josie hannett, bbc south east today.nd this summer it's seeing a boom. thousands of weddings are due to go ahead after many couples had to repeatedly delay their plans because of covid restrictions. despite the rise in the cost of living, there are plenty of brides and grooms not prepared to put off their big day any further. clare woodling has been speaking to suppliers getting ready for the rush. the wedding season's just begun and with it a boost. while curbs were were cut last year, the industry's working with a backlog of postponed events. summer weddings are always popular, but now there are deferred celebrations in the mix too. it means a bumper run for many suppliers who have had a lean couple of years. weddings have a ramp up time to just telling us with a week's notice that weddings could go ahead is why they didn't all the wedding season's just begun and with it a boost. so there is probably another 10,000, 15,000 due on top of those. couples have come from as far afield as canada to marry here in this beautif

costs by allowing one member of staff to care for more than three infants would put lives at risk. josie hannettstaff—to—child ratios in early year settings like nurseries, making it cheaper for parents to tackle the cost of living crisis. after losing oliver in a childcare setting, you know, to then reduce the adult—to—child ratios was just disgusting. you know, how can they put the safety of children over helping the economy? i can't get my head around it, it's just terrible. it's notjust the safety aspect either. i was thinking of the fact that you pay this money for your kids to go to nursery or a childminder and you want them to have a decent time, while they are there and a quality of care when they are there as well with learning different things and stuff like that and i'm just kind of thinking how could that work if the kids that the adults are looking after, there are more of them? the government says they are clear that supporting families with access to childcare and early education is a priority and they are looking at ways to improve the cost, choice and availability of childcare p