1. Adoption and Fostering News-
letter Competition, Queens
House, Queens Road, Brad-
ford, BD8 7BS.
or email:
asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk
Competition ends 1st November
2013. Entrants must be aged 18
years or below.
We would like to extend a
welcome to Sheila Hall who
took up the post of Chil-
dren’s Service Manager,
Adoption, Fostering and
Short Breaks in May 2013.
Sheila joined Barnardo's
Yorkshire in April 2012 to
develop the Adoption ser-
vice and this has expanded
significantly since her arrival.
Sheila began working with
children and families in the
1980’s when she worked for
Women’s Aid. She has since
managed a number of Local
Authority Children’s Ser-
vices, including Fostering and
Adoption teams, residential
care, Family Centers and
Children’s Safeguarding
teams.
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Newsletter Date 1st September 2013
Autumn Edition
Welcome Sheila Hall, CSM
Competition: TWO families
have the chance to win a trip to
Lightwater Valley. The tickets are
for 2 adults and 2 children and
are worth £92.
To win just guess which celebrity
from the Twighlight movies is in
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send your details to:-
Inside this Issue
Meet the new
managers 2
Lightwater
Valley 3
National Media
Museum 4
Fostering Network 5
Carer’s First hand
experience 6
Religion 7
News 8-10
Notifications 11
Fun Family Night
Ideas 12
How to 13
What’s on 14-15
Book reviews 16
Childrens section 17-20
Feedback 21
Sheila Hall
2. Elli’s first experience of
childcare was aged 16,
when she did a placement
as a Nanny as part of a
Childcare course at col-
lege. Her work with chil-
dren then led her to Israel
where she worked closely
with a family as a house
mother. Elli has previously
worked as a Citizens Ad-
visor and worked with
homeless young people as
well as working with
Barnardo’s as a Fostering
Social Worker. Elli’s family
are keen supporters of
Barnardo’s and are involved
with spreading the word and
fundraising for Barnardo’s.
Speaking to Elli she clearly is
passionate about making
sure she provides a great
service for foster carers and
LAC. Elli grew up as a fos-
tered child and she believes
Barnardo’s does a fantas-
tic job working with chil-
dren and providing them
with the care, support
and love they should be
given.
forward the more moneyWe are happy to announce our
recommend a friend scheme
is still running. It is not too
late for you to join in. For
each friend you recommend
to us, we will give you £50.00
worth of vouchers once they
are approved. So the
more friends you put
you can earn!. For more
details about
the scheme
contact Sam
Garton on
01274 496
937.
Elli Lilburn-Quick, our new Fostering Manager
Recommend a Friend
Carly Chance, our new Adoption Manager
After studying Psy-
chology at University,
Carly knew she
wanted to make a dif-
ference to children’s
lives but wasn't sure
exactly which direc-
tion to follow. Initially
she decided to take up
teaching but found
inspiration from her
best friend who was
studying to become a
social worker. Carly
started to do her own
research and knew she
wanted to work as a
social worker, with a
specialism in the field
of adoption.
Carly has worked at
Barnardo's for nearly 5
years, she began as a so-
cial worker in the adop-
tion and fostering team.
Carly has many years
experience working with
vulnerable children. Aged
18, she worked in New
Jersey as a Camp Coun-
selor, she also worked as
a leader with the Brown-
ies.
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Carly Chance : Above
Carly “I want adopters to
know there is support after the
adoption order, just don't
hesitate to ask for help”
Elli “My advice
to carers is laugh
a lot, just be
patient and be there
to listen and guide”
Elli Lilburn-Quick
3. Escape to Lightwater
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heights aboard Whirl-
wind, a typhoon of
screams that’ll twist
even the bravest of
souls, and hurtle through
some of North York-
shire’s deepest, darkest
forest aboard Europe’s
longest roller coaster –
The Ultimate.
Explore the swashbuck-
ling world of Skeleton
Cove, from the spin-
ningly explosive Powder
Kegs to the mighty Black
Pearl, before venturing
into the mysterious sub-
terranean world of Rap-
tor Attack’s abandoned
mineshaft, shooting the
raging water of the Wild
River Rapids and ‘taking
to the skies’ in the pow-
erful grip of the Eagle’s
Claw.
New for 2013 - Light-
water Valley is home to
the UK’s largest Angry
Birds Activity Park,
bringing the world’s
number 1 mobile game
to life in a fun and active
experience for the
whole family. Incorpo-
rating all the Angry Birds
characters you know
and love, the Activity
Park offers over 30,000
square feet of interactive
indoor and outdoor ad-
venture play.
