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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Special features: original articles by Sam Pope
Naming Ceremonies
www.samantha-pope.com
W H AT ’ S I N A N A M E ?
This is a special occasion to gather close
family and friends together to witness your
commitment to your child, whether it is to
celebrate your newborn baby’s birth or to
welcome adoptive and stepchildren into your
family. You can make promises of commitment
to support and nurture the child and other
adults can be appointed as mentors until your
child reaches adulthood.
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/registration
Please note: both celebratory ceremonies and
naming ceremonies are non-statutory and
therefore the ceremony itself and the issue of
any certificates carry no legal status.
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