The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Kinghorn mums bid to save classes
A CAMPAIGN to save a popular baby massage class in Kinghorn has stepped up a gear.
Parents in the area have been angered after funding for the sessions in the local community centre was withdrawn, but a group of mums have got together to launch a fight to see the service retained — having experienced the benefits baby massage can bring first hand.
A petition has now been started by the Kinghorn Baby and Toddler Group to ensure the classes can continue and is being circulated locally.
Gail Cadogan, one of the mums involved in the cam- paign, said the service has provided a very important support network for new mums in the Kinghorn and Burntisland area and hopes the petition will attract a large number of signatures.
“When you have a new baby it can be a very lonely and isolating time,” she said. “Seemingly small problems can appear insurmountable.
“From a cost-cutting perspective, the removal of this service appears counterproductive.
“At baby massage sessions our health visitor can meet, chat to and monitor the wellbeing of a number of mothers and babies at the same time on a weekly basis. Now this has to be done on an individual, timeconsuming and appointment-led home visit basis.
“Our health visitor has already noticed a number of mothers who feel their mood is much lower since the withdrawal of the massage sessions. “This is worrying.” It is understood that funding for the classes has not come from NHS Fife but from a variety of other sources, such as local businesses.