Editorial

Our COVID Safe Policy

We are aware that some people are concerned about a few of our volunteers not wearing face coverings. Therefore, we would like to explain our position.

Many of our volunteers have underlying health conditions which are not always visible. Under Government guidelines, they are exempt from wearing face coverings. As a charity, Mesopotamia have made risk assessments including reducing the number of volunteers on the shop floor, screening off the till area and providing hand sanitiser; we are also encouraging regular hand washing.

We have been visited by Nottingham City Council Safety Team who have confirmed we have taken the correct and appropriate actions but need to publicise these, to reassure our customers. If you do have any specific concerns, please contact us.

Charity Shop opens tomorrow!

We are delighted to announce we will be re-opening our Charity Shop tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. and look forward to receiving your donations and your patronage in our shop. Sadly, we can’t collect goods at the moment. Our van was involved in an accident and is off the road but we have applied to join the Nottingham City Council Electric vehicle Experience and hope to hear from them soon.

Spread a little Christmas Cheer

This year we have made the decision that we will give every child on our food distribution list a gift for them to open on Christmas morning. We realise that times are hard for many and we see the biggest impact is on children. We are asking our supporters to donate a small gift for a child in need this Christmas. Please don’t wrap the gift – we will do that.

Shop Is Shut !!

We are closed from 29/10/20 at 16:30 Until 02/12/20 at 09:30. We will still be a fully operational foodbank so please feel free to donate to our foodbank ONLY! We have a donation basket in Sainsburys if not we are here every Saturday!

No more room at the Inn

Here at Mesopotamia we are so grateful for the donations that we receive and can pass on to people in need. But, sadly, at the moment we are unable to take any items of clothing. Because of COVID-19 regulations, we have to store most donations for three days before we can add to our shelving in our charity shop. But as you will see from our previous blog we are having a food store built which will free up much needed space.

When we are able to take donations again we will let you know via this blog so please follow us. (See top of website on the Blog page.)

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.

Making contact with us

Hope you’re enjoying our new website, but we have just realised there have been some technical issues with our contact forms. Apologies for this but if you have messaged us and not heard anything back please do get in contact again.

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.