A relationship break up can be the perfect time to make positive changes whether that’s starting up the business you always dreamed of, getting your pension sorted, or losing weight and taking more care of your health. But this show is not just about the wellbeing aspects of moving forwards from divorce – the SOS Road Show also focuses on how to create a less combative approach to break up, and to protect the welfare of any children.

The Surrey/Hampshire border Starting Over Road Show is taking place at Farnham Castle, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0AG, between 5.30 and 8.30pm.

The Road Show events are based upon the successful regional events of Brighton and London during 2009-2010. The London event was featured on GMTV and mixed family lawyers and yoga, financial experts and guided meditation, life coaching and dating advice – a holistic approach which visitors truly appreciated.

The events will include:

* free legal & financial private powwows

* free parenting, personal development and wellbeing advice

* information & inspiration to start over

A recent survey by Starting Over show reveals that over 60% of people in the UK will know someone going through divorce or break up.  The show’s organiser Suzy Miller encourages people to ‘tell a friend’ – or even better, to bring them along to the event, and this is why tickets are all sold in pairs.

To find out more about the Starting Over Road Show at Farnham Castle this November, visit the www.startingovershow.co.uk website or contact Suzy@startingovershow.co.uk  07525 059 634

“SOS brought together a lovely mix of professional support to dip into from a whole spectrum of services.”
Bryony

“Really enjoyed my visit. A great concept.” Mary

“I like the show because everyone had a positive attitude, the stands were varied and covered different aspects of info on starting over. There was a good mixture of legal and professional advice and people were very generous with their time. The location was central and convenient…..
Overall uplifting” Slaveia

“I attended the starting over show because I am starting a new business venture and I also wanted to seek advice regarding civil partnerships. I was delighted to find that I met people to help me with both. Overall I felt that the show was extremely informative very relaxed, inventive and reasonably priced for entry. … I would be happy to recommend this to anyone starting
over in any way.” Rozanna Roberts

“I felt that this show was totally unique! It embraced an area of life that often goes unnurtured and unembraced! It was a joy to be a part of this experience.” Emma

“Thank you for the tremendous contribution this show made to my life in 2009. Although a little sceptical, after meeting only two exhibitors I found myself more financially sound and buzzing to wear new and brighter colours!
And it was fun” Shayne

‘It makes me feel I’ve moved on, taken control a bit…. it’s more helpful to talk to people who know the legality of a situation, who do not hate or blame or even know my ex.’ Rachel
Interviewee Daily Mail 10 March 2010

“a huge thank you for a fantastic event.. Well done to you and your team.”

Verity Frost, Forensic Accountant

“I got business, clients and workshop bookings out of it, so am well happy!”

Gina Hardy
Relationship Educator

SOS live event March 09

I (Suzy Miller) would like to thank all our amazing exhibitors and partners who made the first SOS event the awesome experience that it was. I’m looking forward to doing it all again!

PWMLtd @SuzyMiller Thanks for the kind words and just so you know we est. the spend for the SOS to be £1,170 and our % return was 1068%

“we all thought yesterday was fab – far exceeded our expectations of the level of serious inquiries and the whole ambiance of the event was lovely – everyone seemed happy!”

Val Rush, TR Resolutions, Exhibitor

“Thank you so much for a really brilliant day yesterday!! I loved it. It felt very special and such great energy and I met such great people.”

Julia Armstrong, Exhibitor

“Congratulations and thanks to Suzy and her team for creating and maintaining the concept and momentum for a hugely successful show.”

Kirsten Gronning, Breakup Angels, Exhibitor

“It was great and I’d love to be a part of it every year and in different venues…..the turn out was superb and the hotel staff incredibly helpful.”

Elissa J Da Costa, Barrister, Mediator, Collaborative Lawyer, Exhibitor

“Thanks so much having the foresight and the energy to organise this.  I found it very helpful because of the networking with other exhibitors…. I am certainly up for it next year!”

Charlotte Friedman, Divorce Support Group, Exhibitor

“You have done a great job launching the show… vision, tenacity, entrepreneurship are all words that come to mind.  There was a great energy at the Show.”

