The people who will be joined together in our caterpillar are:

• senior leaders from Children’s Services
• a county councillor
• social workers
• foster carers
• care experienced young people
• council staff who have completed the ‘Desk to 5k’ workplace wellbeing initiative 

We hope to form the message that supporting children in care is a collective effort involving many people and services.

Just like every leg of the caterpillar is needed to complete the race, every role counts in helping a child on their journey.

We also hope we will stand out enough to raise awareness of our urgent need for more foster carers in Worcestershire. 

Bring your friends and family along to watch the race on 14 September, look out for our very happy caterpillar and give it a wave!

We will also have some green caterpillar flags to wave to show your support and help spread the word about fostering.

Keep an eye out on Facebook for updates about how our caterpillar training is coming on:

• Worcestershire Fostering

The first practice run went well around Diglis Playing Fields.

We had some fun testing the equipment, trying different formations and commands, as well as experimenting with various paces for walking and running.