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Last year (for those of you not in the know) Morgan, who champions infant feeding rights and has helped draw attention to situations at Yarl's Wood Detention centre when breastfed babies had been forcibly separated from their mothers, has organised another breastfeeding picnic this year, following on from the success of last year's.
She has also done another petition with regards to legislation protecting infant feeding here which I urge you all to sign - it will be presented to Downing Street on the day of the picnic.
Please attend (either virtually or in person if you can), if you can't make it to London, please check the facebook event for links to the regional events. I am organising the North East of England picnic which will be in Durham City Centre.
The picnic itself will consist of you bringing a packed lunch for yourself and children!
It went very well last year there was no trouble at all and an enjoyable time was had by all!
There was some press presence as well and I am hoping to organise some more for this year's picnic too!

Please note that you are very welcome to attend regardless of how you choose to feed your baby.
This isn't about breast vs formula - it's about protecting mothers' rights to feed their children as they choose (Gregg's sausage rolls & fruit shoots excepted )

Thank you all!!

North easters I will do a Facebook event but I have been ridiculously busy lately

Oops sorry forgot the link to the petition!
here it is!

thanks for that, dd and i have made a note of the london one.

Hi BT,

Cool! My 17 month old is self-weaning which means unless she suddenly changes her mind, I wont be able to come and feed, but can I still come? I live in Durham...

will be there.

have you seen the Durham meetup thread, Sleepmenot?

There don't seem to be many regional picnics - are they hard to set up (or have I just missed them?)?

Sleepmenot - oh yes, please come!!
DitaVonCheese - we've only just announced things, there are still picnics to organised.. and volunteers wanted to organise them (hint, hint ).

I'd be happy to give it a go, just didn't want to step on anyone's toes!

I'm in Warrington so guess could do Manchester, Liverpool or Warrington, if I'm needed.

ooh fab, will try and get to london one

Jotted it down in my diary, thanks

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Finally gotten around to creating an event on Facebook

I miss the bunnies

i am in cheshire, would love to take part in a liverpool, manchester one!

I'll volunteer to arrange a local one! Will need to namechange or I'll out myself though.

ooh yu didn't mention this on the other thread
I'll be there, I hope!

come to ours!! last year was good fun colchester

<waves at FinalFurlong>

I've emailed them about a Manc/'Pool/Warrington picnic, haven't heard anything back yet though.

All done! will try to picnic with you all this year, but I can't work out when the school hols are going to start! will it be from the 20th? do you think?

Any in the Midlands yet? Preferably Warwickshire!

Dita, I'll attend your NW one too!

Dita, I'll attend your NW one too!

Any in South Wales?

<waves at LuluLulabelle> Yay!

Btw, am I right in thinking you came over here from a more lilac board? If so, then I'm Looby <raises dark glasses> Apologies if that makes no sense to you!

IwishIwasMore I wanted a S Wales one as well, if you hear of ojne can you let me know? Ta. Will be alst year I am both available and BF () so REALLY would like to do one even if it emans a drive