Following the success of previous fostering recruitment events, Doncaster Council's Fostering Team will once again be holding a recruitment event at the Dome during fostering fortnight.
The Council is urging anyone who is considering fostering a child to drop in at the Dome on Saturday 19th May between 10am and 3pm to find out more about what's involved in becoming a foster carer.

More carers are needed to meet growing demand across various age ranges so the aim is to give prospective foster carers a friendly opportunity to get the information they need and to talk to existing foster carers about why they love what they do.

Mayor of Doncaster, Peter Davies, said: "I encourage anyone who is thinking about fostering, now is the time to take the first steps during fostering fortnight. We need carers for

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Councillor Dorothy Higginbottom will be formally elected as the Mayor for the borough for 2012/13 at the Annual Council meeting at Barnsley Town Hall on Friday, 18 May at 6pm.
The retiring Mayor and Consort, Councillor Karen Dyson and Councillor Martin Dyson, will be thanked for their service and presented with replicas of their medallions attached to their respective chains of office for 2011/2012.

Councillor Dorothy Higginbottom is a lifelong resident of Great Houghton and was educated at Great Houghton Primary School before attending Darfield Foulstone Secondary Modern. After leaving school Councillor Higginbottom worked as a shop assistant and was appointed in 1977 as a magistrate - until her recent retirement she was Barnsley’s longest serving magistrates.

A volunteer worker for 45 years, Councillor Higginbottom was presented with a Millennium Award for services to Barnsley and the community.

Councillor Higginbottom has been a member of the Labour party for 46 years and

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