**** URGENT NEWS **** FATHER'S DAY CELBRATION ****

CALLING ALL DADS, STEPDADS, GRANDDADS & OTHER MALE CARERS

 

COME AND JOIN IN  FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND - WE WANT ALL YOU DADS TO COME ALONG WITH YOUR CHILDREN TO CELBRATE FATHER'S DAY

 

WHERE : GLOUCESTER GREEN SQUARE, OXFORD - OLD FIRE STATION

 

WHEN : SATURDAY 15th JUNE 14.00-16.00

 

WE WANT TO GATHER AS MANY DADS TOGETHER AS WE CAN TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FATHERS ARE IMPORTANT IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN AND TO MAKE A NEWSWORTHY STORY FOR THE LOCAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE FATHER'S DAY.

 

WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN SPACE IN THE OLD FIRE STATION TO CREATE A HUGE WALL DISPLAY OF PICTURES OF DADS WITH THEIR CHILDREN CAPTURING THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS. 

 

WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND US YOUR PICTURES SO THAT THEY CAN BE ENLARGED AND PUT ON DISPLAY.  IF YOU WOULD IT WILL ALSO BE GREAT TO GET A CAPTION FOR THE PICTURE.

 

PLEASE SEND YOUR PICTURES TO THE ADDRESS BELOW

 

info@oxondads.co.uk

 

OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT

 

CALL GLEN : 07796 677960 

 

Date for the Diary....Upcoming Seminar... Tues 11th June

It's not just the the Mums who change...

How fatherhood transforms men...for the better! 

Before I had kids, I had a 30 inch waist and weighed 12st. I'd spend most evenings in the pub – and vowed that's where I would be, smoking a big fat cigar, on the day my wife gave birth, should I ever become a father. My nickname amongst my friends was 'Killer' because of my impetuous personality.

Fast forward 10 years and I barely recognise the man I used to be. I've got a gut a darts player would be proud of; the pub is a Once Every Blue Moon memory – and I find myself crying when kids get booted off the X Factor.

But the biggest surprise of all – to me at least – was where I was the day my first son was born: right there at the business end, like a rugby player at the back of the scrum, ready to catch my baby when he came out.

That's what fatherhood has done to me. Damn you, fatherhood! I'm joking, of course.

I presumed all of these changes were just part of getting older. But according to research, it's fatherhood that mellows us men, not just the ageing process. It's fatherhood that gives us health, empathy and comfort in our own skin. In a nutshell, being a Dad rules! OK?

Click below to read further the article by Keith Kendrick

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/family/how-fatherhood-transforms-men-for-the-better/

Fathers' Story Week - Helping dads and children get the reading habit

Let’s get more dads into reading !!

Fathers' Story Week is an annual celebration of the power of dads' reading with their children. 

Join thousands of schools, nurseries, children's centres, libraries and other family learning settings across Britain, to celebrate the fantastic benefits of fathers and children reading together.

Children whose dads read regularly with them, do better at school – and fathers who value education and get involved in school life can hugely improve their children's life chances.

That's why the Fatherhood Institute created Fathers' Story Week in 2010. In the last 3 years more than 5,000 schools and other family learning settings have celebrated fathers' vital role in supporting their children's education, using our lesson plans and activity ideas to create opportunities for children to experience father-focused learning and events in the week leading up to Father's Day.

Find out why reading together is so important - Please click on the link below for the full article

http://www.fathersstoryweek.org/

Fathers Champions Network Meeting Weds 8th May 12.15 - 14.15

The Fathers Champions Network

 

 

# Are you a Father, Grandfather, Step Father, Uncle or male carer ?

# Are you interested in finding out about Fatherhood issues ?

# Would you like to promote awareness of Fatherhood ?

# Do you work with Fathers and families ?

# Would you like to know what services and facilities are available for Fathers throughout  the County ?

 

 

If you have answered yes to any of the above then you are welcome to join us at the next Fathers Champions Network Meeting which is to be held on

 

Wednesday 8th May from 12.15 to 14.15.

 

We will be meeting at

The Roundabout Centre
Ormerod Building
Wayneflete Road
Headington
OX3 8DD
Tel: 01865 764952


Topics for discussion will include

Up to date news on events, programs and groups for Fathers.
Forest Schools - How this program can be used for Fathers and their children.
Fatherhood Seminar - What items would people like to see at such an event and what would be the best format.
How to further promote Fatherhood awareness to County Council, schools etc.


If you would require any further information about this meeting or would like to be included on the Fathers Champions Mailing List to be kept up to date with news and events then please contact

glen.scrivener@oxfordshire.gov.uk   or call Glen on 07796 677960