## 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022 # ANNUAL REPORT **PREPARED BY :** Hazel Meyer Chair Spelthorne Breastfeeding Friends ## CONTENTS ## **3. LETTER FROM THE CHAIR** ## **4. WHO ARE WE?** ## **5. ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2021/22** **6. WHAT'S NEXT?** ## **LETTER FROM THE CHAIR** The words of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, of the World Health Organization at the end of 2021 sum up the difficult year that we all faced. " _As 2021 draws to a close, it’s a good time to look back and to look forward. This has been another tough year, but there’s also a lot to be grateful for"_ And I can definitely reflect on how grateful I have been to have the support of a dedicated team of Trustees and Volunteers who were prepared to rise about their personal struggles and continue to support parents to feed their babies. Looking back I am amazed at how much we achieved from the continued development of our free breast pump hire scheme, trialling face-to-face feeding support again alongside Stanwell Foodbank, recommencing our training programme which saw the graduation of 4 new peer supporters and getting the first volunteers on the postnatal ward at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital. I want to also thank Comic Relief and The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting us financially. I attended the last session of our training course and Mary read the picture book, _The Rabbit Listened_ to the trainees which is about how to comfort and heal the people in your life, by taking the time to carefully, lovingly, and gently listen. I can't think of anything better to sum up what we aim to do as an organisation - hold space for those that need time to talk and to be listened to! Thank you to all our volunteers for taking this time. **Hazel Meyer** Chair, Spelthorne Breastfeeding Friends ## **WHO ARE WE?** Spelthorne Breastfeeding Friends is a charitable group established to contribute to the promotion, protection and continuation of breastfeeding within the Borough of Spelthorne. Our objectives are to: Promote volunteering of mothers of any age who have breastfed their own baby/s or are still breastfeeding and have the unique quality of being able to relate to mothers from a similar community, culture and values sets Develop capabilities, competencies, skills, understanding and employability of volunteers Act as a source of up-to-date information about breastfeeding and feeding-related issues, the practical task of looking after babies and the importance of attunement, attachment and empathy Provide mother-to-mother breastfeeding and other practical support for new mothers Work closely with other organisations is Spelthorne who are supporting new parents Help promote the benefits of breastfeeding to women less likely to breastfeed and providing appropriate support ## **ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2021 TRAINING** In February we launched our third training course as an organisation run by Mary Soane. We are very grateful to have Mary on board as she has worked in Spelthorne for many years and has an understanding of the needs of parents in the local area. This course had fewer attendees than previous courses we have run, reflecting the reduction of capacity for volunteering as a result of the pandemic but they made up for the lack of numbers with their enthusiasm. This course included 30 hours of group tutorial-based study on the following topics, plus independent study and reflection: - Effective Listening and Communication - Understanding Milk Supply - Barriers to Breastfeeding - Principles of Safe Collection and Storage of Breastmilk - Understanding Normal Breastfeeding including evidence-based positioning and attachment theory - Understanding the Boundaries and the Role of a Peer Supporter Attendees also attended the Durham University and Sleep Centre Online Conference in March 2022 and completed their safeguarding training and DBS checks. We all enjoyed the Graduation Event at Teddington Town cricket club on a sunny May Bank holiday where the new volunteers and families get to meet the existing team. Graduates were asked to give **FEEDBACK** on the training course on what they had enjoyed about the course and what they had learnt. _**I thought I knew how to listen to people - but I didn't**_ Liked the smaller group.... easier to connect _**Want to give something back**_ went by too quickly **Given me confidence** _Good fun_ Informative _**Listening and not talking**_ Being present **Learnt valuable active listening skills Valuable breastfeeding knowledge** knowledge from other peers Giving infromation NOT advice ## **VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY** ## **Breast pump hire scheme** Our free breast pump hire scheme has gone from strength to strength. The day-to-day administration has been taken over by one of our volunteers and four other volunteers are acting as pump hire agents - organising the collection/delivery of pumps and offering expressing and breastfeeding support to mothers hiring the pumps. The scheme is actively promoted at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital and the midwives have told us how valuable parents find it when they are working on establishing breastfeeding. **THIS YEAR WE HIRED OUT AROUND 60 PUMPS** Parents told us .... _Very easy to collect pump especially during Covid with no contact collection_ _I never felt pressured about timing of giving it back, I was asked if I’d finished and when would suit me so never felt rushed_ _It’s an amazing service and can’t thank you guys enough_ ## **VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY** ## **Volunteers Ashford and St Peter's Hospital** After a lot of hard work from all sides and some further training, we were excited to see two of our peer supporters begin to volunteer on the post-natal ward at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital, offering feeding support to parents working alongside the maternity staff,. _The volunteers have settled into the team amazingly! They are such an asset to the parents and staff every time they come. Thank you for providing us with such an invaluable resource._ **Liz Jennis Infant Feeding Lea** d Volunteers lunch ## **VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY** ## **Mum-to-Mum Support** In October 2021 we trialled the opening of a mum-to-mum support group at a community centre in Stanwell, working alongside Stanwell Food Bank. Unfortunately, due to a lack of volunteer capacity and limited community engagement, we decided to discontinue this group at the end of March 2022 with the aim of revisiting the idea in the future. Our volunteers continue to support parents alongside local breastfeeding counsellors at the Breastfeeding Cafe which runs in the Claredon Children's Centre. ## **WHAT'S NEXT?** After some heartfelt discussions as a team of trustees, we have decided that the year ahead will be a time of consolidation and recovery as everyone realises the toll that the pandemic has had on us and our families. We look forward to a full return to normality so we can train more volunteers and play our part in seeing more parents reach their feeding goals. FINANCIAL REPORT Financial Report for Spelthorne Breastfeeding Friends as at 311312022 Incorne Grant Donations lundraising Breast pump loan scheme 3.5(M). 20.(X) 410. Totsi Inc4)mo 3.930. Expendlture Training Venue Hire Volunteer expenses Insurance Promotion Photocopyin& stationery Refre4hmenls Resources and f4uipment Sundries Breastpump loan scheme Graduation event 1.470.LIJ 31.3.96 155. Totsl Exwndlturn 2a48.72 Balance8 l'ull￿4 iarriLxI forward frorn last year (if any) Funds received in year Funds spenl in year Current balance I,n6.68 IS￿.72 3.297.% Funlis held in bank Fun￿5 held as ca.sh Total 3.297.96 3,2(y7.96 Grant funds held (total) GL'nLral funds hLld Total 3,279.85 18.11 3.297.96 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Balance brought forward 1,716 - - 1,716
Breastpump rental fee 410 - - 410
Grants 1,000 1,000
Donation for breast pump rental scheme 20 20
Lottery Grant 2,500 2,500
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Knitted breasts 70 - - 70 -
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Training package 1,470 - - 1,470 -
weighted doll 85 - - 85 -
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Total payments [ 2,349 ] - - 2,349 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,297 - - 3,297 -
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Cash funds this year end 3,297 - - 3,297 -
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