Parents and babies gathered in a warm community session in Forres
Forres & Moray

Healthy beginnings for Forres families

Friendly, evidence-informed child-wellbeing sessions for new and growing families across Forres and the wider Moray community — giving parents the practical knowledge and warm peer support they need.

Welcome to Hermes

Raising a young family is one of life's great adventures — and one of its most demanding. For parents in and around Forres, Vibrant Health Advocates – Hermes has been a steady, familiar presence: a place to ask the questions that feel too small for a GP but too important to ignore, to sit alongside other families facing the same milestones, and to leave with real, usable information about feeding, development, sleep, and emotional wellbeing.

Serving
Moray
Since
2012
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420+ Families supported annually
1,800+ Sessions delivered to date
12 Years serving Moray
How we help

Support that feels like a neighbour, not a service

We run accessible sessions from the heart of Forres and travel out to reach families in the quieter rural pockets of Moray who might otherwise go without.

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Early Years Wellbeing

Our weekly drop-in sessions cover the health and development milestones that matter most in a child's first five years. Parents leave with clear, jargon-free guidance they can use that same evening.

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Peer Support & Community

We create warm, unhurried spaces where Forres families can connect with one another as well as with our trained health advocates. Friendships formed in our sessions often last well beyond a child's early years.

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Rooted in Moray

We are a local organisation through and through, shaped by the specific needs of families in Forres, Kinloss, Rafford, and the surrounding Moray countryside. We know this community because we are this community.

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What we do

At the core of our work is a simple conviction

When parents feel informed and supported, children are healthier. Every session we deliver — whether a drop-in at Forres Town Hall, a structured course evening, a home visit in a rural glen, or a community weaning workshop — is designed around that principle.

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Life at Hermes

Come and see what we're about

We run our sessions from accessible community venues in the heart of Forres, and we travel out to reach families across the Moray countryside.

Parents in a relaxed community session
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Tuesday Drop-In
Every Tuesday morning at Forres Town Hall — no appointment needed.
Health advocate with parents in a session
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Growing Together
Six-week courses for parents of toddlers in a small, friendly group.
Volunteers setting up a community event
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Community Events
Weaning workshops, outdoor days, and seasonal health evenings open to all.
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Stories & guidance from our team

Real stories from Forres families, practical early-years guidance, and news from our community — written with warmth by people who care.

Parents and babies in a warm Forres community session
Community

Forres Families Find Their Footing at Our Weekly Wellbeing Sessions

Every Tuesday morning in Moray, parents and carers gather with their little ones to share, learn, and breathe.

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Mother with her baby on a play mat
Guidance

What to Expect in Your Baby's First Year

From that first bewildering week home to confident toddler steps, here is what early childhood development actually looks like.

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Story

'I Didn't Know Anyone': How One Forres Mum Found Her Community

When Kirsty moved to Moray just weeks before her son was born, she expected to feel isolated — she did not expect what came next.

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Come and meet us in Forres

We would love to hear from you — whether you are a family looking for support, a health professional wanting to refer someone, a potential volunteer, or just curious about what we do.

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