Southport CARES for children  

Cares Awareness Event  in Southport, outside the Town Hall, Sunday 17th August 2008

Today CARES marked the 5th anniversary of the Southport protest march against health service cuts.

Pictured above at the CARES Awareness event were: Councillor Brenda Porter, Cath Regan, Margaret Brown, Ann Cobham and young helpers who handed out hundreds of information leaflets to passers-by.

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Cross party support for our CARES campaign remains as strong as ever.

A spokesperson for the Southport Party stated:

“The Southport Party continue to fully support CARES and we recognise the hard work they have put in over the years since the children’s A&E moved to Ormskirk. We wish, as CARES do, to regain services for children in Southport.“

Councillor Brenda Porter, Conservative Prospective MP for Southport stated:

 “The March organised by CARES 5 years ago represented the beginning of the fight back by the Southport Community against the transfer of their Women’s and Children’s Medical Services to Ormskirk. After many years campaigning I welcome the Primary Care Trusts acknowledgement that there is a need for a Children’s Unit in Southport, and their intention to provide such a Unit. However, our long term strategy must be to continue to listen to our community and work for a return of our Children’s A & E and maternity provision to our Town.”

Southport UKIP told CARES:

 “Whilst UKIP are happy to play their part in setting up a minor injuries unit in Southport—on the basis that it is better than the existing absence of any children’s services at all, we nevertheless continue o fight on all fronts to bring  full children’s A&E & maternity back to our town.”

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