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SPRING 2019 from Beirut to Battersea Refugee Families Are Finding a Welcome Here, Says Jenny Sheridan Battersea Matters the newsletter of the Battersea Society SPRING 2019 From Beirut to Battersea Refugee families are finding a welcome here, says Jenny Sheridan ntil August 2018, Suzy (not her real name) was a refugee Uliving for over four years in miserable conditions in Lebanon, where she had fled when her family’s property was looted and bombed. As an Armenian Christian in Syria, her life was constantly at risk. However grim the conditions in Lebanon, at least she and her daughters were relatively safe. Now the family is living in Battersea, thanks to a scheme set up by the government in 2015, when images of three year old Alan Kurdi’s tiny body, washed up on a Turkish English-language classes for tourist beach, shocked the world. recently arrived families are held at Through the Vulnerable Persons Katherine Low Settlement Relocation Scheme, (VPRS), the UK committed to taking 20,000 of the and the local community. To avoid on a course funded by BWR. She most traumatised and vulnerable using social housing intended for hopes eventually to go to college Syrian refugee families from camps local people, private landlords are and become an accountant. Her two in the region. The feedback from asked to offer tenancies at housing girls, aged 9 and 10 attend the Love neighbouring London boroughs who benefit rate and the local community to Learn homework club at Katherine have adopted the VPRS has been offer other support including helping Low Settlement. Serena Cox, St overwhelmingly positive. Kingston the families integrate. Mary’s refugee representative, is one has resettled 26 families, Lambeth In Battersea, it was hard to find of the volunteers there. ‘They are pledged to take 20, but now has 23 private landlords, so BWR decided both bright, love maths and work and is looking forward to welcoming to step in. Suzy is living in a flat on hard’, she says. ‘I am sure the family more. Wandsworth now has seven the Winstanley Estate belonging to will be an asset to Britain.’ families and an eighth arrives this St Peter’s and another couple from month. St Peter’s have offered their two Scared bedroom flat to a refugee family, Serena is also helping to support Partnership while they temporarily relocate another BWR family. Ahmed and Since Suzy arrived in London, she to Cambridge. Members of the Sahar (not their real names) have has been supported by Battersea congregation of St Michael’s, near three small boys, aged six, five and Welcomes Refugees (BWR), a group Wandsworth Common, have actually three. The youngest was born in a set up in 2017 by members from bought a three bedroom flat in the refugee camp in Jordan. ‘I gather it six local churches: St Mary’s, St middle of Battersea, specifically for was four years of hell’, says Serena. Peter’s, St Michael’s, St Barnabas, St VPRS. ‘The camp was run by violent gangs, Luke’s and All Saints, all keen to do Suzy and her children have been they could hear the bombs over the something practical to help refugees. living on the Winstanley estate border and packs of feral dogs The VPRS is a three way partnership since last August. She is studying roamed between the tents. The between the government, which pays English at South Thames College children are still scared of loud noises housing benefit, the local authority, to improve her skills and is also and of dogs.’ which provides a support package, training to become a nail technician Don’t forget to visit our website: batterseasociety.org.uk for regular updates on Battersea Society news, events and planning matters From the editor Battersea and Sussex, but for the to be cheerful on the news certainly. rare breed apples in trugs outside the One of the few sparks of cheer I can The death shop every autumn, bringing ancient perceive is the huge number of local of the high flavours, aromas and textures to our voluntary organisations and charities street – tables. working to improve community life in we’ve been Another depressing sign of the Battersea. Some of them have come reading times is the Northcote Road market. together to form an alliance to work about it for Last Saturday there were only three even more effectively – you will read years, and stalls in a street once lined end to about it in future issues of Battersea nothing end with them. Clapham’s Venn Matters. One of the first fruits of this much has Street is the nearest, and is excellent, alliance is a Battersea Charities Week been done to resuscitate it. Battersea but I wonder why neither Battersea in