Welcome to the Bury St. Edmunds Supported Child Contact Centre.
Bury St. Edmunds Child Contact Centre is a safe , neutral place for children to visit parents or other relatives they no longer live with, or see, after relationship breakdown on Saturday afternoons. We don’t currently have a waiting list and aim to start families within 3 weeks of receiving a referral. Due to increases in our running costs, from the 1st July 2023, our fees will increase to £100 for up to 8 sessions and £12 for each additional session.
If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers and helping us run our Saturday afternoon contact sessions, please contact our Coordinator by email: burystedmundscontactcentre@gmail.com
Why?
Adult relationships can remain difficult after parents separate. Yet the majority of children want, and need, to maintain a relationship with parents and other relatives who are important to them. Not all separated parents find it easy to achieve this. Trust may have broken down. Communication may have become difficult. If so, it may seem almost impossible to make arrangements for a child to spend quality time with the parent or relative they no longer live with. This is where we can help.
What is Bury St. Edmunds Child Contact Centre?
Our centre first opened in 1989. Today it is among about 400 similar centres in the UK, accredited by the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC).
Our sessions are run by experienced volunteers, led and supported by the part time Co-ordinator of the Centre. We operate as a charity and have to raise money ourselves to keep the service going.
We aim to provide a safe, neutral and comfortable place for children to see their non-resident parents or family. We do not take sides, nor do we offer counselling or mediation. The part we play is to put into practice agreements that have been made elsewhere, e.g. in family mediation, via solicitors, or the Family Courts. Where both parents are willing to attend, we can also accept self referrals.
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