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End Child Poverty reception at Labour Party Conference - 24th of Sep, 2008
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for the Department of Children Schools and Families, addressed a packed End Child Poverty reception held at Labour Party Conference and urged people to attend the End Child Poverty rally on October 4th.The evening started with a set by the Mamasets, a youth rock band, who brought the house down with their performance to delegates, ministers, End Child Poverty members and visitors alike.
This was followed by speeches from both Bob Reitemeier, Chief Executive for The Children’s Society, and Rt. Hon. Ed Balls MP both of whom reaffirmed the need for the Government to keep their promise of a generation and end child poverty.
The reception, hosted by Barnardo’s, NSPCC, Save the Children, The Children’s Society and Action for Children, created an exciting buzz about the event on October 4th and provided keen campaigners with whistles, T-shirts and postcards in preparation for the rally.
To find out more about the UK’s biggest ever event to end child poverty please visit www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/promise.
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