Catch!

Friday 24th January was a double whammy of events for us! At The Seven Bridges we held our first community meal alongside a book launch for the fantastic new novel Catch written by Cheryl and Colin Muirhead.

The Seven Bridges was jam packed with people keen to share a meal, learn more about WERS and here from Colin and Cheryl about the book.

Cheryl and Colin took the time to tell us a little about the plot of their latest book Catch! (no spoilers!) and how it relates to our work at WERS. They also displayed the artwork the WERS community had created for them, including the book cover. Huge thanks to them, not only for a fun afternoon but also for donating all of the books profits to us at WERS! You can buy the book via the link in the comments.

Our community meal is a new venture, where people from the refugee community can share a meal, an activity and stories with people from the local area. Each week there will be an exciting array of dishes including some authentic recipes from the volunteers at The Seven Bridges. This week we had pan haggerty and jollof rice among the dishes!

A little about the story from our authors:

Our story is set in sunny Ortigia, a popular tourist destination in Siracusa, South East Sicily. One day, out of the blue, the reliable Roberta doesn’t turn up for work at her launderette. The police believe that she has been abducted.
Meanwhile, over in the USA, Roberta’s son Dani is about to play in the World Series- the world’s biggest baseball tournament. The police suspect that Dani is being blackmailed as part of a gambling scam. They put in place an undercover operation and spread the story that Roberta is on holiday, whilst they try to discover her whereabouts.
During the week of the World Series, we meet different characters, including Roberta’s best friend, the local priest, a group of migrant workers and the prospective mayor of Siracusa. And we learn how their lives are interlinked, in often unexpected ways.
In a race against time, can the police find and free Roberta? Can those responsible for the plight of the migrant workers be caught and brought to justice? And will Dani’s team win the World Series?