Author Archives: Jane Williams

Today London-based designer Bethany Williams presented her SS21 collection celebrating the ethos of the Magpie Project which she has been volunteering for and collaborating with since 2019. Bethany’s latest collection – aptly titled All Our Children – not only finds … Continue reading →

Writer Charlie Gilmour is supporting our families on the launch of his book Featherhood. His book is a unique, affecting and beautiful memoir and exploration of parenthood, childhood trauma, and rescuing a baby bird. Alongside Newham Bookshop, he is offering … Continue reading →

A second collection with the Magpie Project from prize-winning designer Bethany Williams. Bethany Williams has not been idle during lockdown she formed a collective of designers and makers to keep hospitals supplied with scrubs during the height of the crisis.  … Continue reading →

We are incredibly grateful to Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham, for listening to our mums who are living in unsuitable National Asylum Seeker accommodation. The quality of this accommodation has, for a long time, been very poor. Issues include frequent … Continue reading →

We could not be prouder of Monica. She came to us at the start of the year with an idea – an incredible idea. To run 40 10km races in a year. Forty, in a year! Not one, not twenty … Continue reading →

One incredible and unexpected impact of the horrible few months we have lived through is the wonderful local community groups we have met, and worked with. In a series of blogs we are hoping to thank you all one by … Continue reading →

  Mama K is an asylum seeker. She is a victim of trafficking, she was smuggled to this country when she was a child.  Now she has claimed asylum, and is housed by the home office. Although those placed in … Continue reading →

  Let us live, let us help! Our beautiful Mama M is an incredible person, with sparkly trainers, an easy bright smile and the best behaved children you could ever meet.   She is a natural leader. She is a … Continue reading →

We love you guys, and we hear “how can I help” so often, but every time we do it makes our hearts sing. Here are five simple things you can do – from home, from abroad, in person, at a … Continue reading →

I find myself struggling to describe the magic and the miracles that our dancer in residence Louise Klarnett creates every time she comes to work with our mothers and minis. To fully know the effect she has it is important … Continue reading →