New for 2013 - take a
fun and entertaining
journey through Eagles
Creek Farm on our
new tractor ride, meet-
ing all your favourite
farmyard friends along
the way.
And when it’s time to
slow the pace, entrance
to Lightwater Valley
Falconry is now in-
cluded in your admission
ticket too! The purpose
built complex is home to
over 50 amazing raptors
including Owls, Falcons,
Eagles and Hawks, along
with Rheas, Snakes and
their inquisitive Ferret
family, with mesmerising
flying shows taking place
at 2:00pm and 4:00pm
each day.
Lightwater Valley Theme Park
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4. The National Media Museum
in Bradford, opened as the
National Museum of Photog-
raphy, Film & Television in
1983, with a remit to explore
the art and science of image
and image-making, and has
since become one of the most
visited UK museums outside
London.
The Museum is devoted to
film, photography, television,
radio and the web and looks
after the National Collections
dedicated to Photography,
Photographic Technology and
Cinematography.
It hosts four major film events
every year – Bradford Interna-
tional Film Festival and Brad-
ford Animation Festival, plus
Fantastic Films Weekend. It
also houses three cinemas –
Pictureville, Cubby Broccoli
and an IMAX screen.
Entry to exhibitions is free.
Other attractions include a
host of permanent galleries
including Experience TV, a
hands-on visitor experience
about the past, present and
future of television, and fea-
turing TV Heaven, an archive
of about 1,000 classics and
favourites from the history of
TV broad-
casting.
Currently playing
at the IMAX cin-
ema in the National
Media Mu-
seum is Ju-
rassic Park
the classic
movie
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Bradford, BD8 7BS.
Email:
asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk
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adults and 2 children), winners
will be informed by telephone
and given a chance to choose
the film they wish to view.
Answer the following
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Our Mission: We aim
to be the best
museum in the world
for inspiring people
to learn
about, engage with,
and create media.
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Opening times
The Museum is open Tuesday –
Sunday 10am - 6pm and on Mondays
during school and bank
holidays. Entrance to the Museum is
free.
IMAX, Pictureville and Cubby Broc-
coli Cinemas are open from 10am –
late (programme dependant). Tickets
are available to book online or from
the Box Office - 0870 70 10 200.
Address:
National Media Museum,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire,
BD1 1NQ
For more information visit
www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
5. The Fostering Netwo
rk has been support-
ing foster carers and
campaigning for
change for nearly 40
years.
Formed as the National
Foster Care Association
in 1974, we grew out of
a desire to create a
bridge between foster
carers, social workers,
fostering services, policy
makers and politicians.
During the early years,
we helped introduce the
first national minimum
fostering allowances, ran
the first National Foster
Care Week and
launched the first nation-
wide training for pro-
spective carers.
After setting up a Scot-
tish office in Glasgow in
1985, we put in place
the first foster care
charter, were involved in
developing the Chil-
dren’s Act 1989, estab-
lished a telephone
helpline and introduced
the first National Stan-
dards for Foster Care.
In 2001, we became the
Fostering Network and
shortly after that devel-
oped into a truly UK
wide organisation by
setting up a Welsh office
in Cardiff and a presence
in Belfast after merging
with the Northern Ire-
land Foster Care Asso-
ciation.
Since then our cam-
paigning work has led to
the growing recognition
of the status and role of
foster carers, and along-
side this a move towards
paying foster carers for
their time, skills and ex-
perience, and the intro-
duction of national mini-
mum allowances in Eng-
land, Northern Ireland
and Wales.
Thanks to our work,
foster carers now ex-
perience improved tax
and benefits arrange-
ments, and we paved the
way for those who don’t
work outside the home
to have greater access
to state pensions.
We’ve also consistently
reminded local council-
lors of their responsibili-
ties towards children in
care as their corporate
parents, and successfully
pushed for more author-
ity for day-to-day deci-
sions to be delegated to
foster carers.
Today, the Fostering Net-
work continues to be at the
forefront of foster care.
Our annual Foster Care
Fortnight™ raises the pro-
file of foster care across the
UK and supports the re-
cruitment of new foster
carers, and prospective fos-
ter carers prepare for fos-
tering with our The Skills
to Foster training.
