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The Leeds branch have been in the press a lot recently! For more information please see the links below.

 

Reports of the 2008 Morley Spring Fayre

http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/district-news/Buddies39first-bigevent.3935097.jp

http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/New-mums39-group-to-hold.4077928.jp

 

Announcing the NCTea party (YEP, 16th August 2007)

Monica's article about the NCTea party appeared in the Yorkshire Evening Post. Click here for the article.

 

Meeting Hilary Benn MP (YEP, 25th May 2007)

The Chair handed a petition of over 400 signatures of people supporting the breastfeeding manifesto to Hilary Benn MP on Friday 18th May. A photo and article about it appeared in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Friday 25th May.

http://www.leedstoday.net/news?articleid=2904936

 

Please click here for the response.

 

Breastfeeding Awareness Week (13th - 19th 16th May 2007)

We were mentioned in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Wednesday 16th May

http://www.leedstoday.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2878922&sectionid=39

and on Monday 14th May click here for article

 

The mass breastfeed at IKEA featured on BBC Look North on Monday 14th May

lunchtime news http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6650000/newsid_6654400?redirect=6654453.stm&news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1 >

evening news (the IKEA event is mentioned half way through the show)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/england/realmedia/looknorthyorkslincs/looknorth?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1

 

You CAN do it here! (NHS Networks, 2nd May 2007)

The 'You CAN do it here!' project and the free cuppa campaign were mentioned on Wednesday 2nd May at http://www.networks.nhs.uk/news.php?nid=1486

 

Free cuppa campaign (YEP, 16th April 2007)

The free cuppa campaign was mentioned in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Monday 16th April. See the following link for the article:
http://www.leedstoday.net/viewarticle.aspx?sectionid=39&articleid=2704209

 

Council leisure centres (YEP, 14th April 2007)

News about the council's decision to display the breastfeeding welcome stickers in the leisure centres was mentioned in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Saturday 14th April. See the following link for the article:
http://www.leedstoday.net/news?ArticleID=2702966

 

You CAN do it here! (BBC Radio Leeds, 4th April 2007)

Kathryn and Mandy on the BBC Leeds breakfast show again on Wednesday 4th April, listen to the interview (MP3 format, 6.9MB).

 

Leeds United Football Club (LUFC match programme, 3rd March 2007)

Kathryn and Rose, one of our antenatal teachers, featured in the match programme. We received a cheque for £515.80 from LUFC.

Rose and Kathryn receiving a cheque from Richard Cresswell.

 

You CAN do it here! (BBC Radio Leeds, 26th February 2007)

Kathryn and Mandy were interviewed by Andrew and Georgey on BBC Radio Leeds breakfast show on Monday 26th February, listen to the interview (MP3 format, 7.8MB).

 

You CAN do it here! (YEP, 19th February 2007)

The project was mentioned in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Monday 19th February. See the following link for the article:
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=2057765

 

If you would like to publish news about the work of NCT Leeds please contact the chair on 0870 421 4553 or at chair@nctleeds.org

 


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