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Fostering Questions Answers
What is fostering?
Fosteringisawayofofferingahometochildrenwho,foravarietyofreasons,areunabletolivewiththeir
birthfamilies.Unlikeadoption,fosterchildrendonotbecomethefulllegalresponsibilityoftheirfostercarers.
Fostercareplacementscanlastfromafewweekstoafewyearsbut,inaminorityofcases,childrenmayneed
fosteringuntiltheygrowup.
Who can foster?
Fostercarerscomefromallwalksoflife–carerscanbemarriedorsingle,livingwithapartner,gayorstraight,
homeownersorrenting.Thereisnoupperagebracket.Youdonotneedtohavehadchildrenofyourownbut
youwillneedsomeexperienceofworkingorengagingwithchildrenoryoungpeople.
What do I need to foster?
Unlessyouarefosteringbabiesuptotheirsecondbirthday,youwillneedasparebedroomtobeabletocarefor
achildinyourownhome.Nospecificqualificationsareneededbutyouwillneedtherightpersonalqualities
andskillstobeabletocareforachildwhohashadadifficultstartinlife.Youwillalsoneedthetimetoattend
training,meetingsandtobeavailablebeforeandafterschoolandintheholidays.Youwillneedtoenjoy
spendingtimewithchildren.
What are the benefits of fostering?
Fosteringisn’talwayseasybutfostercarerstellusthatitisveryrewarding.Beingabletochangeachild’slife
forthebettergivescarersatremendousamountofsatisfaction.Allcarersreceiveexcellentfulltrainingintheir
localareaandapackageoffeesandgenerousallowances.Fostercarersareneverexpectedto‘goitalone’and
arealwayssupportedbyateamofprofessionals.Weholdregulartrainingandnetworkingeventsneartoyou
soyoucanmeetotherlocalfostercarers.
How can I find out more?
0800 801 530
Call orvisitwww.essex.gov.uk/fosteringorattendoneofourinformationevents
whereyou’llhavetheopportunitytospeaktoexperiencedcarersandmembersofEssexCountyCouncil’s
fosteringteam.
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DeniseDalbyofthe7thHarlowScoutsgroup
toldtheStarofthethree-yearfightandhard
workthathashelpedthegroupreachthis“excit-
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A week before Christmas 2011, flames tore
throughtheManorHatchClosebase,leaving
thegroupwhohadusedthebuildingformore
than30yearshomeless.
“Itwasdevastating,”MrsDalbysaid.“Thefire
destroyed everything, nothing could be res-
cued.
“Ithasbeenalongfightoverthepastthree
yearswithalotofpaperworkandfundraisingto
makesurewecouldgettothisstage.”
Worktobuildthenewhutbeganlastweekand
oncecompletewillprovideapermanentmeet-
ingplaceforscoresofScouts,CubsandBeavers.
CubsandBeaversvisitedthesiteonSaturday
withHarlowMPRobertHalfonandHarlowCllr
IanBecketttoofficiallymarktheproject’sstart.
TheScoutgrouparehopingtheywillbeableto
usethebuildingbythissummerandthough
they have received funds from Harlow Health offeringthosewhobuy10bricksanopportunity
CentresTrust,TheBigSociety,StanstedAirport tohavetheirnameplacedonacommemorative
CommunityTrustandanumberofotherlocal plaquewhichwillbedisplayedinthebuilding.
organisations,thegrouparestillshortonfunds MrsDalbyadded:“Wehavealotmorefundrais-
-estimatedataround£30,000. ingeventsplannedforthisyearandourBuya
TheScoutsBuyaBrickcampaignprovedsuc- Brickcampaignisgoingreallywell.
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Man arrested after Teenager racially abused care home worker
brutal attack near
ATEENAGERwhoraciallyabusedacarehome securitytagwasremovedcausingadyetogoon
Chinese restaurant workerinHarlowhasbeenorderedtocarryout toajumper.
