Children & Young People

Community Safety Partnership launches fun activities thanks to Space funding 
Children & Young PeopleEventsHeadline
TAMWORTH Community Safety Partnership has unveiled a host of FREE activities for young people to promote safety and crime prevention over the summer months, after it secured £15,000 funding from the Staffordshire Police &...
Ankerside clothing appeal for children’s charity
AppealChildren & Young PeopleCommunity
ANKERSIDE Shopping Centre is appealing to Tamworth to donate dresses, suits and accessories for a charity which is organising a glamorous prom night to remember for youngsters affected by complex health issues. Recently opening at Unit...
Green is the word for ‘Sustainable Summer’ at Ankerside
Children & Young PeopleCommunityEnvironment & Nature
A SERIES of free, fun-packed workshops for kids is coming to Ankerside, as the Tamworth shopping centre launches its superb ‘Sustainable Summer’ campaign during the six-week holidays. Ankerside Shopping Centre is focusing on all-things green this...
Private foster carers urged to find out about the support available
Children & Young PeopleHeadlineStaffordshire
CARERS from across Staffordshire who privately foster children are being reminded that help is at hand in a new campaign. Private Fostering Week runs from 9 to 16 July and will highlight the importance of...
Apply now for 30 hours’ funded childcare
Children & Young PeopleHeadline
CHILDREN celebrating their third birthday this spring and summer should be signed up now for 30 hours’ funded childcare. Places are available from September 1 for children who celebrate their third birthday between April 1 and...
Space is coming home to Tamworth!
Children & Young PeopleStaffordshire
IT’S coming home, it’s coming…Space is coming home. While the whole of Tamworth continues to bask in football fever and back Gareth Southgate’s World Cup hopefuls in Russia, Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis swapped...
Swim safely this Summer
Children & Young PeopleHeadlineStaffordshire
PEOPLE in Staffordshire are being urged not to cool off in potentially dangerous lakes, reservoirs and quarries, as the Met Office issues a Level 3 heatwave alert for the weekend. Level 3 means people can expect...
10, 9, 8… Space 2018 is just weeks away!
Children & Young PeopleCommunityHeadline
SPACE 2018 is almost ready to go – as the finishing touches are put to the launch of this summer’s programme. The organisers are weeks away from opening their doors to the biggest and best Space...
Foster carers recognised at Long Service Awards
Children & Young PeopleHeadlineStaffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE’S foster families were thanked during a special celebration day for their invaluable contributions in providing loving homes for the county’s looked after children. Over 100 foster carers and staff gathered to celebrate the Long...
Girlguiding Tamworth jumps on board bus shelter project
ArtsChildren & Young PeopleCommunity
A CENTURY of Girlguiding in Tamworth is being celebrated with the transformation of a bus shelter which will be given a colourful new makeover thanks to youngsters from across the town. Members of all 30 Girlguiding...
Food store customers dish out pots of cash for pre-school mud kitchen
Children & Young PeopleCommunityStaffordshire
CUSTOMERS at a Tamworth convenience store have raised more than £600 for a pre-school under a scheme which sees thousands of pounds handed out each year to good causes locally. Shoppers at Dosthill Co-op donated the...
Midlands manufacturers raise thousands for children’s charity on gruelling midnight trek
BusinessChildren & Young PeopleCommunity
A GROUP of Midlands manufacturers laced up their walking boots for a midnight hike across the Cotswolds in aid of a children’s charity. Management and shop floor staff from Ascott in Tamworth raised thousands of pounds...
PCC shines spotlight on youngsters through media project
Children & Young PeopleCommunity
THE spotlight has been shining on a number of youngsters in Staffordshire following a People Power Funding grant from Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. More than 20 youngsters, aged between 5 and 16, took part...
Over 8000 smiles as Drayton Manor Park supports Kidsout
Children & Young PeopleCommunityTourism & Leisure
TAMWORTH'S Drayton Manor Park teamed up with KidsOut charity and Rotary International to host its annual ‘Big Day Out’ for underprivileged children on Wednesday 13th June and welcomed more than 8000 visitors for a fun...
Cadet leaders awarded Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Children & Young PeopleCommunityStaffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Police Cadets adult leaders have been given the royal seal of approval – after being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The 62-strong group of adult volunteers – which includes parents, members of...
Free soft play area opens at Ankerside
Children & Young PeopleCommunity
TAMWORTH families are in for a treat, as the town’s shopping centre has opened a free soft play area just in time for half-term. Ankerside Shopping Centre opened the doors to its Stay & Play...
Street sport free activities returns for spring half-term
Children & Young PeopleCommunitySport
FREE sporting activities for young people are returning to Tamworth parks this half-term as a result of a successful programme of sporting events called ‘Street Sport’. The sports activities are aimed at 13-18 year-olds, but...
Fostering film gets the Hollywood treatment
Children & Young PeopleCommunityStaffordshire
A NEW short film focusing on the need for foster carers to work with Looked After young people has got the red-carpet treatment as part of Foster Care Fortnight. ‘There was a Boy’ will promote...
Carnival Prince and Princess named
Children & Young PeopleEvents
THE Prince and Princess of Tamworth Carnival have been announced today for the forthcoming carnival taking place on Saturday 2nd June. The draw took place on the sunny bandstand in Tamworth Castle Grounds which...
Special Guest Joins Housebuilder to Launch New Book in Tamworth
Children & Young PeopleCommunityEnvironment & Nature
TO celebrate the launch of its latest book, a local housebuilder invited a television star to host an exclusive book reading for school children in Tamworth. The team at Redrow Homes Midlands was joined by...
Council campaign asks ‘Got time to foster?’
Children & Young PeopleHeadlineStaffordshire
‘Got time to foster?’ is the latest campaign from Staffordshire County Council’s Fostering Service to help find families for some of the county’s most vulnerable children. The rallying call comes alongside Foster Care...
Ankerside’s Stay & Play to celebrate 1st birthday
Children & Young PeopleCommunityEvents
THE town’s shopping centre’s monthly playtime event is set to celebrate a milestone birthday, as the children of Tamworth are invited to enjoy party-themed fun and games. Ankerside Shopping Centre will be marking the first...