Family - parenting and relationships This section offers helpful advice and support for parents, couples, pregnant women and also those wishing to start a family.Family - parenting and relationships
Disability information Adoption and fostering services Childcare information Divorce & separation Family & relationship support Family planning, contraception & abortion How to register a birth, death or marriage Money matters Pregnancy, childbirth & postnatal care Problems in the home Single parents Travel and transport
Disability information Information and services for disabled people
A locally run site providing information about and contact details for disabled groups in Norwich and Norfolk.
Visit Disability Netway
Services available for people with a disability including helpful printable publications for disabled people.
Visit Norfolk Social Services, Disability
A local site focusing on access to sporting facilities for disabled people in Norwich and Norfolk. This site also has contact details for local disabled groups.
Visit Get Physical
Adoption and fostering services Information about adopting and fostering children and young people
An explanation of what to expect, what is required and how to apply for adoption, fostering and family finding.
Visit Adoption, Fostering and Family Finding
Childcare information Information about childcare
A local site providing links to web sites containing information for parents with young children.
Visit Childcare Information Service
A government site offering localized details of child minders, day nurseries, nursery schools, out-of-school care and pre-school playgroups in the Norfolk area.
Visit Norfolk Childcare Information Service
Divorce & separation Advice and information about relationship issues
A free information, advice and guidance service for England and Wales
Visit Divorce online
A site run by the counselling organisation Relate, offering support and advice to those with relationship difficulties.
Visit Relate
Family & relationship support Information and support for families and partners
A local site providing information about the support offered by Social Services.
Visit Children and Families
Family planning, contraception & abortion Information and advice about family planning and reproductive health care
The site of the official organisation working to improve the sexual health and reproductive rights of all people throughout the UK.
Visit Family Planning Association
The Marie Stopes site, which provides information about reproductive health care including contraception, abortion and vasectomy.
Visit Marie Stopes International UK
How to register a birth, death or marriage Information about registering births and deaths and about civic marriage
A local council site which explains how to register and has descriptions of local approved marriage venues.
Visit Registration (Births, Marriages and Deaths) in Norfolk
Money matters Information about benefits and grants related to bringing up children
An explanation of child related benefits, credits and maintenance.
Visit Jobcentre Plus - Bringing up children
An explanation of maternity benefits, allowances and leave.
Visit Jobcentre Plus - Expecting a baby
Pregnancy, childbirth & postnatal care Information and support about pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care
A local trust site that offers information on antenatal and postnatal issues with links to local support groups.
Visit National Childbirth Trust
Problems in the home Information and advice for young people who have problems in the home
The official Childline site, which provides help and advice to young people, who may have problems in the home.
Visit Childline
Single parents Advice and support for single parents
A national site offering support and information to lone parent families.
Visit Gingerbread
Travel and transport Information about travel and transport
A local site providing Norwich transport information including a guide to car parking in Norwich
Visit Norwich Area Transport
A local site with links to local road information plus the AA and RAC sites, local and national bus, train and plane companies and travel agents.
Visit Transport & Travel
A site with route maps and timetables for journeys in Norfolk and the surrounding area.
Visit Traveline
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