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Nurse Brenda delivering a fascinating workshop on behalf of ERIC, the children’s bowel and bladder charity, to our volunteers.

Week 3 of the September course already and it was thumbs up from our new volunteers down on the farm – it was so warm we lunched outside! Want to sign up for our January course in Kingswood? Download an application pack Volunteer Application Form or give us a call and we will post it …

Continue ReadingJanuary 2019 Volunteer Course

Staff and volunteers enjoyed a lovely day at We the Curious yesterday with a talk from Crimestoppers and some in house training on sleep, school readiness and some of the issues volunteers face…

Mum Kirsty and Home-Start Bristol volunteer Maddie have really enjoyed their time together – thank you both for sharing your experience. ‘I felt comfortable talking to Maddie, my Home-Start Bristol volunteer – she was a very good listener! She was good at motivating me to get jobs done and phone calls made etc….My girls absolutely …

Continue ReadingA family’s Story

Congratulations to everyone who completed the course – time to match you with families now! Next course starts 20 Sept Lawrence Weston Farm.

Our annual Cluster Day was a great success – 80+ staff and trustees from Home-Start schemes across the south gathered together at Kingsweston House to talk about all things Home-Start! Thanks to Bob Pitchford for taking these photos.    

Mum Furaha was matched with volunteer, Maroussia (pictured below), because she speaks hardly any English but both speak French! Here she talks about her experience – thank you Furaha for sharing this…… ‘At the start I felt a bit nervous. It was so hard, there was no one to look out for me. Being separated …

Continue ReadingA Family’s Story

What a great day our families and volunteers had at the M Shed and We the Curious! The smiles on the children’s faces says our Family Explorer Day was a great success! Thank you to the M-Shed and We the Curious for their support.