And we continued to work
with fostering services to
help them provide the best
possible support to fos-
tered children and the fami-
lies that care for them
through our expert-led
telephone and online ad-
vice, the introduction of
social pedagogy into foster
care, and our work to sup-
port and recognise the sons
and daughters of foster car-
ers.
The Fostering Network is a
registered charity in England
and Wales 280852 and in
Scotland SC039338
The Fostering Network
Administrative team, who to go to
These are the people who answer the phones, they are always here to help you with
your queries. They are Andrea Treco, Sam Garton, Sarah Pyle, Karan McGrath,
Rehana Haq and our new girl, Asha Iqbal.
Jacqueline Wilson: Above
I have been interested in
the lives of children in
care since I wrote “Tracy
Beaker” in 1991.
As a long-term supporter
of the Fostering Network,
I know that the charity
works hard to improve the
lives of many real-life
Tracys, and of the foster
families that care for
them.
I am proud to be an
Ambassador for
the Fostering Network,
helping to raise the profile of
fostering and highlighting the
vital work that foster carers
do in looking after some of
the country's most
vulnerable children”
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6. Carers First hand experience
"Fostering will have an
impact on your chil-
dren. They have to
share your time and
energy with children
they don't know. They
have to balance mak-
ing a stranger welcome
in their home as part
of the family with
knowing that the other
child may eventually
leave. They may well
hear and see things
that "normal" children
wouldn't be aware of.
Or they may see you
being treated badly by
a fostered child. They
will discover that not
all families are like
your family.
Yvonne: “ I
wanted to work
with the most highly
regarded charity
which is Barnardo's”
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Yvonne Sutherland, our new Adoption Social Worker
Welcome to Yvonne,
our new adoption
social worker. After
spending 10 years as a
bank manager, Yvonne
decided to follow her
passion for finding per-
manence for children.
Whilst still working at
the bank Yvonne stud-
ied an access course at
night school and then
went on to study full-
time for a degree in
Social Work.
Yvonne completed
placements with Leeds
Council as part of her
degree course.
Yvonne stated that she
has never felt as happy
and settled as she does
working here at
Barnardo's and that she
has no plans of moving
on.
Yvonne Sutherland
"Fostering is great, we
all love it but it has
been the hardest two
years of my life! You
don't just have the
children to think
about, but also their
parents and the social
workers. The first
thing I would recom-
mend is that you
make sure that your
relationship is rock
solid. My hubby has
been great but there
have been a few mo-
ments when fostering
has come between
us."
All this can have a
positive, negative or
mixed impact on
your children. The
type of impact
depends very much
on how you support
them, how the
agency supports you
all and how good the
place-
ment
matching
is."
7. Eid-ul-Adha
('festival of Sacri-
fice'), also known
as the Greater Eid,
is the second most
important festival in
the Muslim calen-
dar.
The festival remem-
bers the prophet
Ibrahim's willing-
ness to sacrifice his
son when God or-
dered him to.
Celebrations
Eid ul Adha is a
public holiday in
Muslim countries.
Today Muslims all
over the world who
can afford it , sacri-
fice a sheep or goat
as a reminder of
Ibrahim's obedience
to Allah. In Britain,
the animal has to
be killed at a
slaughterhouse.
The meat is shared
amongst family,
friends and the
poor, who each get
a third share.
Eid usually starts
with Muslims going
to the Mosque for
prayers, dressed in
their best clothes,
and thanking Allah
for all the blessings
they have received.
It is also a time
when they visit
family and friends
as well as offering
presents.
At Eid it is obliga-
tory to give a set
amount of money
to charity to be
used to help poor
people buy new
clothes and food so
they too can cele-
brate.
The story of Ibra-
him's sacrifice
Eid-ul-Adha cele-
brates the occasion
when Allah ap-
peared to Ibrahim
in a dream and
asked him to sacri-
fice his son Isma'il
as an act of obedi-
ence to God.
The devil tempted
Ibrahim by saying
he should disobey
Allah and spare his
son. As Ibrahim
was about to kill his
son, Allah stopped
him and gave him a
lamb to sacrifice
instead.
Note: This story is
also found in the
Jewish Torah and
the Christian Old
Testament (Genesis
22). Here God
asked Abraham to
sacrifice his son
Isaac, his son with
Sarah. Isma’il was
his son with Hagar.
