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QPR Offer Fleet of Coaches to Transport Refugee Children From Calais to London

SDAddick
SDAddick Posts: 14,467
in Other Football and Sports
Well done to them:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/01/qpr-gives-fleet-of-coaches-to-bring-child-refugees-from-calais

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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    Great gesture . Well done QPR
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031
    Might be a long journey if they use Valley Express.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    ElfsborgAddick said:

    Might be a long journey if they use Valley Express.

    "How the fuck did we end up in Portugal?!?!"
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    Not a bad deal. 50 per coach and on average one decent footballer amongst them. The rest will be working in chicken shops in Hammersmith in a week.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031
    I'm glad I don't live in Marble Arch.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    I hope operation over 20k are all over this!

    On a serious note, hats off to QPR. My sons team has an Iran lad from the camps playing for his team. Lovely lad who learnt to play in the camp. Had only played 3 games in his life and is really starting to impress. Football is really helping him in being accepted and getting communication going. Must be so hard for him. Slim hope, but I hope those that have survived and got here have a sympathetic welcome.

    Football could do such much for them.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Redrobo said:

    I hope operation over 20k are all over this!

    On a serious note, hats off to QPR. My sons team has an Iran lad from the camps playing for his team. Lovely lad who learnt to play in the camp. Had only played 3 games in his life and is really starting to impress. Football is really helping him in being accepted and getting communication going. Must be so hard for him. Slim hope, but I hope those that have survived and got here have a sympathetic welcome.

    Football could do such much for them.

    If I had the ability to "Promote" this I would. Thank you for sharing.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,260
    This story developed further this afternoon. Looks like the juveniles will be dispersed through France as a next stage;
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/01/calais-camps-child-refugees-leave-wednesday-plan-bus-childrens-homes-france-application-uk
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    swords_alive said:

    This story developed further this afternoon. Looks like the juveniles will be dispersed through France as a next stage;
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/01/calais-camps-child-refugees-leave-wednesday-plan-bus-childrens-homes-france-application-uk

    I know that refugees seem to have been reduced to political talking points (in both the US and the UK), but this is such a stark reminder that most of these are just scared kids trying to get to whatever family they have left.

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