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May 2026

Wellington Town Council Activities

Enjoy a free outdoor yoga session at the Bowring park every Sunday. There is no need to book, just bring a mat or towel to join in. All abilities are welcome for this.

Managing Challenging Behaviour

This Kinship workshop offers practical, trauma‑informed strategies to help carers understand and manage challenging behaviour while supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.

Life Story Work - Kinship Care

This Kinship workshop is supporting carers to understand and use life story work to help children make sense of their experiences, identity and family relationships in a safe and supportive way.

Financial support for Kinship Families

Join this free Kinship workshop explaining the financial support available to kinship families, including benefits, allowances and where carers can go for help and advice.

Working with your Local Authority

There is a free Kinship workshop helping kinship carers understand how children’s services work, what to expect from their local authority, and how to work effectively with professionals to get the right support.

Understanding FASD

Kinship are offering this free workshop to help kinship carers understand fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), its impact on children, and practical ways to support them.

Understanding Trauma and Attachment

Join this free Kinship workshop helping kinship carers understand trauma and attachment, and how this can affect children’s behaviour, relationships and emotional wellbeing.

Formalising Kinship Care Arrangements

This free workshop offered by Kinship will give you helpful information about formalising your kinship care arrangement, the different options available and what that means for you, the child in your care and your family.

Managing Contact - Tools and Tips

This Kinship workshop offers practical guidance to help kinship carers manage contact arrangements safely and confidently, while supporting children’s wellbeing and family relationships.

The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Misuse

This free workshop offered by Kinship explores how substance misuse can affect kinship families, helping carers better understand its impact and how to support children with compassion and confidence.

Peer Support Event

This is an external event facilitated outside Telford and Wrekin Council by a kinship carer. The event is for all kinship carers and children in the West Midlands to meet up at Meriden Adventure Playground in Birmingham.

Newport Town Council Activities

Take a look at the Newport Town Council webpage for upcoming sessions. There is a good mourning cafe which is a bereavement support session hosted by a qualified counsellor. Families can also join a fun filled morning of table tennis.

Morning Walk and Talk

Join this weekly women's social walking group for a morning 1 hour relaxed walk and talk followed by a coffee and chat, meeting outside Costa. This is with female focus Telford CIC every Saturday at 10am.

June 2026

Learn Telford

Learn Telford are offering some friendly informal sessions such as water colouring and crocheting for beginners as well as mindfulness for wellbeing.

Challenging Behaviour

This Kinship workshop offers practical, trauma‑informed strategies to help carers understand and manage challenging behaviour while supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.

Trauma & Attachment

Join this free Kinship workshop helping kinship carers understand trauma and attachment, and how this can affect children’s behaviour, relationships and emotional wellbeing.

Newport Town Council Activities

Join in for a fantastic free day out as Harper Adams University opens its gates for Open Farm Sunday 2026. There are fun games, meet and greet with friendly farm animals and live demonstrations.

Dealing with Emotional Challenges

Kinship are offering a free workshop supporting kinship carers to understand and manage the emotional challenges of caring for a child, while building connections with others who understand.

Financial Support for Kinship Families

Join this free Kinship workshop explaining the financial support available to kinship families, including benefits, allowances and where carers can go for help and advice.

Life Story Work - Kinship Care

This Kinship workshop is supporting carers to understand and use life story work to help children make sense of their experiences, identity and family relationships in a safe and supportive way.

Working with your Local Authority

There is a free Kinship workshop helping kinship carers understand how children’s services work, what to expect from their local authority, and how to work effectively with professionals to get the right support.

Support at School - Kinship

Join this free Kinship workshop supporting carers to work confidently with schools, understand their child’s needs in education, and advocate for the right support to help their child thrive at school.

Formalising Kinship Care Arrangements

This free workshop offered by Kinship will give you helpful information about formalising your kinship care arrangement, the different options available and what that means for you, the child in your care and your family.

Managing Contact - Kinship Families

This Kinship workshop offers practical guidance to help kinship carers manage contact arrangements safely and confidently, while supporting children’s wellbeing and family relationships.

EHCPs and SEND Processes

Kinship are offering this free workshop to help with understanding EHCP and SEND process, including how assessments work and how to get the right educational support for their child.

The Impact of Domestic Abuse - Awareness

Family Hubs are offering this training session for kinship carers to raise awareness about the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people.

How to keep children in kinship care safe online

This workshop will help kinship carers understand online risks and learn practical ways to keep children safe when using the internet, social media and digital devices.