Religion
“Eid ul Adha is a
festival of Sacrifice
and is the second
most important
festival in the
Muslim calendar”
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It will soon be Eid
again for those Mus-
lims who celebrate it
in September. To
increase everyone’s
knowledge I have
decided to give you
more of an insight
into this Islamic cere-
mony.
8. By Neil Puffett,
At least two further councils are
considering following Worcester-
shire in introducing a controversial
system to charge parents if their
children are taken into care, CYP
Now has learned.
Councils could soon start charging
some parents for looking after children
in care homes.
On the back of a launch of a consulta-
tion by Worcestershire County Council
on the idea, the head of a leading chil-
dren’s charity has warned that others
are contemplating following suit.
Natasha Finlayson, chief executive of
the Who Cares? Trust, told CYP Now
that she is aware of at least two more
local authorities that are considering
introducing a similar charging system.
She declined to name the authorities
considering the move, but said: “This is
something an increasing number of
authorities are considering.
“I know of at least two others consider-
ing it.”
Under the Worcestershire propos-
als, parents could be forced to pay up
to £900-a-month in “non-crisis” situa-
tions.
A child may also be asked to contribute
to the cost of their own care if they are
over 16 and are deemed to have
enough cash.
Certain exemptions will be made, in-
cluding parents in receipt of income
support or child tax credit, jobseeker's
allowance, or state
pension.
The proposals have
already been op-
posed by the
NSPCC and
Barnardo’s.
Finlayson said the
Worcestershire
plans would put
extra pressure on
social workers.“The
administrative burdens on
social workers and the added
work for them is something
we should be concerned
about,” she said.
“Under the Worcestershire
plans, social workers would
be responsible for initiating a
request for money and de-
ciding whether an exemption ap-
plies, but I don’t know many social
workers with the spare time on
their hands to do this.
“Overall it is just not a child-centred
approach.
“It is difficult to see how a policy
like this, if robustly implemented,
could sit with making decisions that are in
the child’s best interest.
“I imagine social workers will be con-
cerned that this will affect their relation-
ship with parents.
“This looks like a dangerous sledge-
hammer to crack a nut.”
A consultation on the proposals in
Worcestershire is due to end on 11 Oc-
tober.
More councils look at care charges for parents
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9. By Tristan Donovan
Vulnerable young people are being
let down by the reformed careers
guidance system, according to a
report by Barnardo’s.
None of the young people
Barnardo's spoke to knew that the
National Careers Service existed.
Research by the children’s charity
found that the abolition of Connex-
ions, the move of the duty to pro-
vide careers advice from councils to
schools, and the introduction of the
National Careers Service had left
young people with “wholly inade-
quate” careers guidance.
The study interviewed 29, 15- to
25-year-olds who were vulnerable
to ending up not in employment,
education or training about the
careers advice on offer to them.
It found none of the young people
were aware of the online and tele-
phone guidance available from the
National Careers Service. The cost
of calling the helpline from a mobile
phone was cited as a barrier to
young people from poor back-
grounds using the service.
Many of the
young people
reported a
lack of face-
to-face advice
from schools
and that they
did not trust
their school
to give them
impartial careers guidance.
One young person told Barnardo’s:
“There was nothing. No talk or
lessons or anything. I haven’t missed
a lot of school either.”
Another told the charity that he got
better careers advice from a chef
he met while playing the video game
Call of Duty online than he got from
his school.
The report also noted that many of
the young people were more at
home using social networks via
their mobile phones than they were
at using internet browsers to find
information.
The charity also found that young
people were still getting careers
advice that relied on stereotypes
about what jobs were suitable for
men and women.
Jonathan Rallings, Assis-
tant Director of Policy
at Barnardo’s, said:
“Changes to our ca-
reers guidance system
risk squandering young
futures by failing to
guarantee sufficient vital face-to-face
support for people who need it.
“The near-total lack of awareness
amongst the young people interviewed
about the government’s website and
helpline means that they are effectively
offering ‘ghost’ services in the place of
meaningful advice.”
In light of the research, Barnardo’s is
calling on the National Careers Service
to make its helpline free to call from
mobiles, to do more to make young
people aware of its existence and to
offer face-to-face guidance via Skype.
The charity also said policymakers
need to be aware that not every young
person has easy access to the internet
and urged the government to guaran-
tee face-to-face careers advice for all
young people who want it.
