The Happy Mums Foundation

18/03/2026

A BIG thank you to everyone who took part in the launch of Teen to 25 Mum Meets today. It was a brilliant day!

18/03/2026

Thank you for joining us! Such a fab day

18/03/2026

17/03/2026

Will you be joining us tomorrow?

Teen to 25 Mum Meets Launch Day!
💛 Wednesday 18th March | 10am–2.30pm
📍 People First Conference Centre, Carlisle (CA2 5XB)
Drop in anytime & come as you are.

We’re hosting a relaxed day of pampering, crafting and little luxuries designed especially for younger mums and mums‑to‑be.

Bring a friend, partner, parent or support worker if that makes you feel more comfortable

Time‑limited treats:
Hand and & arm massages + make your own bath bomb with Lush (10am–12.30pm)
Free professional photo of you and your little one with River and Pear Photography (11am–1pm)
Mum & Baby Yoga tasters with Love & Lotus (12.30pm–2.30pm)

Activities running all day:
• Sensory play
• Phone‑charm making
• Sling Library
• Canvas footprint memories
• Goodie bags & prize draw
- Refreshments (with café on site for bigger bites!)

We’re also gathering ideas to help shape a new support group for young mums, so come along, join in, and tell us what you’d love to see.

Getting there:
​By Bus: The Sainsbury’s bus stop on Bridge Street is just a short walk away. You can catch the 61, 63, 63A, 67, 71, or 93 directly to this stop.
​By Car: There are four public car parks nearby: Paddy’s Market, Devonshire Walk, Town D**e, and Lower Viaduct.
​By Train: We are a 15-20 minute walk from Carlisle Railway Station.

​Don’t forget: You are more than welcome to bring a friend, partner, parent, or support worker along

16/03/2026

Just 2 days to go!

📣Calling all teen to 25 mums! 📣

Join us as we launch our teen to 25 mum meets with a special launch event THIS WEDNESDAY!

With some lovely activities, gorgeous goodies and friendly faces you don’t want to miss this!

Don’t feel up to coming on your own?
Bring a friend or family member to support you. 👱🏻‍♀️👩🏼‍🦰👩🏽👩🏻‍🦱

📆Wednesday 18th March 2026
🕣Drop in 10-230pm
📍People First Conference Centre, Milbourne Street, CA2 5XB

15/03/2026

This week all groups are running as usual apart from Cockermouth group on Wednesday. This is due to our teen to 25 event being hosted in Carlisle. For any details about any of our groups or the Teen to 25 event please contact us on info@happymums.org.uk

13/03/2026

I had a lovely time this afternoon at the Lambkins Nursery Mothers day afternoon tea 💛 I shared all about Happy Mums, our new Penrith support group and had some fab conversations with mums as we checked in to see how we were today.

How are you today mum?
Drop an emoji to share.

👍 Today's a good day for me
❤️ I'm being kind to myself
😂 Where do I even start
😮 I hadn't even thought about it
😢 Today's not a great day for me
😡 I'm so over today

Helen @ Team yellow 💛💛💛

Lambkins Day Nursery & Pre-School Centre

12/03/2026

What's a Happy Mums Peer support group like?
(Is it like AA?)

✅️ We do tend to sit in a circle
✅️ we support each other with shared / similar experiences
❌️You DON'T have to say 'My name is ... and I am a...'
✅️ you don't have to say anything at all if you don't want to
✅️ you can bring your kids (we have toys)
✅️You can talk about anything
❌️ There is no agenda or set questions
✅️ No one will judge here

There are a lot of anxieties around coming to a support group for the first time, whether thats walking through the door, deciding to come, worrying about what to say or what people will think of you.

And then theres the 'is it like going to AA?'

In the sense that AA is a group of people with similar difficulties getting together to support each other, then yes.

But we don't have a set process, or set of steps, or religious link. We are completely independent, just mums who have been through stuff, helping other mums going though stuff.

11/03/2026

Young mums! If you're a mum or mum-to-be aged teen to 25 and you're near Carlisle, join us next week for a pamper day just for you!

From portraits to massages, phone charms to footprints, theres something for you at the people first conference centre between 10-2.30 on 18th March.

You'll also get one of these goodie bags!

See you there?

10/03/2026

Peer support is all about being with people who have something in common, whether that’s age, life experience, or community. For us, that common thread is being a mum or a mum-to-be.

There are certain things you can only truly understand once you’ve felt them yourself. You can read every textbook on the shelf, but until you’re in it, it’s hard to know what it’s really like.

All the mums who come to our groups have different lives and different stories, but they share the same foundations: the sleep deprivation, the nausea, the fear of the unknown, and those intense, simultaneous highs and lows.

Especially in the early days, it’s easy to feel like you’re on your own in this journey. But you aren’t. You are not alone. You aren’t the only one navigating this immense change - feeling like you’ve lost your old self, while feeling a surge of love, envy, and fear all at once.

The Happy Mums Foundation runs nine support groups every week for mums, mums-to-be, and those who identify as mums. We meet online and in-person across Carlisle, Penrith, Maryport, Workington, Cockermouth, and Brampton.

It is a safe space to say exactly what you need to say. No judgment. Just support.

08/03/2026

Whether you prefer online or face to face you are welcome to come along as much or as little as you like. Next week all our groups are running as usual offering a safe judgement free space to talk about anything you may be struggling with, mum things, relationships, schooling, work, home life, doesn't matter what it is we are here to support you.

Monday
10-11am - Online
7.30-8.30pm - Online
Tuesday
9:30-10:30am - Morton Community Centre, Carlisle
1-2pm - Penrith Leisure Centre
Wednesday
1-2pm - Friends Meeting House, Cockermouth
Thursday
10-11am - Brampton Community Centre, Brampton
Friday
9.30-10.30am - Harraby Community Centre, Carlisle
10.30-11.30am - St Mary’s Church, Westfield, Workington
1-2pm - Maryport Activity Centre

06/03/2026

Safe spaces for mums and mums to be to share whatever it is they need to.

Sleepless nights?
Appointment Anxiety?
Life changes?
Weaning?

We are judgement free, cost free and here to really listen.