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POETRY CORNER Ukraine Questions and links
Below are the headings from a much longer report. If you require more details
The Refugee Stateless, homeless, he is a no one please contact me
Forced to leave his home long ago;
Floating along like human driftwood Many of his brothers dead in the dust – What is the Homes
f o r
U k r a i n e
Sailing aimlessly on life’s sea; Will he be next? He doesn’t know. programme?
Swept along by the flowing tide -
The hopeless life of a refugee. Wandering along like human jetsam How do residents
a
b e c o m e
But he is a man – just like you and me. sponsor?
Drifting along like human flotsam When we are happy, sitting in our
Wondering if he will ever be free; homes – What do sponsors
A man with no home and no hope - Why should he have to be a refugee? need to consider?
The aimless life of a refugee. What if a resident
Eileen Richardson is sponsoring a
c h i l d / y o u n g
person?
To the crew of Flight TOM702 Feb 2006 What additional support is available to sponsors?
It was just a routine flight home from Spain, What other ways can residents help Ukrainians?
One we’d done many times and hoped to do again. What is the council’s role?
We were soon all seated, comfy and belted – Residents can help in several ways:
Looked in my bag, hoped the chocolate hadn’t melted!
Donate to a registered charity
Soon we were taxiing, to lift the heavy load – Translation services
Seemed to be forever – were we going home by road?
Then we were up, sailing over the crowds; Volunteering
Like a silver bird, riding on the clouds. If residents would like to volunteer, they can contact the Volunteer Centre Dorset
Clouds like castles, as in fairy tales of old – by email: info@volunteeringdorset.org.uk Residents may wish to support a local
Made me think of fair maidens and knights, daring and bold. refugee support group – there’s a list of these groups on the Help & Kindness
website: https://www.helpandkindness.co.uk/support-for-ukraine
Then the cabin crew came round, looking glamorous and neat: Please also look at the useful Q&As on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/
But – No sandwiches! – ‘Then what can we eat?’ homes-for-ukraine-scheme-frequently-asked-questions.
‘You’ve got cheesy biscuits?’ – ‘Yes, they will be fine -
They’ll do nicely with a small bottle of wine!’ Parents’ and carers choice of schools
Then followed cappuccino, smooth and silky – Parents and carers in the Dorset Council area found out on 19 April which
A lovely taste of coffee, all frothy and milky. reception, junior or middle school their children will be joining in September
2022. Those offered their first preference has increased to just under 96 per cent
A voice said ‘We’re cruising at 36,000 feet’ from just under 95 per cent last year.
The voice of a special one, one of the few, the elite.
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