Some more good news this week ….Calderdale Council has just announced that it will take part in the government scheme to care for refugees from Syria and a Press Release has just been issued to that effect. It seems likely that they’ll start to arrive shortly and, because they’re in the scheme, will get support in housing, schools etc etc and be able to live here for 5 years in the first place.

I met the Manager of St Augustine’s Centre in Halifax today (and I’ll visit it again soon): it’s really impressive what they do – they see about 800 people/month and, besides running a Nursery, they have 4 staff but 70 volunteers. They can see and try and help anyone who comes to them regardless of their immigration status.

Local people are still contacting me offering to help – which is brilliant – and I’ll keep pressing the Council yo direct them to services who can make best use of them.