With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child due any day from now, many parents will be questioning whether to follow in the royals’ footsteps by adding to their brood. In anticipation of the discussions the royal baby is likely to spark amongst couples, Relate Bedfordshire and Luton has come up with a list… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Children and Young People
Funds To Support Homeless Young People And Those At Risk Of Becoming Homeless
Homeless young people or those at risk of becoming homeless in Luton are being offered additional funded support from this month. Relate Bedfordshire & Luton has been awarded an extra six months’ funding to continue its ‘mental health clinic for young homeless people at the TOKKO youth space, Luton.
Young People Working With Relate Win Top Prize
Eight groups of young people from Bedfordshire pitched their social action campaign ideas, aimed to improve various issues across the county, to a room of 100 local business, education, public sector and charity professionals in March.
MP Impressed By Charity’s Work With Young People
MP Alistair Burt was quizzed on what he thought about online bullying when he met young supporters of Relate at the charity’s offices in Bedford. Alistair, MP for North East Bedfordshire, is pictured chatting with Relate ‘champions’ Ellen and Monae where they took the opportunity to check out the MP’s own relationship. Alistair is happily… Read more »
Family time tops Christmas lists in the East of England
New Relate survey reveals the region’s festive hopes and worries 94% of people in the East of England said spending time with immediate family is important to them for a happy Christmas this year* 87% of people in the East of England rated avoiding family arguments as important to them for a happy Christmas The… Read more »
No time for Relate counselling? Try our webcam service
Time pressure and location can sometimes make it hard to arrange a counselling appointment. To help overcome this problem, we offer a webcam counselling service. Providing all the benefits of our face-to-face relationship counselling in a flexible and convenient format, webcam counselling allows you to discuss your relationship problems with one of our counsellors from… Read more »
Come to our Bedford Fundraiser- Saturday 6th September
This Summer young volunteers from across Bedfordshire have been having great fun whilst raising money for Relate Bedfordshire and Luton The next event is on Saturday 6th September from 12 to 4pm Christchurch Hall, 117 Denmark St, Bedford MK40 3TJ Come along and help support our Young People’s Counselling Service For more details, see NCS… Read more »
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton’s six tips for six weeks of summer survival
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton is offering advice for parents ahead of the long school holidays. Calls to Relate Bedfordshire and Luton often increase dramatically after the school holidays, as family tensions simmer during the long summer break. Relate family counsellor Chris Ackers said: “Most of us look forward to the summer holidays. But sometimes, it… Read more »
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton’s tips for making World Cup time a family affair
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton is offering advice to help families make the most of the World Cup season. The tournament, which kicks off on 12th June, has been known in the past for causing family rows over control of the TV remote and fans spending more time than usual away from the family. But Relate… Read more »
Seminar helps schools tackle eating disorders
First Talktime seminar On 20th March 2014 Relate Bedfordshire and Luton held its first ever Talktime training event at the Rufus Centre in Flitwick. It was attended by 24 senior teachers, safeguarding officers, heads of inclusion and pastoral heads from 16 schools across Bedfordshire and Luton.