OHOB is filling a container to send to Greece at the beginning of August.
Please bring items either to the regular drop-off and sorting session on Tuesdays from 10-12 at the Central Methodist Church, or to the meeting on Friday 27th July at 19:30 in the Liberty Suite above Jerichos. Continue reading “Collection for Greece -deadline 31st July”
Displaced in Europe
Posts about what is happening in Northern France with refugees trying to get to the UK. We work closely with the charity Care4Calais. About once a month a van carrying donated items makes the trip from Cornwall and volunteers with it spend a week helping with the distribution of aid there.
OHOB Collection for Greece
Open Hearts Open Borders are sending another container to Greece at the beginning of August. Deadline for donating items is 31st July. Collection points include:
- Launceston – 43 Huron Way, PL15 9HX
– CALL TO ARRANGE – 07812 585002 - Bude – 48 St Marlene Close, Marhamchurch EX23 0HX
– CALL TO ARRANGE 07811745885 - Wadebridge – Impress51, 2 The Platt, Opposite the Townhall PL27 7AE
Items required: Continue reading “OHOB Collection for Greece”
Rob’s Reflections on Calais, May 2017
This posted by Rob Butler on Facebook following his recent trip to Calais and Belgium. On Facebook there are also several photos from this trip.
Not posted a lot about my trip to France and my day in Belgium been getting my head together. Now on the Bank holiday Monday making sense of it all.
Latest urgent needs from Calais
We need sleeping bags.
Small men’s clothes.
Shoes.
Dried fruit and nuts.
Coffee biscuits and cake or energy bars.
Backpacks.
That’s a message I have received today from Clare Mosley at Care4Calais. We are putting together a team to go to France. May the 21st Sunday and back 27th Saturday. If you can help in any way it would be greatly appreciated 