Careers guidance fails vulnerable
young people, warns Barnardo's
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10. We held our annual
summer picnic at Har-
low Carr gardens on
the 30th
June. It was
lovely to see so many
children with their fos-
ter carers and adoptive parents as well as many
Short Break Carers and families with children who
receive short breaks. The weather was kind and
the gardens proved to be very popular with every-
one.
The children were entertained by “Huckleberries”
children’s entertainers who did some amazing face
painting and balloon modelling. Peppa Pig also vis-
ited, which caused great excitement for many of
the children. Peppa walked around meeting chil-
dren and then gathered all the children to the
story chair to listen to a story.
Everyone had a lovely afternoon.
Written by Sue McDonald.
A big thank you for
the generosity of
Casey Kieron who
works with the
National Media
Museum. Casey per-
sonally donated some
IMAX family tickets
for the newsletter
competition.
Also thanks to Ashley
Young (Group
Markering Man-
ager) Lightwater
valley for donating
family tickets to
Barnardo's.
Thank you to York-
shire Building Soci-
ety for their donation
of £850.00 which will
help provide an event
and support for adopt-
ers and their children
Summer Picnic
Donations
Goodbye to Short breaks service
involved with the pro-
vision of short breaks
in North Yorkshire for
fifteen years. Fortu-
nately, the service is
continuing and Anne
Richardson and Sue
MacDonald will be
transferring to North
Yorkshire’s Fostering
Team and will con-
tinue to manage the
Short Breaks Service.
Anne has worked for
Barnardo’s for 21
years and although sad
to be leaving she is
looking forward to
developing the Short
Breaks service for
North Yorkshire along
with Sue.
At the end of Septem-
ber, Barnardo’s will be
saying goodbye to the
North Yorkshire
Short Break Service
and the carers, chil-
dren and families they
support as North
Yorkshire County
Council have decided
to manage the service
in-house.
Barnardo’s has been
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11. That time of year has come again! After the success of the Christmas parties from last year
the adoption and fostering team are organising more Christmas parties this year. Venue
time and date are still to be announced and confirmed so please stay tuned for your invites.
From social workers to all foster carers: Could you please inform your social worker ASAP when
going on holidays or short breaks so they are aware of you being away to avoid panic.
Carly Chance, wants to let all post adopters know that there is a lot more help and support available
after adopting so please get in contact for help, do not hesitate. There are free books also available so
for more information please contact her or any of the adopting social workers.
Could you please let social workers or administrative staff know when you receive your
DBS checks.
Note to all carers: When borrowing books from Barnardo's could you please ensure you return them.
We do have limited books available so it would be good to give
others a chance to also use the books.
*IMPORTANT* WE ARE CALLING ALL
CARERS TO SUBMIT THEIR FIRST HAND STORY
EXPERIENCES SO WE CAN PUT THEM IN
OUR NEWSLETTER. Email to asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk with your consent to use it in
our newsletter
Card Fame, personalised cards for all occasions.
IMPORTANT: NOTIFICATIONS
Great website for cards and 20 % per cent of each purchase is donated to Barnardo's
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12. Fun Family Night Ideas Let's face it: Family schedules just aren't
what they used to be. Kids trickle in each evening from sports practice, scouts or music
lessons. Parents work long hours. Family members eat at different times. Computers,
texting and television keep us isolated, even in the hours that we're together. Sound
familiar? Well, fret not. We've come up with 10 great ideas to get the family off the couch
and spending time with each other
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10: Movie Marathon Night
Add some competition to the mix. Have a
quick trivia game or history lesson about
some aspects of the movie you'll be see-
ing. Superhero knowledge, facts about
special effects, sketches of your favourite
characters, these can all make for a fun
intro to the film that include a bit of educa-
tion, too.
9: Board Games and
When your brains need a break,
put on some music and toss the
Twister mat on the floor.
Board and card games are the
original interactive entertainment,
but instead of playing with a com-
puter, your kids will be engaging
with you.
8: Campfire Cookout
Let everyone show off their scouting skills with a
campfire cookout. The first step, of course, is
making a crackling campfire.
7: Arts and Crafts
Take a break from television for some creative crafting Spread
newspaper or cardboard over the kitchen table and, voilà, you've
got a craft room! Pick a project and assemble a kit for everyone.
6: Formal Night
Formal nights are fun and exciting. Plus, they're a painless
way to teach and practice good social manners. Be sure
to keep the rest of the schedule clear on formal night; this
isn't just a meal. Take the time to linger over
the food and the atmosphere and enjoy con-
versations that engage the whole family. Be-
fore the evening ends, give each person a
chance to share an accomplishment or goal,
and raise a toast to everyone's health
5: Reading Night
In addition to exposing them to the wonders of books,
reading aloud to children of all ages improves their
language, critical thinking and literacy skills.
