We had a great afternoon at Sussex Prairie Gardens last week. After a very interesting talk by Pauline, the owner, we all explored the garden and then met up again for tea and cake. Everyone enjoyed the day, and it was a great way to say thanks to all our hard-working, dedicated...
Adina and her team of staff and volunteers have been having a busy Summer. They have had a team from the UK who put in a damp proof course, as well as fun and educational activities for the local kids, regular eye testing and health screening, as well as the social club for the elderly.A...
The guys at the Centre have been working hard to update their blog. Rather than duplicate all the info they have there – please take a look at the blog, to get regular updates on what is happening.http://sperantacolonie.wordpress.com/
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Christmas Appeal for funds to buy fuel for our group of elderly people in Petrila. We got a good response, both from our shop customers and regular supporters. I have just received an update and photos from Julian who runs Providenta Divina....
We have had an update from Linda of RAKE, telling us about their lovely Christmas at the House of Roses with the 4 youngsters. We are so pleased that despite all the initial problems all 4 are now settling in well and are coping with the huge changes to their lives. There are now 2 new...
This Christmas please spare a thought for Georgeta, and many other vulnerable elderly people preparing to survive another Winter in Romania. Georgeta, 75, receives essential support from Providenta DivinaGeorgeta is 75. She lives on her own in a small house with one room and a kitchen,...
We had a very succesful “do” last week at the White Horse in Ditchling. It was a great way to say thanks to the volunteers for all their hard work in the shop over the year. As you can see, a good time was had by all!
The essential works on the building have now been completed. The Centre has had new pipework, heating, and guttering, as well as internal and external decoration. It was very difficult for the staff and volunteers to carry on whilst the work was being done, but we hope that now they will...
Good news from RAKE. Razvan and Ionut have moved into their new home, now called “the House of Roses”. The boys left the Camine with nothing but the clothes they were wearing, so we were glad to have collected up a load of clothes from the shop, which Linda shipped out some...
Dave Bennett and his team of optoms visited Petrosani a week ago. I hope to get a full report of his visit soon, but in the meantime, you can see from the photos below how new volunteers have been given training to make up glasses. The Screening continues to have a positive impact...
We’ve just had an update from Adina, the Manager at the Hope for the Colony Centre in Petrosani. They have had a very busy summer, running a number of holiday clubs, for the children who usually attend the Homework Club. They’ve also been busy setting up the new glazing workshop,...
Every year we do a special afternoon tea for the shop volunteers to thank them for all their hard work. This year we decided to have a trip to a local garden called Borde Hill, followed by tea in the cafe afterwards. A lovely time was had by all – we braved the cold...
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