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A Closer Look at Foster Care in the UK and Ireland

Foster care is an essential service that provides safety, stability, and nurturing for children who are unable to live with their birth families. Across the United Kingdom and Ireland, foster care forms a cornerstone of the child protection system, ensuring that vulnerable children receive the support and attention they need to thrive. This post explores the structure of foster care in both regions, the types of care available, the challenges the systems face, and the long-term impact on children and carers.

What Is Foster Care?

Foster care is a temporary or long-term...

Val Watson

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Brand new ride at Crealy

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, the South West’s number one family attraction, is showing off their brand new ride, The Flying Machine this Easter. The new ride is part of the £1m investment in the park's 25th anniversary year.

Guests are invited to take to the sky on the brand new ride as part of the school holiday celebrations. The amazing new ride provides a spectacular aerial adventure for younger guests and those who are just young at heart. Riders of The Flying Machine will soar to new heights of fun at Devon’s Crealy Adventure Park, swinging high and swooping low and...

Hop along to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park this Easter

It’s an Easter spectacular at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, this April. The multi-award winning Park is holding a show stopping line up of events and activities this Easter . Guests will have the chance to swing, swoop and soar through the air and experience the Park’s newest ride, The Flying Machine. Plus this Easter weekend will be packed full of fun and adventure with plenty to seek and explore.

The much loved annual Easter egg hunt will take place from Friday 18th April until Tuesday 22nd April, guests of all ages are invited to get involved and follow the Easter trail...

Exeter's Specsavers calls on Young Designers

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 04/14/2014 - 11:47am

Specsavers in Exeter is encouraging young designers to get creative with an Easter-themed colouring competition.

Specsavers Exeter, located at 247 High Street, has called on primary school children to get crafty and create a bespoke Easter egg, with the winner receiving an art kit and a free Easter Egg.

Jonathan Baumber, store director of Specsavers Exeter, says: ‘We are really looking forward to seeing the children’s creations and we hope to uncover the next generation of budding artists!

‘It’s also a great opportunity for children to visit us in store and learn...

Tail wagging not finger wagging at dogs' day out

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/10/2014 - 10:08am

If you own a dog and your pet hate is people who are not responsible owners, you’ll enjoy a special event on Sunday 27 April as East Devon District Council hosts another charity ‘Dogs' Day Out’ in Phear Park, Exmouth.

From 10am to 4pm pet owners and their canine companions can enjoy a huge range of free activities in aid of The Dogs' Trust. Free micro chipping, a fun dog show, agility displays, a tombola and free giveaways are all on offer as EDDC promotes responsible dog ownership in a fun, friendly way.

Over 10 stalls will feature merchandise, free goodies and a range of...

Young wallaby rescued by Devon’s Crealy

A young wallaby is being hand reared at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park after falling out of its mothers pouch during bad weather two weeks ago.

The young female Joey, who was born within the wallaby enclosure at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, was only twenty two weeks old when she was separated from her mother.

The young wallaby, which is yet to be named, was found in the enclosure shelter by Animal Kingdom Manager Kate Lewis. Kate has been bottle feeding the infant every three hours since finding her and is taking her home each night to ensure she survives the...

Mothers are not always rewarded for helping their child

Parents are leaving themselves open to financial problems by lending their children money without any legal advice according to QualitySolicitors.com. Failed relationships and family fall outs are cited as factors that see many parents lose the money they have given their loved one.

A third (33%) of parents in the South West now see it as their ‘parental duty’ to contribute to their child’s first property purchase, with nearly half (49%) gifting over £10,000 to their child and one in eight (12%) over £50,000, according to new research from QualitySolicitors.

In the process...

Woodland Adventure Club at Haldon Forest Park to hold Easter Holiday Club

Kids bored this Easter holidays? Looking for a holiday club with a twist? Try the Woodland Adventure Club packed with fun and excitement in the woods.

The Club, for 6-13 year olds, enables kids to get up to all sorts, learning woodland skills, getting muddy and making new friends.Woodland Adventure Park is based at a camp deep in the woods at Haldon Forest Park, just 15 minuets from central Exeter. It's run by qualified and experienced staff in a safe and supported environment, enabling the children to play and explore the woods, build dens, light campfires, discover wildlife and...

Pensions wake up call for divorcees

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 03/24/2014 - 10:16am

Following a new report exposing the under-use of pension sharing orders in divorces, one of the country’s top family lawyers has issued a warning that divorcees could be missing out on money they are entitled to from their partner’s pension. The new figures show that in 86 per cent of divorces, no pension sharing takes place. This is set to become even more significant given the wholesale pension reform proposed in the Budget.

Pension sharing orders allow pension arrangements on divorce to be divided completely, creating a clean break between the divorcing couple. The first...

Family mediation is about to take off

Authored by Joe Hibberd
Posted: Thu, 03/06/2014 - 12:23pm

The Office for National Statistics latest reports showed that there were 118,140 divorces in total in 2012, which is the equivalent to 13 divorces every hour of every day of the year.

The question for every one of these couples and society at large is; How is each couple managing their separation and what effect is all this having on the children.

Most separating couples want to protect their children, avoid court and save costs but struggle to work out their best options, ending up bewildered by all the apparent choices they have and, far too often ending up in court. In a...

New family adventure club coming soon

A Touch of the Wild are going to be running a new family adventure club for just £15 ( for up to five people) from April.

ATOTW, located at Haldon Forest Hill, provides fun and challenging environmental education activities for all ages.

In April they will be running their new family adventure club, which will see its visitors playing games, exploring the woods, tracking wild animals, building dens, lighting campfires and lots more.

Family Adventure Club is a monthly event which takes place at Haldon Forest Park Nr Exeter. Starting on Saturday 5 April 2014 at 10....

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