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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Barnsley Refugee Project Reaches New Milestone
Barnsley's Refugee Bike Project recently celebrated a major anniversary – a year since receiving the keys to their new town centre home which has transformed the project from backyard venture to signicant service provider, all staffed by volunteers.
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What Do You Think Of Our Newsletter?
The Barnsley Borough City of Sanctuary newsletter has been going for four years now. Aiming to bring together information about services and activities across Barnsley which support asylum seekers and refugees, it comes out three times a year and is…
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Migration Yorkshire seeks Barnsley VCS Rep
For South Yorkshire Sub Regional Migration Group
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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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Open Meetings
Our next Meeting will be at 3pm -5pm on Monday 1st September 2025 at Barnsley Town Hall.
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Penistone Refugee Support Group
The next meeting is at 2pm on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 at St Johns Church - all welcome.
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Refugee Week
A number of events were held between Monday 16th and Friday 20th June 2025 to celebrate Refugee Week in Barnsley.
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AGM 2025 Report
26 people attended the Barnsley Borough City of Sanctuary AGM on 4th June 2025. The guest speaker Najib Maram told us about her inspirational life story from being a successful and high-profile journalist in Afghanistan, the difficulties she faced losing…
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Welcoming Friends Not Strangers
"This week the Prime Minister said that without tougher immigration policies the UK risks turning into “an island of strangers”. We know the opposite to be true.
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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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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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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.