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24 septembre 2009

Sewing workshop. Atelier couture.

After a long holiday break, our fashion designer Eleonore is back! She and her students are making a start on the winter collection which will be showcased in December. If you're interested in joining the class, it's every Thursday from 1pm. *************************...

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Tags: couture, fashion

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25 mai 2010

For sale! A vendre!

Notre Dame Refugee Centre will be selling bags and other crafts at the Celebrating Sanctuary festival on Sunday 13th June on the Southbank. The festival is one of the many events organised for Refugee Week (mentioned HERE ). The money raised on the stall...

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Tags: celebrating sanctuary, refugee week

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22 mars 2010

Cooking lesson 1. Leçon de cuisine 1.

We started our cooking lessons last Thursday. For a first, it was quite successful and our visitors were very pleased to have some hot and different food for lunch! Volunteers will be taking turns to demonstrate simple, nutritious and inexpensive meals...

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Tags: cooking, lesson

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11 août 2009

Family play day

To celebrate Playday 2009, a group of visitors and volunteers from NDRC went to Kensington Gardens last Friday 7th August for a family day out. The children took part in a magic and fun filled interactive show about fairies, goblins and mushrooms, then...

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Tags: picnic, playday

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7 février 2011

Starting the week in style

What a great start to a grey Monday morning - the corridor outside the office is filled with plastic bags collected through the Aumonerie at a Mass over the weekend. A huge thank you to Philippine de Beauregard and her team. The contents are much needed...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 18:19 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: food parcels, Aumonerie

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2 septembre 2009

Gilberte's cheese scones

Cheese Scones Ingredients: 1 lb self-raising flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 lb margarine, 2 eggs, milk, 75g grated cheese Sieve flour and salt in a mixing bowlRub in margarine until look like fine breadcrumbsMix in grated cheese keeping back a little to...

Posté par Helene NDRC à 22:05 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: baking, recette

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28 septembre 2009

Goodbye Séverine!

Tears were shed when we said goodbye to Séverine last week! Séverine joined the volunteer team about 6 months ago and in the short time she's been with us, she's done a fantastic job starting the Forest Farm Peace Garden project, setting up and facilitating...

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Tags: goodbye, volunteers

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21 janvier 2010

Goodbye Claire!

Another day at Notre Dame Refugee Centre.. Visitors needing help, a chat, to see their friends. Babies to cuddle. Learning new skills. But we were all very sad to say goodbye to Claire, our Thursday Coordinator, today. She's been with us for 10 years...

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Tags: goodbye, volunteers

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24 juin 2010

Refugee week.

Photos by Monica Alcazar. Everyone had a lovely time at the party we held for Refugee week last Thursday , complete with Congolese food, some singing in Lingala and a smoothie bike!! Pictures in the album HERE . ************************* Tout le monde...

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Tags: refugee week, party

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30 mai 2010

Ruined.

The play deals with the desperate lives of women in the east of the DR Congo "The Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined is on at the Almeida Theatre til next Saturday 5th June. Set in the violence plagued east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, its title...

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Tags: theatre, Congo

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8 juin 2010

Sewing group. Atelier couture.

If you're interested in joining the sewing group, it's every Thursday from 1pm! Those beautiful pictures are by Monica Alcazar . ************************* Si cela vous inté resse de rejoindre l'atelier couture, c'est tous les jeudis à partir de 13h !...

Posté par Helene NDRC à 21:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: couture, Monica Alcazar

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3 août 2010

This year's picnic in the park

We were lucky! As hoped, the weather stayed fine and we had a large turnout for our annual picnic in Kensington Gardens. The children loved the Punch and Judy Show. Everyone enjoyed the food prepared by Ginette, Elene and volunteers the previous day -...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 13:34 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Kensington Gardens, picnic in the park

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20 octobre 2009

Piaf, Jazz & More!

Our big fundraising event took place last Saturday and although we had to cancel the evening show due to poor ticket sales, the afternoon performance was a success! Between 150 and 200 people attended a fantastic afternoon of music variety - with a little...