4: Trivia Night
3: Experience the Night
The night isn't a quiet place. Bring some lawn chairs
out in the yard and gather your family as the sun
goes down. Listen to the different animals -- birds,
bugs, bats and amphibians -- that liven up the dark.
Using a nature guide for your area, see how many
different critters you can identify by sight or sound.
When it gets totally dark, turn on a porch light and
stand back as moths flock to it. Use a digital camera
to capture images of the different types of flying bugs
2: Make a Home Movie
Whether your entertainment tastes trend to-
ward drama or comedy, you're likely to get both in the
making of a home movie. Give your kids some options:
They can act out skits, show off skills, do a comedy
routine, sing dance or showcase other talents. Let
them make costumes and props for their appearances.
Give everyone a chance to have a turn or two in front
of and behind the
camera as actor,
1: Cooking Competition
This fun family activity has some practical aspects: It gets dinner on
the table and builds cooking skills for the whole family. To get started,
assign or have everyone choose a meal element (salad, main dish,
bread, sides, or appetizers). The person in charge of the dish
has complete control over preparing (parents can still supervise
young kids) and serving it. Have the family judge the appear-
ance and taste of each food. At the end of the meal, award
prizes for best presentation, best effort, most creative, most
likely to be requested again or other fun categories. Then you
can move to the main event: the bake-off!
13. Ingredients
2 chicken breast
halves (boneless,
skinless)
1 1⁄3 cup lettuce 4
flour tortillas (or flat-
bread,)
2 tomatoes
1⁄2 cup cheese
1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon olive
oil
Salt and pepper
HOW TO: make a Chicken Wrap
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Instructions
1. Cut chicken breast halves into small cubes.
2. In a medium skillet, heat the oil and fry the
chicken until cooked through and golden
brown (about 8-10 minutes). Season the
chicken with salt and pepper. Add the cheese
and fry for 1 more minute until it melts.
3. Dice the tomatoes. Warm the tortillas slightly in the microwave to make them more pliable
(optional).
4. Line each tortilla with lettuce leaves.
5. Layer tomatoes on top of lettuce.
6. Top the tomatoes with mayonnaise. To squirt mayonnaise, use a pastry bag or a plastic sandwich bag
(cut a small hole at one corner of the plastic bag so the mayonnaise can pass through). You can also
spread mayonnaise using a spatula.
7. Divide the chicken and cheese mixture evenly among each tortilla.
8. Roll up tightly and enjoy!
14. What is
Breeze?
Breeze is how Leeds City
Council shows children
and young people up to
the age of 19 things going
on in the city that are de-
signed just for them.
Breeze organises some
events and we try our best
to tell you about all
other activities for chil-
dren and young peo-
ple happening in the city.
We also try to give you
easy access to informa-
tion and activities plus
exclusive dis-
counts, vouchers and
competitions.
Millennium Square will
be transformed into a
curry lovers paradise
with over 50 stalls offer-
ing curries from around
the world as well as arts,
crafts, fashion and enter-
tainment.
site
Bradford City Run:
Sunday 27th Oct 09:30
City Park, Centenary
Square, Bradford, BD1
1HY, Tel: 07753
614624, Email,racebest.
com/races/bradford-city-
runs-half-marathon
A race for everyone! This
year's Bradford City Run
promises to be bigger
and better than before,
with a course and dis-
tances to suit runners of
all abilities
Tues 12– Saturday 16
Nov 2013
The UK's longest-running
and biggest animation festi-
val.
Bradford will be getting
animated this November as
Bradford Animation Festi-
val (BAF) returns to the
National Media Museum.
Packed with legends from
the world of animation and
guests from top interna-
tional studios, BAF will
deliver screenings, work-
shops and the hotly con-
tested BAF Awards which
celebrate the best in new
animation from around the
world.
Tickets available on Na-
tional media museum web-
Breeze: Leeds
What’s on in Bradford
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Leeds Cultural Curry Festival
Millennium Square will be
transformed on the week-
end of 14/15 September
into a curry lovers para-
dise with over 50 stalls
offering curries from
around the world as well
as arts, crafts, fashion and
entertainment.
