Just over two years ago at the start of February 2017, myself (Nick Sheldon), Pamela Wood and Michelle Harrison formed a partnership, a committee, and a group with the sole intention of bringing the plight of our beloved Leek Moorlands Hospital to the forefront of everyone’s attention. This website was built, the facebook page created,…
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County Council – Petition
Below is the transcript of our very own #saveleekhospital Pamela Wood delivering the petition to the county council. The motion (screenshot below) was proposed and the vote was unanimous in our favour. ‘My name is Pamela Wood. I am a District Councillor on the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, a retired State Registered Nurse and at…
Petition Delivery to COUNTY Council
This is what we ‘#saveleekhospital‘ Action Group are doing next. We have worked tirelessly over the last seven months to raise awareness and challenge the ‘powers that be’ about OUR beloved local Leek Moorlands Hospital. The members of the action group have put their lives and families on hold to fight the closure. The signatures…
Bitterly disappointed.. apparently – *Karen Bradley*
Today, the local rag allowed ‘our’ *ahem* ‘MP’ to post a statement relating to the hospital and specifically she dis-respected the #saveleekhospital Action Group. Apparently she was *bitterly disappointed*.. disappointed would have been bad enough, but to stick ‘bitterly’ in front of it, it must be bad, or is it just more curveballs’ and ‘distractions’…
This is what we are fighting for!
Do you know all the services that our beloved local Leek Moorlands Hospital has to offer? You might be surprised when you click on the following link. Our Hospital Services #saveleekhospital
Part 2 – Email Testimonial Responses
Here is another handful of comments which have been received via the Save Leek Moorlands Hospital website. The Save Leek Moorlands Hospital Action Group has had an overwhelming response to the appeal for people to tell us about their experiences of the Leek Moorlands Hospital. Here is just a second helping of those comments –…
Leaflets – Update
Thank you to everyone who is helping to spread the word by delivering and stocking leaflets. Here is an updated list of where they are / have been. We still have a few left if you want to deliver to somewhere that is not in this list: Foxlowe Arts Centre, Breckles, Red Lion, Monty’s Chippy,…
Locations to ‘hand-sign’ a petition
Anyone wishing to sign a hard copy version of the Save Leek Moorlands Hospital petition, instead of doing so online, can do so at one of the following venues in Leek: Market Place: Red Lion pub, Monty’s Chip Shop, and The Foxlowe Arts Centre Norton House in Southbank Street Blue Mugge in Osbourne Street Daisy…
Action Group Update 130317
The Action Group committee is acutely aware of the concerns surrounding the future of Leek Moorlands Hospital. We are attempting to set up meetings with representatives of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and our MP. The objectives will be to discover the facts and formulate an effective lobbying strategy. As and when we are in…
Email Testimonial Responses
The Save Leek Moorlands Action Group has had an overwhelming response to the appeal for people to tell us about their experiences of the Leek Moorlands Hospital. Here is just a handful of those comments – more to follow at a later stage. Many thanks to everyone who has been in touch. Those of you…