40hoursofunpaidwork. JennyCarpenter,representingtheyouthsaid
ChelmsfordYouthCourtheardthe17-year-old inmitigationthattheyouthhadfailedtoattend
called the woman a “black b****” and then court a week before because of a misunder-
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Harlow has added“What’sthis,amonkeyparty?”during standing on the case’s date and had handed
been arrested in connection with an theincidentatacarehomeinthetown. himselfintopolicewhenheheardawarrant
attackwhichleftamanwithfacialinju- The youth, who cannot be named for legal hadbeenissued.
ries. reasons,admittedchargesofraciallyaggravat- Theyouthtoldthecourt:“Iapologisedto[the
The 28-year-old victim’s jaw was shat- ed threatening behaviour, theft of clothing socialworker]andthetheftwasstupid.Iwas
teredwhenhewasattackedoutsidetheJoy worth£89.99fromTKMaxxandcriminaldam- bored.”Hewasgivena12-monthyouthreha-
FookChineserestaurantinPilgrimsHatch agetoclothing.OnOctober29hewasseento bilitationorderonconditionhecarriedoutthe
last month. According to police, he was remove a jacket at TK Maxx in Harlow. The unpaidwork.
standing outside the restaurant shortly Closures set to
after midnight on Sunday, December 8
whenhewasassaulted.Hehashadsurgery
toinsertaplatebutwillstillhavetounder-
gomoreoperations.
DetectiveConstableStephenBakersaid:
“Thevictimisstillnotabletoeatsolidsand be decided by
has lost an incredible amount of weight
becausehecannoteatproperly.
“He has also been told that one of the
operationprocedureswillinvolvecutting
behindhisearstogettothejawandthisis
notaguaranteeofanysuccesssothenext
fewyearsappearprettybleakforhim.” county council
The Harlow man has been released on
bail until March 3 pending enquiries.
Woman arrested by
police after assault
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AHARLOWwomaniscurrentlyonpolice
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bailhavingbeenarrestedonsuspicionof
woundingwithintent. ADECISIONonthefutureof
Shewasarrestedinconnectiontoan two Harlow children’s cen-
incidentwhichtookplaceinBromleyClose tresissettobemadebycoun-
duringtheearlyhoursofSaturday.The cillorsonTuesday.
39-year-oldwomanfromHarlowwill Essex County Council has
returnbailonApril2. been consulting on plans to 5 day coach break
Amaninhis40swasassaultedataround closecentresacrossthecounty to scotland - £150
2amandsufferedfromabrokennoseas inabidtosave£2.5mbetween
wellasothercutsandbruises. 2014and2016.
Policearealsolookingforamanwho In recommendation to the
mayhavebeeninvolved.Heisdescribedas authority’s cabinet, the two departingwednesday12thmarch
white,5ft7intall,agedinhislate30sto Harlowcentreswillbeclosed
early40swithdarkbrownhair. butthebuildingsretainedfor
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Spate of burglaries ItisrecommendedthatABC LochLomondNationalPark
Children’sCentreinOldHarlow
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meansthecentrewillbeopen DECISIONTIME:CountycouncillorKarenClempner,right,with,from ceilidhbreak tourincludes:
forasetnumberofhourseach left,CllrEmmaToalandLabourparliamentarycandidateSuzyStride
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CllrAnnNaylor,Essex revampHarlowTownParkwere Biancacastro
CountyCouncil’scabinet set to be agreed by Harlow [email protected]
memberforpublichealthand Councillastnight.
wellbeing,said:“Attending Repair, conservation and New seating and information
inquestsfollowingthedeath improvement works within the boards will also be introduced
ofalovedonecanbea park,includingtheconstructionof throughouttheparkandtheexist-
traumaticandstressfultime. aneweducationbuilding,cafeand ingbandstandistoberestoredand
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environmentsympatheticto council’s development manage- Themakeoverofthetownpark,
theneedsofthosewhohave ment committee, who were rec- whichwillbenefitfromarangeof
lostfamilyandfriends.” ommendedtograntpermissionby horticultural improvements and
Theseniorcoronerfor SHADOWministersIvan SumnersandKingsmoor. meetpeoplewhoare planningofficers. includestheextensionofthecar
Essex,CarolineBeasley– LewisandHeidiAlexander Thecampaigncomesas struggling,choosing The application, submitted by park, is estimated to cost £2.8m
Murray,said:“Weare joinedparliamentary Labourclaimthatworking betweenheatingandeating AllenScottLtd,aimstorestoreand with £1.83m of funding coming
committedtoensuringwe candidateSuzyStridein peopleineastofEngland orunabletomeetchildcare enhance original character and fromtheBigLotteryandHeritage
providethebestpossible HarlowaspartoftheLabour arenowonaverage£1,440a costs. featuresofthepark. Lotteryfunds.