There will be a demo
stage where chefs
will demonstrate
how they make cur-
ries, with bench seat-
ing and a vintage In-
dian restaurant/bar.
A melting pot of cul-
ture, the festival will
entice the taste buds
of any enthusiast of
good food, and offer
fun for all the family to
enjoy.
Saturday 14th - 11am -
8pm
Sunday 15th - 11am -
7.30pm
15. Art Exhibition
2-28 September
EXHIBITION: Photography
Exhibition - The Mac Gal-
lery
Free entry to all, come and
see photography by local
artists.
01302 590005 / maggiem-
candrews23@gmail.com
Ghost Hunting in Don-
caster Air Museum
ghost hunting & paranor-
mal ghost hunts at don-
caster air museum, york-
shire, with simply ghost
nights, friday 13th septemb
The comedy club - mark
simmons, suzy bennet,
brendan riley
Carlton Park Ho-
tel, Rotherham
Friday 13th Septem-
ber
3 Top Comedians
As Seen on TV.
Mark Sim-
mons, Suzy
Bennet and
Brendan Riley..
2013 School Games is being
held in the city of Sheffield
from 12-15 September.
For more info check out the
website
www.2013schoolgames.com
Sainsbury's 2013 School
Games at Various Venues
in Sheffield
The Sainsbury's 2013
School Games is a multi-
sport event for the
UK's elite young
athletes of school
age. Building on the
success of the inau-
gural finals held in
the Olympic Park
in 2012, the Sainsbury's
Whats on in Doncaster
Whats on in Sheffield
Whats on in Hull
of more than 75,000, Free-
dom 2013 will take place
on 6th-8th September. It is
a major cultural showcase
for Hull, which was re-
cently named as one of
four locations in the run-
ning to be 2017 UK City of
Culture. Now in its sixth
year, Freedom 2013 will
offer visitors experiences
that will unlock their imagi-
nation through music, art,
spoken work, theatre,
comedy and dance.
Freedom Festival
2013 at Hull City
Centre
Fri 6 - Sun 8 Sep
2013
Hull City Centre
1 Paragon
Street, Hull, HU1
3NA
Attracting annual crowds
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Bling is Rob’s thing – prefera-
bly of the stolen variety, for
Rob’s occupation is burgling.
Indeed, he’s a really bad bur-
glar who loves to torment
unsuspecting victims. In com-
plete contrast, Bob, his dog is
a thoroughly good sort, baking
cakes and helping the elderly
across the road. But despite
this, he’s remained faithful to
his owner. That is until Rob
steals a pile of presents, which
turn out to be children’s toys.
Bob cannot bear the thought
of some poor children crying
their eyes out and takes them
all back. The task proves so
exhausting that he falls asleep
on the job and awakes to hugs
from three children who take
him to be part of their pre-
sents and all ends happily for
the canine half of the partner-
ship. As for Rob, he too finds
himself with a new home –
behind bars! .Wackily illus-
trated in comic style, in bold,
bright colours, Sue Pickford’s
promising debut picture book
should win many young
friends especially those who
like humour of the slapstick
variety.
Book Reviews
Pushing the Limits by Katie Mcgarry - review
I have read some brilliant books this year, but I've got to say this
one rises to the top. It is a heart warming story about a girl and a
boy who just want normal but whose lives are far from normal.
They both desperately want to know something that they will only
know if they know what's in their files: Echo wants to remember
what happened the night her mother tried to kill her and Noah
wants to know the name and address of his brothers' foster par-
ents. Together they make a plan to get those files.
During all of this, Echo is tutoring Noah, and Isaiah (Noah's best
friend) is fixing Aries (Echo's dead brother's) car, as they are
spending so much time together they can't deny their growing
feelings towards each other.
This book isn't just about growing up, it's about so much more:
loss and friendship, but most of all love.
The Savages by Matt
Whyman - re-
view 'The Savages
are no ordinary
family: they are
cannibals!'
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie
Blackman - review 'Noughts and
Crosses is set in a time when
the Noughts (white people)
are ruled by the Crosses
(black people)'
Lost Christmas by David
Logan - review 'Lost
Christmas is one of the
most beautiful stories
I've ever read'
17. Helplines Childline
Free, 24-hour telephone helpline for children
and young people anywhere in the UK.
Trained counselors offer comfort, support,
advice and protection. Calls to Childline are
confidential, and are free even from mobiles.
