Community Foster Care moves to new offices in heart of Gloucester city

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Nicky Godding

Community Foster Care has moved to new premises in the heart of Gloucester - right next door to this magazine's head office at Kingsholm, in fact.

As the charity marks its 21^st anniversary, Chief Executive Mark Kingston said the move to Kingsholm Road “marks a mighty step in our coming-of-age strategy”.

“When Community Foster Care started life, it was inspired by a belief in the local communities of Matson, Coney Hill and Hester’s Way. The aim was to invest in these communities and together provide loving homes to the children in our care,” he said.

“Since we have moved here from Staunton, we have seen many more children, young people and carers here at Kingsholm - which is brilliant.”

More than 70 people attended an open day which included a buffet, bouncy castle, children’s entertainer and painting room.

Patron of CFC Dame Janet Trotter performed the official ribbon-cutting with the help of foster carers Wendy and Steve Impey who have been with the charity since it started, and Gloucester rugby player Henry Trinder who is also a foster carer for Community Foster Care.

“Community is very much part of this organisation,” she said. “It may seem strange that we are here to celebrate a building but it’s important because it is in the middle of the Gloucester community. We want to interact with this community and draw more people in to fostering and the wonderful work that Community Foster Care does.”

Chair of Trustees Judge Charles Wade added: “Here we are at the heart of the City of Gloucester, enabling our carers and staff to access the centre of operations much more easily than before. I and the Trustees are confident that it will have a major positive impact upon the future of the charity.”

Mark thanked everyone who makes the work of Community Foster Care possible. “I am lucky to lead an organisation with such fantastic carers and staff. You really are remarkable,” he said.

Community Foster Care provides carers for children who need a safe and loving home. For more info and to find out how to become a foster carer in our community: www.communityfostercare.co.uk

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.