Mrs Kate Truscott - Chair of the Board of Trustees

Kate has 18 years’ experience as a Director of Workforce and Human Resources in the NHS and brings more than 35 years as a Human Resources professional.

Kate first joined us as a Trustee in November 1999 and was our Chair from December 2003 for six years. She was re-appointed in July 2013

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Complex Needs Playworker (Summer Holidays)
Early Years Educator and Child care Assistant - Maple Vue Aldershot
Bank Early Years Educator - Gainsborough
Linking Up First Aid Training

Book one of our available courses or get in touch to arrange your own date.

Children’s Links CEO Retiring

Karen Parsons, CEO of Children’s Links charity is retiring at the end of March 2022. Karen has been the CEO for over 5 years and has a continuous service of 25 years at the national charity which supports work to improve the lives of children, families and communities.
Chief Executive Officer

Rachel Aylmer worked as an accountant and a primary school teacher before moving into the voluntary sector when joining Children’s Links over 20 years ago. During that time she has been involved in services for children and workforce development.
Senior Management Team

We are a small dynamic management team that work across the charity and Linking Up.
Mrs Thomasin Nicholds - Trustee

Thomasin has spent much my of her working life with community organisations nationally and locally, working in partnership developing projects and services that deliver positive change with local people and for the organisations themselves.
Ms Rachel Croft - Trustee

Rachel Croft has 18 years experience within the learning and skills sector and is currently a Risk Assessment Manager with the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Mr Al Wright - Trustee

Al believes that being aTrustee with Children's Links is giving him the opportunity to to use his Corporate and SME Technology skillset to compliment Children's Links wealth of Charity Sector experience.
Ms Sarah Buik - Trustee

Sarah brings senior leadership experience gained in SME & PLC businesses, latterly as Head of Strategy within a FTSE 250 organisation where she led their acquisition and change programmes.

Visit The Toy Library

The Toy Library is a brilliant affordable resource in the heart of Lincoln that provides a fun and safe space for families to visit, play and create together.
Child Contact Centres

A contact centre provides a safe and neutral venue for children of separated families to have quality family time with their non-resident parent or other family member. We are able to provide supported or supervised contact
Our organisation

Play is the most important work.
Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA)

Children’s Link’s have been awarded the Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) by Cafcass which began on 1st May 2021. Children’s Links are the Lead provider working in partnership with other ICFA providers across the East of England: A10 – Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire A11 – Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire A14 – Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk
Overview

Changes lives through play
Maple Vue

At Maple Vue we offer a safe and enabling environment for our children to learn & explore
Supervised Contact Workers and Family Intervention Workers
Senior Management Team

We are a small dynamic management team that work across the charity and Linking Up.
Giggles

Giggles nursery offers exceptional outdoor play opportunities
Trustee/ Non Executive Director

Exciting new opportunity to be a Trustee/ Non Executive Director of a national charity

The Armed Forces Covenant - We support it, We signed it!

Children's Links are proud to be one of the 4000 organisations that has signed the The Armed Forces Covenant. Read more

Children’s Links CEO Retiring

Karen Parsons, CEO of Children’s Links charity is retiring at the end of March 2022. Karen has been the CEO for over 5 years and has a continuous service of 25 years at the national charity which supports work to improve the lives of children, families and communities. Read more