If you are worried about asking for help or don’t know who to ask, we thought we’d share this with you. We know that sometimes it isn’t easy asking but we will not judge, we will just listen and we will help you find what you need.

Call or text us on 07395 959240 or email info@hopefamilycentre.org and ask for Heidi or Sarah.

“After leaving my ex-partner due to domestic abuse and being rehoused in Bromyard I knew no one at all. I was sad and lonely and had limited money and no

 family close to me. I was in a bad way.

I am so glad that I went to the doctors and talked to them and they gave me your number. After a chat on the phone a few times and then coming to the centre I felt almost like I knew things would get better for me and my little boy.

I am so glad that I kept coming back. I found it hard to talk about but you made it easy for me to tell you. I see that you have a save space for mums and you know what to do to get help for people like me.

I will always be grateful for the help and support and advice about how to help my little boy to understand why he couldn’t see his daddy anymore.  My domestic abuse worker tells me I am a “survivor” and the centre’s help made me really think that I am”

Thank you to everyone who wanted us to send on their comments about the proposal to move the service to the Council. We collated your comments and they were sent to the leader of the Council, Cllr. David Hitchener and Cllr. Felicity Norman, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.

If you click the link below you can read the comments that were made. Thank you again.

2021-01 community feedback pdf

Yesterday, the Children’s and Young People Scrutiny Committee, Herefordshire Council met to review a proposal made by Herefordshire Council to move services in house.

The meeting was recorded and can be viewed here Children and young people scrutiny committee – Tuesday 19 January 2021 10.00 am – YouTube

This link shows the public questions put to the Council in response to the proposal Public Questions

At the end of the meeting, a unanimous Scrutiny Committee vote recommended a deferral of the decision and an extension of the current service for up to 12 months.

A decision is due to be published on January 22nd by Cllr. Felicity Norman and more details can be found here

The Hope Centre Children’s Centre staff team and Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone who sent in their comments of support.  They have all been sent in an anonymised format to the Council and a copy of what everyone said is available here.

Although the Council did not formally consult the local community, we are glad  you had a chance to tell us what you thought and to see how much support there was for the Hope Centre and its many services.

We would also like to acknowledge the support and involvement of Bromyard & Winslow Town Council who held an Extraordinary Meeting last week to discuss this item and also give thanks to the Ward Cllrs. Alan Seldon, Jonathan Lester and Nigel Shaw all of whom made representations on behalf of the community in Bromyard. Finally, our thanks to Sarah Kelly, Chair of Trustees, who was called as a witness to the meeting and delivered a very powerful endorsement of Hope’s services.

Thank you, Heidi Mulholland and Sarah Eardley