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West Wickham & Shirley Baptist Church are collecting first aid items for those in Ukraine. We are joining our Ukrainian Chef, who has links in her home town of Lviv. The items we are collecting are:
Please check dates on these items.
We will be collecting these items on an ongoing basis, until necessary.
These items must be delivered to:
West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church,
Wickham Road,
Croydon.
CR0 8EH
Thank you so much in advance.
An appeal is being launched by the UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee to help the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the conflict.
Fifteen UK aid agencies – including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children – are joining together to ask the public to donate.
Homes in Ukraine have been destroyed and water supplies, hospitals and schools have been hit, the DEC says.
The charities say people urgently need food, water, shelter and medical care.
The appeal will help people who have fled Ukraine, but also those who have been displaced to other parts of the country.
DEC members and local aid agencies working with them say they are operating in Ukraine and in the neighbouring countries of Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia.
They are using donations to provide trauma care along with medical treatment, food, water and shelter.
All public donations will be doubled by the UK government, up to a total of £20m.
You can donate to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal here.
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Celebrate a day with us with afternoon tea deliciousness, music, entertainment and games for all ages at the Wilderness garden!
On Saturday 2nd April from 1pm to 5pm, MHA Communities South London & Kent have teamed up to host an outdoor Afternoon Tea Party at the Wilderness to raise funding and support MHA’s appeal to tackle loneliness and isolation in vulnerable older adults. We should be delighted if you and your family, friends and colleagues would be able to join us for either the whole, or part of the day.
Throughout the day there will be music and performances with local talents; stalls and entertainment; but also games and fun for children and families to take part in and adventure around the Wilderness with an Easter Egg Hunt. Prizes for the winners but deliciousness and treats for all.
We really hope that you will be able to join us and support our charity in our campaign to support older people’s life.
Please book your ticket as soon as possible by booking your ticket/s via EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/272237829677
We would be delighted if you and your family and friends would be able to join us for the event.
Entry is £2 minimum donation for online tickets and £4 minimum donation on the day of the event. Children up to 12 years old are free but still need to book their tickets.
£5 Afternoon Tea with hot drink, 1 scone with clotted cream and jam; 3 sandwiches
£8 Afternoon Tea as above served with a glass of prosecco
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We are still looking for donations for the cake stall and raffle prizes together with additional volunteers to help us to make the event a great success. If you are able to assist, please telephone our Communities Manager, Marco Galli, on 07597 135 220
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