Our last batch of Trauma Teddies [or so we thought!]
DC James Hookway the Police member of the East Sussex MASH [Multi Agency Working and Information Sharing Project] safeguarding team collected the last batch of 70 Teddies [or so we thought] from Sevenoaks on 8th December and was greeted by Isobel Groves and Shirley Brigham, members of the Sevenoaks club and Maureen Clarke, a friend of Sevenoaks Soroptimists who kindly joined in the knitting Teddies project with gusto. James covers Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton. Through his work he is able to distribute the Teddies to Social Workers working in Children’s Services in those towns. In his words ‘we can’t have too many Teddies’ please make more!!’ Shirley and Maureen together with Linda Larter, another club member, have knitted 190 bears and now, at the request of the police, with more to come.
The bears went on their way in their bags with the following message from SI Sevenoaks members, ‘These Teddies are sent with love to traumatised children who need comforting and out of the greatest respect for the work of the Police and Children’s Services in this area. They are made by members of SI Sevenoaks and their friends.’
Isobel Groves SI Sevenoaks Programme Action Officer December 2021