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December, 2006 stories

December 27, 2006

The BBC Needs You!
The BBC's Adoption and Foster Care Season, 'Family Wanted' is a week long event taking place in July 2007. As part of the season they're making 5 x 30 minute documentaries about people's experiences of adoption and foster care. They're interested to hear from people who are currently at the matching/placement stage and also adopters who are in need of or receiving after adoption support.

December 22, 2006

Give Foster Carers A Gift This Christmas, Says NCH
NCH, the leading children's charity, is this week highlighting the vital work of foster carers across the East Midlands who will be helping the 2,550 fostered children in the region to celebrate Christmas this year

Book Review
Dandelion's Christmas by Emma Thomson

Book Review
Melrose And Croc, Together at Christmas by Emma Chichester Clark

Book Review
Merry Christmas Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark

Book Review
Tractor Tom Christmas Activity Book

December 11, 2006

Press release from The Fostering Network
Statement on the launch of a national fostering and kinship care strategy by the Scottish Executive

Children involved in foster care join Gordon Brown for a Christmas party at number 11
Foster children invited to join Gordon Brown at number 11 Downing Street for his annual children's Christmas party today

Book Review
Child Care and Adoption Law: A Practical Guide By The Hon Mr Justice McFarlane and Madeleine Reardon

Book Review
Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsey

Book Review
(Not So) Scary Monsters Christmas Monster by Mandy Archer, Illustrated by Jenny Arthur, Paper engineering by Keith Finch

Book Review
Night Before The Night Before Christmas by Richard Scarry

December 4, 2006

New chair elected for the Fostering Network
Foster carer Jim Bond has been elected as the new chair of the Fostering Network, the leading fostering charity has announced

New home hope for children
Plymouth children in desperate need of a new home could soon be a step closer to realising their dream, thanks to kind-hearted readers of the Plymouth Evening Herald

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