Twenty-four year old Serena
and her husband Gavin have
a baby son, Travis, who is
three months old. Serena has
been taking Travis to Baby
Massage sessions at Coppull
Children’s Centre, one of the
Chorley Children’s Centres,
for the last six weeks.
Baby Massage at a Chorley Children’s
Centre has cured Travis’s colic and
helped Serena make new friends
A big hit
Although the paint is still drying on the new Coppull Children’s Centre, the Baby Massage
classes are a big hit with local mums, one of whom is Serena Tickle. “It was my Health
Visitor who suggested Baby Massage,” says Serena. “I didn’t know anything about the
Centre before Travis was born and in fact it had only just been finished when I started going
to the classes. It’s lovely, all modern and fresh, and I really enjoy being there.”
Relaxing
Although Travis was only a few weeks
old when Serena started the massage
classes, she is in no doubt that they are
of great benefit to Travis’s health and
happiness. “Imagine what it’s like when
you have a massage as an adult – you
come away feeling so relaxed and I’m
sure it’s like that for a baby,” she says.
“The sense of touch is possibly more
important at that age, and the one-toone contact is calming and reassuring
for him. The atmosphere is very calm,
and even if Travis isn’t in the mood for
massage one day, it’s still lovely just to
sit quietly with the others and cuddle
him.”
Friendly and
welcoming
Serena finds that the whole atmosphere
of the Centre is welcoming, and a
good place to meet other people with
children. This is of particular value to
her as she has only recently moved
to Coppull. “There have been quite
a few changes in my life recently,
getting married, moving and having
my first child, so it’s nice that there is
somewhere I can go to chat with other
mums and find out about the area.
Everyone at the Centre is so friendly
and I’ve met some lovely people; we’re
hoping to get a Parent and Toddler
group established there soon, and I
understand that there will be training
courses and other activities coming
up, which will be something I’ll certainly
look into.”
A useful resource
Even now, Serena has stayed on
after the Baby Massage sessions to
listen to the talks given by staff on
Bookstart and weaning, for instance,
and is interested to find out about any
further classes they might be putting
on. “Coppull Children’s Centre is going
to be a very useful resource for me.
There’s a great mix of people using it,
the classes are free so it’s available to
everyone whatever their circumstances,
and we all get on well and have a good
laugh. I think I’m lucky I’ve got Coppull
nearby.”
Coppull Children’s Centre
Park Road
Coppull
PR7 5AH
Tel: 01257 791237 (option 3)
Fax: 01257 795314
Duke Street Children’s Centre
Duke Street
Chorley
PR7 3DU
Clayton Brook Children’s Centre
Great Greens Lane
Clayton Brook
Preston
PR5 8HL
Astley and Buckshaw Children’s Centre
Chancery Road
Astley Village
Chorley
PR7 1XP
The Children’s Centre Is In The Grounds Of Clayton
Brook Primary School.
Tel: 01257 248980
Tel. 01772 310150
Fax. 01772 310151
Email. [email protected]
Tel: 01257 276253
Fax: 01257 460399
Email: [email protected]
Highfield Children’s Centre
Wright Street
Chorley
PR6 0SL
Tel.01257 262441 and 01257 262556
www.highfieldchildrenscentre.co.uk
Tel: 01257 248980