* The horse-drawn boats on the canal (above) and the Oggie Shop in Castle Street are 'must see' attraction in Llangollen, say the Liverpool schoolchildren.
Messages welcoming refugee families to Liverpool from a group of the city’s schoolchildren contained a tip for them to visit Llangollen.
The
letters were compiled by the Action Asylum project housed at Asylum Link Merseyside,
working with two schools, The Beacon Church of England Primary and Bishop
Martin Church of England Primary, as part of this year’s Refugee Week
celebrations.
According
to a story in The Guide, Liverpool, suggestions from the 10-year-olds included sampling local attractions such as doughnuts in Liverpool ONE and mini golf at Otterspool.
Other highlights
were Bold Street’s Cat Café, the soft play centre Fantasy Land, and the city’s
two football stadiums – although one girl admitted she preferred cricket.
Junior culture
vultures also praised the city’s museums, the Western Approaches bunker and the
Tate Gallery.
And, soon after ‘Wales
welcomed the world’ at the recent Eisteddfod, one adventurous young writer
recommended a 45-minute trip out to Llangollen.
Once in town, the
junior travel guide suggested stopping off to see the horse-drawn barges,
adding: “Make sure to go to the Llangollen Oggie Shop.”
The
letters were shared with refugees studying English at Asylum Link Merseyside,
who have since written back, and whose messages have been read out in the
classroom.
In their
letters, the schoolchildren urge the new arrivals that “there is no need to be
afraid” and tell them “you’ll never walk alone”.
* To see the story, go to: https://theguideliverpool.com/schoolkids-letters-describe-the-perfect-day-out-in-liverpool-for-refugees/
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