Bristol Grandparents Support Group.

Hi Jane390
Do you want to share the date for the next meeting on here as well?

Hi! Caught the end of the piece on Woman's Hour. Sounded good from my end of the radio!

Hi Constance,
Thanks.
As with these things so much to say and not enough time.
As there has been such a huge response they are going to follow up on it, I understand tomorrow.
I will post list of dates of meeting for the new year.

Dates for Meetings 2015

Friday Feb 6th 2pm
Friday April 3rd 2pm
Friday June 5th 2pm
Friday August 7th 2pm
Friday October 2nd 2pm
Friday December 11th 2pm.

Brilliant.

Any grandparent who is facing yet another Christmas being apart from their grandchildren, please remember you are not alone, we are here to support you.
For the last 5 years we have a Christmas tree in our front garden, it is our 'Tree of Hope,' grandparents come and write messages to their grandchildren and it is now covered in messages of love and hope.
If anyone would like to send me an email with their message, I will pop it on the tree.

And in case you missed Jane on Woman's Hour yesterday (tues 16 dec 2014) you can listen again here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v3817

Jane has been a lifesaver for me .The 4th Christmas of denied contact.It doesn't get any easier but being able to ring Jane and meet up at her home with other grans is a great comfort. Big hugs to all our Bristol Grans. Hope we can meet up again soon.
P.S. Bumped into Sunseeker this week in the local hospice shop in Backwell where she is working.
Thought we might meet for lunch sometime at the snackbar next door.

All of you are my life saver actually!
The friends I have made over the last 7 years are friends for life and you are all a very big part of our lives.
We will get through this together.
xx

Many Congratulations to Esther Rantzen, our Patron, for becoming a Dame in the New Years honours list.
So well deserved, she works tirelessly.