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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ELSH Celebrates Lottery Funding
Congratulations to ELSH - Educational Learning Support Hub Barnsley with their successful community fund bid for £280,667. The Mayor of Barnsley attended a celebratory event on 25th April 2025.
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Refugee Week 2025
Refugee Week will be on 16th -25th June 2025 and a number of exciting events will be happening in Barnsley. The theme for the week is Communities as Superpower.
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Open Meetings
Our next meeting is at 5pm on Wednesday 7th May 2025 at Barnsley Town Hall. All welcome.
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Art and Poetry Competition
As part of Refugee Week Celebrations our School Art Competition is open again this year for entries.Anyone can enter. The title is - A Better Future For All
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Joint Letter to Prime Minister
We are proud to join 136 orgs to call for the end to hostile politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past.
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Penistone Refugee Support Group
The next meeting is at 2pm on Tuesday 6th May 2025 at St Johns Church - all welcome.
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Multi-Agency DropIn -Free Eye Tests
Ophthalmic Clarity - 30th April 2025
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Good Food Pantries
Barnsley’s Good Food Pantries provide sustainable and affordable food to local communities. Good Food Pantries are open to all - you simply pay a small fee each week which allows you access to the pantry and its produce.
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Barnsley Newsletter March 2025
Newsletter March 2025 (pdf-4MB)
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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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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…