has fallen foul of the Health & Safety gang,
the Library and Information Centre is the second largest library in Northumberland, the Knit 'n' Natter group met at the library in Cramlington, Northumberland once a week to knit replica anatomical parts for training NHS midwives, but we all know that it was too good to be true,
since the group began three years ago its 20 to 30 members have knitted thousands of garments for premature and sick babies, they have also made 1,500 pairs of knitted breasts and are currently knitting wombs for midwives, but this kind hearten generous group have been told to go,
some of the toys made by the Cramlington Knitting Group, placed outside the library in protest, Margaret Derrick, one of the group's founding members, said: "We've been told different stories and different complaints and I don't now know what to believe, we've been told knitting needles are dangerous instruments and against health and safety policy',
Conservative Councillor, Wayne Daley of Cramlington North, said the decision was "barmy" 'I think this is a shocking decision - I was taken aback,' he said, 'it is unbelievable that the county council can take a group that is successful and doing things for the NHS, and penalize them by throwing them out of what is supposed to be a community library, I was told there were health and safety concerns over knitting needles - which is just barmy', but wait a second you are talking about a county council decision, you know the people you elect and pay for to look after you!
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