Centre of attention

Little D will be one year old next month and has now spent half her young life in Wales. Her three siblings are already chattering in English after their first term at primary school and little D. could grow up trilingual if her family decide to remain here.  Language acquisition is more of a struggle for her parents and they still rely on Sarah (left) to interpret the nuances of the discussion when they attend our regular meetings to monitor the progress of the family as they settle into the community. In addition to ironing out any problems they may have the group is also looking ahead to welcoming a second refugee family in the next couple of months.

One of the most gratifying aspects of the whole enterprise has been the positive response of members of the community who aren't involved in the formal sponsorship group but who  nonetheless want to make a contribution to the success of the scheme. We heard today that a local music teacher is offering piano lessons to the older two girls and a driving instructor contacted about a few lessons to help the father get the hang of British roads straight away offered to provide them at half the usual cost. 

(Now that the cafe is no more we are holding these meetings in the town's art gallery/coffee bar.)