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NW migration heritage
14 December 2021Global Link leading new project on NW migration heritage We are delighted to have been awarded a grant from the... -
Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum!
4 May 2021Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum! We are excited to announce that, following... -
Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme
10 March 2021This month Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme,... -
Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition!
8 March 2021Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition! We were excited to launch our online Learning from the Past exhibition... -
Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition
25 January 2021Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition The ongoing Covid crisis means that our final Erasmus+ project exhibition at Lancaster... -
New Learning from the Past films
17 December 2020New Learning from the Past films LFTP partner, Mi-Gen, has created two short films about Global Link’s Erasmus+ peace heritage... -
Escape to Safety soundtrack
11 December 2020Escape to Safety soundtrack We have completed our latest Escape to Safety soundtrack which you can listen to here, without the experience of... -
Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration
7 July 2020Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration This year, because of the lockdown, Global Link hosted a celebration of Refugee Week... -
Refugee Week Celebration Event
12 June 2020Refugee Week Celebration Event Refugee Week is celebrated each year in the UK in the third week of June. It... -
Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK
29 April 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK For information, the government has just posted a... -
Global Link update
22 March 2020Global Link update Because of Coronavirus most support services, including education, English, advice and information, and Lunch Drop-ins and meetings... -
Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe
30 January 2020Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe The Learning from the Past (LFTP) team is delighted to announce... -
launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees and FOR refugees
25 December 2019launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees, and FOR refugees. We are delighted to launch the new... -
UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map
25 October 2019UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map Global Link has officially launched our new online community map...
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We had a fantastic time delivering a workshop organised by Closing Loops this Saturday. The workshop focused on lactofermentation which is a very old method
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Last week we took the Blue Influencers from Carnforth Community Primary to the River Keer and Estuary to explore their local blue space. They tested
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been
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This Black History Month, Migration Stories NW project partner Crossing Footprints is holding an event in Manchester on 'Migration, Identity, History,' exploring the nature of
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Today we are sharing a wonderful cookbook produced by Vaso, sharing recipes from around the world, cunningly adapted to use locally grown vegetables. Available on
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Thank you to everyone that showed up yesterday. We planted our winter onions, salads, tidied up our beds and harvested 🙂 See you next Sunday!
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Well done to Natalya and Alex, and the Ukrainian troupe, for a moving performance at the Dukes Theatre tonight, telling the story of one refugees'
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And come support Alex's first short performance in English....
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Date for your diary!
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Does anyone have a bit of wood chip wallpaper on the end of a roll (a couple of square metres) to donate for repairs to
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A truly seasonal meal today (plus unexpected dolma and stuffed potatoes from the lovely Maysun!), with potatoes, onions, chard and tomatoes grown by Vaso and
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The wonderful Aida, one of our superwomen.... Beautiful, big heart, supermom, really hard worker, super chef (aubergine and peanut stew, yum yum!) and now singer!
Kissing Leopards feat. Aida - Da Salaam
A song I made with Aida, a refugee from Sudan, living in Lancaster - her new home. I heard Aida sing a song on the Hairy Bikers (whilst she baked them a cake...
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Anyone at Lancaster University can see for the first time in one place (the library) an overview of our 3 inter-linked strands of work developed
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An impactful day at Dallam High School today where pupils both had a simulated experience of asylum seeking through our Escape to Safety exhibition and
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Last day to try (!) to swim yesterday at Coniston with our Somali friends jumping in....then climbing right back out again. Colder than it looked!
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Last week we had a visit from a young man from Darfur in Sudan who came to share his good news that he had just
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Somayeh and Alison have had a busy day setting up an exhibition about Global Link in Lancaster University Library in readiness for this weekend's Library
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Thank you for the clothing donations for our new Syrian family. If anyone has a blender to spare to mash up food for the baby,
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Our new Syrian family need a blender or food processor to mash up food for their baby if anyone happens to have one they don't
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Anthony (Blue Mentor) started a new Blue Influencer project with Lauren from Morecambe Bay Partnership at Carnforth Community Primary today. We introduced the scheme, discussed
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Thanks to all that braved the weather yesterday, we organised the polytunnel and harvested a glut of tomatoes, courgettes and beans <3 See you next
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Good meeting with Cat Smith MP today to discuss the RAIL proposals for changes to the asylum system to make it work better for refugees,
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Very positive meeting with Cat Smith MP today to listen to the RAIL proposals to improve the asylum system so that it works better for
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Good to have the monthly Sewing Circle back, see old and new faces, and eat another delicious meal from outstanding Chef Shawon
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Big thanks to all those that came today to the farm! We managed to fix our potato beds at last and we spent the rest
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Thanks to friends in Bentham for a lovely day ambling, playing in the river, providing the picnic, and lots of conversation. Probably one of the
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Fantastic Russian lunch at Global Link today prepared by our very talented Natalia, using Claver Hill produce. Potatoes made an amazing fluffy mash, cabbage, beans,
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Our most challenging but glorious hike up Haystacks today from Buttermere. We should all sleep better tonight
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Another great Global Dance night with DJ Wasswa!
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The art classes with families have resumed, and are going really well.