Three people from Blackshaw Head are going to the refugee camps in Northern France on 17-19th June with donations of clothes, food, etc to the people living in the camps.
This trip is part of a national convoy that will meet for a rally at Whitehall in London.
The convoy leaves London on Saturday June 18th in the morning.
Donations will be given to L’Auberge des Migrants and
Care4Calais for both the Calais and Grande Synthe (Dunkerque)
Refugee Camps.
PRIORTY NEEDS
Food
Both charities are running very low on food supplies – ideas for donations are:
1kg sugar; 1kg rice; tinned fish (tuna, sardines, mackerel); biscuit packets; tinned goods (tomatoes, chickpeas, kidney beans); tea and coffee; 750g salt; dried fruit and nuts; tinned fruit and veg; vegetable stock cubes.
Please make sure tins have ring pull tops.
Make sure everything is in date!
Clothing
Both charities are currently oversupplied with children’s clothes
and toys, however are experiencing a shortfall of teenage boys
(13-17 years old – see below).
Women
Boots/ shoes up to size 39 (no heels!); smaller cup size bras (up to
36C); socks & underwear; warm, waterproof coats (s & m);
waterproof trousers; trousers jeans and tracksuit bottoms (S, M, L);
long-sleeved tops, jumpers and hoodies (S, M).
Men
Trainers especially sizes 41 to 43, and ideally black; waterproof
walking boots high ankle especially sizes 41 to 43; gloves; small
trousers (size 28 and 30); small and medium jumpers; waterproof
trousers; waterproof coats; tracksuit bottoms (S, M); long-sleeved
tops, jumpers and hoodies (S); socks & underwear.
Youth (boys)
Tracksuit bottoms (ages 12-17); jeans (ages 12-17); underwear
(ages 12-17 or men’s size small); hoodies (S,M); trainers (ideally
black) sizes 40, 41, 42, 43; socks & underwear.
Hygiene items
Saline solution; toilet roll; razors; shaving cream; deodorant; baby
wipes; shampoo; conditioner; moisturiser; tissues.
Other
Back packs (small for grab bags, large for possessions); 130l
strong bin bags; thick rubber bands; fire extinguishers; goody bags
of hats, gloves and scarves; foil blankets (to go underneath sleeping
mats); blankets; sleeping bags; tarpaulins; camp mats;
wind up/ solar torches and lanterns;
As you will appreciate donations should be in good
useable condition. It will really help us if you can sort
women’s, men’s and boy’s clothes into di/erent bags
and label them “women”, “men” and “boys”. Likewise
with “food”, “hygiene items” and “other”.
Deadline for donations
We will need your donations by Tuesday 14th June
How do you get your donations to us ?
If you want us to collect your donation please phone or
text us (Phone numbers below).
Or ideally if you can:
There are collection points at Blackshaw Head Methodist
Church (the Chapel), wheeler bin in the car park of the
Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd, Mythomroyd,
HX7 5EU marked “For refugees” and at Laura & Finn,
Warcock Hill Barn, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head,
HX77JB.
We have booked a van, paid for ferry and will need petrol plus
two overnight stays. If you want to give a donation towards
these costs or to buy more food to give to the asylum seekers
in France you can do this by giving us the cash or make an
online donation through
https://localgiving.org/charity/togetherwegrow/
If you want to take part in the Convoy to Calais either:
Use the link
www.peoplesassembly.org.uk/convoy_to_calais
Or phone John or Pat Kemp on 07745910784 or
07712047059 or Finn Jensen on 01422 846863 or on
07511213449.
Thank you very much.
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