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Ukraine support group - Melksham / Corsham / Lacock & Chippenham
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#21
Learning the language and customs >> Вивчення мови та звичаїв / English for Speakers of Other ...
Last post by grahame - May 10, 2022, 07:20 PMEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages (Ukrainian or Russian)
ESOL from 16th May for adults - 2 weeks intensive, Melksham
To be held at thatmeetingspace, Market Place, Melksham
Other venues and location being set up over the next few days
Run by Leanne Harris's team at Wiltshire Council
Monday 16th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 18th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Friday 20th May 2022 - 12:00 - 14:30
Monday 23rd May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 25th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Friday 27th May 2022 - 12:00 - 14:30
+ First session is an introduction and induction
+ Sign up ahead of time OR just turn up to register
+ You should attend all six sessions - this is an "intensive course"
+ Provided free of charge from Wiltshire Council
+ No prior English knowledge needed, bit please come along if you know some
familyandcommunitylearning@wiltshire.gov.uk
leanne.harris@wiltshire.gov.uk on 01225 770478
ESOL from 16th May for adults - 2 weeks intensive, Melksham
To be held at thatmeetingspace, Market Place, Melksham
Other venues and location being set up over the next few days
Run by Leanne Harris's team at Wiltshire Council
Monday 16th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 18th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Friday 20th May 2022 - 12:00 - 14:30
Monday 23rd May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 25th May 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30
Friday 27th May 2022 - 12:00 - 14:30
+ First session is an introduction and induction
+ Sign up ahead of time OR just turn up to register
+ You should attend all six sessions - this is an "intensive course"
+ Provided free of charge from Wiltshire Council
+ No prior English knowledge needed, bit please come along if you know some
familyandcommunitylearning@wiltshire.gov.uk
leanne.harris@wiltshire.gov.uk on 01225 770478
#22
Learning the language and customs >> Вивчення мови та звичаїв / English Language Support - Fri...
Last post by grahame - May 09, 2022, 08:46 AMFrom https://www.facebook.com/groups/473302704525249?multi_permalinks=506026771252842
QuoteGood morning everyone! Всім доброго ранку!
We (Kittiwake) are a friendly team of teachers/volunteers with experience of offering English language support. You are extremely welcome to come along.
When? Friday mornings, 11:00 -12:30
(Welcome coffee from 11am, English conversation and language work from 11:15 to 12:30)
Where? King Alfred's Hall (next to St Andrew's Church, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HT)
Many of our students also attend English language courses at Wiltshire College.
We also have a team who provide a creche for your younger children.
We look forward to meeting you
#23
Ukrainian looking for sponsor >> Українець шукає спонсора / Re: New home
Last post by grahame - May 08, 2022, 09:10 PMQuote from: Tamara on May 04, 2022, 08:33 PMMy name is Tamara. I'm from Kyiv, I'm looking for a sponsor from the UK to go and save the lives of my two children. Daughter Kristinka 8 years old and son Adam 7 years old. Our dad Vitaly stays in Kyiv to guard the house and Ukraine. We do not know English well, but we are ready to learn it at a fast pace .... For me, the most important thing is that the children can go to school, and for me there was at least some kind of work ....
Hi, Tamara - I'm hoping someone got back to you on this? If you tell us more about yourself and what you need - we have a guest form where you can do so in private at http://ukraine2uk.info/guestformu.html
#24
Contacting other Ukrainians >> Контакти з іншими українцями / Devizes - welcomes at 10 am ev...
Last post by grahame - May 08, 2022, 08:57 PMQuoteIn Devizes we are hosting a welcome at 10am on market day, which is Thursday each week foreseeably. We will meet at St James Church, next to the Crammer on the London Road and take a trip into town showing Supermarkets and Post Office, the Polish deli and of course the market itself. It's intended for guests and their hosts too if Devizes will be their nearest location for support and help.
One of the Devizes team is a native Russian speaker and will be there each Thursday ... SN10 3AA is the postcode of the church.
#25
Registering with schools, doctors, etc >> Реєстрація в школах, лікарях тощо / What information do you need t...
Last post by grahame - May 08, 2022, 03:24 PMLisa has put together a for to help you collect all the data you'll need when you register with a GP - General Practitioner - for medical care under the NHS - National Health Service
http://ukraine2uk.info/lib/HealthForm.pdf
http://ukraine2uk.info/lib/HealthForm.pdf
#26
North and West parts of Wiltshire County >> Північна та західна частини округу Вілтшир / What is it like to live in Wil...
Last post by grahame - May 08, 2022, 01:56 PMNorth and West Wiltshire for potential guests from Ukraine
Wiltshire is a county (Oblast) about 150km to the West of London, England. There is lovely countryside between towns with populations of 10,000 to 40,000 which you will find every few miles in the north and west of the county - places like Trowbridge (the county Town), Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham - the three towns in which our group is based - and other towns such as Devizes, Calne, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury, Warminster and Malmesbury.
