get some friendly advice from our Family Worker Greg.
In North Ayrshire there is a Dads Group every Wednesday at 18:30 at Ardeer Neighbourhood Centre Creche, Stevenston - free for Dads to come along with their children and meet other dads and families. On 12th and 26th we’ll be having some special baby sensory sessions at the group! We are also starting a NEW Dads Group in Irvine at the Lanfine Community Centre. This will take place every Sunday at 10.30am starting on the 16th of Feb and is a great opportunity to meet other Dads and spend some time with the kids.
TRIPS
This month we are excited to head out on a few Dads Trips so sign up below:
In North Ayrshire we are headed for a walk on Ardrossan Beach on the 15th of February.
[Edit: No trips in Glasgow or Edinburgh this month.]
Workshops
Dads Antenatal: Throughout February we are hosting a few Dads Antenatal workshop where dads-to-be can learn some valuable practical skills and get advice on how to look after babies. These workshops will be held Online on the 10th of Feb, in Edinburgh on the 20th of Feb, and in Glasgow on the 26th of Feb. Sign up via the links.
First Aid: We are running two First Aid Workshops for Dads and Mums in February. The two hour sessions will cover the fundamentals of First Aid, with a particular focus on First Aid for children and Babies. We will cover choking, CPR , burns and more. Sign up for the workshops in Glasgow on the 17th and North Ayrshire on the 25th of Feb, Edinburgh’s next First aid is in March so watch this space!
Sleep: Our online workshop is on 3rd February and will help you and your child get a good night sleep! Top tips for a sucessful bedtime routine and to improve your child’s sleep patterns. Watch our video and sign up sleep
You can find out more about all our workshops using the link here: Parenting Workshops
Vaccancy
We are going to be recruiting for a Family Worker in Dundee soon, so if you know anyone who’d be interested do let them know and keep your eyes peeled for more info! All the information can be found here: Job Opportunity
January ROUND-UP
In January we welcomed two new staff members and an intern to our Dads Rock team!
Andy has joined us as our new Family worker in Glasgow working with our young dads, running playgroups and workshops. He has a daughter and a love for coffee. Rachel will be working in Edinburgh as a Family Worker looking after our national Peer Support service as well as helping with playgroups and workshops. She’s previously worked in a primary school and nursery and likes to build Lego in her free time. We also are joined by Meta who is doing a marketing placement with us as part of her degree at Edinburgh Napier University and will be with us until mid June. We are happy to have them in our team and are looking forward to all the awesome work they will do. ❤️
We held a few workshops in January, highlights include our Hair Workshop for Dads and Kids in Edinburgh as well as our First Aid Workshop for Dads and Mums in Edinburgh which was facilitated by ‘First Stop Safety Training’. These classes were very engaging and we will continue to hold similar workshops in the future.
Storm Éowyn was definitely a noteworthy event in January, as we were all keeping safe at home a few sections of the fence at the Gorgie Memorial Hall blew down. Luckily the fence was quickly fixed and we are now able to return to normal procedure at out playgroups and events.
We also welcomed Graham, the local McDonalds franchisee for Gorgie, Princes Street, Chesser and Galashiels, who kindly arranged a generous grant of £5000 that we received from the McDonalds in the Community Fund.
Below are some snaps we took in January :)
