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Halton Council backs our ‘Sticks and Stones’ campaign

News | 1 Comment 11th October 2010

‘Council backs ‘Sticks and Stones’ campaign Halton Borough Council has pledged to back ‘Sticks and Stones’, a local campaign challenging mental health and learning disability-related stigma, on behalf of its entire staff.

Bernard Pilkington, Chairman of 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust visited the Municipal Buildings on Kingsway, Widnes on Tuesday 7 September. He met with Councillor Rob Polhill, Leader of Halton Borough Council, to officially invite the Council to become a Corporate Partner of the campaign. “Halton Borough Council is strongly committed to equality for all and very supportive of the Trust’s innovative ‘Sticks and Stones’ campaign,” said Councillor Polhill. “I am, therefore, happy to sign the pledge on behalf of all our staff. There is no place for stigma in our workplace or in the borough of Halton as a whole.” 5,029 people work for Halton Borough Council, carrying out duties across a hugely diverse range of services. Including council employees on the petition has boosted the Trust’s pledge counter to more than 40,000. “In signing this petition, Councillor Polhill has demonstrated that Halton Borough Council is committed to building communities that are accepting and supportive of people with mental ill health and learning disabilities,” said Trust Chairman, Bernard Pilkington. “We are delighted to welcome the Council onboard as Corporate Partners of our campaign.”

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