DIAMOND JUBILEE MASS CELEBRATIONS

“IMAGINE – ALL THE CHILDREN”

To celebrate the Society’s enormous ‘milestone’ of sixty years of adoption services to children and families, we are planning events to be held throughout the Diocese.

The Diamond Jubilee Mass will be held at St Barnabas’ Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Malcolm McMahon, OP, at 3.00 pm on Sunday, 18 May 2008, and will be followed by refreshments in the Cathedral Hall.  Please do join us on this special occasion – as always, the staff and Trustees very much look forward to seeing you.

Steve Hargrave, Chief Executive of ‘Families Are Best’ said

“During the last sixty years, with your support, the Society has found loving families for over 2,000 children – imagine all the children and families we will be privileged to help during the next sixty years”.

Enquiries from people interested in adoption are always welcome – please call for a confidential discussion on 0115 955 8811, or via email to enquiries@ccsnotts.co.uk. 

Nutmeg Retires!

Adoption social worker Judith Foxon retired at the end of September.

Judith has worked for the Society since 1992 preparing and assessing adoptive families, placing children and providing support to the families and the children - often extending over many years. Judith is held in high esteem by her colleagues and the families with whom she has worked.

She is also known nationally as the author of the Nutmeg series of books and Spark Learns to Fly, (aimed at children who have experienced domestic violence), published by BAAF, which are written for use with children by social workers and adoptive parents.

Judith has also designed and delivered training on adoption related topics to Local Authorities and is recognised as being an expert in her field.

As an adoptive parent herself, she is able to use her personal experience to highlight some of the joys and challenges of parenting through adoption.

We will greatly miss her at the Society and wish Judith every good wish for the future. In her retirement Judith plans to spend time studying and writing and plans to keep in touch with adoption and fostering. She will enjoy having more time to spend with friends, gardening and having fun with her grandchildren.

If you wish to send a retirement message to Judith please do email your message to d.triffitt@ccsnotts.co.uk These will be collected together in a book and presented to Judith.

Ratcliffe College Nursery School and Junior Department Prize Day

Saturday 7th July 2007

It was ‘open house’ for parents in the Nursery School and Junior Department before everyone gathered in the Church for the Prize Day ceremony.

Every pupil took part in the customary review of the school year led by Mrs Rankine and Mrs Rigby.

Mr Graham Pellew, Deputy Chief Executive of the Catholic Children’s Society, Nottingham awarded the prizes and was delighted to receive a donation of £1,500 from the children as a result of fund-raising activities during the term.

Guest of Honour: Mr Graham Pellew with Prize Winners

Headmaster: Mr Peter Farrar, Guest of Honour: Mr Graham Pellew, Head Girl: Harriet Wheeler, Head Boy: Robert Bourne.