By the time children returned to school in September, they had spent more than five months away from their education. All children’s learning has been affected by this but many studies have shown that experience of learning at home has been very varied. The reality is that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have suffered disproportionately. Whilst many were working from home, …
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Help with English for asylum seekers and refugees
The majority of asylum seekers and refugees who reach our shores are keen to make a lasting contribution to society. They want to leave past trauma behind, move on with their lives and settle in the country that has become their new home. A key skill for them is proficiency in the English language. Without this, they will always struggle …
Home Alone
This title may remind you of the comedy film when an 8 year old boy was accidentallyleft on his own at home when the rest of the family went on holiday. He was able toconfront his fears, defend his home from burglars and end up reunited with hisfamily. Sadly there are many folk who are home alone today but their …
Lockdown – “Every day the same.”
I’m sure this phrase has been on the minds of many during the last few months. And nowhere is this more true than in the homes of the elderly, those who live alone, those with mental health issues etc. My husband has dementia, and, like others with this condition, it has deteriorated during lockdown due to lack of stimulus. But …
A new chapter is written
Community Lives Matter – a new initiative to serve our community, For over a century, Cottage Lane Mission has had a place in its community and served the needs of local residents in Ormskirk. The church’s commitment to being a resource to improve the lives of local people and in particular meet some of the needs of the most vulnerable …
Covid-19
We didn’t anticipate Covid-19 (who did?!) when starting our work… When our application for charitable status was submitted in February this year, little did we realise how the world was going to be transformed in the following months. Our normal programme of activities was soon put on hold and we were able to do little more than wonder what might …
Support for those with dementia
“Stay active. And social. Get out and about and meet people.” That is the advice given to all those who live with dementia. But just how do you do that when everything is taken away by a pandemic… We have hosted Alzheimer’s Society dementia café for a good while now. And it is a fantastic place that offers support and …