Tuesday, 3 February 2015

WE'VE WON!!!!!!! The Beds in the Orchard are female once more!

It is with HUGE excitement and pride that we can announce that from 5pm this evening The Orchard will be reopened to women. Women from Lancaster and District who are currently in hospitals away from home will be coming back to The Orchard over the next few days.

WE WON! WE WON! WE WON!

There are a lot of people that we'd like to thank for all of their help with this campaign, but for now we're busy spreading the word.  However a quick thanks to...

BBC Radio Lancashire - particularly Tim Padfield.
The Lancaster Guardian.
David Morris MP
Glosswitch at the New Stateman
Louise Pennington at the Huffington Post
@LynnCSchreiber for her lesson in social media 101
Everyday Victim Blaming
Mumsnet, Mumsnet Bloggers and Gransnet
Philippa Molloy and Lisa Toner, not forgetting Bee, Janet, Bex and the BITO Massive.

And, of course, everyone who signed our petition, followed our blog and tweeted their support.  There are too many to name here.

I would like to say one thanks to Keith Dibble, the Deputy Network Director at Lancashire Care NHS Trust for his professionalism in dealing with our campaign and keeping in regular touch about what the Trust were doing to put this right.

Did I mention that WE WON!!!

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5 comments:

  1. Bee Jones3 February 2015 at 15:58

    Hurrah! And well done for keeping the pressure up all this time when so many would have given up.

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  2. Beds In The Orchard3 February 2015 at 15:59

    Thanks Bee.

    Thanks to you and Janet xxxxx

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  3. Anonymous4 February 2015 at 11:58

    You deserve a medal for the triple marathon you've won. You hammered the heartless.
    I hope you enjoy your celebrations. What will you do know. What will I have to read and get angry over.
    You got the lieing tossers! !!!!!!
    I heard the Radio Lancashire News bulletin at 11. Do they still not get the fact that it wasn't about women having to travel, it was blatantly about women having to travel where men didn't. It was the blatant disparity.
    It was the discrimination towards Lancaster area Women.
    That ILLEGAL act.
    It included closing Ward 18 in Burnley, knowing and admitting previous to the act that they couldn't cope; and then moving the women of the North to mop up your inconvenienice.

    Heartless bastards.

    Yours so heartwarmingly thankful for your guts, determination and brilliance...

    SIGNING OFF BUT WATCHING AND INFORMING OTHERS

    KNIGHT OWL IN THE DAYTIME
    ; D

    Did I say, "You Hammered the Heartless"?
    Oh, did I also say "You Got The Lieing Tossers"?

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  4. Beds In The Orchard4 February 2015 at 12:01

    Oh Knight Owl. You certainly have a way with words.

    We couldn't possible comment, apart from a...


    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

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  5. Anonymous4 February 2015 at 14:35

    Have re-perused the blog.

    Can I help re disability access? Or, are you having a well earned rest?

    KNIGHT OWL

    Did I mention: YOU WON! Yaaaaaaaay!!!

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