Helping Ukraine as a village community
Following our Village meetings on 26/3/22 and 23/4/22 (26/3 minutes can be read here ) a selection of suggestions were put forward. These, other thoughts and ideas are listed below and are by no-means the final list of wishes by some members of the Village.
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VOLUNTEER & SERVICES TABLE
The below summary table show all of the suggested ideas, their descriptions, the people that are required and the person to contact.
| SERVICE | DESCRIPTION | COORDINATOR | __VOLUNTEERS__ | Contact |
| Transportation | Due to the remoteness of the Village, some of our refugees will need transport to local venues like Shops, Doctors & Dentists etc. list. | J. Rose | JR JA WM EH | Coordinator janerose32@icloud.com |
| Reading & Conversational English | Casual conversational English & to accompany English reading for School, general interest and important Forms etc. | -NEEDED- | Conversational English Group: PJ RL Reading Group: JR | Editor |
| Music Concert | Fund-raising Music Concert. Many musicians, singers, bands & groups. Free Glass Wine Sat 2nd July 7:30pm | Richard Cluley | Musicians: The Swinging Woodpeckers The Beezzz Folks like us We are Nomad Lights: PJ -NEEDED- Refreshments | Coordinator richardc@bdgassoc.com |
| Welcome Group | Welcome group to introduce Refugees into Village Life and maybe accompany them to Village Events and further afar. | Rachel Lewis & Clare Milligan | RL | Editor |
| Coffee & Internet | Village Hall for Weekly Coffee, Chat and Internet use. Spare Laptops could be needed and someone will need some IT experience. There is a weekly? meeting in Nantwich for Ukraine Refugees. If our group does not work we could transport people to Nantwich. Please see ChatBox item below. | -NEEDED- | Cafe staff: -NEEDED- | Editor |
| Tip Donations PROJECT FINISHED | Children's tips for carrying plants to adult's cars at Plant Sale 29/4-2/5 | J. Headon | Available Children | jh.headon@btinternet.com |
| Ukraine Ribbon Makers PROJECT FINISHED | Make "Support for Ukraine" Ribbons for sale at Plant Sale & Jubilee Tea Party. | P.Jones | JJ LJ AM LB | Editor |
| Tent Bucket Donations PROJECT FINISHED | Tip bucket displayed at Plant Sale tent 29/4-2/5 | J. Headon | Tent Cashier | jh.headon@btinternet.com |
| Bric-a-Brac at Plant Sale PROJECT FINISHED | All proceeds from Bric-a-Brac sale at Plant Sale tent 29/4-2/5 | J. Headon | Children & Church Staff | jh.headon@btinternet.com |
| Coffee & Prosecco PROJECT FINISHED | Tea, Coffee & Prosecco Party at Church. Friday afternoon 3rd June | J.Headon | Church Staff | jh.headon@btinternet.com |
| Write to MP | Write to your MP. For an email example click HERE | – | Yourself | MP & Local Councillor Contacts |
| Do you know of any other service that you/we can offer? | Please get in touch if you can add any other ideas here | - | - | Editor |
Parish Council to Donate £100 via Nigel Lewis to pay for Paper,tickets,Some ribbons stock, Collection tin etc
CHATBOX If you would like to Read or Add a message to our UKRAINE APPEAL Chatbox please CLICK HERE
Other Information & Links
Keep the pressure on the UK government to make a material difference to the situation in Ukraine.
Our local MP, Ed Timpson, should be the conduit for those views and in turn should raise concerns with central government.
His email address is at the bottom of this page HERE
Example of email to send to him HERE
The government have announced further support for Local Authorities that host Ukrainian refugees. Cheshire East's (CE) Ukrainian refugee page is HERE
The CE page is short on detail so will require further communication with the council. As well as contacting the CE email address on the page, it would also be helpful to email Sarah Pochin, our local councillor. She should be able to act on our behalf.
Her email address is at the bottom of this page HERE
Example of email to send to her HERE
Humanitarian donations can be made to lots of organisations. If you donate to Disasters Emergence Committee the government will double the value up to a total of £20m.
If you want to donate directly to the Ukrainian government, their site is HERE
To host a refugee(s) you first need to find someone who wants to come to the UK.
Many people are doing this through social media, friends or charities.
Some sites which might be helpful are :-
Other Useful Links
| Donations – Red Cross | https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/international/ukraine |
| Donations – Christian Aid | https://www.christianaid.org.uk/ |
| Facebook – Ukrainians in Cheshire | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018671592079717 / |
| Facebook – Ukrainian Support Cheshire East | https://www.facebook.com/groups/497268791998341/ |
| Facebook – Nantwich Community | https://www.facebook.com/groups/797562083619216/ |
| Facebook – Changing lives together | https://www.facebook.com/CLTCheshire/?ti=as |
| Facebook – Jo Garner Cheshire Changing Lives Together video | https://fb.watch/c9raifx928/ |
| Any other links? | If you have one to add here drop the Editor a line by clicking HERE |
Date(s) for your diary:
| 2nd July 7:30pm | Music Concert in St. Bart's. Ticket only. |
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