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  • Weston Shore
  • Mosaic Clubhouse
  • Settling
  • Lingering Ghosts
  • Workshops
  • About & Contact
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Time waiting for asylum: 15 years 

“Yes too long. Now I’m very sick. I got high blood pressure, depression [..]”

Democratic Republic of Congo,2015
Hand scratched c-type print
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Lingering Ghosts was my first long term portrait
“The girls have new friends and go on trips. It’s really good because we wouldn’t have a chance to send them to these places.” 
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There are at least 376,000 young adult carers, 16-25 years old, in the UK.
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Since 2011, the number of hours of unpaid care being provided has increased significantly, with 1.5 million people in England and Wales now caring for over 50 hours every week.
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For this display at Lyceum Square Sam worked with Cheshire Young C
“It gives the girls a break and a chance to be the children they are” 
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@cheshireyoungcarers We are proud to share a powerful new photography project led by documentary photographer @sam_ivin , who worked with young carers and their
“It gives her the opportunity to do things herself.”

The 2021 Census said there were approximately 120,000 young carers, aged between 5 and 17 years, in England and 8,200 in Wales.
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@cheshireyoungcarers We are proud to share a pow

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