FOSTERING GROUPS 2017 JANUARY 2017 Monday 9th January St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, Vicki Wellesley / Matt Ashford 10am – 12noon Exeter, EX4 7HU Wednesday, 11th January Sampford Peverell Village Hall, Liz Burley & Karl Jenkins 10.00am. - 12noon Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, SUPPORT GROUP Tiverton EX16 7BJ Friday, 27th January Holy Trinity Church, Merry Springate & Beverley Carter 10.00am. – 12noon Barbican Terrace, Barnstaple EX32 9HH DISCUSSION GROUP FEBRUARY 2017 Thursday 9th February Littlemead Methodist Church Hall, Denise Powell / Jo Hyson 10am – 12noon Roundhouse Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3BZ Tuesday, 21st February Toast Coffee House, Gail Robbins & Lindsay Hartley Russell 10.00am. – 12noon 2-4 Market Street, Okehampton EX20 1HN SUPPORT GROUP / COFFEE MORNING Tuesday 28th February Kingsteignton Community Centre, Dave West 07:00pm – 09:00pm Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP PEER LED MARCH 2017 Wednesday 8th March St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Annie Monaghan / Jo Hyson 10am – 12noon Honiton, EX14 1AP Thursday, 9th March Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Graham Legg/ Katherine Page 10:00am – 12:00noon PL7 4AN PEER LED Monday 13Th March St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Exeter, EX4 7HU Wednesday, 15th March Sampford Peverell Village Hall, Liz Burley & Karl Jenkins 10.00am. – 12noon Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, SUPPORT GROUP Tiverton EX16 7BJ Friday, 24th March Holy Trinity Church, Merry Springate & Karl Jenkins 10.00am. – 12noon Barbican Terrace, Speaker: Giles Bashford Barnstaple EX32 9HH Topic: Care Leavers DISCUSSION GROUP Tuesday, 28th March Kingsteignton Community Centre, Matt Willcox and Rachel Cottrell 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton from CPST TQ12 3LP CP/VW P.A.C.E: A Therapeutic Approach to caring for young people in care APRIL 2017 APRIL TO BE CONFIRMED – North and Mid TO BE CONFIRMED – North and Mid SUPPORT GROUP Thursday, 6th April Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Craig Harris & Kirsty Caunter from CPST 07:00pm – 09:00pm PL7 4AN RP/CH Insight into Brain Development & Regulating Emotions of YP in Care Monday 10th April St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, Vicki Wellesley / Jo Hyson 10am – 12noon Exeter, EX4 7HU Tuesday, 25th April Kingsteignton Community Centre, Graham Legg/ Steve Dummett 10:00 – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP PEER LED MAY 2017 Thursday, 11th May Holy Trinity Church, Merry Springate & Emma Nobes 7.00pm. – 9.00pm. Barbican Terrace, Barnstaple EX32 9HH DISCUSSION GROUP Thursday, 11th May Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Steve Dummett/ Katherine Page 10:00am – 12:00noon PL7 4AN PEER LED Thursday 11th May Littlemead Methodist Church Hall, Denise Powell / Annie Monaghan 10am – 12noon Roundhouse Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3BZ Wednesday, 17th May Sampford Peverell Village Hall, Liz Burley & Beverley Carter 10.00am. 12noon Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, SUPPORT GROUP Tiverton EX16 7BJ Tuesday, 23rd May Kingsteignton Community Centre, RP/CB 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP Basic Principles of Theraplay Wednesday, 24th May Tresca’s Childcare Carol/Les 7:00pm – 9:00pm The Cabin, Courtlands Rd, Tavistock, PL19 0EF PEER LED JUNE 2017 Tuesday, 6th June Toast Coffee House, Gail Robbins & Lindsay Hartley Russell 10.00am. – 12noon 2-4 Market Street, Okehampton EX20 1HN SUPPORT GROUP / COFFEE MORNING Wednesday 7th June St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Matt Ashford / Vikki Wellesley 10am – 12noon Honiton, EX14 1AP Thursday, 8th June Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Teresa Coventry CPST 10:00am – 12:00noon PL7 4AN VW/CP The Importance of a Behavioural Approach v Relational Difficulties Tuesday 27th June Kingsteignton Community