Community Update Leaflet

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Community Mothers Celebration

Community Mothers event supported by parents, politicians and local mum's

Whoever said August was a month of rest and relaxation clearly has not been a Medway Councillor. For Sam, Christine and Tristan it has been extremely busy indeed with constituency work and meeting members of the community.

One such group that has been supported by us all is the Luton Community Mothers. The Community Mothers group are a collection of parents, primarily in Luton & Wayfield, who have come together now for the second year to run a fortnight programme of entertainment for local kids in our community.

The focus of the group is particularly on getting mum's and dad's to play with their children and develop lasting relationships, and to encourage children to engage and work with each other and develop lasting friendships.

The venue for the Community Mothers event on the Luton Memorial Meadow also has a close bond with the ward as the nearby war memorial is run by Don Phillips who has kept the surrounding site in excellent condition.

The neighbouring Scout facility was ideal for the group and from initial enquiries is very well used by the community.

It is clear that despite the hurly-burly of elections that politicians of all stripes can set aside and work for the community and have a bit of fun whilst doing it.

Supporting Community Mothers

The Luton & Wayfield team are happy to support the Community Mothers scheme being run by a number of single mum's and community champions in the ward.

Luton & Wayfield is one of the most deprived wards in Medway and this type of project, supported by local churches and other groups do make an impact to single mum's and struggling families in an area.

One local parent and the organiser Gloria Opara has worked tirelessly to get this project off the ground and has a strong support network of parents and organisations across Medway.

We wish them all the best over the next two weeks on their two week summer play scheme and look forward to attending the final event in August.