For the last two weeks 550 councillors and council officers have been supporting the Bury ‘Ask me about Fostering’ campaign. This is a campaign to ask caring families and individuals if they can make a real difference to a child’s life by becoming a foster carer.

The number of children needing foster carers in Bury is rising, at the memento there are 54 local children unable to be cared for by a local Bury foster carer. The support offered by Bury to foster carers includes a 24/7 telephone advice line; regular supervision; good financial remuneration; and specialist support from our multi-agency professional team

There is an open meeting to talk about fostering in Bury on Thursday 16 October at the Fusilier Museum in Moss Street, Bury from 6pm to 8pm.

For more details, call 0800 9555 311 or go to www.adoptfosterbury.org.uk