Guardian Network Newsletter

Welcome to your Special Guardian Network Newsletter - news and information for Special Guardian families in Essex Special Guardian Coffee Morning Dates 2018 * New Day* Central Coffee Mornings for Special Guardians Venue : The Farmhouse, Cressing Temple Barns, Witham Road, Cressing, Nr Witham, Essex CM77 PD  10 am to Noon Friday 19th January  - Welcome Back  Friday 23rd February   Friday  23rd  March – DWP Benefits  Friday 20th April   Friday 18th May – Contact – Any Questions  Friday  15th June  – School Holiday Ideas  Friday 13th July – School Holiday Handout and Summer Lunch Friday 21st Sept – Welcome Back Friday 19th Oct Friday  23rd Nov  - Pupil Premium Friday 14th Dec – Christmas Brunch South Coffee Mornings for Special Guardians 9.15 am to 11am Venue : Leigh Beck Infant School, Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 7TD Thursday 18th January  - Welcome Back Thursday 22nd  February    Thursday 15th March – DWP Benefits Thursday 19th April  Thursday 17th May– Contact – Any Questions Thursday 14th June  – School Holiday Ideas Thursday 12th July – School Holiday Handout and Summer Lunch Thursday 20th Sept – Welcome Back Thursday 20th Oct Thursday 22nd Nov  - Pupil Premium Thursday 13th Dec – Christmas Brunch North Coffee Mornings for Special Guardians 10.30 to Noon Venue : Clacton Family Centre, 5 Russell Road, Clacton, Essex CO15 6BE Friday 12th January  - Welcome Back Friday 9th February  Friday  9th March – DWP Benefits Friday 27th April  - Mindfulness Friday 11th May – Contact – Any Questions Friday 8th June  – School Holiday Ideas Friday 6th July – School Holiday Handout and Summer Lunch Friday 7th Sept – Welcome Back Friday 5th Oct Friday  9th Nov  - Pupil Premium Friday 7th Dec – Christmas Brunch The coffee mornings are a supportive place where the pleasures and challenges of special guardianship are understood. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and to meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area! There is always a warm welcome and refreshments for all. Members of the SGO Support Team Outreach Workers will be on hand to offer any advice and support. In the future we hope to have guest speakers that may be of interest.Please contact Clair Prior  Clair.Prior@essex.gov.uk or phone 033301 39860 Mobile : 07827840800 for more details. Essex County Council, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH Tel: 0345 743 0430; Textphone: 0345 758 5592 To contact us and/or to unsubscribe from this newsletter © Essex County Council 2017 For details of how ECC processes your personal data, please access our privacy notice at www.essex.gov.uk/privacy