Welcome to your website - Parents / Carers Zone

On www.urbwd.com you can search for things to do with your family, job vacancies in childcare and mapping information so you can easily look where you live or work and find activities for your children and family nearby.

You can also read about new developments and events in the articles section and post any comments or questions to others within the discussion forums.

If you haven't done so already, a good place to start is to register with us. This will allow you to tailor the site to your needs - and don't worry, all the information we collect from you is completely safe and we would never pass it on to other companies.

If your child is aged 14-16 years old why not look at the opportunities which are available to them through the online area prospectus. Whether they are looking for apprenticeships or vocational and academic routes of study you can support them to find what they are looking for through the online area prospectus which can be found in the icons at the top of the screen on the young people's page.

As always, if you have any questions or any new ideas for the site, please feel free to get in touch - this is your website after all!

Click here to find your health visitor, GP or midwife.
NHS Direct

The NHS 111 service, the non-emergency telephone number for accessing local health services, is now available in Lancashire.

111 is a free telephone service which is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day to provide help and advice for minor injuries and illness, when it's not an emergency. For emergencies, 999 continues to be the number to call. For more information, click here.

Get personal!

Some of the new features in the website allow you to personalise your use of it.

This means that you can make the website your own as soon as you visit the homepage.

Don't miss out, be the first to know!

You can also choose to be alerted when a new piece of content is added onto the site in any groups or events you or your family is interested in.
Receive alerts by e-mail or text message and be one of the first people in your area to view new content. This is ideal for keeping up to date with new events and groups starting up around you.
Add www.urbwd.com to your Facebook or Bebo account so your friends can see what's going on in your area