Emma has two children and has used a Sure Start centre for baby yoga sessions, music groups, baby massage classes, breastfeeding support groups, and a range of other services. She also offers peer support for breastfeeding. Now the centre, along with other Sure Starts, is to close. She says, “The support you get from other mums is so important. It’s about meeting other people in the same situation, and it can help with post-natal depression. Closing these centres will see us lose a big part of our community.”