The Unguarded Heart – T4K update, November 2022
Hello Everybody, A very happy November to you all, if such a thing as possible. Some people, and at least one romantic poet, claim to like autumn. I am suspicious. …
Making homes for refugees
Hello Everybody, A very happy November to you all, if such a thing as possible. Some people, and at least one romantic poet, claim to like autumn. I am suspicious. …
At Thousand for 1000 we are thrilled to see the outpouring of support and practical solidarity offered to assist people needing to flee the war in Ukraine. This is not a new phenomenon. We were thrilled by the response of our communities to the long summer of migration in 2014, the ongoing horror that is Calais and, most recently, the willingness to support an evacuation from Afghanistan.
Hello everyone, I hope that your January has been cheerful. I don’t know whether or not it is a good thing, but there are some signs of spring, daffodil shoots, …
Hello everybody, A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hopefully none of you are too worse for wear reading this, although if you are I hope it’s because …
Hello all, Firstly, apologies for not sending out a newsletter last month. It has all been rather busy at T4K towers. People do say very nice things about the …
Hello everybody, I am very sorry about the delay to this newsletter. It is actually two weeks late now, although I was aiming to bring it out Friday 1st …
If we can afford to wage war on the country for 20 years, we can find space for those made homeless by that war. We also have to put our money where our mouths are. If we have spare rooms and can have people in our house, we can offer it through Room for Refugees. If we are landlords, we can rent at prices that are affordable. And if we have spare change, we can pool it to make homes for those with nowhere else to go. It is what humans do. It is who we are. We make space for all.
It is difficult to believe that July is nearly over. That might be in part because it is raining today and that rather clouds my view of the weather. I …
A very happy Midsummer to you all. It is of course raining, but that’s traditional. I think that this time of year ought to be a time of year for …
Spring has finally sprung in Brighton, and people are starting to emerge into the sunshine. It’s been a long, hard winter for all of us and it’s lovely to see …