Most of these towns are growing - people want to live here, the lifestyle is safe, there are usually jobs available, schools, medical facilities, and a road network between the towns and some public transport to help you get around if you don't have access to a car. There are the other things you'll want too - shops, leisure facilities, places to go and see, and lovely countryside to visit too. The people are for the most part very friendly and welcoming, and the outpouring of support for Ukraine and its people has been incredible. Like anywhere in the world, those of us who live in Wiltshire grumble about things that could be better, but really we have it pretty good. There are also, like anywhere in the world, people who will grumble and complain about new residents, even if they were new residents once.
Our climate - see http://www.ukraine2uk.info/58 where I've put together rainfall and temperature maps. The top of each of our pages, including that link I have just given you, shows you today's weather in Kyiv (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland) and Swindon (England - nearest available forecast feed) and all three are similar.
English is the native language in Wiltshire, and you will find it very useful indeed to know a few words at least and to learn the language more once you are here. There are (and will be more) courses in English as a second language to help you. We have a few Ukrainian and Russian speakers in the area who lived here before the conflict, but only a few. Many of us learned French at school, and there are people who speak other languages too, but as a nation we have not been very good at learning other languages.
Wiltshire is a county (Oblast) about 150km to the West of London, England. There is lovely countryside between towns with populations of 10,000 to 40,000 which you will find every few miles in the north and west of the county - places like Trowbridge (the county Town), Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham - the three towns in which our group is based - and other towns such as Devizes, Calne, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury, Warminster and Malmesbury.
Most of these towns are growing - people want to live here, the lifestyle is safe, there are usually jobs available, schools, medical facilities, and a road network between the towns and some public transport to help you get around if you don't have access to a car. There are the other things you'll want too - shops, leisure facilities, places to go and see, and lovely countryside to visit too. The people are for the most part very friendly and welcoming, and the outpouring of support for Ukraine and its people has been incredible. Like anywhere in the world, those of us who live in Wiltshire grumble about things that could be better, but really we have it pretty good. There are also, like anywhere in the world, people who will grumble and complain about new residents, even if they were new residents once.
Our climate - see http://www.ukraine2uk.info/58 where I've put together rainfall and temperature maps. The top of each of our pages, including that link I have just given you, shows you today's weather in Kyiv (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland) and Swindon (England - nearest available forecast feed) and all three are similar.
English is the native language in Wiltshire, and you will find it very useful indeed to know a few words at least and to learn the language more once you are here. There are (and will be more) courses in English as a second language to help you. We have a few Ukrainian and Russian speakers in the area who lived here before the conflict, but only a few. Many of us learned French at school, and there are people who speak other languages too, but as a nation we have not been very good at learning other languages.
#27
Getting ready for your guests >> Готуємося до ваших гостей / Wiltshire Council Public Webin...
Last post by grahame - May 08, 2022, 06:09 AMhttps://ocm.wiltshire.gov.uk/melksham/people-invited-to-online-webinar-to-hear-latest-on-ukraine-support-in-wiltshire-2/
I suspect that this event will be most effective for fluent English speakers - i.e. mostly for hosts and UK support service teams, but I rather suspect that Ukrainian guests (and others who already live locally from Ukraine) will be 110% welcome.
Noting this is a "webinar" - in other words they talk at us, rather than an interactive session.
QuoteWiltshire Council is holding a public webinar to provide an update on Ukraine refugees coming to settle in Wiltshire.
The online event will be at 6:30pm on Monday 16 May and will be an opportunity for people to find out more information and ask questions on the support available in the county.
There will be updates on the council work to support refugees including accommodation checks and payments for sponsors through the Homes for Ukraine scheme and help with school places. There will also be discussion of community support and how people can be involved and time for questions and answers.
I suspect that this event will be most effective for fluent English speakers - i.e. mostly for hosts and UK support service teams, but I rather suspect that Ukrainian guests (and others who already live locally from Ukraine) will be 110% welcome.
Noting this is a "webinar" - in other words they talk at us, rather than an interactive session.
#28
Contacting other Ukrainians >> Контакти з іншими українцями / U-Meet - Ukraine / Melksham ev...
Last post by grahame - May 07, 2022, 07:21 AM"Ukraine / Melksham - Encounter and Events Team" - Ukrainian Network in North West Wiltshire
"Open House" every Saturday morning from 10:30 at "thatmeetingspace" in the Market Place in Melksham, starting today (7th May 2022). For our guests from Ukraine. But guests from Ukraine under the family scheme and with other sponsors outside our group all welcome.
For sponsors / organisers / planners, every Tuesday at 13:30. On 10th May at the King's Arms, on 17th May at the Conservative Club on Bank Street, and on 24th and 31st May at thatmeetingspace on the Market Place.
