BBC 1 Politics Show

Lee was the only dad among a panel of mums and mums-to-be. Brave man. The panel was put together to discuss Government plans to give all pregnant women a grant of £190 and to discuss the plans of the other major political parties to support families. Both Lee and Tash contributed to the discussion but Lee was disappointed not to be able to talk about support for young dads-to-be.

Early Years

Not all of us know that the Department for Children, Schools & Families publishes a magazine called Early Years. We do now because Chris has been interviewed for a piece about young fathers. We'll post more information when the article is published.

BBC 1 Politics Show

Tash and Lee from Warminster spent Wednesday morning in a TV studio in Bristol. U-Too was asked if any of 'our' young mums-to-be would be prepared to be part of a panel which would discuss Government plans for supporting expectant mums. Tash agreed and she and Lee were taxied over to Bristol and back. The programme goes out at midday on Sunday. Lee was frustrated that he couldn't say anything about young dads-to-be so he says he'll try to interest the programme's producer in a new programme!

Another milestone!

We've now sent out 300 copies of the DVD to nearly 150 different organisations. Great stuff, you guys!

Chris and Laura contacted the Gazette & Herald just before Christmas to see if the newspaper would be interested in a story about them and the Community Impact Award. And here's the result - with Cameron admiring the trophy but Saskia more interested in the photographer. The following week the newspaper published a letter from a reader expressing her dismay that the paper "gave such prominence to the, apparently, unmarried teenagers who ... decided to have a child and then another."

The letter continued in a similar vein and serves as a reminder of the strong feelings about teenage pregnancy held by, not only the reader, but probably by many more people as well. It also serves as a reminder that, if you stick your head above the parapet, someone might try to whack it. I reckon the risk is worth it. So, well done Chris.