Hi Adam_1982
Thankyou for your comments. Threads can be removed for a range of reasons. The user is able to remove there comments themselves or occasionally there may be a safety issue and guidelines for the forum have not been upheld.
For your information Gingerbread groups run up and down the country. As well as the forum, they can be a useful way of making links with other parents. There is currently a Gingerbread group that runs in Southampton. I will send you a personal message with their details.
Hope this is of some use to you. Wishing you well.
Justine