Last night the four of us from Friends Not Foes got back from our trip to Calais, and although it sounds strange to say it we had a great time. We left on Monday morning and arrived at our campsite that evening at around 6ish. We started on Tuesday and worked 10-6. The general structure […]
This is my personal account of what it was like to volunteer in Calais with the well-established charity Care4Calais. My name is David, I’ve been drawn to helping refugees in Calais since 2015, but until the first week of the New Year that help was limited to the occasional donation and working with colleagues at […]
Returning to Calais after six months away – little has changed. The Warehouse is still empty looking and during the week there are few volunteers now the media has lost interest and people think that the Jungle demolition removed the problem. On Sunday we do have a reasonable number of volunteers which enables us to […]
Conditions remain very hostile in Northern France for those seeking refuge. As the police continue to confiscate tents, sleeping bags and other possessions the relief organisations are all running low on supplies. At Care4Calais they are low on just about everything, their current needs list includes: Men’s boxer shorts Men’s cotton socks Joggers T-shirts Spray […]
One of our Director’s Philip has been volunteering for the past month with the charity Care4Calais – between the middle of May to middle of June he organised 14 volunteers from Colchester to travel to Calais to volunteer. The volunteers participated in delivering much needed supplies of food,clothes and sleeping bags to refugees in Paris, […]
Refugee Action – Colchester volunteers are heading to Calais again in May and June. We hope to have 10 volunteers working a total of 50 man days helping the charity Care4Calais sort and distribute aid. There are over 700 people dependent on charitable organisations such as Care4Calais and they in turn rely on volunteers turning […]
Refugee Action – Colchester and Brightlingsea Refugee Support Network are very pleased to announce that from this week we will be accepting clothing donations for the refugees in Calais. A number of our volunteers have recently returned from Calais and can confirm how desperate the situation is there, and we have found a transport company […]
What is it like to be a Volunteer in Calais? Personally, I think it’s amazing, fulfilling, rewarding, draining, frustrating and heartbreaking. These are just a few words to describe the experience, although there are many more! I have always felt it to be a predominately positive experience, I have always felt fulfilled and empowered, its […]
Another trip to Calais, this time in freezing conditions – snow greeted us on our arrival at the warehouse. It is difficult to write about anything that people don’t already know. It was cold, the refugees have little or no shelter, donations are always needed, volunteers try and help. I have therefore decided to describe […]
September Philip and I travelled to Calais for one week’s volunteering with Care4Calais. Before we went we spent a couple of days sorting and repacking donations that had been collected locally. This was my first trip to Calais but Philip’s sixth so I felt confident that one of us at least would know what they […]
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