starting twins club

[KJTWINS]

hi i reall y want to set up a local twins club and have a place we can go and some interested people however do you need insurance to run a group some say we do and some say the place we are having the group in will have it has anyone started a similar group would really appreciate any advice

Bumping for you.

The information you have already been given is right. Twin club is really just another parent and toddler group (they'll be with their parents I take it) and so it all depends where you decide to locate your twin club.

To save money, just ring round a few places you think might be suitable and just ask the manager whether the room comes with insurance. I'd go for premises where they already hold a parent and toddler group personally.

thanks for that nametaken kind of what i thought myself

Hi, Tamba, the twins association, can help you set one up, I was going to set one up (we're in SE16 - Tower Bridge/Bermondsey area of London), but I barely have the time to go to the loo / make a cup of tea so never got past emailing Tamba, see www.tamba.org.uk/twins-clubs.php - and good luck!

I run one, depends on the venue as to whether you need insurance. Ours has it already. Also, make contact with your PCT, we get a room free in one of their buildings, also, the new childrens centres are springing up, they should have free rooms too.

Make sure you do some marketing, tell all the HV and midwives, stick posters in the local hosp, register with TAMBA (that's where most of our members come from)

Good luck

thanks kathryn2804 excuse my ignorance but what is PCT? we started our first meeting on monday and went well our HV are really supportive and we have loads of twins in the borders but no club so they are willing to help us which is good v lucky and got a room free so heres hoping its successul would love any tips tho

PCT is your Primary Care Trust, basically, the NHS in your area

thnks will do that