'Supper Club' to aid the plight of Syrian people

Bath and Bottle join forces with Pink Jinn

The Syrian people are paying the price of an intensely political conflict, but aid can alleviate some of their suffering - that's according to an Island-based consultant on the Middle East.

Laura Cretney is the director of Al Ishara Consulting, and is the editor of Pink Jinn, a blog focused on promoting better understanding of the region.

She's joined forces with the Bath and Bottle cocktail bar in Douglas to organise a 'Syrian Supper Club' next week (Thurs 26)

Funds raised at the event will go to the Hands Up Foundation, which provide a prosthetic limb clinic, teams of doctors and nurses, and education for children in the region.

More information about the charity, head to https://handsupfoundation.org and to read Laura's blog, head to https://pinkjinn.com/