59 Eastgate
North Newbald
York YO43 4SD

During Ceausescu's dictatorship, he declared his intention to substantially increase the population of Romania to build a strong Romanian communist workforce. To implement this he decreed by law that all contraception and abortion were banned. In addition, all women were to give birth to up to 5 children or incur higher taxes. Many underwent enforced fertility checks over seen by the notorious Securitate police, figures estimate approx. 10,000 women died as a result of attempts at self termination (film Children of the Decree (2004), Director - Florin Iepan).

Many families could not afford to keep all their children or had children which were unwanted and were encouraged by the state to hand them over to the state run orphanages. They were informed that they would be taken care of and adequate food, shelter and education would be provided.

Picnics in the summer.