Foster kids and families enjoy first camping trip

FOSTER families from across Rotherham pulled out sleeping bags, put up tents and fired up the barbecue for their first ever camping weekend together.
By Michael Upton
Published 29th Aug 2018, 12:11 BST
Updated 29th Aug 2018, 12:12 BST
Foster families in Rotherham enjoyed games, fishing, crafts and a barbecue when they organised a Fostering Service camping weekend at Hooton Lodge Farm recently.184172Foster families in Rotherham enjoyed games, fishing, crafts and a barbecue when they organised a Fostering Service camping weekend at Hooton Lodge Farm recently.184172
Foster families in Rotherham enjoyed games, fishing, crafts and a barbecue when they organised a Fostering Service camping weekend at Hooton Lodge Farm recently.184172

Organised by the newly formed Rotherham Foster Carers’ Association, the event was hailed as a massive success by the group. 

Dozens of looked-after children and the birth children of fostering families, played for hours in a hidden nook of the Rotherham countryside, only stopping to refuel on sausages and burgers from the barbecue, supplied by local building firm Cidon Construction. 

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Rotherham Foster Carers’ Association member Steve Fisher, said: “We wanted to create something special to bring the kids together so they could play, run around and enjoy the excitement of sleeping under canvas while making new friends.

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“It also gave foster carers a chance to relax as one big Rotherham family. We plan to make it an annual event and hope to grow it to include foster families from other areas in the future.”

The Rotherham Foster Carers’ Association has been formed to organise more community and social events for fostering families as well as creating another support network for foster carers.

If you have a spare bedroom and would like more information about becoming a Rotherham Borough Council foster carer, visit www.rotherham.gov.uk/fostering or call 01709 823976.

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