Posté par Helene NDRC à 18:20 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: charity event, Piaf

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25 novembre 2010

Protesting at London Councils cuts

A bitterly cold day outside London Councils offices in Southwark, where we are protesting against planned funding cuts by London Councils. The proposed cuts will affect the salary of our second advice worker, Daniel Hadas. For the past two years we have...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 11:19 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: BAN Network, London Councils

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13 décembre 2010

Festive food parcels....the team in action

Monday December 13th - a busy Drop In day as it is also our Christmas party...Extra volunteers come into make up festive food parcels for all visitors - made particularly special this year by a wonderful donation of tangerines and Kitkats from Ecole du...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 14:45 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Christmas Party, food parcels

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5 janvier 2011

Back to work tomorrow

Thursday 6th January - Epiphany! - is our first Drop-in Cafe after the holidays. All the advice workers will be in, and we expect to see lots of clients, too. Some people have even worked over Christmas - Brian Mitchell, our senior advice worker, being...

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Tags: Brian Mitchell, Drop-in Cafe

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14 avril 2011

A brilliant idea and a surprise visit

Surprise visitors are always welcome! Today's - Emily Martens - was a breath of fresh air. Emily, 21, is a student at the University of Connecticut, US. She has spent the past three months in London and has been volunteering at the Migrant Resource Centre...

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Tags: Emily Martens, Migrant Resource Centre

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18 avril 2011

A sample dress from Soizic

Soizic Quentin de Coupigny brought in a sample dress last Thursday to inspire the sewing group that she runs every week. It is silk and so exquisite that keeping it in pristine condition is something of a challenge in our dusty office! It will certainly...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 19:05 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Sewing group, Soizic Quentin de Coupigny

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23 mai 2011

Visitors from the Catholic Women's League

We were lucky to have two visitors today, invited by Sister Albertine. Pat Cole and Eileen Goudie, Chair and Treasurer of the Aylesbury branch of the Catholic Women's League brought a cheque for £125, a splendid sum. It was collected at a tea party to...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 18:56 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Sister Albertine, Catholic Women's League

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18 octobre 2010

Sister Albertine and the Pope

Notre Dame de France was abuzz with stories of the Pope today. Sister Albertine, one of our loyal volunteers, went along to see him in Twickenha m (Strawberry Hill) on Friday. She kindly found time (in the midst of her busy day) to write a few lines for...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 18:40 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Pope Benedict, Sister Albertine

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6 juin 2010

Arts for human rights exhibition.

Artist and friend of Notre Dame Refugee Centre Monica Alcazar had an installation on show at the Arts for Human Rights Festival a few weeks ago. She displayed a bead curtain she'd made of old keys to symbolise displacement, while trying to raise money...

Posté par Helene NDRC à 20:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Monica Alcazar, arts for human rights

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28 février 2011

A visit from an old friend

A lovely surprise in the cafe today for some of the volunteers who have been here from the start. Sister Katharine Holmstrom worked in the cafe from 1997 to 2003. She was spotted at the midday Mass at Notre Dame de France today by Yvonne and Sister Albertine...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 16:49 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Jean Murat, Katharine Holmstrom

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4 juillet 2010

Goodbye Christine! Welcome Susan!

We said goodbye to our Director Christine last Thursday. After 5 years of working hard - most importantly looking for funds to keep Notre Dame Refugee Centre going! - being totally dedicated and supportive, always cheerful and opening her big heart to...

Posté par Helene NDRC à 21:13 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: goodbye

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5 avril 2011

Spring comes to Leicester Square

iIt is always a bonus to be able to escape to the calm of Notre Dame de France next door - and this morning an extra delight. Spring flowers that look like a recent acquisition at the National Gallery just down the road ... So like the below: A Still...

Posté par Susan NDRC à 16:27 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: notre dame de france

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Sewing workshop. Atelier couture.

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For sale! A vendre!

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Cooking lesson 1. Leçon de cuisine 1.

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Family play day

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Starting the week in style

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Gilberte's cheese scones

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Goodbye Séverine!

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Goodbye Claire!

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Refugee week.

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Ruined.

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Sewing group. Atelier couture.

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This year's picnic in the park

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Piaf, Jazz & More!

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Protesting at London Councils cuts

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Festive food parcels....the team in action

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Back to work tomorrow

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A brilliant idea and a surprise visit

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A sample dress from Soizic

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Visitors from the Catholic Women's League

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More stories from the Centre

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Sister Albertine and the Pope

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Arts for human rights exhibition.

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A visit from an old friend

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Goodbye Christine! Welcome Susan!

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Spring comes to Leicester Square

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