Estelle Laybourne, non-denominational pastor

“You can definitely count on me to exhibit at the next one….I have received positive feedback about the show from the people who visited me – I do hope we have managed to help more people than not to move forward to new beginnings.”

Martina Mercer Hall, Life Designer

“thank you for putting together something so amazing – I am delighted and honoured to be part of it. I feel that the work we are doing is so important – creating healthy ways of relating. That’s what I’m passionate about and my vision for the future is that we create a society where endings are acknowledged as part of successful relationships. This requires a fundamental shift in our hard wired understanding of marriage. If we can achieve that, the positive impact on other areas of our lives will be enormous.”

Vena Ramphal, holistic coach

“I think the show was brilliant…..Congratulations on your first show, I am sure SOS will become a regular and familiar event”

Geoff Cox, Xocai Chocolate

“Myself and the in:colour team really enjoyed our day at the hotel, thank you for the opportunity to be a part of it.”

Bernay Laity, in:colour consultancy

“I thought the show got off to a very successful start which can only be put down to your hard work enthusiasm and pre show planning. There is no reason why it should not build on Sunday and go from strength to strength.”

Robert Sheppard, Findon Legal Consultants

And a couple of our visitors comments for good measure……

“Thank you so much for arranging this – it was excellent…… I will certainly be contacting one or two of the advisers I met. Thank you again.”

I.B. Visitor

“I was at the show and I thought the atmosphere was fantastic – relaxed, friendly, helpful and brilliantly organised – well done.”

A. O’Neill, Visitor

‘Coming here today has sealed it, really. It makes me feel I’ve moved on, taken control a bit.

‘What I’ve gained from coming here today is that it’s more helpful to talk to people who know the legality of a situation, who do not hate or blame or even know my ex.’

Rachel

Interviewee at SOS London by Daily Mail 10 March 2010

(contact suzy@startingovershow.co.uk for information about exhibiting at SOS events)

Farnham Castle 11 Nov 2010 17:30-20:30
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Announcing the first ever SOS Roadshow hosts: spokesman and Chartered Financial Planner Ian Taylor is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Group based on the Surrey Hampshire border, which plans to work with the Starting Over Show to create a unique local resource for people living or working in Surrey & Hampshire – legal & financial surgeries, relationship & parenting guidance, holistic healing and even start up business opportunities.

Find out when and where the first events are being held by clicking here…..
Get tickets here……

SOS Surrey Hampshire Border will be an empowering resource for people going through divorce and family break up, offering free legal, financial and relationship advice, parenting coaches, holistic healers – all in one convenient place to drop in and experience on a Thursday evening.

The first host of the new SOS Roadshow venture is the Collaborative Family Law Group, a group of forward thinking family lawyers and financial planners committed to helping separating couples resolve their difficulties in a dignified manner. Their aim is to offer an alternative to the traditional contested method through the courts.

The group includes 9 family lawyers, all of whom are collaboratively trained and 2 financial planners who are accredited by Resolution as divorce specialists. The lawyers are all members of Resolution and trained in alternative methods of dispute resolution, whilst the financial planners do extensive work with divorcing couples, looking at the financial impact of divorce and pension splitting. Where appropriate they can also provide lifetime cashflow modelling for either party either before or after the settlement process.

Ian Taylor, a spokesman for the group, said it was exciting to be the first group in the UK to directly host a local SOS Roadshow event: “I think the SOS Roadshow is an excellent idea, both to promote our services and those of other high quality professionals in the area. More importantly, it raises awareness of the positive benefits of dealing with relationship breakdown in an adult, non confrontational, way. The benefits of this approach for separating couples, and particularly for their children, are huge.”

Find out more about collaborative law here……

Find out more about the Collaborative Family Law Group here……

Get tickets to the SOS Road Show here….

