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Barnardo's
www.barnardos.org
First port of call for all those out there who are
interested in Barnardo's.
Barnardo's MSN Group
banardosfamilygroup@groups.msn.com
This is an MSN Group set up by care leavers whoformerly lived in Barnardo's homes.
Boughton Hall, Chester
www.geocities.com/boughton_hall
Bryn Alyn Survivors
www.brynalyn.co.uk
This website is run by Nigel King, who is an abuse survivor from
the Bryn Alyn Home. Nigel has a few photos and other bits of
information. He also has a guest book and an opportunity for
others from Bryn Alyn to get in touch with each other. Useful
and interesting if you were at Bryn Alyn or want to know more
about it.
Care Records in Western Australia
www.signposts.communitydevelopment.wa.gov.au
'Signposts' is a new resource for adult care leavers who want to
access their records. It covers over 200 institutions in Western
Australia. These are almost all residential institutions and it
covers records from the 1920s onwards. It has been set up by
the government of Western Australia.
ChildrenWebMag
www.childrenwebmag.com/
The internet's monthly childcare site published by Caring for Children
Dallington Lodge
groups.msn.com/DallingtonLodge
Site for those who were formerly in the care of
Dallington Lodge, a Barnardo's home in
Northampton. Run by Sandy Hall.
ex pats
www.expatsreunite.com
Goldings
www.goldings.org
This is the site for The Goldings School. It contains a great deal of information on the school, including reunions, stories, a history and a photo gallery.
Goldonians: Resource for Goldings and Barnardo's
www.goldonian.org
This website is a great resource for anyone on the care of
Barnardo's in the past. Although it - naturally enough - focusses
on Goldings, it also includes a detailed list of a wide number of
Barnardo's homes. On the home page you will find a menu on
the left. Click the 'past homes' button on the menu and you get
access to lists of homes throughout the UK. Each home has
details about it. These include address, photos, history and
whatever else the site has been able to find. The site is run by
Frank Cooke, an Old Goldonian.
Hidden Lives: Children's Society 1881-1918
www.hiddenlives.org.uk
This website is a mine of information on homes run by the
Children's Society between 1881 and 1918. It has lots of
photographs, details on about 175 homes and (anonymised)
extracts from care files. It was pointed out to us by Patricia
Bradburn, so thanks Patricia.
hornchurch cottage homes
http://www.kt4u.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/various/1897.htm
this is an archive site, well worth a look
Internations' Justice Federation: Canadian Institutional Abuse Survivors
www.restoringdignity.org
A Canadian website run by institutional abuse survivors. Keen on developing international links. Organising an international conference for October 2005.
MSN Group
groups.msn.com/childrenshomesukcommonwealth
MSN Group
groups.msn.com/CourtLodgeChildrensHome/home.htm
National Youth In Care Network - Canada
www.youthincare.ca
Quarriers homes
http://www.fbga.co.uk/
Public inquiry called for into past abuse at the home
Quarriers Homes Group
http://groups.msn.com/QuarriersHomes
This is an MSN on-line group for former children of Quarriers Homes.
Shirley oaks
http://groups.msn.com/Shirleyoakschildrenshome2
Group for ex residents of Shirley oaks childrens home. Ex staff also
welcome
The Bryn Melyn Group Foundation
www.brynmelyngroupfoundation.org
"Making a difference beyond Care"
Also check out the information on National Careleavers Week
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