Centre, Dave West/ VW 07:00pm – 9:00pm Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP Heather Slater – Dyslexia: a carer’s perspective Friday, 30th June Holy Trinity Church, Merry Springate & Beverley Carter 10.00am. – 12noon Barbican Terrace, Barnstaple EX32 9HH DISCUSSION GROUP JULY 2017 JULY TO BE CONFIRMED – North and Mid TO BE CONFIRMED – North and Mid Devon Devon SUPPORT GROUP Thursday, 13th July Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Graham Legg/ Katherine Page 10:00am – 12:00noon PL7 4AN PEER LED Monday 17th July St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, Annie Monaghan / Matt Ashford 10am – 12noon Exeter EX4 7HU Tuesday 18th July Kingsteignton Community Centre, Sam Stacey and Scott Jose from CPST 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton New SW/ CH TQ12 3LP How to be Trauma Aware: What’s filling your child’s cup? August 2017 AUGUST – NO GROUPS SEPTEMBER 2017 Tuesday, 12th September Toast Coffee House, Gail Robbins & Lindsay Hartley Russell 10.00am. – 12noon 2-4 Market Street, Okehampton EX20 1HN SUPPORT GROUP / COFFEE MORNING Thursday, 14th September Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton New/CP/ 10:00am – 12:00noon PL7 4AN Steve Dummett Recording Skills – Writing Records and Reports Thursday 14th September Littlemead Methodist Church Hall, Denise Powell / Matt Ashford 10am – 12noon Roundhouse Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3BZ Wednesday 20th September Tresca’s Childcare Carol/Les 07:00pm – 09:00pm The Cabin, Courtlands Rd, Tavistock, PL19 0EF PEER LED Wednesday 20th September St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Annie Monaghan / Jo Hyson 10am – 12noon Honiton, EX14 1AP Tuesday 26th September Kingsteignton Community Centre, Graham Legg/ 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton Steve Dummett TQ12 3LP PEER LED Thursday, 28th September Holy Trinity Church, Karl Jenkins & Emma Nobes 7.00pm. – 9.00pm. Barbican Terrace, DISCUSSION GROUP Barnstaple EX32 9HH OCTOBER 2017 Monday 9th October St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, Annie Moaghan / Vicki Wellesley 10am – 12 noon Exeter, EX4 7HU Wednesday, 11th October Sampford Peverell Village Hall, Liz Burley & Karl Jenkins 10.00am. – 12noon Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, SUPPORT GROUP Tiverton EX16 7BJ Thursday, 12th October Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton Nigel Picknett 07:00pm – 09:00pm PL7 4AN PEER LED Tuesday 17th October Kingsteignton Community Centre, Jayne Birbeck, New SW/ CB 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children: Monday 18th October St Mark’s Church Hall, Pinhoe Road, Matt Ashford / Vicki Wellesley 7:00pm – 9:00pm Exeter, EX4 7HU NOVEMBER 2017 Thursday 9th November Colebrook Community Centre; Plympton New SW/ 10:00-12:00noon PL7 4AN CH Thursday 9th November Littlemead Methodist Church Hall, Denise Powell / Jo Hyson 10am – 12noon Roundhouse Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3BZ Tuesday, 14th November Toast Coffee House, Gail Robbins & Lindsay Hartley Russell 10.00am. – 12noon 2-4 Market Street, Okehampton EX20 1HN SUPPORT GROUP / COFFEE MORNING Friday, 24th November Holy Trinity Church, Merry Springate & Beverley Carter 10.00am. – 12noon Barbican Terrace, Barnstaple EX32 9HH DISCUSSION GROUP Tuesday 28th November Kingsteignton Community Centre, Graham Legg/ 10:00am – 12:00noon Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton Steve Dummett TQ12 3LP PEER LED DECEMBER 2017 Wednesday, 6th December Filleigh Village Hall, The Fostering Team 10.00am. – 2.00pm. Filleigh, Barnstaple EX32 0RS SUPPORT GROUP & CHRISTMAS LUNCH Wednesday 6th December St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Vicki Wellesley / Matt Ashford 10am – 12noon Honiton, EX14 1AP Wednesday 13th December Tresca’s Childcare Sam Heaton and Beth Wakefield 10:00am – 12:00noon The Cabin, Courtlands Rd, Tavistock, PL19 0EF Participation Team Apprentices on their Experiences of Care .