- Our Family Settle InOur family of two parents and four children finally arrived in late November 2023 and are settling into their new home with us here in Eckington. They are a delightful family full of smiles and very polite. The three older children are all enrolled in local schools and will fully start their new school…
- At Last Good NewsAfter several months of frustration, our family finally got cleared to travel to Eckington. Towards the end of November, we expect to collect them from the airport following their journey from Kenya. We had hoped they would arrive in the summer when they could begin to acclimatise in reasonable weather, however, that was not…
- Our FamilyWe will be helping a Somali family to rebuild their lives in Eckington. The family are coming from Somalia having had to leave their home there and live temporarily in a camp in Kenya. The parents have two boys aged 8 & 6 and two girls aged 5 and just a few months. We…
- Almost There!Great news! Our house has finally been accepted as appropriate by both district and county councils so we are now much closer to receiving a family. It may still take a few weeks to get through the formalities but this time is likely to fly. Can you be involved? There are many ways you…
- Our Application has gone in!Our application to the Home Office for a family to come to Eckington has been submitted. Our house is almost ready and we are starting to furnish it. We have had a magnificent contribution of a couch and chair which is already in situ. We still need furniture for some of our rooms plus…