Paulsgrove Family Hub is located at the end of Cheltenham Road, near the train tracks and Beacon View Primary Academy. You can reach it via paths from Allaway Avenue, Marsden Road (near the Community Centre and Library), or Cheltenham Road.

The Hub has areas for activities, playgroups, and meetings with professionals like midwives and health visitors. The friendly staff are ready to help with any questions and connect you to the right activities and support.

How to get there and opening times

 

The hub is open:

  • Monday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm

Address: Cheltenham Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3PL

You can enter Paulsgrove Family Hub through a metal gate on Cheltenham Road. Look for the circular blue sign at the entrance. There is parking behind the Hub, but it’s limited.

Your Family Hub Champion

Alyson is your Paulsgrove Family Hub Champion. She works for Home-Start Portsmouth, which runs the Portsmouth Family Hub and Start for Life programme.

Alyson started working at Home-Start Portsmouth as a family hub champion in August 2023. She is originally from South London but moved to Hampshire nine years ago. She has two grown-up children and four grandchildren. Alyson has been a manager in various early years settings and schools, a lecturer in early years and childcare, and has volunteered with the Guides and as a governor at a nursery school.

What's on at Paulsgrove Family Hub

Paulsgrove Family Hub offers various activities, such as:

  • Stay and Play groups for children aged 0-5 years
  • Breastfeeding and infant-feeding drop-in sessions and groups
  • Parenting courses on understanding your child’s behavior
  • Get, Set, Go! sessions to prepare your children for school
  • Wellbeing groups and drop-in sessions with NHS Talking Therapies

Some sessions are also held at Beacon View Primary Academy due to space limitations at the Hub. These include:

  • Dadzclub coffee morning
  • Stay and Play groups for young mums up to 25 years
  • Get, Set, Go! sessions to prepare your children for school

Check the Paulsgrove Family hub timetable for details.

See what activities and sessions are available:

You can also visit our other Hubs to see what’s available.

Sessions at Paulsgrove Family Hub and Beacon View Primary Academy are delivered by a range of partners including Portsmouth City Council, Solent NHS Trust, Home-Start Portsmouth, The Parenting Network, The Breastfeeding Network and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.