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1:51 PM February 5, 2021
A community partnership in Newham will help pregnant women and new mums facing challenges and inequalities to access support.
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A community partnership will expand the support available for pregnant women and new mums facing financial hardship and disadvantage in Newham.
The project will offer antenatal education, breastfeeding support, counselling and family link services, alongside an existing perinatal peer support service.
It has a strong focus on inclusion and support for women of black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who experience significant inequalities in outcomes.
UK parents charity NCT, which has received £471,000 from the government’s health and wellbeing fund, will work with Plaistow-based Alternatives Trust East London, Forest Gate s The Magpie Project and East Ham organisation Compost London.
Regina Little Theatre connecting with audiences via podcast of A Christmas Carol Regina Little Theatre has presented A Christmas Carol more than half a dozen times in its 94-year history, but never quite like this.
Author of the article: Ashley Martin
Publishing date: Dec 22, 2020 • December 22, 2020 • 2 minute read • Devin Melnyk wrote the script and directed the Regina Little Theatre s newest project, a podcast radio play version of A Christmas Carol. He is pictured here in Regina on Dec. 17, 2020, accessing the podcast on his smartphone. Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
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Youth theatre team puts together socially distant Christmas production They really threw their heart and soul behind getting these recordings done at home and having their families help.
Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht
Publishing date: Dec 18, 2020 • December 18, 2020 • 3 minute read • Robert Ursan, artistic director for Do It With Class Young People s Theatre, near his home. The musical theatre group has put together an hour-long Christmas production titled Tis the (Flu) Season. The pre-recorded production involves 40 youth ages eight to 18 and by recording different parts individually at home and a few parts at various locations with only a few people, the entire production has been filmed while following all public health guidelines. The show premiers on Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. on their YouTube channel. Photo by Michael Bell Photography /jpg