This year, Wiltshire Council
is pleased to be
supporting ‘Recipes from the Heart’, a cookbook created by the Wiltshire Phoenix group, a survivor’s
forum for domestic abuse victims.
The foreword to this cookery book has been kindly written by Mary Berry, one of the UK’s best known and respected cookery writers.
Members of the Phoenix group thought the idea of producing a cookbook would be an exciting project to work on together, as well as an opportunity to fundraise for future victims.
The Phoenix group are “excited and very thankful to all those who have donated their recipes and for the positive response to their project”.
The cookbook was launched during Wiltshire’s Domestic Abuse Awareness Week in November 2011 and can be purchased for £5.00 (plus p&p). If you would like a copy please email alison.crook@wiltshire.gov.uk
Recipes from the heart cookbook - order form Recipes
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If you are or know someone who is living with the affects of domestic abuse, please speak out and seek support, call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline
0808 2000 247 (freephone in partnership with Women’s Aid and Refuge) or www.speakoutwiltshire.com. In an emergency please call 999.
How prevalent is domestic abuse in Wiltshire?
- 4,532 Domestic Abuse incidents reported to Wiltshire Police between April – March ‘11.
- Only 1 in 5 incidents will actually get reported to the police, therefore projected volume of domestic abuse in Wiltshire could be in excess of 22,000.
- Domestic Abuse has the highest repeat victimisation rate of any crime, with around 25% of incidents reported being a repeat.
- In 2010-11 there were 4,324 Violent Crimes recorded in Wiltshire (Local Authority area only), of which 1,200 were attributable to domestic abuse (28%), higher than the national average of 25%.
- Around 50% of referrals received to children and families are related to domestic abuse.
Last updated: 19 December 2011
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