Eye - 2 December 2022
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A feast for the senses
Local Friend Anne M Jones told Eye that the event was ‘held in an attractive church hall tucked away behind trees in Camden Square to raise money for two refugee charities’.
She describes a vibrant evening: ‘A band that has won world awards, She’Koyakh, specialising in klezmer, Balkan and Middle Eastern music, captivated nearly 100 people for over two hours with music and dancing.
‘In between were heaps of home made snacks – vegan pies, sausage rolls and ratatouille, and of course cake, plus a raffle with so many donated prizes that one in four happy people went home with a prize, from prosecco, to an M&S voucher for thirty pounds, and one young woman was gleeful with her special box of choc truffles.
‘The handsome sum of almost £2,000 was raised, thanks to very hard work behind the scenes from the organiser plus a happy band of helpers without whom the phoenix of success would not have arisen from somewhat chaotic ashes.
‘Everyone left with smiles on their faces – greatly appreciated at a time of relentless bad news. Also this was timely because the main beneficiary – Friendly Welcome – is about to re-settle a Syrian family from a refugee camp to a new home set up in Camden. They fled Syria nine years ago, and everyone hopes for their future happiness here.
‘The other charity is Refugee Tales, which supports refugees detained indefinitely in prison while awaiting asylum applications to be processed – England is the only country with indefinite detention.’
Anne reflects: ‘Music in an attractive hall in a leafy square of timeless beauty, happy people helping good causes – all in all a feast for all the senses.’
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There’s no business like showbusiness
‘Anon the mouse’ wrote to Eye to relate an intriguing analogy: ‘An interesting comment from an Area Meeting clerk, who had past working experience with local radio, and who was being complimented on her clerking… “I’m a producer and a presenter, but I’m not part of the show.”
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