Santa brings festive enjoyable to Portsmouth with a fostering decathlon

This December, Foster Portsmouth is launching a singular festive marketing campaign to rejoice the power, resilience and dedication their foster carers present on daily basis in supporting youngsters and younger folks from Portsmouth.

The fostering decathlon will see Santa tackle ten enjoyable and energetic challenges at a few of our most beloved neighborhood venues throughout Portsmouth, from ice-skating and skateboarding to sea swimming and biking.

The feat will even help Portsmouth City Council’s fostering service in elevating important consciousness in regards to the want for extra foster carers within the metropolis and the encircling areas.

Councillor Nick Dorrington, Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education at Portsmouth City Council, stated:

“We urgently need more foster carers to care for children and young people from Portsmouth. If you are over 21, have a spare bedroom and are interested in fostering, you could foster with Foster Portsmouth.”

“Our carers come from all walks of life. They simply share the same commitment and motivation to make a positive difference to a child’s life.”

The venues collaborating within the decathlon are:

• Southsea Skate Park, Southsea
• Pitt Street Skate Park, Commercial Road
• Portsmouth Ice Rink, Guildhall Square
• Spark Community Space, Fratton
• BH Live Mountbatten, North End
• Casemates Studio, Hilsea Lines
• Pure Ground Community Café at Milton Village Hall
• Portsmouth Museum, Museum Road
• The John Pounds Centre, Portsea
• The Canteen, Southsea

Other actions Santa – or skilled social employee John Hillage from the Foster Portsmouth recruitment crew – will full will likely be curler skating, working, strolling, and climbing.

John stated:

“I’m excited to spread festive cheer while celebrating our incredible carers. If I can also inspire more people to join our close-knit fostering community, it will help ensure more of our young people will find the loving home they deserve.”

As a part of the marketing campaign, Santa will go away one festive goodie bag at every venue. These baggage will embody small treats and details about fostering with Foster Portsmouth. Members of the general public are invited to go to the venues on Friday 5 December to choose up a goodie bag. Bags will likely be accessible on a primary come, first served at every location.

Fostering is about giving youngsters a protected, loving dwelling once they want it most. Right now, Portsmouth wants further foster carers to offer stability and look after native youngsters. This marketing campaign is designed to spark conversations, share info, and encourage folks to contemplate whether or not they might make a distinction.

People can watch Santa’s challenges and observe his progress at www.foster.portsmouth.gov.uk/news or on Facebook @FosterPortsmouth.

If folks want to enquire or prepare a one-to-one with one in all Foster Portsmouth’s skilled crew or foster carers, they’ll name 023 9283 4071 or e mail fostering@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.