servicetothosewhoattend Party’s2015election yearworseoffsinceDavid “WorkingpeopleinHarlow Work includes constructing a The recommendation to grant
inquests. campaign. Cameroncametooffice. andtheeastofEnglandare new events barn at Pets Corner permission is subject to several
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thebridge.Thefirstparty thegallantrydisplayedbyall couplearebelievedtohave
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Upgraded wall
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BRITISHrockclimbinglegend
JohnnyDawesofficially
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theHarlowCentreforOutdoor
Learning. HARLOWMPRobertHalfonhasbrand-
MrDawesunveiledthe edadditionalcostsfornotpayingdirect Biancacastro
upgradedclimbingwall-now debitforenergybillsas“outrageous”. [email protected]
renamedTheLock-atthe Mr Halfon took up the issue after certainly sign the early-day motion
centreinBurntMillLaneon Harlow Council Councillor Guy tabled by [Robert Halfon], because I
Saturday. Mitchinson (Conservative) wrote into have been campaigning on the same
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equippedwithanewheating chargedanadditional£63fornotpaying “Many[energycompanies]aremaking
andair-conditioningsystem hisenergybillbydirectdebit. huge profits and pushing consumer
andnowoffersclimbersthe AfterreadingCllrMitchinson’sletter, pricesup,buttheydidnotprovideade-
choiceofmorethan100routes ConservativeMPMrHalfonraisedthe quatecoveroverChristmas,andnumer-
uptoaheightof14metres, issueofenergycompaniestreatingcon- oushouseholdshavesufferedasacon-
makingitoneofthetallest sumers equally - no matter how they sequence.”
wallsinthesoutheast. decidedtopaytheirbills-inBusiness MrHalfonhasalsotabledanearly-day
Therearealso30‘lead’lines Questions. motion, which has been signed by 16
forleadclimbingandspecialist MrHalfoncondemnedCo-opEnergy crosspartyMPs.
equipmentincluding foraddingthischargeandcalledfora ThemotioncallsonCo-opEnergyto
wheelchairabseilrampstohelp Governmentstatementontheissue. “treatallitscustomersfairly,regardless
climbersofallabilitiesreach LeaderoftheHouse,RtHonAndrew oftheirchosenpaymentmethod”.
thetop. Lansley assured Mr Halfon that he MrHalfonsaid:“Iwasoutragedtohear
Theclimberpresented‘stone would discuss the issue with the that energy companies were charging
monkey’climbing Department for Business, Innovation people extortionate sums of money
masterclassesandhosteda andSkills. basedonthemethodtheychoosetopay.
keynotetalkatthecentre. “As so often, my honourable friend “MPIunderstandthatitwillcostmore
EssexcountycouncillorJohn identifiesanissuethatisofimportance toadministerbillsiftheyarenotpaidby
Jowers,cabinetmemberfor notonlytohisconstituentsbuttothose directdebit,but£63isexcessive.
libraries,communitiesand onthelowestearningsandthosemost “Since finding out about this, I have
planning,said:“Climbingat inneed,”MrLansleysaid. done further research and discovered
TheLockcannowbeanything “Iwilltakethisissueawayanddiscuss thattheCo-opisactuallyatthelower
fromarecreationalpastimeto itwithmycolleaguesintheDepartment endofthescale,withsomecompanies
anextremesportallyearround. for Business, Innovation and Skills to chargingasmuchas£100more.
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fantasticfacilitythat’s way.Wewanttomakesurethatwedo poorandvulnerablethemost.”
accessibletopeoplefromEssex notimposethegreatestcostsonthose Mr Halfon added: “People should be
andfurtherafield.” UP,UPanDaWaY:JohnnyDawesatsaturday’srelaunchevent whohavetheleast.” abletopaytheirbillshowevertheywant,
LabourMPAlbertOwenadded:“Ishall withoutbeingpenalised.”
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residentsinKatherines.
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