Playgroup's SOS to city parents ; A playgroup in Stoke is threatened with closure - unless numbers increase.

From: Plymouth Evening Herald, The | Date: May 12, 2008| Author: NICOLA TAPP Herald Reporter | Copyright information

A playgroup in Stoke is threatened with closure - unless numbers increase.

Stoke Methodist Church Parent and Toddler group, which has been going for over 20 years, is encouraging Plymouth parents to use its valuable facility.

Children currently registered include two sets of twins.

The playgroup, which is run entirely by volunteers Janet Trewin and Sharon McCartney, is also in desperate need of more toys - they currently rely on donations and hand-outs.

Janet, who...

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