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Woman's Hour: Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum

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01/06/2020

Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum

Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group.

Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson. Real Life Money: an honest guide to taking control of your finances. The midwives passionate about promoting the benefits of colostrum.

More from our series that celebrates the women who get things done – the Troupers. They're very bad at blowing their own trumpets so we're  doing it for them. Today we hear from Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group in Whitstable.

After building up credit card debt of £25,000 Clare Seal  decided she had to do something drastic to deal with it. She set up an Instagram account to make herself accountable. Posting anonymously she shared her story and offered advice and solidarity to a growing community of people. She’s now written a book with tips and advice for others in a similar situation. It’s called Real Life Money: an honest guide to taking control of your finances 

Plus two midwives from Kent  Kent midwives - Sally Sidhu and Jan Gatehouse -  who've just an award for their work on promoting colostrum tell Jane all about the benefits of so called "liquid gold" especially for premature babies. 

And as some children in England return to school how do you deal with a  child who still needs to be shielded. 

Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Beverley Purcell

Guest;  Annie Taylor
Guest;  Wendy Robinson
Guest;  Clare Seal
Guest;  Sally Sidhu
Guest;  Jan Gatehouse

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