Hartbeeps
Hartbeeps runs two weekly classes at The Colebrook Hall, Coleview Community Centre, Towcester Road, Swindon SN3 4AS. Happy House — for confident walkers up to pre-schoolers, aged roughly 20 months to 4 years — runs on Thursdays at 10:00–10:45. Baby Bells — for babies from 8 weeks to around 7 months — runs on Thursdays at 12:00–12:45. Both sessions are 45 minutes. Advance booking is required; no drop-ins are accepted.
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About this class
Thursday mornings at The Colebrook Hall bring two quite different Hartbeeps sessions, each shaped to a different stage of a child's development.
The 10:00 slot is Happy House — a 45-minute journey into Story Land with characters Dexter Cat and Adrian Mouse, where the theme changes every week. Toddlers and pre-schoolers (from around 20 months up to 4 years) move through music, drama, creative play, and dance, building vocabulary, counting skills, and confident self-expression. At midday, the hall resets for Baby Bells: a gentler class for babies from 8 weeks to the point they're sitting sturdily (around 7 months), weaving baby massage, baby yoga, and tummy time into an imaginary Baby Land. The focus is on bonding, sensory development, and building parental confidence.
Both classes are part of the Hartbeeps approach to age-and-stage programming — the idea being that every child develops at their own pace, so the class fits the child rather than the calendar. Every session is set to Hartbeeps' own original music: remixed nursery rhymes, raps, claps, and rhythm rhymes. Expect friendly puppet characters, sparkly parachutes, sensory props, and a calming-down period at the end, where the lights dim, stars appear overhead, and the room quietens with pillows, blankets, feathers, and ambient scent. Shoes come off at the door.
The classes are run by Sadie Ditchburn, franchise owner of Hartbeeps North Wiltshire (which also covers Cirencester and Lechlade). All Hartbeeps teachers hold DBS checks and public liability cover of up to £5,000,000. Sessions are designed in line with the EYFS curriculum. Term bookings run in blocks — the standard half-term is around 7 weeks, though shorter terms do run; the most recent on record at this venue was a 4-week Summer 1 block from 28 April to 19 May. Pay-as-you-go spaces are also available, bookable one week in advance.
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Common questions
Which classes run at Coleview Community Centre, and when?
Happy House (for confident walkers to pre-schoolers, 20 months–4 years) runs on Thursdays at 10:00–10:45. Baby Bells (for babies from 8 weeks to around 7 months) runs on Thursdays at 12:00–12:45. Both are held in The Colebrook Hall, Coleview Community Centre, Towcester Road, Swindon SN3 4AS.
How much does a class cost?
Term booking works out at £7 per child per class, paid in advance for the block. Pay-as-you-go places are available at £8.50 per class, bookable up to one week in advance. If you bring a sibling to the same class, they attend at 50% of the normal rate. Siblings under 12 months come free on the basis that they share props and blankets with their older sibling; if you'd like them to have their own props, blankets, and dressing-up pieces, book them their own toadstool.
Do I need to book, or can I just turn up?
Advance booking is required — no drop-ins are allowed. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so it's worth securing your place early, particularly for term blocks.
What should my baby wear?
For Baby Bells, a baby grow is a good choice as it keeps movement unrestricted during the massage and yoga elements. Shoes come off for all classes. The class supplies all props, puppets, parachutes, and dressing-up pieces — you do not need to bring any.
What actually happens in a 45-minute session?
Each class follows its own format, but every Hartbeeps session is set to original music — remixed nursery rhymes, raps, and rhythm rhymes — and features puppet characters, sensory props, and lighting effects. Baby Bells moves through baby massage, baby yoga, and tummy time within a gentle Baby Land narrative. Happy House takes a different sound-journey theme each week, mixing music, drama, movement, and creative play. All sessions end with a calming-down period: the lights dim, stars come out, and the room settles with pillows, blankets, feathers, and ambient scent.
What is Hartbeeps' cancellation policy?
If you cancel at least one week before a half-term begins, the fee is refunded minus a £5 administration charge. Once a half-term has started, refunds and credits are not given for missed sessions due to illness or holidays. If Hartbeeps cancels a class or changes its time or location and you cannot attend the rearranged session, a pro-rata credit is applied.
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