Angry parents are calling to make care for children with learning disabilites a priority for the government.

A focus group of angry parents have met with Kirsty North and Hampshire MP Kit Malthouse on April 12th to air their concerns.

They are angry at the closures of Andover Breast Feeding Clinic, Harrow Way Nursery and Andover and District Mencap After School club.

Reporting back they said

"Kit and Kirtsy North said they're feeding our concerns and questions back to HCC and will meet us again, " says group member Sara Goodson.

They have set up a Facebook group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/413889222520673/ and a Twitter page

https://twitter.com/NeedstooC

On Twitter, the group is being followed by Colin Brazier from Sky News and Scope, the disability equality charity.

They also have 308 facebook followers in its first 5 days and 1,120 signatures on their online petition at Change.org

People who want to support the new group can sign the petition either on Facebook or Twitter.

Sign their petition on change.org https://www.change.org/p/kit-malthouse-mp-support-for-vital-children-and-families-services-needstoo

Jane Moss has attended the meeting with Kit Malthouse says

“This is a call for those who are caring for a disabled child or adult and are affected by the cuts to short break services and clubs , education cuts, respite provision and home closures , day services, cuts to therapists, cuts to transport, lack of access to the wider community and a social life for your dependent and feeling that the cuts have gone too far."

If you want to help you can email Kit Malthouse at [email protected]

Group member Sara Goodson will be updating Andover & District Mencap on further action, after Easter.

Updated by Cat Randle 17/04/2019