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Ellie Wicks
Oct 8, 20242 min read
Building magical bonds through fostering
Meet Shirley- Shirley has been fostering for Barnsley Council for eight years and describes herself as “ as quite level headed,...
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Ellie Wicks
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Nicola and Steve's story
Meet Nicola and Steve- they’ve provided emergency and respite foster care to local children for 11 years. We spoke to Nicola and Steve...
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Louise Dunn
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Meet the Mockingbird Hub
Meet Nicola and Steve- a couple who have fostered with Barnsley for 11 years. We caught up with Nicola and Steve to find out what it's...
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Louise Dunn
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Building connections with foster children
Meet Shirley- Shirley has been a long term Barnsley foster carer for eight years. We spoke to Shirley about the girl who has been in her...
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Fostering Barnsley
Aug 6, 20242 min read
How fostering fits in our family
Meet Nicola and Steve - they have five birth children and have been fostering for Barnsley Council for 11 years. In that time the family...
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Fostering Barnsley
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Jon’s Fostering Story
Meet Jon- a long term foster carer for Barnsley. We asked Jon to tell us about fostering, in his own words. Here’s what he told us about...
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Fostering Barnsley
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Shirley’s Fostering Story
Meet Shirley- Shirley has been a Barnsley foster carer since 2016. Shirley recently spoke to us about the magical experience of helping a...
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