Barn Halt Cottages team crafts teddies for children affected by domestic abuse

A team from Barn Halt Cottages in Carrickfergus have knitted 52 'Trauma Teddies' as part of a lockdown project.
By Staff Reporter
Published 27th May 2020, 13:08 BST
A team from Barn Halt Cottages, Radius Housing crafted teddies for children affected by domestic abuse.A team from Barn Halt Cottages, Radius Housing crafted teddies for children affected by domestic abuse.
A team from Barn Halt Cottages, Radius Housing crafted teddies for children affected by domestic abuse.

Staff, tenants and friends of those at the supported living scheme on Taylor's Avenue were inspired to craft the teddies after hearing about the increase in incidents of domestic violence during lockdown.

A post on the Facebook page for Barn Halt Cottages read: "As we are all aware with the current lockdown situation unfortunately we have heard in the news and read in the papers regarding the increase in domestic abuse. Staff, tenants and friends of BHC felt we wanted to support the children of those in this position, so we got the knitters together and knitted 52 Trauma Teddies.

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"Selah Services provide a safe, short term emergency accommodation for women with children fleeing from domestic abuse and provide ongoing support when leaving Selah.

"Mrs Anna McAlister, manager of Selah Accommodation Services visited the scheme. Anna was delighted with the teddies; [she] thanked us for thinking about the children and stated they will be delighted with them."

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