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Save the Isabel Blackman Centre, Hastings

We the undersigned petition the council to reverse their decision to cut day services at the Isabel Blackman Centre, Hastings. The cuts administered by ESCC on behalf of the Tory government fall most heavily upon the most deprived areas of the county in the areas of greatest need. We call upon ESCC to ensure that the Isabel Blackman Centre continues to offer essential support for the elderly and the most vulnerable people in our society.

The Isabel Blackman Centre provides year-round adult social care facilities for adults over 50 suffering from the complex effects of dementia; stroke; learning disabilities and other long-term conditions. It offers a safe haven for engagement and interaction with others which enriches the quality of life of those being supported. It also provides crucial respite for their families and carers.

The decision by ESCC to support these inhumane Tory cuts comes after an inadequate “consultation”. Despite a covenant requiring the Isabel Blackman Centre to provide services for elderly and vulnerable people ESCC have singularly failed to provide any detailed plan for the future of this vital service beyond scrapping it.

Therefore, Hastings residents have no faith that the assurance made by ESCC that they will find “like for like alternative provision” is anything more than prevarication.

This ePetition ran from 24/07/2018 to 12/10/2018 and has now finished.

444 people signed this ePetition.