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September is here… and we’re back! 💜

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:25:00 +0000

I honestly don’t know where the summer went! September has arrived, our regular groups are back at The Corner House, and it’s been so lovely welcoming everyone back through the doors. 💜

After the six-week holidays, we’re back into our regular timetable — and it certainly hasn’t been a quiet start!

Some of our sessions have already been fully booked, and the response to our Baby’s First Halloween specials completely blew me away. I added the first date and it sold out within hours, added another… and that sold out too! 🎃😂

Behind the scenes, I’m already busy preparing for Halloween and Christmas. Our Christmas grotto gifts have been ordered, special events are being planned and, as usual, my head is approximately three months ahead of the actual calendar! 🎄😂

We’ve also given the Families@Soul website a bit of a refresh. There are updated pages, lots of photos from our sessions and a new Book a Session 💜 link that takes you straight to our current bookings.

One of my favourite things about Families@Soul has always been watching it grow and change alongside the families who come through our doors. Some of you have been with me since your babies were tiny, and seeing those little ones grow is incredibly special.

There is so much happening over the next few months, and I can’t wait to share it all with you.

Thank you, as always, for booking our groups, sharing our posts, recommending us to friends and continuing to support what we do.

Here’s to a very busy, slightly chaotic and hopefully magical autumn at Families@Soul and The Corner House. 💜

Lisa xx

Thursday 27th August 2026

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0000

ITS BEEN A WHILE 😳

Well… It’s Been a While! 😳💜

I’ve just looked at the date of my last blog post and apparently it was 11th May 2023.

THREE YEARS AGO. 😂

So I think it’s safe to say an update is slightly overdue!

A lot has changed since I wrote that post. Families@Soul has grown, changed and developed in ways I probably couldn’t have imagined back then — and we now have a home that I’m incredibly proud of at The Corner House Family & Community Hub CIO.

What hasn’t changed is why I do it.

Families@Soul has always been about creating a place where families feel welcome, supported and able to just be themselves.

From baby groups to so much more 💜

These days, our weeks are certainly never quiet!

We have baby sensory sessions, stay & play groups, Sing & Wiggle, infant massage courses, SEND sessions, wellbeing activities, themed sessions, special events and plenty of madness thrown in along the way.

Some sessions sell out almost as quickly as I put them online — something I will never take for granted.

But behind all those sessions is something much bigger.

I’ve watched babies who first came to my groups grow into toddlers and children. I’ve welcomed younger siblings into the same groups. I’ve watched parents arrive knowing nobody and leave with friendships and support networks of their own.

That’s the bit that matters most to me.

The Corner House 🏠

One of the biggest changes since my last blog is our home.

Families@Soul now runs from The Corner House Family & Community Hub CIO in Birkenhead.

The Corner House has allowed us to create much more than somewhere to attend a baby group.

It’s become a place for families to meet, children to play, people to ask for help, communities to come together and, sometimes, somewhere to simply sit down with a cuppa when life feels a bit much.

There have been plenty of long days, late nights, fundraising, painting, moving furniture, building ridiculous themed rooms and me having yet another idea that probably sounded much easier in my head. 😂

But seeing families walk through those doors makes it worth it.

And apparently I still don’t know how to slow down… 😂

If you’ve known me for any length of time, this part won’t surprise you.

There’s always another session, event, fundraiser or idea brewing.

Somehow we’ve gone from regular baby groups to huge family events, Halloween, Christmas, SEND provision, wellbeing sessions, fundraisers, animal experiences, character events and goodness knows what I’ll have thought of by the time you’re reading this. 😂

But underneath all the chaos is the same purpose I’ve always had:

Support. Optimism. Understanding. Love.

That’s what SOUL stands for, and that’s what I want families to experience when they’re with us.

So… shall I try blogging again? 👀

I’m definitely not promising a blog every week — we’ve all seen how well that went last time. 😂

But I would love to start using this little part of the website again.

Not just to tell you what’s coming up, but to share some of what happens behind the scenes, the reality of running our groups and The Corner House, the people who help make it possible and some of the incredible things happening within our little community.

If you’ve been with Families@Soul since the early days, thank you for still being here.

And if you’ve only recently found us, welcome to the madness. 💜

Hopefully it won’t be another three years before the next blog.

No promises though. 😂

Lisa xx

Thursday 11th May 2023

Thu, 11 May 2023 21:35:00 +0000

Something a little different happened today at Bee Early Years. It took me back to a few years ago in our old centre, when I used to do a session called pamper and play. The session consisted of the children playing and parents taking turns to mind each others children (forming friendships) while the parent had a little treatment such as a back massage, facial or Hopi candle treatments. It reminded me why I put myself through college, so that the community could afford such lovely treats, 20 minutes of relaxation can really help parents reground themselves.

so today while the children played I gave mums and dads a little neck and shoulder massages. Its inspired me to restart pamper and paly back up. I'm so lucky to have a wide range of skills to be able to offer my parents such a amazing group.

Wednesday 26th April 2023

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:04:00 +0000

Busy busy busy day today at Bee early years. Lots of new families through the doors, which is always so lovely too see. So many people connecting and forming friendships is lovely to watch. I really do sit back sometimes and just feel honoured to be apart of so many peoples life's, and watching them grow together.

8 New families in total today. 20+ families through the doors what a successful day its been making memories.

Can't wait for tomorrows sessions Infant massage in the morning, then Stay and play I the afternoon 1pm-3pm.

Tuesday 25th April 2023

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:58:00 +0000

Tuesdays are working from home, and catching up on boring housework lol. I have had a few clients in today for back massages. creating a lovely calming environment for people to come into. Playing relaxing music, heated blankets on the bed and lovely low lighting creates the right ambience for my clients to relax into.

Now time to get ready for work at Bee Early Years tomorrow with two groups on I need to prepare what I'm doing in them.

Monday 24th April

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:43:00 +0000

Well today at Bee Early Years was Pirate themed this morning what fun we had. Sand play, water play, pirate music lots of lights, and fun pictures taken with the babies.

Then this afternoon we had sensory stay and play, what a lovely chilled session it was. I love it when I can get around my families and talk with them. We had such a lovely session I will post some pictures in the gallery.

Total of 20 families through are doors today.

WELCOME POST

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:28:00 +0000

Welcome to SOUL. Today and yesterday has been spent designing the logo and creating the website. I have never done anything like this before, so I has been a real eye opener for me.

I normally don't touch anything like a laptop, it scares me too much lol, but here I am rocking a new business and designing my own name (Andy helped a little), logo and website. I am beyond super proud of myself.

The future of SOUL will be a CIC. My heart is with the community, and I want the best for them. I am hoping SOUL will be a huge success for the community.