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	<title>Westminster Befriend a Family: Westminster family support services</title>
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	<description>Family support services: helping families to break the cycles of poverty and exclusion</description>
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		<title>There were 5 in the bed and the little one said&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well done to WBAF family worker, Nadine Docherty, who managed to obtain some financial assistance to provide beds, carpets and domestic items for a vulnerable family of five.  WBAF have been supporting the single mother and her daughters who were victims of domestic violence. Their accommodation lacked some of the basic necessities. Three of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s a Family Affair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westminster Befriend a Family (WBAF) is delighted to announce that Cubitt House will be supporting us in 2013 by helping to raise funds in support of our Family Support Services. Every year Cubitt House, a family run business of prestigious hotel rooms and public houses, invests a substantial amount of time, resources and commitment to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boating Base Project 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boating Base Project 2013 There was a great turn out at this year’s Boating Project, which offered a free kayaking lesson to children over 10. This year, the event took place on February 18th and 19th at the Westminster Boating Base. Feedback from those who took part was very positive. The children enjoyed the lessons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floating art exhibition</title>
		<link>http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/2013/02/28/floating-art-exhibition/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=floating-art-exhibition</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We shall be holding a floating art exhibition on a barge, in the summer, to raise funds for our Family Services.  The exhibition will  feature artworks from professional artists who volunteer at WBAF. Students from Goldsmiths University will also be invited to  exhibit their work. The theme for the exhibition is &#8217;Arrivals and Belonging&#8217;. We shall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBAF Supports Service User to Achieve her Dream: Getting into University</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Westminster Befriend a Family’s service users of over 3 years, Jannatul Chowdry, has secured a place at one of London’s leading multidisciplinary universities: UCL. “At a time when it is harder than ever to get into University we are over the moon at the news that Jannatul has secured her place at UCL,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBAF&#8217;s X-mas Factor concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westminster Befriend a Family (WBAF) would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone that took part in last night’s Christmas concert. The event hosted at the Grosvenor Chapel was a huge success. The quality of performances from the artists was first rate. We would like to extend a special thank you to Grosvenor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBAF Christmas Celebrations: 4th-7th Dec. Come Join us for some Festive Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Christmas why not spread some festive cheer and help us to support families in Westminster. We have a host of activities going on in early December which we’d love you to be involved with. If you can spare just an hour or so of your time you could help us raise over £10,000 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBAF Life Stories &#8211; Fundraising Dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/2012/10/23/wbaf-life-stories-fundraising-dinner/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wbaf-life-stories-fundraising-dinner</link>
		<comments>http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/2012/10/23/wbaf-life-stories-fundraising-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The event will be attended by a number of high profile writers: Dame Margaret Drabble]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Westminster Befriend a Family, would like to announce their first dinner debate, “Life Writing &#38; Social Action Writing that witnesses, breaks silences and transforms lives” The event will be attended by a number of high profile writers: Dame Margaret Drabble, Michael Holroyd, Gillian Slovo, Jacob Ross,  Sacha Alexander,  Louise Doughty, and Mick Jackson. Life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBAF&#8217;s young people&#8217;s leadership project &#8211; coming up!</title>
		<link>http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/2012/10/12/wbafs-young-peoples-leadership-project-coming-up/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wbafs-young-peoples-leadership-project-coming-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/?p=3198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Westminster Befriend a Family is delighted to announce that we are collaborating with Westminster Boating Base to hold a Young People’s Leadership Project for our young people. The event takes place on Saturday 10 November at Westminster Boating Base and will be an all-day event for young people aged 11-13. The project will improve young people’s leadership and cooperation skills and they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William Wates Memorial Trust visit WBAF&#8217;s Martial Arts Project</title>
		<link>http://www.befriendafamily.co.uk/2012/10/10/william-wates-memorial-trust-visit-wbafs-martial-arts-project/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=william-wates-memorial-trust-visit-wbafs-martial-arts-project</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monty went to visit Westminster Befriend a Family&#8217;s martial arts project in North West London and was overwhelmed with the positivity emanating from the families of the children taking part. He spoke to a wonderful collection of mothers (see photo) who could not have been more positive about what the project has done for them [...]]]></description>
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