2025 looks to be a huge year for the Blackburn Hawks. Going into the new year, the Hawks are chasing down the Billingham Stars for top spot in the league as well as having a crunch cup clash lined up against local rivals, the Deeside Dragons. Blackburn will actually commence this monumental year with…
Are you ready for your next challenge? Fostering can be tough but using the training provided and your own skills, fostering can be one of the most rewarding things you can do. Making a real difference to a child’s life, offering stability and support through the most troubled time in their lives. Blackburn with Darwen…
During the October half-term, local fostering households came together for an afternoon filled with fun, food and laughter to launch the first Mockingbird constellation in BwD. The event took place at Family Hub Livesey and was attended by the stakeholders from the BwD Senior Leadership Team, Family Learning and the Fostering Services. The family event…
So when Kiri and her partner heard an advert on the radio looking for foster carers, it seemed fate was calling. The award-winning stand-up comedian, with a wide-ranging stage, TV and radio career, might not seem like an obvious candidate for a foster parent – you’d imagine people doing this need to have a routine,…
Are you ready for your next challenge? Fostering can be tough but using the training provided and your own skills, fostering can be one of the most rewarding things you can do. Making a real difference to a child’s life, offering stability and support through the most troubled time in their lives. Blackburn with Darwen…
Are you ready for your next challenge? Fostering can be tough but using the training provided and your own skills, fostering can be one of the most rewarding things you can do. Making a real difference to a child’s life, offering stability and support through the most troubled time in their lives. Blackburn with Darwen…
Are you ready for your next challenge? Jointly funded fostering film project – ‘Everything’ ‘Everything’ is a new fostering awareness-raising film being jointly funded by over 100 councils, scheduled for launch in October 2024. It is being created by ReelTwentyFive and project managed by Rachel Brown (formerly of Coventry City Council). This is the team…
Mockingbird The Mockingbird programme aims to better support our foster carers and young people in care by creating an extended family-style support system. The model can potentially improve placement stability, safety and permanency for children and young people. It also improves the support that is available for foster carers. Mockingbird has been shown to have…
To coincide with the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is teaming up with local authorities from across England with the aim of achieving one goal – to recruit a new generation of foster carers. 26 local council fostering teams have reformed Local Councils United – a virtual league with each…
Let’s Foster is delighted to announce their continued partnership with Blackburn Hawks for the new 23/24 and 24/25 seasons. Over the coming seasons, we are looking forward to working alongside the Hawks to support the team and look for people and families who would be interested in helping us look after the most vulnerable children…
