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My story

 

Picture the scene.

It’s February. It’s been snowing and it’s bitterly cold. Schools and businesses are closing because of the bad weather. Pregnant and anxious, 5 women have no reliable form of support, 28 people with mental health problems don’t know where they will stay the night and 41 face a bleak future, having already been without regular food or shelter for at least 5 years. A further 36 wonder how they’ll support their families.

It sounds like a scene from Dickens, but it’s not. It’s from a survey of destitute asylum seekers in Leicester… in 2009.

Many asylum seekers have suffered the effects of brutal conflict, imprisonment, torture, rape or the death of loved ones. They leave all that is precious behind them to seek safety in the UK. They are forbidden to work and, if they have no money, have to rely on Home Office support almost one third lower than Income Support, the breadline level for British citizens, each week.

However, some people don’t get anything at all. In February, local organisations found 148 people with no reliable income or place to stay.

With friends and colleagues I want to help do something about the plight of these ordinary people who've found themselves in extraordinary situations. So, on 31 October, I will walk from Leicester to the Home Office reporting centre in Lougborough and back to raise money for Refugee Action's vital work with asylum seekers in Leicester.

I hope I'll have a few people with me as I set off in darkness at 0600, and I anticipate a good crowd will join me to walk back from Loughborough. There will be a welcome of tea and cakes when we reach Leicester again!

Please help me by giving generously - and don't forget to gift aid your donation!


Many thanks


Aidan


£5 will help a destitute asylum seeker travel to their local reporting centre


£10 will pay for a food parcel for 2 destitute asylum seekers


£30 will pay for a vulnerable asylum seeker to receive a nights shelter

Please check the web page below for more information about Refugee Action's work
http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/

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You deserve some new shoes, well done Danny Dander. Donation by shaz collier 14/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sorry I couldn't join you Aidan - well done for your walk - from Steve, Gail, Alex and Erin Donation by Steve, Gail, Alex and Erin 10/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Aidan, hope you've recovered by now! Donation by Anthony & Sandra 04/11/09  

£78.00 + £22.00 Gift Aid

Well done Aiden Donation by Tony Morrell 04/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Sally Norman 02/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Gutted that we didn't do this walk with you Aiden. Brilliant work. Tx Donation by tessa godfrey 01/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

You're doing important work! This is from a friend of Helen Wright Donation by Lisa Battye 31/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by Lesley Meakin 31/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Happy walking! Donation by jane & david 31/10/09  

Donation by CK 30/10/09  

£11.00 + £3.10 Gift Aid

Hi Aid - realise this is getting very close to your target - good luck!! Hope it's less wet over there...! Donation by Susie Morrow 30/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Malfait 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Fiona Cownie 30/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Feel very proud to know someone who has the dedication to do something so good for so many others!! Donation by Helen Wright 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Sheila Yates 29/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep going Aidan - good luck!! Donation by Kevin Hudson 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

When your feet start hurting remember we'll be waiting with a cup of tea! Donation by Gill Buttery 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Aidan - Sue and Alistair Donation by Sue Hadfield - Hill 29/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck with the walk and the weather Donation by Mualja Karahasani 29/10/09  

£10.00

Walking from Leicester to Loughborough at your age - you're better than me! Donation by Gail Pringle 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Michael Sackin 29/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

hope it goes well. Donation by Rachel Rees 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Helen Pearson 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Aidan - you're truly an inspiration. We'll be cheering you on in spirit if not in person. Donation by Naomi 28/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Thanks for making a difference to people. Donation by Margaret Aukland-Brough 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by John Hallett 27/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

With very best wishes Donation by Jane Hunt 27/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Aidan. Good luck with the walk. Donation by Carmel O'Regan 27/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well, it's one way of avoiding having to watch Forest! Wishing you all the best. Donation by Heather McKinlay & Robert Kidd 27/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good effort, Aidan. I am sure it will be a great day. Donation by Libby Jones 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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