There was a public meeting in Honiton on Saturday (26th June 2010) at the Royal British Legion and I managed to pop along for part of it. It is part of a series of consultation exercises so the NHS (Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust) can listen to the views of people in the [...]
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Listen to Honiton Parents!!!
Posted June 27th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Beech Hayes Farm Open Day
Posted June 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Visited Beech Hayes Farm in Churchinford, Somerset last Sunday – they have a fabulous annual open day. Weather was great, lots of tea and cakes and interesting stalls. Ice cream galore, baby animals and a few familiar faces. Then a mad dash off to a children’s party my little boy was going to at a [...]
Clegg aims to re-balance parental responsibility
Posted June 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Nick Clegg today vowed to end the tradition that sees mothers do the lion’s share of looking after children by giving fathers the right to far more flexible leave.
The Deputy Prime Minister attacked the ‘measly’ two weeks he was given when his third son was born as he gave a major speech on the family. [...]
Honiton Maternity Cuts Public Meeting Sat 15th May
Posted May 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Honiton town council has called a public meeting on Saturday 15th May at 10.30am, The meeting will be at the Makarness Hall, High Street Honiton. The town council has again invited NHS Devon to attend and are awaiting a response.
Anyone who has been collecting signatures for the Honiton Maternity unit petition please could you get [...]
I’m supporting the NSPCC
Posted April 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I’ve signed up to the NSPCC’s I STAND FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN as the Green Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for East Devon.
The NSPCC believes that protecting children must remain a political priority, in order to keep children safe from harm and protect those who have experienced abuse. The NSPCC is a charity which means a lot [...]
Fair Funding for Devon Schools
Posted April 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Did you know
Devon gets the fourth lowest Government grant for education in England. We are the 148th lowest funded out of 151 English authorities.
According to Government funding, every pupil in Devon is worth £375 less than the national average and that cannot be fair.
Schools face similar costs wherever they are. Staff pay is set nationally, [...]