Starting school stay & play
We are hosting stay and play for local schools within a 2 mile ish radius. Date are below.
To book your one hour session click here . Select one hour hangout and chose your date and time. They are not set up as a specific session. We look forward to welcoming you and seeing you connect with other families, who children will potentially spend the next seven years with (heart melt). You are welcome to bring siblings, please keep in mind we are trying to keep numbers low and accommodate as many school starters as possible, but we get not everyone has a village.
Just for today Narcotic Anonymous recovery meeting.
Weekly Sunday’s 17:30 – 18:45 is our child friendly recovery meeting ran by NA. Addiction in any form ripples through families. It’s not only the person living with the addiction who suffers, but their children, families and friends. 
So, when we were asked in November 2025 if we’d be open to a potential new local NA group using our space for their weekly recovery meeting, we of course said yes. With bells on!
Nine months in and a creche now runs at the same time, so adults can attend their face to face meeting. Not everyone has childcare and support. People are literally dying everyday through addiction. Children lose parents. People and families DO RECOVER. Don’t suffer alone.
For more information contact Anthea on 07915124677
Parent & Breastfeeding support
We are proud to host a monthly FREE Southend Supports Breastfeeding Pop Up for those seeking support and solidarity. Walk-ins welcome. No booking needed.
Come & meet the team behind Southend Supports Breastfeeding, The Specialist Health Visitors & Cake Club Parenting Support and connect with other parents. Includes sling and infant feeding support, if needed. Family friendly, relaxed venue with toys for all ages.
Monthly, Tuesday’s between 10 – 11 on the following dates –
2026 Dates – 16 June, 14 July, 15 Sept, 20 Oct, 17 Nov & 8 Dec
2027 Dates – 19 Jan, 9 Feb & 16 March
This is free to those seeking support, and not open for general stay and play hangouts at the same time. We looking forward to seeing you!
STRM Tea & talk
Drop in parent support ran by STRM. Tea & Talk is a free drop in parent support. No need to book. 
Normal hangout walk-ins still welcome whilst this session runs.
Tuesday’s 09.15 – 11.15 on 2 June, July, 8 September, 6 October and 3 November 2026
Family friendly business networking
We launched family friendly business networking at The Hang Out as it is a super relaxed massive playroom/front room community venue for children and families. We thought it would be welcoming to connect in a child and family friendly relaxed welcoming space with a supportive network.It didn’t quite evolve as we hoped and envisaged. It ticked by. Over the last year we’ve made some wonderful connections, reconnected, supported and hungout with some wonderful people, some with children in tow, others without.
Rosemary’s path has changed and The Hang Out is evolving based on what our community needs us to be, and we are getting busier. Our celebration of 1 year will also be the last Family Friendly business networking meeting ‘for now’. Who knows what the future holds.
For now we pause these, but continue connecting.
With love
Kasia, Founder/Owner & Rach (Manager) The Hang Out Venue & Rosemary Cunningham.