Facebook pages for immediate events:
7th May - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraine2uk/posts/503349244853928/
10th May - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraine2uk/posts/503470258175160/
Contacts:
Martin Gailey, John Firth (initially see the Facebook pages)
"Open House" every Saturday morning from 10:30 at "thatmeetingspace" in the Market Place in Melksham, starting today (7th May 2022). For our guests from Ukraine. But guests from Ukraine under the family scheme and with other sponsors outside our group all welcome.
For sponsors / organisers / planners, every Tuesday at 13:30. On 10th May at the King's Arms, on 17th May at the Conservative Club on Bank Street, and on 24th and 31st May at thatmeetingspace on the Market Place.
Facebook pages for immediate events:
7th May - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraine2uk/posts/503349244853928/
10th May - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraine2uk/posts/503470258175160/
Contacts:
Martin Gailey, John Firth (initially see the Facebook pages)
#29
Ukrainian looking for sponsor >> Українець шукає спонсора / New home
Last post by Tamara - May 04, 2022, 08:33 PMMy name is Tamara. I'm from Kyiv, I'm looking for a sponsor from the UK to go and save the lives of my two children. Daughter Kristinka 8 years old and son Adam 7 years old. Our dad Vitaly stays in Kyiv to guard the house and Ukraine. We do not know English well, but we are ready to learn it at a fast pace .... For me, the most important thing is that the children can go to school, and for me there was at least some kind of work ....
#30
Sponsor looking for Ukrainian >> Спонсор шукає українця / Are you a potential host seeki...
Last post by grahame - May 03, 2022, 06:10 AMMatching - some imbalances I have observed. But please bare in mind I am working in the back room - helping inform people, and helping share data so that people can make better informed choices and tune their requirements and expectations.
1. Families looking for three or more rooms (or required to have that number of rooms because of British council standards of occupancy) where most potential hosts have just one or perhaps two rooms available.
2. Families looking to move to "cities" - look at the scenes on TV of destroyed tower blocks and you'll see their background, but we don't have any cities in our area of matching - we do have some lovely larger towns, which offer very much the facilities of cities here or within 15km for the specialist stuff.
3. Single male hosts - perhaps separated or widowed, and single female guests where - even with local authority checks - one or other party will be concerned about the propriety of arrangements and the potential for something developing which is beyond what people want or offering and may not (but it may) be good.
4. Potential guests who have special needs of some sort, and a need for really special hosts to help them, have the accommodation needed, and be physically located within appropriate reach of any specialist facilities.
5. Potential Wiltshire hosts who don't know anyone in or from Ukraine, and don't speak any Ukrainian or Russian but do know care and humanity, and potential guests from Ukraine (who may or may not still be in that country) who don't know anyone from Wiltshire and have very limited English or perhaps none at all.
6. Potential hosts who are impressively determined to go through with their care, open homes and open hearts for an individual family. Potential guest families who are in such crisis that they are following up multiple options and have circumstances and opportunities that change along the way.
In summary, wonderful people all around (and, yes, there are also some looking to take advantage at the expense of others too), but often half a world apart. Great potential outcomes which we are beginning to see, but a need for understanding, flexibility, patience on all sides. I am personally very impressed by just how many of those characteristics I see fulfilled by so many of you.
1. Families looking for three or more rooms (or required to have that number of rooms because of British council standards of occupancy) where most potential hosts have just one or perhaps two rooms available.
2. Families looking to move to "cities" - look at the scenes on TV of destroyed tower blocks and you'll see their background, but we don't have any cities in our area of matching - we do have some lovely larger towns, which offer very much the facilities of cities here or within 15km for the specialist stuff.
3. Single male hosts - perhaps separated or widowed, and single female guests where - even with local authority checks - one or other party will be concerned about the propriety of arrangements and the potential for something developing which is beyond what people want or offering and may not (but it may) be good.
4. Potential guests who have special needs of some sort, and a need for really special hosts to help them, have the accommodation needed, and be physically located within appropriate reach of any specialist facilities.
5. Potential Wiltshire hosts who don't know anyone in or from Ukraine, and don't speak any Ukrainian or Russian but do know care and humanity, and potential guests from Ukraine (who may or may not still be in that country) who don't know anyone from Wiltshire and have very limited English or perhaps none at all.
6. Potential hosts who are impressively determined to go through with their care, open homes and open hearts for an individual family. Potential guest families who are in such crisis that they are following up multiple options and have circumstances and opportunities that change along the way.
In summary, wonderful people all around (and, yes, there are also some looking to take advantage at the expense of others too), but often half a world apart. Great potential outcomes which we are beginning to see, but a need for understanding, flexibility, patience on all sides. I am personally very impressed by just how many of those characteristics I see fulfilled by so many of you.