MIDDLEWICH MP Fiona Bruce has got behind a groundbreaking programme aimed at keeping families together.


The Let’s Stick Together Programme operates under the umbrella of Care for the Family, a charity committed to strengthening families and relationships. 


A pilot for Care’s let’s Stick Together programme was recently funded by the Department of Education and was piloted in three local authorities.


Funding has now been approved by Cheshire East Council for a Let’s Stick Together Programme for couples to be launched and operated by volunteers in Mrs Bruce’s constituency.


Mrs Bruce said: “Research suggests that one in three cohabiting couples split up before their child’s fifth birthday and Care for the Family are seeking to address this issue. 


“They have concluded that it is rare nowadays for new parents, despite excellent pre and ante-natal care for their child, to be advised, however obvious it may seem, that a new arrival can put on strain on their relationship.


“There is a need for greater support for new parents in these times particularly when so many do not have a family support network roundabout. 


“That is why I am so pleased that a Let’s Stick Together Programme here in my constituency, something I have campaigned for both in Parliament and Congleton, where it can do good helping couples stay together for the benefit of themselves, their children and their community as a whole.


“I pay tribute to Carolyn McQuaker, the faith representative for The Children’s Trust, for pursuing this project.”