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Waterside Wins Big at Kent Charity Awards

Waterside Wins Big at Kent Charity Awards

We are absolutely overjoyed to share some extraordinary news with our community, supporters, and families. Waterside Parents’ Centre has officially been named Mental Health Charity of the Year at the Kent Charity Awards 2026! The awards ceremony was held on Thursday,...

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Exciting News: New Funding Secured for Exciting New Project

Exciting News: New Funding Secured for Exciting New Project

As Waterside Parents’ Centre celebrates our incredible 30-year milestone of supporting local families, we are absolutely thrilled to share a massive piece of news with our community. We have officially secured vital funding from the Lower Thames Crossing Community...

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Kent Charity Awards- Finalists!

Kent Charity Awards- Finalists!

Kent Charity Award Finalists 2026... We have some incredibly exciting news to share with our Waterside family, partners, and supporters! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Waterside Parents’ Centre has been named a finalist in the Kent Charity Awards 2026 for...

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Gravesham Mayor’s Charity 2026-2027

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Waterside Parents’ Centre has been selected by our local Mayor as one of their chosen charities for the upcoming year.  To be named alongside two phenomenal local causes- ellenor and the Elliott Holmes Memorial Fund- is a...

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Highlights from 2024

Highlights from 2024

Waterside Parents’ Centre has continued to offer a high level of support to families living in the borough of Gravesham this year, despite being a small team and on-going funding challenges. The year ends more optimistically as Waterside has been awarded core funding...

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Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

We would like to say a big thank you to the following: Thank you to Hygiene Bank for supplying lots of lovely toiletries and household cleaning products for our families. Also, thank you to ASDA for their kind donation of £500, this has been used to buy more food...

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The Mayor’s Charity

The Mayor’s Charity

We are so happy to announce that Waterside has been chosen as one of the Mayors Charities, alongside ADSS (Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Service) and Ellenor Hospice. This is such a fantastic opportunity for Waterside.  As a local charity with a small, dedicated...

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Kent Fire Brigade

Kent Fire Brigade

The Kent Fire Brigade kindly visited Waterside, during a recent Tuesday Drop-in at the Church Hall.  The fire fighters gave a talk to the parents and their children about fire safety and the fire equipment.  The children were also shown the fire engine, and they had...

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Hoppy Easter

Hoppy Easter

We held an Easter Raffle, which was much appreciated by parents.  We had some lovely Easter prizes which was kindly donated by: Dawn Foulger (Trustee/Chairperson) and Kent Reliance.  We also received some handcrafted easter bunnies and chicks which were kindly donated...

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Highlights from 2023

Highlights from 2023

  Responding to 145 referrals  Offering 9 small structured family sessions across a fortnightly timetable, providing support for up to 72  registered families – for 50 weeks last year! Our smaller sessions enable staff to give families their time and attention...

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Covid Restrictions

Covid Restrictions

24 February 2022 We understand that the Government will be announcing plans to lift all Covid restrictions. Whilst we look forward to returning to normality, we are also very aware that we are a very small staff team. Therefore, our in-house policy is as follows: If...

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We are on Facebook

We are on Facebook

A Facebook page has been set up for parents who are registered with the centre.  Please search for Waterside Parents’ Centre online on Facebook to find our page and refer to this for any centre updates.

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