The Welcome Home

A series of events that address ideas of belonging, of building compassionate communities, and of never turning down the chance of making a new friend.

Event 1: 'The Big Lincoln Soup'

Date: Saturday 6 October, 11:30-13:00
Location: Lincoln Drill Hall
Join us for lunch (soup of course!) and hear pitches from local people with big ideas for making a difference in our community.
Link: https://www.lincolndrillhall.com/shows/the-big-lincoln-soup/
Price: £5.00 per ticket. All of the money raised from the ticket sales goes to the winning pitch, which is voted for by the audience.

Event 2: Ice and Fire’s ‘This is Who I am’ (a national touring performance)

Date: Monday 8 October, from 19:30
Location: Lincoln Drill Hall
Using the verbal testimonies of refugees, This Is Who I Am is a reading that focuses on the challenges faced by LGBT people going through the UK asylum process.
Link: https://www.lincolndrillhall.com/shows/this-is-who-i-am/
Price: Tickets are free to order. Donations welcome - pay what you can.

Event 3: Maison Foo’s ‘A Thing Mislaid’ (a national touring performance). The performance will be followed by a conversation. The bar will be open and nibbles provided.

Date: Thursday 11 October, from 18:00
Location: Lincoln Drill Hall
Somewhere, on a nowhere road, just past adrift and before you reach astray, you’ll find two lost souls. Running. Running with a thing. A thing mislaid. A thing without a flock, looking for a place to belong. 
Link: https://www.lincolndrillhall.com/shows/a-thing-mislaid/
Price: Tickets are free to order. Donations welcome - pay what you can.

CompassionateLincoln was born three years ago of the refugees crisis. This picture is of Moria Camp in Lesvos. We thought it was bad in 2016, now it is very far beyond bad.

Thank you

The collection on 12 May was met by a fabulous response by the people of Lincoln.

We filled two vans and a mini with good quality items so needed by those desperate in Syria. The items brought included some Moses baskets, since, amid all the horror, life goes on.

The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.

The items are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.

So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East.

Thank you for making such a big difference!

Collection 12 May 2018

On Saturday, May 12, Compassionate Lincoln are holding a collection day for refugees in Syria.

The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.

The items collected on the day are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.

Here is a list of items we’re collecting:
- ALL SEASON CLOTHES, 
(adult, child & baby) in immaculate condition
- NEW UNDERWEAR 
(no used), with tags or in packaging
- SHOES & BOOTS 
(polished) in immaculate condition
- Blankets, sleeping bags, sheets & towels in immaculate condition
- Duvets only if like new with no marks or stains
- Moses baskets and baby bedding
- Disposable nappies, sanitary towels & incontinence pads
- Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes (unopened)

The collection will being held at Bishop Grosseteste University car park from 8:30am until 3:00pm.

Collection-organiser, Holly Furness said: “We know that there are lots of people in the city who continue to be really concerned about the refugee crisis and know that just because it isn’t on the news every day, the need hasn’t gone away.
“This collection is a really practical way of sending love and support to refugees and the charities working to support them so if people are able to donate the items we’re collecting it will be really gratefully received.”

So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East. Thank you for making such a big difference!

Phil Hamlyn Williams added, "'new and like new' is really important. Refugees are just like you and me as I discovered on Lesvos.

http://www.samarasaidappeal.org/.
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