We kicked off the Summer with our Corporate Parenting Event at the Malling school in Maidstone. This event celebrated the importance of Corporate Parenting and gave young people the opportunity to meet with some of their Corporate Parents, including the Chairman of Kent County Council and the Chair of Corporate Parenting Panel, as well as senior Directors, Assistant Directors, and Service Managers from within Integrated Children’s Services. We were also pleased to welcome representatives of the Children’s Commissioner at the event. Young People and their Corporate Parents had the chance to bake and decorate nature inspired cupcakes together and design and create bug hotels and bird feeders.
Throughout the Summer, we held many activity days across the county. Young People enjoyed the rides at Diggerland in Strood, paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing near Canterbury and bushcraft at Shorne Country Park near Gravesend. There were also lots of opportunities for animal spotting, with trips to Port Lympe and Wingham Wildlife Park and a day for disabled young people and their households at the Rare Breeds Centre in Ashford. Younger children enjoyed Teddy Bear Picnics with games and arts and crafts.
It was brilliant seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new young people too and we’re already looking forward to the October School Holiday!
Adoption Picnic
On Friday 11th August, we held our Annual Summer picnic for our Adopted Families. The Young People had a chance to see Captain Fantastic do some magic tricks, balloon making and party entertaining! The families also got the opportunity to see and hold some reptiles including snakes, spiders and lizards.It was a lovely day for all families to get together and have some fun in the sun. As well as getting their crafts hands on at our arts and crafts stalls. The Young People made their own DIY suncatchers and for the little ones they decorated their own henry the hedgehog. It was a great day had by all!
posted by Mark Butcher