12 Days Of Christmas - Day 7 - Presents for Children in Refuges

At Watson Ramsbottom we’re getting into the festive mood with 12 days of Christmas related content. With Christmas fun, special offers and perhaps even a giveaway or two, come back each day for another slice of festive cheer.

So we’ve had a lot of fun up to this point, but today we’re focusing on a more serious Christmas issue.

As Christmas approaches, at Watson Ramsbottom we’re thinking of those children who Santa may not visit.

Women’s refuges provide support to women at times they need it most. We have several in our local areas, all of which are assisting women and children escaping domestic abuse.

We want to take this additional pressure off those affected in this way, and ensure that every child in our local women’s refuge receives a present without exception.

These are to be given to children or women spending Christmas in one of our local women’s refuges.

Most women in the refuges have fled their homes urgently with their children due to domestic abuse and often leave with only the clothes they are wearing. Subsequently, Christmas can be a difficult and emotional time for the children and the women.

When organising this collection in previous years, we have received enough donated toys to ensure that every child at the refuges we have delivered to have received a gift on Christmas day, which is just amazing! And looking at the donations provided here, we should hopefully be able to do the same again this year.

This year’s collection was organised by Associate Solicitor Kalya Parker-Livesey, who said the following…

Christmas is a wonderful time of year but it can also be a really tough time for some families. I have had a fantastic response to our Christmas refuge appeal and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated to those spending this Christmas in refuge, having fled domestic abuse.

We have received enough toys to ensure that every child in our local refuges and the refuges we support, will receive a gift on Christmas Day. We also received lots of thoughtful gifts for the women in refuge which I’m sure will be greatly appreciated. I hope we have managed to put a few smiles on faces this Christmas.

Please see below an image of the collection of presents received this year from our office collections.