LOCKDOWN – No. 3
Unfortunately, like so many others, we have to close most of our operations - we are no longer accepting donations,…
Posts Categorized: Wakefield District City of Sanctuary
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Zoom English – new classes January 2021
We are pleased to announce that we have two new members of the teaching team – Sue and Jane.
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Our Clothing Store is Full !!
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Zoom! From 0 to 12 in five months!
Not quite Formula One, but our covid-secure online English classes have taken off! Our online presence began in early July,…
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Makey Wakey
https://the-arthouse.org.uk/projects/makey-wakey/
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WDCoS Writing Competition 2020
As with so many events and activities, the coronavirus situation has disrupted this competition. WDCofS is grateful to the Access…
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Local Story – Wakefield – Website
This new website initiative brings together many good things happening in Wakefield right now - look for our article
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Asylum Seekers Support Fund – July Update
C/O Quaker Meeting House,Thornhill Street,Wakefield WF1 1NQRegistered Charity No. 1187477
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Knitters of Sanctuary –
Ladies staying in Wakefield's Initial Accommodation centre are getting together in lock-down to crochet together. At the end of…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 7
Sanctuary Sunday celebrates our long tradition of sanctuary in British society. Under medieval English common law, sanctuary doorknockers like this…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 6
We are proud of our City! Those people who pass through Wakefield on their journey looking for asylum often…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 5
Part of our welcome to Wakefield for new asylum seekers is providing them with some new clothes. Many arrive…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 4
New arrivals to Wakefield from other parts of the world may have little English, and need a little help to…
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The Clothing Store
Practical Support
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 3
Both The Art House, and also Wakefield Theatre Royal (who are a theatre of sanctuary) were involved in the production…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 2
Acts of the Imagination! - We’d love you to take part in 8 Simple Acts – a series of small…
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Refugee Week – 2020 – Day 1
Today is the first full day of Refugee Week 2020. The theme this year is “Imagine”. We are…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #12
These teddies, and the blankets they rest on, are the work of Sanctuary knitters. They are included in the…