Madeleine Welcomes 85 Years of the Mothers Union

Local MP Madeleine Moon has welcomed 85 years of the Mothers Union at St Theodore’s Church during Cabinet Office Question’s in the House of Commons.

While questioning Ed Miliband, The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Madeleine said:  “In my constituency, the Mothers’ Union has just celebrated its 85th birthday in St Theodore’s church. It has completed 85 years of championing social change and progress, helping young people to develop alternatives to temptations in the world of drugs and alcohol, offering parenting skills, teaching numeracy and literacy and, now, providing parental support for prisoners in my local prison.”

In his response, the Minister praised the work of the Mother’s Union: “My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all need diversions from temptation, and it is very important that the Mothers’ Union is providing them. My hon. Friend also makes a serious point about the diversity of the activities in which third-sector organisations engage, helping people in innumerable different ways. We want to find ways of encouraging that.”

Madeleine recently visited the Mothers Union to see first hand the work that they are doing to benefit some of the most vulnerable people in the Bridgend Constituency.

Madeleine said: “I was delighted to have the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work that the Mothers Union has been doing in Bridgend over many, many years. They made a real and lasting difference to the lives of many people in our community and I hope that they will continue to do so for many years to come.”