These are the events featured in our 2012 week. Keep an eye out for more to come in 2013!
- Learn more about adoption or fostering.
- Hear from LGBT adopters and foster carers in your area about how they found the process, and about life with their new families.
- Meet other LGBT people in your area who are considering adoption or fostering.
You can come to any of the events below, regardless of where you live. If you decide to proceed with adoption or fostering you can enquire to any agency within a reasonable distance of your home – see the link below right for more agencies.
Further events have recently been arranged – see details here
| Birmingham | Friday 24th Feb 2012 | Time 1pm – 4pm | Venue: Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QG Please note, the information session will be from 1.30 – 3.30pm. For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Birmingham Adoption & Fostering Service on 0121 303 7575 |
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| Brighton | Thursday 23rd Feb 2012 | Time 7.00 – 8.30pm | Venue: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, HOVE BN3 4AH For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Brighton & Hove Fostering and Adoption Service on 01273 295444 |
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| Bristol | Tuesday 21st Feb 2012 | Time 6.00pm – 8.00pm | Venue: Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call North Somerset Adoption & Fostering Service on 01275 888 236 |
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| Cornwall | Thursday 23rd Feb 2012 | 2pm – 6pm | Venue: The Long Gallery, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Cornwall Adoption & Fostering Service on 01872 322200 |
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| Edinburgh | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | Time 6 – 7.45pm | Venue: The Central Library, George IV Bridge (George Washington Browne Room) For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call The City of Edinburgh Council Family Based Care Recruitment Team on 0800 174 833 or email foster.children@edinburgh.gov.uk |
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| Ipswich | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | 2 – 8pm | Venue: Holiday Inn, London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Please note, this information event will be open to the public between 2pm & 8pm however there will be presentations at 3pm & 6.30pm. For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call a representative from Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex adoption services and Adoptionplus on 0800 328 2148 |
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| Leeds | Tuesday 21st Feb 2012 | 7 – 8.30pm | Venue: South Leeds City Learning Centre, Gipsy Lane, LS11 5TT For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Leeds Adoption & Fostering Service on 0113 2477 443 |
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| Liverpool | Tuesday 21st Feb 2012 | Time: 6 – 8pm | Venue: Sefton Park Community Centre, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 3AG. For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Liverpool Adoption & Fostering Service on 0151 233 3700 | ||
| London – Ealing | Monday 20th Feb 2012 | Time 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) | Venue: Ealing Town Hall For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Ealing Adoption & Fostering Service on 0800 731 6550 or e-mail fosteradopt@ealing.gov.uk |
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| London – North / Central | Tuesday 21st Feb 2012 | Time 5.30-7.30pm | Venue: Ku Bar, 25 Frith Street, W1D 5LB If you wish to attend, or if you have any questions, please e-mail info@adoptionnorthlondon.co.uk or info@fosteringnorthlondon.co.uk. Or text “foster adopt” followed by your full name and email address to 87080 |
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| London – Sutton | Thursday 23rd Feb 2012 | Time 6.30 – 8.30pm | Venue: Stanley Park Children’s Centre, Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3JA This joint event is run by Sutton, Merton and Kingston and is open to any residents in the area. For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Sutton Adoption & Fostering Service on 020 8770 6672 or e-mail Sutton.fostering@sutton.gov.uk |
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| London – Tower Hamlets | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | Time 12pm – 8.30pm | Venue: Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG. Staff from Tower Hamlets will be available for informal discussions from 12pm and will be joined by colleagues from our consortium (Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Redbridge) from 4pm. Presentations will be held at 5pm and 7pm and there will be an opportunity to hear from people who have already gone through the process. There is no need to book, you are most welcome to drop in any time from 12pm. For enquiries, please call Tower Hamlets Adoption & Fostering Service on 0800 279 9850 |
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| Milton Keynes | Monday 20th Feb 2012 | Time: 6 – 8pm | Venue: Adoptionplus, Moulsoe Business Centre, Cranfield Road, Moulsoe Newport Pagnell, MK16 OFJ For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Adoptionplus on 01908 218251 |
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| Nottingham | Wednesday 29th Feb 2012 | Time: 7.30pm | Venue: Portland Leisure Centre, Muskham St Nottingham, NG2 2HB For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Nottingham City Adoption & Fostering Service on 0115 8762696 |
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| Reading | Monday 20th Feb 2012 | Time: 6 – 8pm | Venue: Novotel Reading Centre, Friar Street, RG11 1DP Hear from PACT adopters and meet the team. Contact PACT on 0800 731 1845 or email Francesca.fogell@pactcharity.org |
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| South Shields | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | Time: 6 – 8pm | Venue: Adoption & Fostering Services, 16 Barrington St, South Shields NE33 1AN. For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please contact South Tyneside Adoption & Fostering Service on 0191 4238500, or e-mail adoption@southtyneside.gov.uk | ||
| Swansea | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | 5.30 – 7.30pm | Venue: Village Hotel, Langdon Road, SA1 Waterfront, Swansea, SA1 8QY For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please call Swansea Adoption Service on 01792 522900, or e-mail adopt.swansea@swansea.gov.uk |
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| Tameside | Wednesday 22nd Feb 2012 | 6 – 9.15pm | Venue: Hyde Flowery Centre, Old Road, Hyde SK14 4SN 6pm – Welcome talk > fostering presentation > questions and answers 7pm – New Family Social presentation > refreshments 7.30pm – Adoption presentation > questions and answers 8.15pm – New Family Social presentation > informal discussion For enquiries, or to let us know you are coming, please contact Tameside Adoption Team on 0161 342 4164 |
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