A MOBILE children’s centre has set off on a roadshow across east Cheshire.

The vehicle, part of Cheshire East Council’s children and families’ service, launched at the Council’s Sandbach HQ on March 7 and then tour the south of the borough in a series of roadshows, visiting areas around Crewe, Nantwich, Middlewich, Sandbach and Alsager.

The mobile children’s centre has been launched with the aim of providing an additional way to access children’s centre services in rural areas in the south of Cheshire East.

The Council is inviting parents and families to drop in and find out more information about the service, take a look at the new vehicle and talk to the dedicated team.

Children and young people are also invited to ‘road test’ its facilities.

Cllr Liz Durham, cabinet member for children and families, said: “In a local authority with a very significant rural population, it is often difficult for some children and families to access services delivered from centralised buildings.

“By working in partnership with health visiting, childcare providers and schools, the new vehicle will allow us to deliver effective support to those families that most need it and where they are able to access it – ensuring that more children have the best start in life and are ready for school.”

For more information including the dates and locations of the roadshow, visit cheshireeast.gov.uk/fis