Friends of Crowborough Hospital

23/06/2026

🟢 CLEAR OUT YOUR CUPBOARDS & SUPPORT OUR FÊTE! 🟢

The Friends of Crowborough Hospital are now collecting donations for our Crowborough Hospital Fête on 31st August.

We’re looking for:

📚 Good quality books
🧸 Toys
👕 Clothes
🧩 Jigsaws
💿 CDs
🏺 Bric-a-brac

📍 Donations can be dropped off at the sheds at the hospital entrance.

🗓 First collection:
Friday 17th July
⏰ 2pm – 4pm

Then every Friday until the Fête.

Please note:
❌ No large furniture
❌ No large electrical items

Every donation helps us raise valuable funds to support Crowborough Hospital and the services it provides to our local community.

Thank you for your support 💚

03/06/2026

A big thank you 🩷

05/05/2026

Just to say a big thank you to the BBC for all their support. We were online this morning at 0745am and you can listen back here: (Scroll 1hour and 45minutes)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vmsj

It’s also been written up online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21yvdd895o

Campaigners calling for births to resume at a unit in Crowborough speak about the impact on women.

30/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CQbJpVkmt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Join the meeting today around 11/11.30 to hear things live https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/327649010642518?p=LleIW6QM7Xw7TyrWBp

29/04/2026

“If you could speak directly to the decision maker… what would you say?”

We asked the questions the “decision makers” chose not to.

So here it is - the truth.
Real mothers. Real experiences. Real consequences.

This is their answer.

And we are not finished.

Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing more - the difficult questions, and the devastating reality of what this closure has meant for local families.

Please listen.
Really listen.

Reopen our Birthing Centre.

🎥 FAYFILMSUK

28/04/2026

Local mothers, reduced to tears by a decision made behind closed doors.

But these voices won’t be silenced.

Reopen our Birth Centre.

🎥 FAYFILMSUK

26/04/2026

These are REAL stories from local mums.

Arriving at hospital already fully dilated.

Being told “there’s no space here.”

Giving birth feeling anxious, unsupported, and far from home.

The Crowborough Birthing Centre was more than a service - it was safety, familiarity, and care.

So WHY is it still closed?

We have the evidence. We have the voices.

And now, decisions about its future are being made behind closed doors.

That’s not good enough.

This meeting on Thursday should be public.

Women deserve transparency. Families deserve answers.

Reopen the birthing centre.

🎥 fayfilmsuk

24/04/2026

Mums we urgently need you tomorrow at 9am or Monday at 7pm!

23/04/2026

CROWBOROUGH BREASTFEEDING CAFE IS OPEN 💛

There seems to be some confusion circulating, so here are the facts about our much loved breastfeeding café:

✨ It is OPEN! The closure of the birthing centre has not affected the café.

👶 Who it’s for: The café generally supports babies up to 12 weeks, (with those under 28 days prioritised), HOWEVER, if your baby is older and you need support, please still come along - you will not be turned away. They are there to help!

👨‍👩‍👧 Siblings: Older children are welcome. It’s not a toddler group, so we just ask everyone to help keep the space calm and supportive for new mums and their babies.

🍰 Everyone is welcome: You can attend regardless of where you gave birth - this is a community space for all local families (and yes… the cake is still the best across Kent & East Sussex 👏🏻 ).

Please help us by sharing accurate information so that anyone who needs support knows they can still access it 💛