Seven churches will ring their bells to begin our Hospital day of action this Saturday

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Seven local churches will be ringing their bells to mark the beginning of our day of action.

  • At Seaton St Gregory\s (see attached photo) a bell will be slowly tolled from 9 am; also at Beer St. Michael, Axmouth St. Michael, Musbury St Michael, Colyford St Michael, Colyton St. Andrew (from 10.00), St. Winifred’s Branscombe – other churches which don’t have bells are also supporting us! 

Hospital supporters will meet in the main centres to leaflet shoppers and collect signatures (in Seaton we’ll have a loudhailer and there will be speeches at the start).

  • Please come along in Seaton (outside Tramway), Beer (Mariners Hall) and Colyton (Market Square). We expect BBC Spotlight will be here again!

Supporters have begun distributing 9,000 leaflets in all the towns and villages of the local area in the last 3 days. 

  • Petition forms are also being widely circulated & everyone is signing. Two online petitions have already gathered over 1500 signatures between them.

The campaign is greatly heartened by the support of the Devon Health Scrutiny last Thursday and in the parliamentary debate obtained by our MP, Richard Foord, on Monday. 

  • We believe the Devon NHS Integrated Care Board and NHS Property Services must now listen to our case. Seaton paid 100 per cent of the threatened wing and we need it to be used for local health provision without paying exorbitant rents.

The Steering Committee, elected at the Colyford meeting, met today (see photo below) and is beginning to prepare a detailed Seaton case to submit to the ICB.

ANOTHER DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Campaign organising meeting on MONDAY 27th NOVEMBER at 7 pm in the Old Picture House, Harbour Road.

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