Calls don’t show up on phone bills. If you’re
deaf, hard of hearing or have difficulties with
speech, you can use our textphone service on
0800 400 222 (not available at night). Take a
look at their website: www.childline.org.uk.
Call 0800 11 11
http://www.childline.org.uk
call, email online chat
Samaritans - 08457 90 90 90 (UK)
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to
provide confidential emotional support for
people who are experiencing feelings of dis-
tress or despair, including those which may
lead to suicide.
Websites for children and young people
www.respect4us.org.uk
Interactive and informative website for
young people about issues including do-
mestic violence, sexual bullying and sexual
discrimination.
www.freefromfear.org
Birmingham Women’s Aid's website for
children experiencing domestic abuse.
www.respectnotfear.co.uk
A website about relationships created by
the Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence
Forum.
www.horsesmouth.co.uk
Mentoring site where users can give and
receive confidential advice.
“We can’t help everyone,
but everyone can help
someone” Ronald Reagon
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Minecraft: Review by Conner
Hello readers, you are reading the
Minecraft review. I’m here today to
tell you some stuff about Minecraft.
You might all ready now some of this
things but I’ll just tell you any way.
OK now I’ll start now. Minecraft is a
random game, you can make a hungry
map game and a city.
And all so things like parkor is
where you are high up and you
jump on different blocks and res-
taurants, house’s in your own
world and last but not least you
can do cop’s and robber’s. What I
just said then is an
adventure map and
you pretty much can
build any thing you
want but you can’t
drive or do any thing
what has something
to do with driving. Now I’ll tell you
about funnier things on Minecraft!
You can get ores, its a type of tool, I’ll
tell what ores you can get; diamonds,
gold (Or I like to call butter) any way
carry on; iron, redstone, coal, blue
lapras, gem. Gem’s are only available
on computer version. Now I’ll going to
tell you about the main frame of the
game.
In Minecraft you can spwond spond
pretty much any where like in the desert
hope you brought suncream but what
you can’t get suncream. Well too bad
not and you can spwond in a jungle
grass filled with trees and the
swamp and the middle of nowhere and
next thing if you break a tree it will float
in the game. You usually break the wood
of the tree with an axe or your bare fist
and no next thing - murdering animals.
You can kill a animal with any object,
weapons kill the animals quicker. Just
yesterday I killed a cow on Minecraft
with a stick. On the game you can
make a bed. It is made by wood and
wool. Wool is from a sheep you can get
wool by killing 3 sheep or getting
shears you can get leaves and wool
with that item. Shears are made from 2
iron pieces. Also apples fall from the
tree some times, now next thing.
Now this is a funny part and I’m go-
ing to tell you. Noobs are players
how love dirt, sponge and dead bushes
and wooden tools. Pros are players
who like diamonds. All of the ores the
only thing pros hate is nooby items
and villagers look like a turd and this is
the end.
Written by a 11 year old enthusiastic gamer
20. Spot the difference competitions
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COMPETITION win IMAX tickets at National Media Museum in Bradford
Spot the difference competition 1, above. Send your answers to SPOT THE DIFFERENCE COMPETITION ,
Adoption and Fostering, Queens House, Queens Road, Bradford BD8 7BS. Or email on
asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk. A random winner will be picked. Competition ends 1st November 2013.
COMPETITION win IMAX tickets at National Media Museum in Bradford
Spot the difference competition 2 above. Aend your answers to SPOT THE DIFFERENCE COMPETITION
Number 2 , Adoption and Fostering, Queens House, Queens Road, Bradford BD8 7BS. Or email us on
asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk. A random winner will be picked from all correct answers.
Competition ends 1st November 2013
21. What we believe
Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. Our
purpose as a charity today is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children
We believe in the abused, the most vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand
up for them and bring out the best in each and every child.
We do this because we believe that every child deserves the best start in life and the chance to fulfil their po-
tential.
We use the knowledge gained from our direct work with children to campaign for better childcare policy and
to champion the rights of every child.
With the right help, committed support and a little belief, even the most vulnerable children can turn their
lives around. Barnardo’s is regulated by the Charity Commission. Being a registered charity means that we
must always be accountable and transparent.
If you have any feed-
back about the news-
letter please could you
send a response to
Asha.
We would love to hear
your stories and of
any articles you may
want to see in the next
newsletter which will
be coming out before
Christmas. Please send
anything through asap.
Newsletter created by Asha Iqbal
If you want to email:
asha.iqbal@barnardos.org.uk
Or you can post to
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