The Newsletter is sent to all members free of charge and also local hospitals and drs surgeries in the area. we hope to continue to provide this as it has become and important part of our Group and a gives us a valuable presence in the local area, making people aware of who we are, what we offer and what we can do to possibly help them. with printing costs and postage, this is soon going to become a lot harder to achieve but is something we are very keen to continue.

Our newsletter is extremely important to our members as it provides a constant contact with our Group. Not every member - or potential member - feels comfortable attending meetings as it can be extremely daunting. Our Newsletter can reach those people and offer them support and advice. It also informs health professionals of our presence so that they can perhaps offer our contact details to anyone they feel might benefit. Our aim is to educate people on ostomies and the newsletter does that.

To be able to continue with our newsletter. With printing costs and postage is it becoming harder and harder to keep this going. It is an invaluable tool in keeping our members connected and allowing them to follow the Group's progress, especially those who are too ill to attend meetings or come along to social events. Already we have had high praise for the newsletter and we would hope to continue to better ourselves.