NCT Winchester & District covers Winchester, Andover, Alresford, Stockbridge, and the surrounding villages.

Latest News!

ATTENTION NEW MUMS!  There's late availability on an Early Days course starting on 21st February.  Contact 0844 243 6912 to book your place.

Our Annual Members' Meeting was held on Friday 25th November:

This year we've:

• Started running our Bumps & Babies coffee mornings every Monday (rather than once or twice a month)
• Raised funds to keep B.A.B.I.E.S. (our weekly breastfeeding drop-in service) open for another year
• Launched Relax Stretch Breathe antenatal yoga classes at Winchester Discovery Centre
• Welcomed 5 newly qualified Practitioners: two new antenatal teachers, a postnatal leader and two new breastfeeding counsellors

There's so much going on, and we're really proud of all we've achieved - it couldn't have been done without your membership so THANK YOU!  For more information on our year, please see our Annual Report.

Help wanted! We're a vibrant branch but we're currently struggling for volunteers for all our social and fundraising events.  We need people to step forward or drop-ins like Bumps & Babies, events like Open Air Theatre, or our Nearly New Sales won't happen. If you'd like to help out in some way, or have an idea for an event you'd like to run, please contact one of our volunteers.

Courses

We run Antenatal courses, antenatal Refresher courses, and postnatal Early Days courses. Please contact 0844 243 6912 or bookings4q@nct.org.uk for more information and to book.

Relax Stretch Breathe is a yoga-based exercise class for pregnant women from 12 weeks of pregnancy. Classes are held weekly during term-time at Winchester Discovery Centre. Please contact Vicky for more information on 01962 888598 or email vickyrodd1@aol.com.

Services

Breastfeeding support is one of the most vital services for new parents. In Winchester we are lucky to have three qualified breastfeeding counsellors available to support parents. You can reach them over the phone, via email or in person at B.A.B.I.E.S. breastfeeding support.

Our other services include a Nappy Library, Breastpump hire, and Valley Cushion hire.

Social Groups & Events

There are lots of different types of social groups for all types of parent: including Bumps & Babies, Home Birth & Working Mothers.

Nearly New Sales

Run twice-yearly in Spring and Autumn, our Nearly New Sales are a great opportunity to offload some of the clothes, toys equipment, etc that you won't need again, as well as a chance to stock up on items for your children to grow into.

Keeping in Touch

As well as our website, we publish a quarterly newsletter, The Stork, which is sent to all local members. We email a monthly enews bulletin to local mums and have a page on Facebook.

Please email enquiries@winchester-nct.org.uk if you would like to be added to the enews distribution list.

Shop to support NCT Winchester with easyfundraising

Do you want to support NCT Winchester, but don't have enough time to volunteer? By using easyfundraising you can help us raise funds for NCT's work locally and nationally every time you shop online. Locally we provide breastfeeding support to new mothers (BABIES), run a weekly Bumps and Babies coffee morning group for new parents, and make valley cushions available to women who experience postnatal discomfort. Any money we raise through using easyfundraising also supports NCT's national initiatives.

How it works

You shop directly with the retailer as you would normally, but if you sign up for free and use the links on the easyfundraising site to take you to the retailer, then a percentage of whatever you spend comes directly to us at no extra cost to yourself. easyfundraising is FREE to use plus you'll get access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and voucher codes, so not only will you be helping us, you’ll be saving money yourself.

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