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Mumtrained to offer help to young parents
NEWmums are receiving the sup- port of an experienced “nanny” as part of a health service scheme to prepare them for the challenges of being a parent. Jordan Greenway (20), from Allington, is the first of 35 such young mums from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells to graduate from the Family Nurse Partnership pro- gramme inWest Kent. The scheme – an American idea –
is being run by the Kent Commu- nity Health NHS Foundation, of- fering the advice and support of specially-trained family nurses for two-and-a-half years to first-time mums under the age of 20. Jordan, mum to two-year-old Kayden, said: “Itwas a huge shock when I fell pregnant. I wasn’t pre- pared to be amum– I had no expe- rience with babies andwasworried Imight break him! “My family nurses, Pippa and Helen, were amazing. They gave me so much confidence and infor-
“It was really important that I
had someone outside my family to talk to and they were always there when I needed them.” Family nurse supervisor Carol O’Malley said: “Being involved in this programme is a serious, long- term commitment and all those tak- ing part have shown how dedicated they are to improving their lives and being the best mums they can be to their children.” Colleague Cathie Burton says the programmes are important as a way of getting support and guid- ance to young families early on. She added: “We know early in-
tervention leads to much better outcomes for our children, devel- opmentally and socially, so it’s a real pleasure to see this working so well in practice.” The programme is being offered
mation on the things to watch out for, how to keep Kayden safe and also places I could take him and the thingswe could do together.
in Maidstone and Malling. Expectant mums can be referred
to the service by their school, mid- wife or GP.
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file for loan THE history of villagers from Bearsted who lost their lives during World War I is being made avail- able to local residents.
As reported in the Downs Mail
last year, Les Lawson from Yeoman Way has compiled a detailed file with information about each of the 26 servicemen whose names are on the Holy Cross War Memorial. It took him 18 months to com- plete and his research took him all over Kent and Sussex, to the Com- monwealth War Graves Commis- sion, the National Archives and Maidstone Museum – as well as historical internet sites.
Mr Lawson copied death notices, photographed gravestones and col- lated photographs of memorials on both sides of the Channel. The result is an impressive tome of facts, figures and photos in trib- ute to the 26 men. There were previously only three copies – one for the church, one for the Kent History and Library Cen- tre and one for Mr Lawson. How- ever, the copy he gave to the Kent History and Library Centre is still not available for public view, as they want to have it bound. Mr Lawson has now produced a fur- ther copy which he is happy to loan out. Contact him on 01622 736264.
01622 738772
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