This month I ask you to put ‘Bed Push’ in your diary for Sunday 8th October 2006 and underline it in red!! David Gauke, MP for South West Herts, and I will be leading a ‘bed push’ from Marlowes in Hemel to Watford Hospital. Even if you’re not a user of Hemel Hospital and always go to Watford anyway, we need your help. If Hemel closes it can only mean a greater demand on the already-stretched services at Watford. This should be one of the most high profile “Save the Hospital” events this year and we need your help. We will start at 10am at the bandstand in Marlowes on Sunday 8th October and push a specially-adapted hospital bed to Watford Hospital. We plan to stop for lunch and a rally in Kings Langley before proceeding to Watford. A hospital bed has already been donated and a local engineer has agreed to specially adapt it so that it is suitable for the journey – fitting it with brakes etc. The following week, David and I will present a petition to the Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt. We are also working with the Hospice of St Francis to make this a charity event. They have arranged sponsor forms and these are available from my office or my website www.mikepenning.com. I would very much appreciate your support in what will surely be the most high profile ‘Save the Hospital’ event this year.
This event is additionally supported by DHAG and the Campaign to Save the Birthing Unit. | 
