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A News Release from the Office of Madeleine Moon MP

Madeleine Moon MP
Member of Parliament for Bridgend
47 Nolton Street, Bridgend CF31 3AA

Contact: Linda Fray : 01656 750002

Last week Tesco held its 5th National Food Collection in conjunction with the Trussell Trust and FareShare. Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon was in the Bridgend Extra store on Friday afternoon supporting the food collection.

It was Tesco’s first week-long collection which was held in all their stores across the country between Monday 24th and Saturday 29th November.

Madeleine said:

The shoppers in Bridgend Tesco’s were generous and supportive and everything they donated to the food collection Tesco topped up by another 30% donation.  We have a tremendous problem with more people coming to food banks for help. Across the Bridgend County Borough there are now eight food banks feeding local people in crisis.

If you need help frontline care professionals such as domestic violence charities, health visitors, social workers, CAB, The Wallich and Job Centre Plus can identify people in crisis and issue foodbank vouchers. Foodbank clients can redeem their vouchers for three days emergency food and volunteers can talk to clients over a cup of tea or coffee to signpost them to agencies able to solve the longer-term problem.

 Please visit the Bridgend Foodbank website: www.bridgend.foodbank.org.uk

to see how you can help with donations, food gifts or volunteering.

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Contact: frayl@parliament.uk

28 November 2014

MP joins Tesco 5th National Food Collection

A News Release from the Office of Madeleine Moon MP Madeleine Moon MPMember of Parliament for Bridgend47 Nolton Street, Bridgend CF31 3AA Contact: Linda Fray : 01656 750002 Last week...

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Bridgend Alzheimer’s Society moved to new offices in May this year and Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon dropped in to see them last week.

The move from Glanrhyd Hospital to Bridgend Industrial Estate this year has meant that they have modern, larger premises which are more accessible for people. The new offices are in the old Health Authority Building in North Court Road.

Madeleine said:

"I had a cheque for the Bridgend Alzheimer’s Society after completing a parliamentary questionnaire and handed it over to Kerry Phelps Service Manager as a donation towards their activities."

Kerry and her Team explained that having received an award from the Big Lottery Fund they are now providing a Voice & Choice Advocacy Service and Befriending Service. Also another new support project Try Something New for people living with dementia introducing gardening, IT skills, cookery, armchair aerobics and arts & crafts.

It was good to hear that their other projects the Feel Good Cafes in Bridgend and Porthcawl were well established, giving an opportunity for dementia sufferers and their friends/carers to relax together and share information. Singing for the Brain was also going well, a stimulating and fun experience held in Nolton Church Hall in Bridgend.  Kerry also told me about Dementia Friends which was launched in February in Wales. Encouraging staff in businesses, hotels, voluntary organisations and doctor’s surgeries to undertake a training course which gives them a better understanding of dementia and how they can help support their clients.

To find out more details about the Bridgend Alzheimer’s activities go to the website: www.alzheimer.org.uk - Services in the Bridgend & District.

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Contact: frayl@parliament.uk

27 November 2014

Visting Bridgend Alzheimer's Society's New Office

  Bridgend Alzheimer’s Society moved to new offices in May this year and Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon dropped in to see them last week. The move from Glanrhyd Hospital to...

Madeleine Moon MP joins campaigners to call for UK leadership to end AIDS

Madeleine this week joined UK, international and student activists at a STOPAIDS parliamentary event to mark World AIDS Day on 1st December.

UK investment has helped to transform the global HIV response and Madeleine voiced her support for renewed UK leadership in the push to end the global AIDS epidemic by 2030. 

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Madeleine spoke with activists about how far we have come in tackling the AIDS epidemic, with more than 13 million people now accessing treatment, up from only 700,000 ten years ago. AIDS-related deaths have declined from a peak of 2.2 million to 1.5 million in 2013.

Madeleine said:

“The results we have achieved through UK investment in tackling AIDS are astounding. We’ve saved millions of lives and now have the opportunity to push on and end the epidemic by 2030. But many lives have been lost to AIDS in the UK and around the world, and millions more will be at risk if we become complacent. I urge our government to lead this global effort, remaining focused until the end.”

Last year was the first when more people were added to treatment than newly contracted HIV, meaning we are getting ahead of the virus. But we still have a long way to go before the end, and Madeleine joined STOPAIDS in calling upon world leaders to rapidly scale up the response in the next five years, or risk seeing the epidemic spring back with a higher rate of new HIV infections than today.

Ben Simms of STOPAIDS said:

“We were delighted to have the support of Madeleine in this effort. His/her support has helped to ensure the UK is saving a life every three minutes through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This World AIDS Day we remember the 35 million people who have lost their lives to AIDS and call all leaders to honour that loss by seizing the opportunity we now have to end the epidemic.”

This Monday 1st December marks the 26th anniversary of World AIDS Day, a day when activists and people living with HIV from around the world come together in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. 

STOPAIDS is the network of 80 UK agencies working since 1986 to secure an effective global response to HIV and AIDS. www.stopaids.org.uk

World AIDS Day in Parliament

Madeleine Moon MP joins campaigners to call for UK leadership to end AIDS Madeleine this week joined UK, international and student activists at a STOPAIDS parliamentary event to mark World AIDS...


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