Press Release PR 5384 20 March 2018 For Immediate Release Sevenoaks District Council has awarded over £18,000 to new mums who need extra support with breastfeeding from the council’s Better Care Fund. The funding from Sevenoaks District Council to PS Breastfeeding will complement the Health Visiting service provided by Kent […]
Tannice
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Yesterday, Kent County Council (KCC) released its final decision on the planned cuts to breastfeeding support services in the county. The decision was reached after two consultations and a total of 1,294 consultation responses, as well as a petition with almost 5,000 signatures opposing the plans. The proposals were widely […]
10th February 2018 Dear Councillors, Response to the Infant Feeding Debate 8.2.18 Thank you for inviting us along on Thursday to hear the Council’s response to Anna Le Grange’s petition citing our concerns over the adjustments to Breastfeeding Support Services in Kent. While we are aware that KCC have taken […]
We may have thought the fight was over, but apparently there’s actually one final chance to get the message across that the proposed changes to Kent’s currently excellent breastfeeding support services are truly short sighted. You can write to your councillor using the website https://www.writetothem.com/ Please see below the amazing […]
Angry mums in Kent will take to the streets next week, on Wednesday 22nd November, in protest at planned cuts to breastfeeding support services. Delivering the final results of their petition and taking their views to the Council, they will start their march at Maidstone West Railway station at 10am. […]
If the current proposals go ahead as Kent County Council suggest in their consultation documents (released October 2017), this will have a wide-ranging impact on the county of Kent. One of the changes we fear is that breastfeeding mothers will need to see their GP for advice, where they are […]
After yesterday’s release of Kent County Council’s second infant feeding consultation, today Keep Kent Breastfeeding campaigners reacted with anger, disappointment and surprise. “There’s simply nothing really different about this consultation” said Tannice Hemming, who created keepkentbreastfeeding.org. “I’m simply stunned that after meeting with the council and putting across our concerns, […]
Friday, August 4th saw the astounding announcement that Kent County Council were shelving their current consultation on infant feeding. The consultation, originally launched on the 18th July, is now planned to be re-launched sometime in September. The plans involved major cuts to the 40 weekly groups currently accessible across all […]
On August 9th, a group of passionate, pro-breastfeeding people planned to hold a peaceful rally to protest the proposed cuts to Kent’s breastfeeding support services. It is now going to be a community meeting held in Maidstone at 11am to 1pm – meet upstairs at the Muggleton Inn, which is […]
BREAKING NEWS ***Update*** This morning (Monday, 31st July, 9.05am), we have heard from the leader of KCC’s (Paul Carter’s) secretary. He is currently on leave and will answer questions on his return. We have asked for our enquiries to be passed to someone else who *is* available and for Mr […]