May 2009

Hello Everyone! 

We love May here at the Parents' Forum.  It is getting warmer and the evenings are now lighter.  There are the Brighton and Fringe Festivals with lots of fun activities for families. 

This e-newsletter keeps getting bigger and bigger and we hope you like what you read.  Find out about how you can win a £50 shopping voucher, just by telling us what you think about us.

'Us' as an organisation and about what you think about our website.  So look below to find out how and to see what we have brought together for this May e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy it!

 

  

Latest News

National Report on Support for Disabled Parents

Our own wheeliemumma gives us her views on this far-reaching document.

Click here to read what she had to say.

Free Family Cooking on a Budget Course

Make it easier for you to stick to your weekly food budget with this new course at The Bridge.

Click here to find out more.

TAKEPART Brighton and Hove Sports Festival 2009

Find out more about this fun, action-packed day by clicking here.

Final List of 22 Parks chosen for the Playbuilder Project

The sites that have won a part of the 1 million pounds for children's play from the Government.

To see where the money's going click here.  

 

 

Free Theatre Tickets for Young People aged 16 - 26.

The Arts Council is funding free tickets for young people.

Click here to find out how to get some.

Calling all Dads to come Visit the Shed.

The ‘Think Father' Campaign is looking to get our views on fathers.

To find out how to share your views click here.

Our Newest Free Family Event

It time for our latest event!

Click here to find out what we and the CYPT Parenting Team have planned. 

 

 

 

School Holiday Dates Agreed

We have now received the results of our first on-line consultation.

Click here to see what you thought and what the CYPT decided.

Tell us "How we are doing?" and you may win a £50 shopping voucher.

To get started, click here.

Breast is Best in Brighton and Hove

Click here to hear about the newest CYPT support program.

New CYPT E-Inductions

Want to know more about the CYPT? To start learning click here.

Consultations

We don't have any new consultations for you this month, but there are a few on the horizon. So keep an eye out.  Why don't you take some time to check out our "How are we doing?" questionnaire to keep in practice in giving your views. You could win a £50 shopping voucher.

Blogs

Bad-Dad's daughter taught him the true meaning of No! 

Not a Supermum talks about True Love.

Wheeliemumma asks us "Do You Believe in Fairies? "

Triple P Tip Sheet

This month’s Tip sheet is for you working Dads out there, but we think some of you working mums could relate as well.

Click here for this month’s tip sheet.

Website of the Month

When you are in the middle of a breakup it is very stressful for you, but what about your children?  This is just as painful for them.  We think this is a friendly and symphathetic site for this issue so check out It's Not Your Fault. It might help out.

Latest Discussion

The latest discussion was started by a Dad who is presently living in London with his son and partner.  They are both artists and will be moving to Brighton. 

They would like to live in a close knit artistic area.  If you have any suggestions of places they should look for a place to buy, take a look and give him your suggestions by clicking here.

Don't Forget....

The Journey On Website has a competition where you can win a £25 shopping voucher and free gifts* for your kids.  The competition ends on the 11th of May so you don't have much time to enter.

Click here to enter contest, but after you are done why not take a look around.  We think this is a very useful website.

(*gifts include bike bells, snap bands, pedometers, etc...)

Next Month

The 'Think Fathers' campaign is sponsoring the first "Pick your dad up from work day" on Jun 19th.  This is to be a day where kids pick up their Dads then they go and do something fun together.  Go on give it a try, maybe it will catch on.

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Thanks for reading!  See you again soon.

The Parents' Forum Team