Tributes paid to Esther Rantzen on Childline's 40th anniversary

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Geri Halliwell-Horner paid tribute to Esther Rantzen at an event celebrating Childline's 40th anniversary in London.

Geri Halliwell-Horner paid tribute to Esther Rantzen at a London event on Wednesday celebrating Childline's 40th anniversary. The event took place a week after Rantzen's death aged 86 following a cancer diagnosis.

Rantzen was remembered for her wide-ranging charity work. She established Childline, the Meet-a-Mum Association (Mama) in 1979 and the Silver Line. Mama created a network of local groups offering friendship and support for new mothers. Those who benefited from her work, including new mothers who found support through Mama, have expressed their gratitude for her legacy.

How it is being reported

• Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter saysRebecca Wilcox said she realised her mother loved Childline more than her and her siblings ‘from day one’.Evening Standard · 7 Oct, 20:14
• Geri Halliwell-Horner pays poignant tribute to Childline founder Esther Rantzen on charity’s 40th anniversaryAn event celebrating the organisation’s four decades took place in London on Wednesday, a week on from the broadcaster and campaigner’s death aged 86 after a cancer diagnosisThe Independent · 7 Oct, 19:00
• Esther Rantzen’s Mama was a lifeline for new mums | LettersFiona Lindop says she will always be grateful to the TV presenter for establishing the Meet-a-Mum Association Esther Rantzen ( Obituary, 1 October ) is rightly remembered and honoured for her wide-ranging charity work, including establishing Childline and the Silver Line. One of the charities that she pioneered was the Meet-a-Mum Association (Mama), founded in 1979. Mama established a network of local groups offering friendship and support for new mothers. In 1984, I was a young mum with a toddler and a two-week-old baby, and had just moved to Hertfordshire from South Yorkshire. Mama was a…The Guardian · 7 Oct, 18:00

In this story: Esther Rantzen · Geri Halliwell-Horner · Childline · Meet-a-Mum Association · Silver Line · London

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