Look what we have managed to bag.

Posted 15th May 2023

This amazing project approached us and offered quilts for our community members, these are beautiful handmade quilts with amazing messages on them. 

Here is a little more information on this amazing project; 

The facts about life after the UK care system are bleak: 1 in 5 homeless people have been in care and 1 in 5 care leavers go on to spend time in prison. Once discharged from the local authority care system, these 16-25 year old young adults are effectively on their own, often with very limited resources. In response, every year in towns and cities around the country, groups of volunteers host Christmas Dinner events, for as many of these young adults as possible, especially those who would be spending their first Christmas Day as independents alone.

Knowing how much comfort and delight a quilt can give, a small group of stitchers formed in October 2018 aiming to make a quilted ‘hug’ for each of the attendees at one of these festive events. In less than three months, they managed to collect 120 quilts, distributing 50 to the Manchester Dinner, 50 to Leeds and 17 to a smaller event in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. 

(Taken from their website, http://q4cl.org.uk) 

This image is one of our youngest members, once she has received her quilt.