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Apply for your child’s primary school place before next week
Families who have children due to start primary school in September 2024 are being reminded to apply for a school place now.
If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 you must apply for their school place before 15 January 2024.
Find out how to apply on our website.
Year of Walking – explore the beauty of the great outdoors
Start an unforgettable journey this 2024 and discover a new world of stunning, unspoiled landscapes within North Lincolnshire.
With large open spaces, nature reserves, heritage trails, woodlands and parks, North Lincolnshire is the perfect walking destination.
Visit our website to get your journey started and discover more than 140 mapped walking routes.
Understanding self-harm workshops
With Me in Mind are delivering a number of free workshops across North Lincolnshire for parents who are concerned about their child harming themselves.
The workshop will offer guidance on the signs to look out for, ways to support your child and help them explore safer ways to cope and communicate their thoughts and feelings.
The workshops are taking place on the following dates:
Monday 22 January, 9.30am to 11am at The Brigg Community Hub, Brigg Road, DN20 8LD
Tuesday 23 January, 9.30am to 11am at Scunthorpe Central, Carlton Street, DN15 6TX
Tuesday 23 January, 9.30am to 11am at Baysgarth Community Hub, Brigg Road, DN18 5DT
Find out more about With Me in Mind on their website.
Get involved with the Big Garden Bird Watch
Take a family trip to Waters' Edge Visitor Centre and Country Park on Sunday 28 January, between 11am and 2pm, and create your very own bird feeder to look after your feathered friends.
This is in support of the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch that aims to collect as much information as possible about the species of birds in your gardens.
No need to book, just drop in.
Follow Waters' Edge Visitor Centre and Country Park on Facebook to find out more.
Rude Science: The funniest, most revolting science show is coming to Scunthorpe Theatres next month
Brace yourselves for TV Gastronaut Stefan Gates' hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive new family show, packed with science stunts, spectacular experiments and bizarre props. It's a thoroughly educational science extravaganza based on the acclaimed book Rude Science: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About the Science No-one Ever Talks About.
Expect fart machines, snot cocktails, vast whoopee cushions, urine-powered fireworks and vomiting mannequins in this celebration of the fascinating bodily science essential to life. The show transforms complex biology, physics and chemistry into educational hilarity using Stef's signature stunts, mind blowing demonstrations and bizarre props.
Visit the Scunthorpe Theatres website to book your tickets.
Look after yourself and those around you this winter with the flu vaccine
During the cold weather and winter season, children and young people can catch and spread the flu easily. It can be very unpleasant and cause other health problems.
Ensuring that children are vaccinated helps protect them and those around them, with the majority of children being offered the nasal spray, making it quick and painless.
For the full details about the flu vaccine visit the NHS website.
Could you start your fostering journey this new year?
Join the friendly fostering team at their next online information evening on Wednesday 24 January from 6.30pm to 8pm to discuss all things fostering.
The online event will introduce you to the different types of fostering, the process to apply and provide an opportunity to ask local foster carers about their experiences and journey.
A current foster carer said: “I foster because I enjoy looking after people, caring, supporting, and helping others. Children are our priority and I am proud to be a foster carer.”
Register your place today on Eventbrite.
Cervical cancer awareness sessions are free to attend
In support of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22 to 28 January) Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance are offering free bite-size information sessions, that only last 30 minutes, to help raise awareness of cervical cancer.
The session provides information on what to expect at a cervical screening test (also known as a smear test), the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer and hints and tips that might help make people feel more comfortable in booking their routine test.
Book your place on one of the available sessions via Eventbrite.
Are you looking for ways to save on your energy bills?
Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire are running free energy saving coffee mornings and afternoons at Scunthorpe Central in January 2024.
The sessions will cover advice on switching energy providers, tariffs, energy grants, discount schemes and energy efficiency.
Sessions are running on:
Friday 19 and Monday 22 January, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
To get the most out of the sessions, please bring details of your current energy tariff and supplier with you.
Learn more in 2024
Are you looking to develop your knowledge and learn something new this year?
Find the right course for you with North Lincolnshire Adult Education & Community Learning.
There are a variety of courses that are free of charge, if you are eligible.
Visit their website to find out more.
Get in touch
If you have any feedback, or ideas for future articles or the newsletter please get in touch by emailing: communicationsteam@northlincs.gov.uk.
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