Welcome to the News section.
On this this page you will find the latest news about breastfeeding in Torfaen. We also link to two news feeds, which are continually updated.
These feeds are:
From Yahoo:General breastfeeding news from around the world, and
From the International Breastfeeding Journal: Latest articles.
If you would like to keep updated about breastfeeding news in Torfaen and updates to the website click on the rss logo and get it direct to your desktop!
Torfaen Breastfeeding News
16 July 2008
After the success of the Pampered Chef evening in April another one is planned for 29th September. The theme this time is chocolate!
As well as an evening of fun, cooking and eating there will be a raffle. Tickets are £1, and double as a raffle ticket. They are available from the Cwmbran group every Monday. For further details or tickets please email us. Tickets will not be available on the door.
01 June 2008
The group in Blaenavon is undergoing a revamp after venue problems due to the storm damage at the Recreation Centre.
A Baby Cafe will hopefully be opening at Hillside School in the near future
18 May 2008
Our rss feed is now live! Click on the rss logo to get all the news direct to your desktop.
13 May 2008
The balloon launch was a great success at Pontypool Park today. Lots of interest was shown, and many faces were painted! If you come across one of our balloons do let us know.
12 May 2008
Breast Start attended a conference in Cardiff today to kick start Breastfeeding Week. We were among the speakers, who were all excellent. Charlotte Church also attended as a proud breastfeeding Mum and advocate. We left impressed and heartened at the efforts Wales is making in helping Mums to breastfeed.
11 May 2008
The website has had a revamp - we hope you like the new look!
01 May 2008
To celebrate Breastfeeding Week 11th-17th May Breast Start is holding a number of events. Members will be attending the offical launch in Cardiff on the 12th at an event with Sue Sky, Breastfeeding co-ordinator for Wales, and the singer Charlotte Church. On Wednesday, 14th May at 3.45pm there will be a balloon launch and facepainting at Pontypool Park. Look out for us in Cwmbran through the week, where we will set up stalls for help, information or just a chat. Stalls will be set up in Mothercare, Asda and Sainsbury's, on different days.
24 April 2008
Our fundraising evening for Breast Start on Monday went well. Thanks to Katherine from The Pampered Chef and everyone who came. A fun time and some lovely food was had by all. Thanks also to the companies who donated to our raffle - Asda, Boots, Sainsbury's, The Flower Stork and WHSmith. We'll be having another Pampered Chef evening in September, this time the theme will be chocolate! Watch this space for booking details.
22 March 2008
We will be holding a fundraising evening for Breast Start on 21 April 2008. Thanks to The Pampered Chef we will have a cookery and cookware demonstration at the ICC at 7.15pm. Tickets are £1, and double as a raffle ticket. If you are interested in attending please email us. Tickets will not be available on the door.
11 March 2008
To keep up to date with the guestbook messages you can now suscribe to an rss feed which will update you on any changes. Just visit the guestbook to suscribe!
12 December 2007
Our groups will not be running for the two weeks over the Christmas/New Year Holidays. The last group of the year will be at Pontypool on the 19th. The first group of the 2008 will be in Cwmbran on 7th January. The helplines will run as usual throughout the Christmas period. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
14 October 2007
The website has been updated, with new pages added. We now have a guestbook for everyone to share their thoughts on breastfeeding. The books which we hold in our library are now listed. You can also buy these books from Amazon, and if you click through this site to do so you will donate a small sum to the group! Lastly, we now have live news feeds; one from Google with all the latest breastfeeding news from around the world; and the other the latest abstracts from the International Breastfeeding Journal. Please use the guestbook if you have any comments!
08 October 2007
A successor has been found for Nicky. Julie Simpson will start work in a few weeks time as Breastfeeding Co-ordinator for Torfaen. We look forward to her support.
06 June 2007
Nicky Symes has announced that she will be stepping down from the post of Breastfeeding Co-ordinator. We will miss her support greatly, and wish her well in her new job. The post should be filled in the autumn.
