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The build has started!
Mike Douglas from VISAV Ltd who are currently sponsoring Mesopotamia wrote on Saturday 3 October:
I am so proud of my United Service Lodge 4068 brethren today. Some hardy members braved the rain and turned up at local charity, Mesopotamia, to build a huge shed that will help them with food storage for their amazing work feeding people in desperate need. Funded by www.nottswatch.co.uk , my Neighbourhood Watch Association and local Councillors, this build is a fantastic example of what selfless people can achieve and what #MasonaryInAction means.
When Mike and Rob, from VISAV first visited the Mesopotamia site they were appalled to see the rubbish that had been fly tipped and left around the area. Rachel “took it in” and arranged for the City Council to clear it all.
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Making contact with us
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Mesopotamia joins forces with VISAV Ltd
VISAV Ltd are a national company based in the heart of Sherwood, Nottingham. For the last decade VISAV, via their communication tool Neighbourhood Alert, have supported much of the UK by sending important safety messages on behalf of many police forces plus other Information Providers.
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#NottinghamStar – Thank You!
Councillor Rebecca Langton, Portfolio Holder for Communities, wrote to Rachel Miller on 5 June 2020 to thank her and her team for all their support during this pandemic.
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Migrant crisis: The Midlands mother offering hope to children
BBC One featured Rachel in their Inside Out programme back in 2015. Their cameras followed Rachel, who wanted to help refugee children on the Greek island of Kos.
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Sherwood Food Exchange support for Mesopotamia
Joining forces with bikers to deliver food parcels to those in need
Nottinghamshire Live reported on 20 March 2020:
A charity in Basford has called on the help of specialist blood bikes as they become inundated with requests from older people in need of food during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mesopotamia was founded by mum-of-three, Rachel Miller in 2015 and has a shop and café in Valley Road, Basford.
Both Rachel and her team of staff and volunteers work everyday to help people living in poverty but following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent Government measures the charity has been overwhelmed by people in need.
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Offering free breakfasts to families struggling with Universal Credit or zero-hour contracts
Nottinghamshire Live reported in February 2020:
The founder of a Nottingham-based charity originally aimed at helping refugees, has turned her attention to local poverty.
Mesopotamia was set up in 2015 by mum-of-three Rachel Miller following her experiences helping refugees abroad.
Mrs Miller, 43, has visited war zones and refugee camps in areas like France, Greece and Turkey which led to the creation of Mesopotamia and its charity shop, in Valley Road, Basford.
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