{"id":141649,"date":"2022-10-20T01:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/foster-carer-says-statue-in-her-honour-represents-all-carers-and-volunteers\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T01:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:03:06","slug":"foster-carer-unveils-statue-in-her-memory-to-honor-all-carers-and-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/foster-carer-unveils-statue-in-her-memory-to-honor-all-carers-and-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster carer unveils statue in her memory to honor all carers and volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A statue measuring four metres tall is being placed in central London to honor a mother who raised more than 90 children.<\/p>\n

Jo Newby, 52, from Hull, is a foster carer and grassroots football coach, and was nominated by her husband Christopher Newby, 52, to be titled the UK\u2019s kindest hero.<\/p>\n

The #MyKINDHero campaign by KIND healthy snack bar brand is promoting and encouraging acts of kindness.<\/p>\n

Ms. Newby is being recognized for her 20-year experience as a foster parent. In that time, she has taken care of 92 children and adopted one.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jo Newby traveled from Hull to witness the unveiling (Tony Kershaw\/KIND).<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n

She co-ordinates three different football teams for children in Hull, as part of the Barton Inclusive Football Club. This was established for young disabled children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope people can see it in a really positive way, that it\u2019s not necessarily about me,\u201dShe told the PA news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the embodiment of all foster carers and every grassroots football coach and volunteer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more about representing those two really hard-working elements of our communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst the statue is a physical representation of me, it\u2019s kind of a recognition to every foster carer, every grassroots volunteer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Newby founded a new team after realising that there was not an FA accredited competitive football league for disabled under 16\u2019s, like her son Casper, 14, to play in.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ms. Newby stated that she hopes the statue will recognize other foster carers (Tony Kershaw\/KIND).<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n

Casper was originally adopted by his foster mother at 18 months. \u201cfootball mad\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ms. Newby was instrumental in the establishment of three pan-disability football teams last year. These clubs allow for competitive football for young people regardless of their disability.<\/p>\n

Ms. Newby stated: \u201cI never really realised that standing rain soaked, freezing and covered in mud and washing sweaty kit would be so rewarding, but it really is.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are thousands of people across the country that do that week in, week out, for other people\u2019s children and they deserve recognition.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I think a lot of the parents who access this football will forget that actually, we are not paid, none of those people are paid, they are doing it out of love.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove of football and love of seeing young people being able to engage in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The statue stands four metres high in central London (Tony Kershaw\/KIND).<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n

Ms. Newby, a foster mother, sleeps for only two or three hours per night. But she says that she is happy. \u201cin her element\u201dWhen looking after or helping children.<\/p>\n

She stated that: \u201cFostering starts off as a job but it becomes a lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time the house is empty, I try to convince myself that it\u2019s time to kick back a bit, put my feet up, maybe do a bit of decorating or have a holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut within a few weeks when I have done those things, or sometimes within a few days and I am ready to go again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Newby and her husband had seven children during coronavirus. They currently care for Casper, their adopted son, and two foster children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A statue measuring four metres tall is being placed in central London to honor a mother who raised more than 90 children. Jo Newby, 52, from Hull, is a foster carer and grassroots football coach, and was nominated by her husband Christopher Newby, 52, to be titled the UK\u2019s kindest hero. The #MyKINDHero campaign by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":141650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,3,105,106],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Foster-carer-says-statue-in-her-honour-represents-all-carers.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141651,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141649\/revisions\/141651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}