June, culminating in the Falcon has done better than many areas of nor Putney have managed to sustain Road Festival, where the Society will London, and Northcote Road has a street or farmers’ market. have a stall. done better than much of Battersea. Perhaps the new Clapham May and June will be busy, But now things may be changing. Junction BID (Business Improvement with the festival, the Arts Fringe One of the most interesting and District) will end our high street woes and the Heritage Festival. I hope individual shops around, the Hive and bring life, light and little lambkins to see many of you at these Honey Shop, has closed its doors leaping along Lavender Hill. Perhaps. happy community events. I feel that, like the Man on the after 20 years, and will now be selling Jenny Sheridan Bus below, I must stop myself from online only. I will miss them, not only [email protected] falling into despair, or at least a state for their amazing range of honey, 020 7350 2749 much of it from their own hives in of severe grumpiness. No reasons Man on the Battersea Bus How many of these they consumed if they ever got inside, I don’t know, Mike Roden tries to look on the bright side but I can’t help feeling that recording the occasion on Instagram is the main Of late there’ve been days when I gangs of local crows seem attraction. felt like emulating Private Frazer from determined to stop them settling in. The selfie is a phenomenon of our Dad’s Army and shrieking ‘Doomed Their black and white shiny plumage bonkers modern age which shows – we’re all doomed’ to nobody in is very fetching, though en masse no sign of going away. Apparently particular. I’m writing this on the Ides their constant cackling can be most people prefer the Mona Lisa to of March and though I haven’t yet maddening. But I shall continue to be behind them with their own face seen portents and omens foretelling follow a habit I learned from my mum in the forefront of the picture. I gather the death of Kings I’m aware that the and politely wish good morning to my that the Taj Mahal suffers the same world is gradually being suffocated first magpie of the day. I suppose it’s fate. A rather grimmer fate sometimes by a tide of plastic, that a way of hoping the ‘one for sorrow’ awaits those determined to get their temperatures (and thus part of the traditional faces in front of a magnificent piece sea levels) are rising much rhyme won’t count if of scenery like the Grand Canyon quicker than predicted, knife you’re nice to them. or a Himalayan peak. They inch crime has reached epidemic Continuing to look on backwards towards an unfenced proportions, and Westminster the bright side, nothing could edge trying to frame the perfect shot is currently showing a drama have been brighter than the until suddenly the edge is no longer serial which may or may not be garishly pink-painted shop which there. Neither of course are they. approaching its last episode. we approached one day on our Right – on that eminently cheerful Pull yourself together, I hear way to Victoria station. The queue note I should get going and leave you you cry. Worse things happen at sea. of (mostly) young women which in peace. Incidentally, have you ever Look on the bright side. snaked away from the front door noticed that the word ‘Right’ said There may be some truth in that. was heroically long, but cheerful, purposefully to display an intention to Spring after all is starting to peep and people were taking it in turns to leave is a pretty good indication that shyly round the corner. A nearby record pictures of themselves in the they’ll spend the next ten minutes magnolia is in full blossom and this shop doorway. not going anywhere, needing to find year the makeshift bird table near their coat, or scarf or car keys, or our kitchen window is starting to Cupcakes bike lamp. Or that once they do get attract visitors – a pair of blackbirds, It turned out to be the recently outside they’ll start a conversation on dunnocks, bluetits pecking at the fat opened Ebury Street outpost of the doorstep, usually with the door balls, and the occasional robin calling Peggy Porschen’s Parlour which open letting all the cold air in. Like I’m in to keep an eye on things. bakes and sells ‘cupcakes, layer doing now. The number of magpies round here cakes and coveted confections’ and I am leaving. Really. See you next is on the rise, but our quarrelsome was obviously the place to be seen. time. And mind how you go. 2 Before the war, in A UN refugee which he served in camp in Lebanon the Free Syrian Army, Ahmed was a specialist tailor, and has also worked as a chef.
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