A charity worker has said it will be a "privilege" to work through the night at Childline's base in Derry on Christmas . Childline Practitioner, Kirsty Millar, will be spending Christmas night at the charity’s Foyle base. The Portrush woman is one of many Childline staff and volunteers who will be there for children over the festive season.
Kirsty says she is looking forward to a happy, relaxed, family Christmas this year with her parents, younger sister and adored dog, Lily. Her extended family come around to visit after Christmas lunch and the twenty-five-year-old is also planning to spend some time with her boyfriend in the evening. Read more: Man "filled backpack" in Derry shop and then crashed car after police stop Read more: Masked men block-in van driver during attempted theft in Derry If the weather is good she hopes to find time to fit in a brisk walk along one of the beautiful beaches in her home town, before heading off at 10pm to start work at Childline’s Foyle base for a shift that finishes at 7.
30am on Boxing Day. Even though it’s a 45-minute drive to the base and she will be leaving her family in the midst of the festive celebrations, Kirsty has said she is happy to work through the night to be able to respond to children when they call Childline for help. "Often it’s at night that children’s worries really intensify and all sorts of concerns and fears bubble up the surface – that’s why Childline is open 24 hours a day, every day, including Christ.