Sign up here for our online sos village magazine to keep up to date and also access valuable resources and shared stories:

SOS Surrey/Hampshire Road Show
Farnham Castle 11 Nov 2010 17:30-20:30
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Free private legal, financial, mediation & parent advice powwows – click this link to book now
Information & Inspiration from our exhibitors
Getting to Farnham Castle
Our hosts: the Collaborative Family Law Group

The silent sickening wave through the diaphragm
that sticks in the throat
and lingers pathetically
deep down into the stomach refusing to budge

Memory flashes
the knowledge
that this present bereavement of another love lost without rhyme or reason
is the aftershock of that other heart
ripped to shreds years before

An echo
that refuses to quite extinguish.
Forever.

Rage-on, the violent protests and vanquish all integrity
and moderation. It is comforting to feel anger, and to hate.
Or there is this other way which I call love

Love will prevail any storm
and turn a broken heart into one that can receive love once more

But first the long slow death
must furrow through my soul
And I wonder what debris will remain
to call ‘me’, and all that may be left to glow
in the ashes
is love itself

Farnham Castle 11 Nov 2010 17:30-20:30
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Farnham Castle overlooks the historic town of Farnham on the western border of Surrey. Historical associations and nearly continuous occupancy make the Castle one of the most important historical buildings in the south of England.

For 800 years, the Bishops of Winchester used the Castle as a home and administrative centre. Most of the monarchs of England from King John to Queen Victoria visited or stayed at the castle.


How to Find Us

Directions Car/Public Transport/Airports

By Car
Approaching from Guildford (A31) arriving at the ‘Shepherd & Flock’ roundabout follow directions to Central Farnham. At traffic lights (next to Fire Station), follow road and enter one way system to left past Leisure Centre and left again (see map in PDF). At traffic lights turn left into South Street & then first available right into Union Road. Follow one-way system straight on (past Police Station on left hand side) and turn right into Downing Street. At T-junction turn right into The Borough (main street in town centre) and first left into Castle Street (which becomes Castle Hill). The entrance to the Castle is 400 metres up on the right hand side.

By Rail
South West trains leave London Waterloo Station twice an hour and take about one hour to reach Farnham.

From Airports
Heathrow Airport: There is a Rail-link Coach Service to Woking Railway Station with a train service from there direct to Farnham. Taxis are normally available at the station and journey time to the castle is approximately 5 minutes.

Gatwick Airport: There is a train service to Victoria Station in London. It is then necessary to transfer to London Waterloo Station.

Taxis can be booked to meet delegates from airports and stations (payable by individual users at the time of use).

Farnham Castle, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0AG

Buy your ticket here……

The list of experts and holistic support will be increasing fast over the next few weeks……

Finance: Church’s Financial Planning

Finance: Davenport Financial Management

Family Law: Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers

Family Law: Bells Solicitors

Mediation: JLS Solicitors Family Law

Wills/Probate: Bells Solicitors

Parenting Support: Leigh Moriarty & Clare Keogh

Photography: Scott Collier Photography

Wellbeing: The Mystic Housewife

Wellbeing: The Passion Coach

Wellbeing: Indulgence Events

Wellbeing: Rhythm of Life

Business Opportunities: Anne Marie – saving money on utility bills and start up business opportunities

Book your private financial, legal, mediation & parent advice powwows here……

SOS Surrey/Hampshire Road Show
Farnham Castle 11 Nov 2010 17:30-20:30
Click here for full information

Free private legal, financial, mediation & parent advice powwows – click this link to book now
Information & Inspiration from our exhibitors
Getting to Farnham Castle
Our hosts: the Collaborative Family Law Group

FINANCIAL

Financial advice from Ian Taylor of Davenport Financial and Paul Cobley of Church’s Financial Planning.

Call Thom Reynolds on 01483 427366 or email thom@davenportfinancial.co.uk

LEGAL – FAMILY LAW

Free legal family law powwow – private and confidential – with Fiona Dutton of Bells Solicitors.

Contact Vanda on 01252 733 733 or email v.kynaston@bells-solicitors.co.uk

Free legal family law powwow – private and confidential – with Anne Leiper of LGFL LLP.

Contact LGFL on 01252 877327 or email anne.leiper@lgfamilylawyers.co.uk

LEGAL – WILLS/PROBATE

Free legal Wills/probate powwow – private and confidential – with Edward Pennington of Bells Solicitors.

