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Monthly Friday drop-in support group – Somerset (Shepton Mallet)

16/05/2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our drop-in coffee morning/support group in the Mendip area. It is open to all adopters to meet with other adoptive parents and make new friends. It’s a chance to celebrate, rant and relax with like-minded people. Come and let off some steam! Meet Hilary Harris who is an Adopt South West Family Support Practitioner […]

Families at the Farm afternoon – Devon – Tuesday 27 May

27/05/2025 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Kevin and Jo from OrganicARTS have been running their very popular Family Farm Days for the last few years. The session is an afternoon one with a mix of creativity, garden playing, farm exploring, DIY Cafe drinking and fireside storytelling session .. and pig visiting!!! It starts at 1:30pm and ends at 3:30pm; you are […]

CANCELLED: Half-term pebble painting – Cornwall – Thursday 29 May

29/05/2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – CANCELLED: May half-term holiday event for Adopt South West adoptive families Join Natalie and Sam from our Adopt South West team to enjoy the golden sands near Newquay. This free May half-term activity will include pebble painting. After the walk there will be time to have a picnic for those who would like to stay. […]

Adopters support group: Plymouth – monthly on Tuesday

03/06/2025 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm – The parent-led support group in Plymouth offers a warm welcome and a cuppa, it’s a face-to-face group for adopters to have a friendly chat and share ideas. The group say: “It’s just a nice chance for adoptive parents to get together and chat about their families, celebrate success and help each other out with the […]

Post-Grad Support Group with Cas Schneider

05/06/2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – The Post-Grad Group is open to adoptive parents who have completed a Therapeutic Parenting Course. The sessions are led by Cas Schneider (who also teaches our in-person 16 week Therapeutic Parenting training course). The Post-Grad Group is a drop-in session, and is generally a themed discussion about real-life issues generated by the participants with some attachment-based […]

Monthly Friday drop-in support group – Somerset (Martock)

06/06/2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our drop-in coffee morning/support group in the Yeovil area. It is open to all adopters to meet with other adoptive parents and make new friends. It’s a chance to celebrate, rant and relax with like-minded people. Come and let off some steam! Meet Hilary Harris who is an Adopt South West Family Support Practitioner […]

Monthly Saturday Devon parent-led group – Exeter

07/06/2025 @ 1:30 am – 3:30 am – Monthly Saturday Devon parent-led group – stay and play, brew and chat (PantsOverTrousers) is a group for adopters run by adopters. Come along for coffee, chat and play. All ages of children welcome, as well as siblings. There is a lovely play space with a range of wooden toys, a small soft play area and […]