Adoption Matters Charity Garden Party raises money to support more adoptive families

Adoption Matters, children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK, welcomed children and families to their Charity Garden Party on Sunday 16th July in Chester.

Families enjoyed their picnics in the grounds and woodland of the beautiful Ashton Grange in Ashton Hayes, near Chester. The afternoon of fun included an animal workshop from Zoo2U, where the children got up close and personal with a skunk, a royal python and a kookaburra to name a few.

Children and young people then took part in Forest School sessions from Budding Minds, a chance for children and young people to develop confidence and self-esteem through learner inspired, hands-on experiences in the natural setting of the inspiring woodlands.

Visitors also were invited to explore the meadows, woods, and gardens in the beautiful grounds of Ashton Grange, the venue so kindly offered by owners Kate & Martin Slack who support the charity.

Adoption Matters Chief Executive, Susy White commented:

“It was a wonderful day and now our third event at the beautiful Ashton Grange. It was so lovely to see the children and their families enjoying workshops, and discovering new experiences. Thank you to our kind hosts Kate and Martin Slack and to our sponsors Brownlow Furniture, who both helped to make this event happen”. 

 Funds are still being counted with just under £600 raised so far.

To find out more about Adoption Matters and their work with children and families, visit: 

www.adoptionmatters.org

The event was very kindly sponsored by: Brownlow Furniture: 

www.brownlowfurniture.co.uk

Adoption Matters would like to thank all the local Chester businesses for their kind donations of services and / or to their prize raffle including:

• Budding Minds
• Marks and Spencer Chester
• Breakout Chester
• Death by Tacos Chester
• Alexanders Live Chester
• Regis Hair Chester
• Hanky Panky’s Chester
• Backford Belles Ice Cream Chester
• Rolys
• Smiggle Chester
• The Bike Factory Chester
• The Entertainer Toy Shop, Warrington
• The Jungle Play Centre, Warrington
• Andrew Collier Photography, Lymm

Adoption Matters is a children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK and the only adoption service in the UK to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted 5 times in a row. The charity has been finding permanent, loving families for children since 1947 and offers ongoing training and support to adopter families, birth families and adopted adults.  The charity covers the whole of the North of England, Stoke, Staffordshire, Shropshire and parts of Wales.