Children’s Book Week 2025
May 07, 2025On Children’s Book Week we learn how one adopted child’s wish came true through the power of imagination and creation. “It all started as a bit of a self-esteem building [...]
Beth’s First Mother’s Day
March 30, 2025“Our decision to adopt with WBAS arose during the summer of 2023, says Beth when I ask her how her journey started. “We’d been trying for a few years to [...]
World Social Work Day with Deb
March 18, 2025Every year, on the third Tuesday of March, we pause to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of social workers. World Social Worker Day is not just a day of [...]
Starting Strong with Andrew and Antoine
March 07, 2025We caught up with Swansea residents Andrew and Antoine for LGBTQ+ Fostering and Adoption Week. The guys are currently in Stage 1 of the adoption process awaiting the end of [...]
Charlotte and Abi – Wales Early Permanence (WEP)
October 27, 2024“We started the journey in January 2023, says Charlotte when I ask when did their family story start. “As soon as we heard about WEP we were really interested. We [...]
The final piece of my family puzzle
June 16, 2024“We’ve been with Western Bay from the start. “We now live in Caerphilly but WBAS used to be our local authority service and we had such a good experience first [...]
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do” Mental Health Awareness Week Blog
May 17, 2024“We were recommended by a friend who had a good experience with WBAS, says Dickie when I asked him why they choose WBAS as their adoptive agency back in 2018. [...]Find your village and make it BIG! – National Single Parents Day Blog!
March 21, 2024Can you tell us a little about yourself and what inspired you to adopt? I always knew I wanted to be a mum and the ‘conventional method’ meet a partner, [...]World Social Work Day 2024 – Beth
March 19, 2024“I always wanted to work with people, says Beth when I ask her about the journey that has led to her being a Senior Social Worker in the WBAS Recruitment [...]
First Mother’s Day – Katy and Lewis
March 09, 2024“We’d been trying for so long and then covid hit”, says Katy when I ask her about the moment when they finally decided to reach out and explore the possibility [...]
“When words fail, music speaks.” Meet Melissa, Music Therapist at WBAS!
January 05, 2024“My name’s Melissa and I’m a HCPC registered Music Therapist since 2008 in the WBAS Therapy Team. I started my music therapy practice in special schools and with young people [...]
The magic of play
August 02, 2023It’s National Play Day so we caught up with WBAS Play and Filial Therapist Amanda to learn more about the benefits and importance of play and why it’s so essential [...]
First Fathers Day!
June 18, 2023“We never knew we could actually adopt but we heard the advert on Bridge FM a few times on my way on to work. We thought it was the same [...]
WBAS Adoption Hearing Celebration Days✨🎉🎈💜
May 16, 2023WE held adoption celebration days for children and families across the WBAS region who missed out on a court celebration hearing due to covid. When an Adoption Order is granted, [...]
Let’s Talk Adoption with Adoption Author Rosemary Lucas!
March 24, 2023Our Let’s Talk Adoption series of talks and content continued on World Book Day 2 March with a face to face event this time! We were thrilled to be joined [...]
Let’s Talk Adoption…Virtual Talk with Award-Winning Adoption Author Holly Marlow
March 02, 2023We kicked off our ‘Let’s Talk Adoption’ series of talks and content during National Reading Week with a virtual talk by award winning adoption author Holly Marlow! We were thrilled [...]
⚡WBAS Annual Life Journey Story Awards⚡
January 20, 2023We held our annual Life Journey Story Awards WBAS HQ in December. The judging panel consisted of Swansea Council Child and Family Head of Service Julie Davies, Neath Port Talbot [...]
WBAS team up with the Bridgend Ravens RFC and Penybont FC!
March 04, 2022Passionate to not only recruit more adopters from Bridgend, but to support anyone affected by adoption in the county; whilst also supporting grass roots sports and community, WBAS are delighted [...]
Life Journey Framework Awards 2021
December 11, 2021Life Journey Framework stories provide some of most important pieces of a child’s adoption picture. Providing a clear, colourful narrative and illustration of the child’s history and birth family, putting [...]Meet our children and young people’s go to, errrm, people!
November 05, 2021If you and your family have recently attended and had fun at one of the many Western Bay events during 2021 then you may have met our Donna and Josie. [...]