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Birth registration now available at Bradford District’s Family Hubs
From 6 May, families in the Bradford District have the option of registering their baby’s birth at three of Bradford District’s Family Hubs.
We are now able to share that in the first three weeks, 69 babies' births have been registered across Reevy Hill, Barkerend and Farcliffe Family Hubs.
The birth registration service is available for one day each week at each of the following hubs:
- Reevy Hill Family Hub (Tuesdays)
- Barkerend Family Hub (Wednesdays)
- Farcliffe Family Hub (Thursdays)
Offering birth registration at the Family Hubs brings more choice and convenience to families. The usual birth registration service, at Bradford’s City Hall and Keighley Town Hall, also continues as normal.
This extension of the birth registration service will be trialled until March 2026. Over the coming months, feedback will be gathered from families, and usage analysed, to inform next steps and development of a plan for the future.
Councillor Sue Duffy, Bradford Council's executive member for children and families, said: “Birth registration is an important milestone in every new baby’s life. I am delighted that through offering birth registration at Bradford District’s Family Hubs, we are bringing the service closer to families, while offering more choice.
“I hope that through using this expanded birth registration service, many families will take up the opportunity to visit the family hubs, perhaps for the first time, and find out more about the fantastic programme of free support and activities available to them as they welcome their new baby into the world.”
We would like to say a big thank you to all the workforce involved in making this happen and providing this fantastic service to families.
Read the news announcing the new service on Bradford Council's website: Birth registration now available at Bradford District’s Family Hubs
Reflect, Connect, Expect - partnership event on 21st January 2025
The Family Hubs Start for Life programme held a partnership event on 21st January to reflect on what we have achieved to date, connect with each other, and think about what we can expect for the future.
We welcomed around 100 colleagues to Victoria Hall in Saltaire and heard from a range of presenters.
Over the course of the day, we heard from:
- Marium Haque, Strategic Director for Children's Services at Bradford Council
- Lydia Hutchings, from the Department for Health and Social Care
- Family Hub Start for Life programme team
- FYI website team (Bradford Council)
- Early Help and Family Hub teams (Bradford Children and Families Trust)
- Service providers: Baby Steps (Action for Children), Incredible Years (Barnardos), Little Minds Matter (Bradford District Care Trust), Family Action, Bradford District Care Trust (Infant Feeding) and Health for All
- Parents from the Family Hub Start for Life parent and carer panel
Following the event we shared a feedback survey with colleagues and partners who attended. 31 people took part in the survey and we got some fantastic insights. Thank you to everyone who took the time to feed back.