Kolkata links
Update - Our Friends in Kolkata and the Current Situation
We are of course, thinking very much of our friends in Kolkata at this difficult time for all communities. We are receiving sporadic updates, and so will try to update this page as often as we have anything new to share.
Kolkata, like the rest of India is in lockdown. Rig David, the Director of the CRS and our trusty link person, has let us know that he is trying to ensure that food supplies reach the project areas, especially Brace Bridge and Hastings (the community by the railway tracks, and the one in the underpass).
Should it become possible for funds to be sent to support these communities via the CRS, we will update this page with details. I am sure that our friends in Kolkata will appreciate any prayers on their behalf, that you may wish to support them with - many thanks.
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There are lots more pictures and videos of our visit to Kolkata in the links below, these pictures here will give you a little glimpse into our work in Kolkata.
In 2018 St. John's CE Primary School and Nursery and St. Peter's church in Belper, began working with the Cathedral Relief Service in Kolkata India. This link was made possible through the Diocese of Derby who facilitate and support many Derbyshire schools in making friends in Kolkata.
The objectives for our international link is to -
- Help the communities of St. John's and St. Peter's find out about life in Kolkata.
- Help the children in Kolkata find out about life in Belper and St. John's School.
- Develop teachers and teaching in Belper and Kolkata through the sharing of practice.