LPCF Achievements

Information and Signposting Day

10 Sept 2016

On 10th September 2016 LPCF hosted a Free Information and Signposting Event at Billinghay Village Hall.

The hall hire was kindly donated by Sally and Neil, a LPCF volunteer and her husband to benefit parent carers.

Other LPCF members who organised and ran the event also kindly donated their travelling expenses to LPCF funds.

Nine organisations attended providing a diverse range of information and support for parent carers.
Bid Services Lincolnshire, Carers First, County Care, Daybreak Grantham College, Home from Home Care, Liaise, Linkage, Navigation Support and Care Services, And of Course LPCF!

Due to requests from working parents the event on a Saturday Morning to give them an opportunity to attend.

Information and Signposting Day + AGM

12 July 2016

On 12th July 2016 we held our Information and Signposting event in Coningsby. Followed by our AGM.

The event was held specifically to give parents information and support for themselves and their families, all under one roof.


18 organisations attended our event to give support and advice to parents.
Positive feedback was received from both parents and professionals.

The AGM brought about changes to the Trustee Officers (see on our team page.)

Thank you to all who attended.

Boston Target - Special report

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum

Parent Power that Changed the Law

Feb 2016

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From left, Lisa Smith, SEND Manager, Grantham College; Linda Houtby, CEO, Grantham College, Jacky Smith, Mayor of Grantham, Edward Timpson, Minister for Children and Families, Therese Lord, Chair of Lincolnshire Parent Carer Form, Louise Cooper, joint Manager Day Break.

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Edward Timpson helps day break regular. Tom Warner with his Valentine's card.

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Oli and his mum Alice, a member of Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum

With 3,500 children and young people across Lincolnshire identified as having high level special educational needs and disabilities (SEND),it is vital that there is plenty of support available.

Moreover, giving them and their families a voice is key to ensuring that it is the right help, and this is where the Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum (LPCF) comes in. Read Full Article

26,000 Questionnaires !

Mar 2016

March and April 2016 saw the launch of the LPCF countywide super survey aimed at getting the views of ALL parent carers in Lincolnshire.

With Thanks to Welland Press for the early delivery. The photos show the LPCF team preparing, batching and sorting the questionnaires for distribution to schools etc

Many thanks to all those involved who volunteered on the day. Coralie.