Contact Vanda on 01252 733 733 or email v.kynaston@bells-solicitors.co.uk

MEDIATION

Free Mediation powwow – private and confidential – with Justine Soper of JLS Solicitors.

Contact JLS Solicitors on 01252 726741 or email justine@jlssolicitors.co.uk

PARENTING ADVICE

Free Parenting powwow – private and confidential – with Leigh Moriarty & Clare Keogh supporting children & families through separation and divorce.

Contact Leigh Moriarty on 07769261452 or email leighmoriarty@leighmoriarty.co.uk

Only limited spaces available so call as soon as you can – and don’t forget to ask for the code for your free tickets!

Some more information about our private powwows (or surgeries): “How will this help me to start over?”

FINANCIAL

Financial advice from Ian Taylor of Davenport Financial and Paul Cobley of Church’s Financial Planning.

Book a free financial powwow and speak in confidence to an experienced financial planner, who can help to demystify money-matters, and guide you towards a future where you are fully in control of your finances.

We can help you to prioritise your expenditure and to budget sensibly. We can also arrange longer meetings to help with more complex issues such as pension sharing, school fees and tax planning.

The service we offer which people often find the most useful, is helping you to create a long term financial plan; modelling the lifestyle you want against the assets and income you have, in order to create a sustainable structure and to help you to achieve long term financial security.

When you book your free powwow, we will provide you with the code for two free tickets to the SOS Road Show event being held on Thursday 11 November 2010 from 5.30pm.

Book your session in advance while spaces are still available:

Call Thom Reynolds on 01483 427366 or email thom@davenportfinancial.co.uk, to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show now.  Only limited spaces available so call as soon as you can – and don’t forget to ask for the code for your free tickets!

LEGAL – FAMILY LAW

Free legal family law powwow – private and confidential – with Fiona Dutton of Bells Solicitors.

Specialist family and collaborative lawyer (and pod member) Fiona Dutton will be running the Bell’s Solicitors’ Family Law surgery.  The collaborative law process is both non-adversorial and transparent – quite different to the traditional divorce process.  Couples work together with their lawyers in face to face meetings to find solutions to issues arising form their separation.  Everyone agrees at the outset that the court will not be involved other than to approve any agreement reached.

Contact Vanda on 01252 733 733 or email v.kynaston@bells-solicitors.co.uk to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show. Limited spaces so call as soon as you can – and don’t forget to ask for the code for free tickets!

LEGAL – FAMILY LAW

Free legal family law powwow – private and confidential – with Anne Leiper of LGFL LLP.

Contact LGFL on 01252 877327 or email anne.leiper@lgfamilylawyers.co.uk to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show now.

LEGAL – WILLS/PROBATE

Free legal Wills/probate powwow – private and confidential – with Edward Pennington of Bells Solicitors.

Specialist wills and probate lawyer Edward Pennington will be providing expert advice.  Wills are important for people of all ages but particularly those who have recently been through relationship breakdown.  They will ensure that your property and assets will go to those who you now wish to benefit following such a life changing event.  In addition, wills can also cover issues  including guardianship of children and Edward will be pleased to advise further.

Contact Vanda on 01252 733 733 or email v.kynaston@bells-solicitors.co.uk to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show now. Limited spaces so call as soon as you can – and don’t forget to ask for the code for free tickets!

MEDIATION

Free Mediation powwow – private and confidential – with Justine Soper of JLS Solicitors.

Contact JLS Solicitors on 01252 726741 or email justine@jlssolicitors.co.uk to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show now.

PARENTING ADVICE

Free Parenting powwow – private and confidential – with leigh moriarty & Clare Keogh supporting children & families through separation and divorce, if you book your session in advance:

Contact Leigh Moriarty on 07769261452 or email leighmoriarty@leighmoriarty.co.uk to secure your free advice session at the SOS Road Show now.

SOS Surrey/Hampshire Road Show
Farnham Castle 11 Nov 2010 17:30-20:30
Click here for full information

Free private legal, financial, mediation & parent advice powwows – click this link to book now
Information & Inspiration from our exhibitors
Getting to Farnham Castle
Our hosts: the Collaborative Family Law Group

SOS Village resource website – share your story

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