Barnsley Borough City of Sanctuary exists to make Barnsley a safe place to be for those fleeing war and persecution. It is part of a national movement to build a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary in the UK.
Recent News
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Chasing Two Hares
There will be a presentation by the Ukranian British Friends Group between 2pm and 6pm on 22nd March 2025 at St Andrews Church in Penistone. It encourages us to see and feel, to taste and understand, the culture of this…
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2025 School Art and Poetry Competition
As part of Refugee Week Celebrations our School Art Competition is open again this year for entires. The title is - A Better Future For All
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Volunteer Opportunities
Language Ambassadors. Volunteers willing to communicate with community members in specific languages. Someone to oversee this and create a directory of volunteer language ambassadors in Barnsley.
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ELSH Moving
ELSH will be moving to 29 Wellington Street at the end of February 2025 (entrance via Pall Mall)
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Multi-Agency DropIn
Multi-Agency Drop In at Hope House (Blucher Steet) on Wednesday afternoons (12.30pm-2.30pm) for Barnsley's Migrant Communities organised by Migration Partnership Barnsley. All welcome.
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March 2025 Meeting
Our next meeting is at 5pm on Wednesday 5th March 2025 at Barnsley Town Hall.
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Penistone Refugee and Asylum Seekers Support Group
The next meeting is at 2pm on Tuesday 4th March 2025 at St Johns Church - all welcome.
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Conversation Cafe Every Monday Morning
Conversation Cafe is at the Light Box Library in Barnsley on Monday mornings between 10am and 11.30am. Our conversation café sessions are informal drop-ins to help people develop their language skills & improve their spoken English. The sessions include discussions…
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Celebrating Our Communities
100 people attended our family event ‘Celebrating Our Communities’ to Saturday 30th November 2024 at St George’s Church Hall The event was a fun afternoon supporting refugees and asylum seekers and working together to counter racism, organised in partnership with…
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Free Bus Passes for Asylum Seekers in South Yorkshire
The launch of the campaign was held on Friday 13th December 2024. Sheffield One World Choir (below) sang some powerful songs. It was organised by Change Lab and Sheffield City of Sanctuary
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UNISON Migrant Care Workers Charter Launched
Launched at a Conference in Barnsley's Metrodome on 6th December 2024, UNISON's launch of a Migrant Care Workers Charter has been supported by Barnsley Borough City of Sanctuary.
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WayFinders in Barnsley and Penistone
In Autum 2024, two groups of local newcomers to Barnsley and Penistone participated in WAYFINDERS as part of the government's Know Your Neighbourhood scheme.