FNF Newsletter 3rd September 2018

Hello Visitor,

Welcome to our Newsletter.

In this issue:

Thank you for your support.

With best wishes

Jerry Karlin

Chair and Managing Trustee

Retreat *Newsflash*

Best Way to Split Retreat – 14^th to 16^th September 2018

 

An FNF member has provided financial support to enable a number

of our members/service users to book this course at half price! 

 

 

If you would like to be put in the draw to attend this at half price then please register for the brochure here and email

suzy@startingovershow.com and let her know whether you are available for the full weekend and she will add you to the FNF prize draw.

 

 

No couples - this is 'me time'.

 

 

Documentary

TV Documentary Help

Blakeway TV are looking to speak to people going through the divorce process for a new documentary. Are you at the beginning of separating? Do you think your marriage can be saved? Or have you just got your divorce papers through? Have you experienced parental alienation? Have you had trouble with the court system? Do you think divorce laws need to change? Blakeway would love to have a chat with you. At this stage there is no pressure to be on TV, it’s just a chat on the phone as part of their research. Please email natasha.henry@blakeway.tv with a brief description of your experiences and your phone number if you are interested in helping.

If you don’t mind being contacted by FNF at a later date to assist us with personal stories (made anonymous) or for us to provide details when we have other similar media enquiries the please feel free to copy your email to admin@fnf.org.uk. 

Indirect Contact Survey

*Last Chance!*

Survey Closes 30th September

 

A big thank-you to all who have responded! We’ve had over 100 responses to this survey, but we’d love to get that figure up. The more replies we receive, the greater weight our findings will carry. It is a fairly short survey (5-10 minutes) focused on parents who had Child Arrangement Orders (contact orders) for indirect contact i.e. for writing and receiving of letters, cards and gifts, phone calls, Skype calls, emails, etc, only. There is little evidence as to whether such orders lead to anything positive or whether they are complied with. The survey will help us to provide feedback to you, family justice professionals and the media.

Please also see the legal blog Pink Tape from some time ago:

http://www.pinktape.co.uk/rants/no-search-results-found-for-your-query-indirect-contact/.

Your help in this would be much appreciated.

The survey may be found here.

New FNF Branch Opening!

 New FNF Branch Opening in Newquay

We are delighted to announce that a new FNF local meeting is starting up in Newquay, Cornwall

The first meeting for FNF Cornwall will be on the 15^th October 2018 from 7.30-9.30 (and thereafter every 3^rd Monday of the month)

The address is:

Newquay Christian Centre (NCC)
Rear entrance on Seymour Avenue
Newquay
TR7 1BL

Anyone planning to attend, please aim for the back of the Job Centre.  The door to the Newquay Christian Centre (NCC) is the first white door situated to the left of the Job Centre building. There will be a sign up.

The local organisers can be contacted via Newquay.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

If you live locally, please go and support Maureen who is organising it with the support of Steve Double who is the local MP.

Please check our Branch List page for any last minute details

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