Cheeky Monkeys go Solo

It's official - Cheeky Monkeys are now a fully independant group.
Today we said goodbye to Roz Bradbury from Hampshire Families who has worked so hard on behalf of the young parents. Tears were shed as the girls said thanks to Roz for her tireless help and support. Having started with just 2 young mums, Niki and Emma, Roz helped to set up the original Fordingbridge Young Parents group, bringing in support from other agencies such as the Youth Service, The Childrens Centre, and since the beginning of 2008, the Community Builders Project. As both the Youth Service and Hampshire Families have since had to pull out, the intervention of the CB project has been crucial to the group. It has allowed them to undergo training in running the group themselves as well as support during the transition period to independance. From next week the group will be meeting for the first time without any agency support.