A collection of different coloured sleeping bags. Photo: Courtesy of La Capuche Mobilisée.

‘A lucky few get a tent or a sleeping bag.’

A stitch in time: Anne M Jones goes back to Calais

‘A lucky few get a tent or a sleeping bag.’

by Anne M Jones 23rd January 2026

‘Going to Calais to sew sleeping bags for refugees? Why can’t they just get out their own needle and thread?’