Staying Safe Online

May 22, 2026 by gdodds

Supporting children to stay safe online can be challenging for parents and carers. Please see the following link to help set up appropriate privacy settings for your children and to guide conversations about online privacy.

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Family Hub Regular Activities

Please see below a list of activities in the local Family Hubs: Regular activities Willington Regular Activities Ferryhill

Fun and Food activities

Please see local activities available in the Easter holidays. Tudhoe Easter Activity

FEARless workshops

Please see attached the flyer for the FEARless programme, spaces are still available at Tudhoe’s family hub. It will be starting in December. FEARless is for parents and carers of children and young people aged 6-14 years, it helps support parents and carers with their children who may have anxiety around attending school or social […]

SENDIASS drop in sessions

Please click the link below for family workshops linked to neurodiversity. SENDIASS

Tickets for Durham Ladies vs Nottingham Forest

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