New Bishop met homeless mums in run up to Mothers Day

17 March 2010

Mothers who have become homeless shared their stories with the new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham, when he visited a Framework service on Friday 12^th March 2010.

The Rt Revd Paul Butler, who recently took up the post of Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, visited Aidan House - a home for young women who are pregnant or with young children. The young women staying at Aidan House have no-where to live due to reasons such as family or relationship breakdowns, fleeing domestic violence or racial abuse, poor mental health or problems with drugs or alcohol.

Bishop Paul said: "On Mothering Sunday, many of us thought of our mother's and said a special thank you for their care and love. It has been good for me to see another side of motherhood on Friday, meeting those without homes of their own and who have been struggling to keep their families safe. I feel very privileged to have been invited to meet some of Framework's clients and staff to find out more about the invaluable work they are doing across the city and the county in supporting the homeless."

Framework's Chief Executive, Andrew Redfern, was at Aidan House to greet the new Bishop. He said: "Revd Paul Butler studied at the University of Nottingham during the 1970's, around the time that Nottingham Help the Homeless and Macedon were both formed. In 2001 these charities merged to become what Framework is today, so I welcomed the opportunity to talk to Bishop Paul about how Framework's services have developed during that time, from what were basic and chaotic night shelters to the high quality accommodation and preventative services we have now."

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