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Feed with Confidence Awards 2018

2 April 2018

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East Grinstead ranked fourth in the country in the Feed with Confidence Awards 2018

The Feed with Confidence Awards are determined by a public vote for the venues where breastfeeding is welcomed and those needing to breastfeed are made to feel comfortable.
The awards were sponsored by Lansinoh following research that quashed misconceptions; revealing that the over 65’s were most accepting and that men were more comfortable with it than women. Witnessing a woman breastfeeding in a café restaurant or pub was uncomfortable for 46% of people.
The awards are aimed at celebrating places and people across the country who supported breastfeeding mums and were voted for by the public.

The Top 10 places in the country were:

  • London
  • Birmingham
  • Norwich
  • East Grinstead
  • Manchester
  • Chester
  • Hessle
  • Barnsley
  • Bristol
  • Caterham

The Town Mayor Cllr Mrs Julie Mockford said “Isn’t it wonderful, that East Grinstead is the highest placed town, proving yet again, but in a different context that East Grinstead is the town that didn’t stare. That we have cafes and public venues where mothers feel not just comfortable but welcome to feed their babies is a testament to the great town we live in.”

The Mug Tree on Ship Street was a stand out venue which advertises on social media that breastfeeding is welcome and received high praise from those who were voting.

Town Mayor, Cllr Julie Mockford, together with the owner of The Mug Tree Tea Room, Mrs Kathryn Hibberd-Little

The Town Council will be making window stickers available to public venues in the town who wish to embrace this to make sure that mums know that they are welcome to feed their child in the most natural way on the premises.