Adopter and Foster Families Enjoy A Day At The Races

Chester Racecourse and MBNA Community Investment Programme provided Adoption Matters and Foster Care Matters families with a joyful day out at the Chester Races Family Fun Day on Sunday.

A selection of tickets were kindly donated to the charity which enabled the winning families access to the exclusive charity area, together with a complimentary packed lunch.

Families of all ages were able to enjoy a range of activities, from a Taylor Swift tribute act to pop-up play villages and a meet and greet with Paddington Bear.

Sharlene, an Adoption Matters adopter who attended the event, commented:

“Thank you for our tickets for the Chester Races Family Fun Day – my daughter and I had a great time and made some amazing memories.

"It was a really lovely day with great hospitality – we saw loads of the horses and loved all of the activities.”

Annie O’Neill, Adoption Matters Fundraising and Relationship Manager, says:

“A big thank you goes to Chester Racecourse and the MBNA Community Investment Programme for providing us with the opportunity to give some of our families this wonderful day out – we are so grateful.

“We are sure that they all had the most brilliant time making cherished memories with their children and we would love to collaborate more in the future.”

Adoption Matters is a children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency whose head office is in Chester.

In 2024, they launched their not-for-profit fostering service, Foster Care Matters.

If you would like to find out more about Adoption Matters or Foster Care Matters, please visit: 

www.adoptionmatters.org 

or: 

www.fostercarematters.org.uk

Adoption Matters is a children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK. We are the ONLY adoption service in the North of England to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted 5 times in a row since 2008. They recruit, train and support individuals, couples and families looking to adopt and offer ongoing support and training. The charity also offer a support service for adopted adults and birth families, and a Therapy Service.

In 2024, the charity launched a not-for-profit fostering agency, Foster Care Matters. The charity is committed to re-investing back into the fostering service to offer high-quality support and ongoing training to foster parents.

Pictured - Adoptive Dad, Peter, also had a great fun day with his son.