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Hi
What I have been finding hard is trying to find things to do and places to go out both with my children and on my own. I have a great group of friends but are all married/in relationships and so would like to meet people in the same situation as me.
Hi
I am living in North London am in the same situation as well. It is so diffcult to find friends to socialise with their children I like taking my children to the park and having picnics, also to the cinema. I have recently started a single parent group and as soon as there are a few prople I will start arranging activities.
Hello again Sasha
That sounds a great idea to get a group going. It can sometimes take a while to get these things off the ground so do be patient. Advertising in the local press can be a help and also at local doctors' surgeries, and it is worth asking whether your children's school would include an ad in their newsletter.
There are organisations which support parents of younger children but less as the children get older, I have found. Maybe you could think about a specific event such as something in the park and plan ahead and have it as a meet and greet where parents can come with their children. I expect there will be some parents without day to day care who only see their children at weekends that would like to join in too. They are harder to reach in terms of letting them know but maybe you could contact your local Children's Centre(s). Have a look here to find them http://childrenscentresfinder.direct.gov.uk/childrenscentresfinder/
Anyway I hope you don't think I have barged in with too much information there, but I do want to encourage you with what I know sometimes feels a bit daunting at the outset.
Look forward to chatting with you on the other threads
I live south of Oxford and am need of socialising and making friends too. Would be good to get to know some others in similar situation.
Hi rowland
If you find anything on Your Local then let people know and perhaps you could meet up with them?
Hi Everyone, I am a single Mum (through no fauklt of my own) to a baby girl. I would love to get to know anyone from the Oxford area who is also a single parent.
Hello Galaxy1972
You are welcome here, as are all single parents in whatever circumstance. Hopefully you may get a response from people on this thread. Have you also tried Net Mums?
Hi Louise
thanks for your comment. What I meant by no fault of my own is that my babies Dad was aggressive towards me, so I had to leave him as I could not allow that behaviour around my baby.
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Of course you couldn't!! However.....well done on getting out of that one 
, it is not as easy as people might think, to leave a violent relationship so I know it must have taken a lot of strength.
Hello again claire0508
It is hard to make new friends and you're right, many people will be partnered. However, what I would say to you is that whilst your current friends may be in a different situation to you, any local groups you join will maybe include both single and partnered people, but do not let this put you off. The people have joined that group because they, too, want to make friends.
Sometimes they can also refer you to single parent groups. See www.netmums.com/listings/PREGNANCY/oxfordshire/43/Oxford_Single_Parents_...
I did find a single parent group in Oxford that has now closed down but the person that used to run it is still happy to receive phone calls to give you some information about local things to do. See www.oxfordsingleparentsgroup.org.uk/
Hope this helps