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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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What a splendid harvest of garlic from Zia and the volunteers!
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The fabulous crew erecting Escape to Safety at Brownedge St. Mary's High School in Bamber Bridge after having taken it down in Our Lady's High
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Some of our staff and volunteers celebrating the fabulous news that Global Link was awarded just over £294,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to
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After a delicious Refugee Week lunch where we celebrated the social, cultural and economic contributions to the UK of both national and locally-based refugees, our
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Today is World Refugee Day, and the beginning of Refugee Week, celebrated each year since 1998. Let's take a moment to listen to one refugees'
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“The UK wasn't in my plan when I had to flee my country - the most important thing was to save my life. And I wanted to put two or three countries between myself and where I had fled from so I wouldn't be captured @haoussou explains the realities of being a refugee to Jeremy Kyle”
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Two of our Migration Stories heritage research volunteers had a great day out at the Football Museum in Manchester followed by a sneaky trip to
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This online event on World Refugee Day (June 20th, 11 am) hosted by Global Link in partnership with East Meets West, RAIS, the Tara Centre
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Football is a huge hit at the Giant Axe. Thanks so much to multi-talented Wael for initiating it with Lancaster City FC. We still need
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Thank you to Ahmed for inducting our first gym users today. People have been asking for gym and now, finally, thanks to the National Lottery
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A busy lunch, followed by a presentation on the challenges of finding housing.....and a haircut with a happy customer!
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Our first monthly run today thanks to funding from Sport England's Queen's Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund, which will also fund walks, cycle rides and gym.
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Sadly, it seems that fake allegations on social media have prompted a racist attack in our otherwise welcoming city this week. Please be vigilant against
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A very busy lunch today, with many hotel guests coming especially to enjoy a favourite Iranian dish joyfully prepared by others from the hotel. This
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Global Link is seeking an empathetic, but assertive, part-time Health Advocacy Support Worker to support asylum seekers and refugees access both mental and physical health
Job Vacancy Global Link is seeking an empathetic, but assertive, part-time Health Advocacy Support Worker to support asylum seekers and refugees access both mental and physical health services, and encourage participation in health and well being activities in the Lancaster District. Click here f...
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Today's child development workshop focussed on keeping children safe from.......any guesses as to what from?
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While 30+ guys were playing football at the Giant Axe, some of us visited Roudsea Wood Nature Reserve near Backbarrow in South Cumbria, thanks to
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Busy day yesterday, starting with a workshop on self-employment, then lunch and then a presentation from one of our trusty volunteers about the NHS and
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Yesterday's Child Development session focussed on the benefits of PLAY, including outdoor play, with the adage 'there is no such thing as bad weather, only
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Thanks so much to the bands Peloton, Betony and Off the Rails for a cracking fundraiser on Saturday for Global Link's support for local refugees
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Calling all football players! We are looking for someone to help Wael referee at a new pitch on Saturday mornings at the Giant Axe. If
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Fantastic visit this morning to Lancaster Maritime Museum with our Migration Stories volunteers. Huge thanks to Mel and Carolyn for giving us such a special
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First session of the Early Child Development course delivered by ex- colleague Ruth. 'Amazing workshop, useful and informative', according to one mum.
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A glorious Eid party with 300+ people eating food from around the world, music and dancing, football for kids and adults, henna painting, a bouncy
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Such a busy week, including English classes every day and the launch of the Community Interpretation Level 2 course, which runs on Thursdays 10-3pm. If
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So many clothes today, but what we really need now are trainers, football shoes, belts and clothes for young men. Thanks to the Sewing Café
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Launch of the Friday Chess Club today, with champion Christos. Every Friday at 1.30 at the YMCA.
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If any local hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme need an interpreter, our lovely volunteer, a refugee from Russia herself, is very happy to
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We are hoping to start a chess club on Friday, and wondering if anyone has chess sets they no longer need. If so, please bring
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Whilst haircuts and English classes were taking place at Global Link, Escape to Safety was erected at Ullswater Community College where 1500 pupils will have
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We are hosting a 10-12 week Community Interpretation Level 2 course at the YMCA, delivered by the Worker's Education Association, starting Thursday, May 5 with
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Amid the haircuts, City of Sanctuary Welcome Packs, delicious veggie lasagna, dominoes, pool and an interactive recycling presentation, there was much anxiety about the threat
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It is with dismay that we respond to the latest anti-refugee plans from this Government, to send asylum seekers arriving by boat to Rwanda, a
UK to give asylum seekers one-way ticket to Rwanda
Some asylum seekers who arrive on small boats will be sent to the country as part of a £120m trial.