Stepping inside the centre, you know that you are in a special place.
Everywhere there is something interesting to see and the feeling of welcome is immediate and apparent.
A noticeboard faces the bench-lined corridor where parents stop to talk or change their children's books. It advertises the previous evening's firework display and beneath it a television shows a video of the event. At the end of the corridor, made interesting by displays, is the reception area, with no glass screens, and friendly office staff.
Maximum use is made of every part of this reception area. A large freestanding display board bears a map of the world surrounded by pictures of children and their families, indicating the many different countries where they have their origins, roots and relatives and the many languages that they speak.
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