Devon Antenatal Family Centre

02/02/2026

🥕 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 🥕

Not sure how to begin with solids? Join us 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 12–2𝒑𝒎 for a relaxed, practical session covering:

✨ 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚
🥣 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 & 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔
🪑 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
🚑 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒅
🚫 𝑴𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒔

👶 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆

💛 Evidence-based guidance to help you feel calm and confident at mealtimes

💷 £20 per person

👉 Book your space: devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/starting-solids-workshop

31/01/2026

Such a great morning at our Me + My Dad Playgroup today.

Dads and little ones enjoyed hot drinks, bacon sandwiches and some proper conversation around the table. Babies cuddled, chats flowed and the atmosphere was just lovely.

A big thank you to for coming to talk about the support they offer men. It was great to see dads listening, sharing and connecting.

These spaces really matter.

Find out more about the group here:
https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/me-my-dad-playgroup

28/01/2026

🌈 🎶 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭–𝟮𝗽𝗺: 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 🎶🌈

Singing and making music together is a lovely way to lift your mood, bond with your baby and feel part of a friendly group.

🎵 Our 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 sessions are led by 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, with 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, singalongs, instruments to explore and plenty of smiles. It’s relaxed, welcoming and full of feel-good moments for parents and little ones.

🗓 𝗧 𝗢 𝗗 𝗔 𝗬 𝟭–𝟮𝗽𝗺
💰 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 once you’ve paid café entry (£2, or free if your baby’s under 3 months)
📍 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, Cross Street, Barnstaple

Come along and enjoy a warm hour of music, play and connection 💛🌈🎶

26/01/2026

𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 💛

We had families popping into the shop, people asking about the support we offer, course enquiries coming in, and lots of little ones enjoying our popular 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞́.

Days like this remind us why the centre is here - somewhere to drop in, connect, learn, play and feel supported.

Thank you to everyone who came through the door today. Every visit helps keep this space open for the people who rely on it.

📍 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞
🕙 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟏𝟎–𝟐.𝟑𝟎
🌐 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 & 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: devonantenatal.co.uk

25/01/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗳é. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 ❤️

That means 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 that comes through our doors goes straight back into supporting local families.
Not profits. Not shareholders. 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 👇🏽

🥫 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 & 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸
Right by our door.
𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹. 𝗡𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Just come in and 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱.

It’s there for tough times but also for everyday moments like:
• forgetting spare nappies
• needing wipes on the go
• a book or small toy to make a tricky day easier

🧸 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽
Filled with generous donations from local families. Affordable, good quality items PLUS every purchase helps fund the support we give away for free.
(You’ve all been SO amazing… we’ve actually had to pause clothing donations because we’re so full! Although, we are still accepting toys and baby equipment 💛)

👶🏽 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗳é, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 & 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀
Every coffee. Every visit. Every course booked
helps keep shelves stocked and this space open for families who need it most.

💛 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲?
You can support us directly here:
👉🏼https://devonantenatal.co.uk/giving-page-1
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 £𝟭 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 to local families.

✨ We’re building community, not profits.
If you believe families should be supported 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, please share this so the right people know we’re here.

📍 Cross Street, Barnstaple
🕙 Weekdays 10–2.30
🌐 Courses & info: devonantenatal.co.uk

❤️

22/01/2026

⭐️✨⭐️Saturday 31st January ⭐️✨⭐️

👨‍👧 𝗠𝗘 & 𝗠𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 (11.30-1.00pm)

A relaxed, welcoming space for dads, grandads, uncles and male carers to play, connect and enjoy time with their little ones 💙

🧸 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆
☕ 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸
🥓 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵
💬 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Man Down Devon will also be joining us to chat about what they offer.
Perfect for babies and toddlers.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/me-my-dad-playgroup

🚑 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬 & 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗜𝗗 (1.30-4.00pm)

A practical, confidence-building course covering CPR, choking, common emergencies and what to do when it really matters.

✨ 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 • 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 • 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/private-baby-amp-child-first-aid

📍 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲

👇 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀

mandowncic

21/01/2026

Our pram sale continues with prams from an incredible £20!

Head over to our group for details.

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1atDNXsPjP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

14/01/2026

A big step forward for our maternity services.

13/01/2026

🌟 ✨🌟✨🌟HUGE pram sale! 🌟✨🌟✨🌟

Thanks to all your INCREDIBLE donations, we’re making space for more stock so are having HUGE pram sale!

The ICandy in the picture is just £25 and we have many other bargains!

Check out some other prams on our stories and in our closed group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1KTvVtVWxF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

📍 Cross Street, Barnstaple

11/01/2026

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡? ✨

This is what our days look like. Curious little faces, tiny discoveries and lots of smiles.

We’ve had such a lovely start to 2026 with new antenatal courses, our Starting Solids workshop, and a beautifully busy play café and shop. Thank you for being part of our community 💛

Here’s what’s coming up in January:

💚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
Wed 14th Jan | 6.30–9pm

🎶 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 – 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩
Wed 21st Jan | 1–2pm

💙 𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩
Fri 31st Jan | 11.30–1

🚑 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 & 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝
Fri 31st Jan | 1.30–4

🌈 Our play café, shop and baby & food bank are open every weekday, 10–2.30

📍 Cross Street, Barnstaple

👉 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: devonantenatal.co.uk

09/01/2026

This is fantastic news from Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for our local maternity services.

08/01/2026

Congratulations to all the families that welcomed new additions to their families. 💙🩷💙

Congratulations to all our November families who chose to birth with us at North Devon. If you would like to discuss anything, you can contact your midwife or your Devon Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership