We the undersigned petition the Primary Care Trust in West Berkshire to provide a local maternity facility in the town of Newbury. The population in West Berkshire is set to increase by 20%, yet there is still no plan to provide a maternity facility in the town. The Government guarantees in its Maternity Matters policy that women should have access to a local midwifery facility, so we ask you to fulfill this pledge and give women access to a local birth centre here in Newbury. Women should not be faced with a stressful journey to Reading, Oxford or Basingstoke; a journey that is made worse in peak travel times or in poor weather conditions.
Elaine Davies and Nina Flynn have given their full support to this campaign as mothers who have had bad birth experiences.
This online petition was started by myself, David Black, as UKIP Parliamentary Candidate for West Berkshire in the General Election. I am the father of 4 grown-up daughters and 21 grandchildren. I have seen first hand the stresses involved with child birth and I am passionate about bringing a maternity facility to Newbury. I will contine to campaign for this facility and I will use this petition to lobby the Primary Care Trust on your behalf.
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November 6, 2010
The Primary Care Trust has yet to respond to our request for a local birth center in Newbury. Email your local representative today to demand they address the lack of maternity services in our town.
February 24, 2010
We just hit our first hundred signatures for the new maternity facility. Send a text to three friends right now to keep this momentum moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2010
6 Comments
About time. Should have been done years ago.
Newbury is growing so fast but the services dont keep up. Sort it out.
Ridiculous that we have to travel all the way to Reading while in labour. Newbury is big enough now to have its own unit.
My wife had to go to Basingstoke in traffic. It was a nightmare. Never again.
PLEASE BUILD THIS. Having to drive for 45 mins while having contractions is just dangerous and cruel.
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We the undersigned petition the Primary Care Trust in West Berkshire to provide a local maternity facility in the town of Newbury. The population in West Berkshire is set to increase by 20%, yet there is still no plan to provide a maternity facility in the town. The Government guarantees in its Maternity Matters policy that women should have access to a local midwifery facility, so we ask you to fulfill this pledge and give women access to a local birth centre here in Newbury. Women should not be faced with a stressful journey to Reading, Oxford or Basingstoke; a journey that is made worse in peak travel times or in poor weather conditions.
Elaine Davies and Nina Flynn have given their full support to this campaign as mothers who have had bad birth experiences.
This online petition was started by myself, David Black, as UKIP Parliamentary Candidate for West Berkshire in the General Election. I am the father of 4 grown-up daughters and 21 grandchildren. I have seen first hand the stresses involved with child birth and I am passionate about bringing a maternity facility to Newbury. I will contine to campaign for this facility and I will use this petition to lobby the Primary Care Trust on your behalf.
NOTE: When you have signed the petition, you will be asked for a donation. Please ignore this as it is nothing to do with our campaign and will go to the hosting site. Just click the back button on your web browser.
Updates
November 6, 2010
The Primary Care Trust has yet to respond to our request for a local birth center in Newbury. Email your local representative today to demand they address the lack of maternity services in our town.
February 24, 2010
We just hit our first hundred signatures for the new maternity facility. Send a text to three friends right now to keep this momentum moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2010
6 Comments
The stress of the long drive made a bad situation even worse for me. Local mums deserve better.
About time. Should have been done years ago.
Newbury is growing so fast but the services dont keep up. Sort it out.
Ridiculous that we have to travel all the way to Reading while in labour. Newbury is big enough now to have its own unit.
My wife had to go to Basingstoke in traffic. It was a nightmare. Never again.
PLEASE BUILD THIS. Having to drive for 45 mins while having contractions is just dangerous and cruel.
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The stress of the long drive made a bad situation even worse for me. Local mums deserve better.