Esther Rantzen was on here last November. Here is her reply to my question:
Carol:
Welcome Esther - ditto what has been said about grandparents and their loss of contact with their grandchildren through divorce and separation. Have you any advice or can you link us to a thriving organisation that will benefit from the power of a group of Gransnetters? I am lucky to be reunited with my grandson very recently, but the sense of loss and despair I have experienced I will remember for the rest of my life, and I now know that my grandson has been bewildered about not being able to see me - he keeps checking when he will see me again and asking if that's a promise - he knows I keep my promises. Thanks.
You are so right. I have had so many letters over the years from grandparents who feel just as you do. The young need the old. And vice versa. (Not that there are any "old" any more. I have a friend of 102 and even he is described as "elderly"). Anyway, although grandparents have no legal rights at the moment, everything depends on the attitudes of the parents, of course. So I'm delighted your story has ended happily. And good luck and much sympathy to all the others who have been through the same awful experience. xxx
Unfortunately, Esther didn't rise to the challenge and make any suggestions about an organisation we could link with, in her answer.