Harrogate group to celebrate refugees contribution to British life in Refugee Week

A local charity that supports refugees who live in the Harrogate district is taking part in Refugee Week in a few days time.
The glass atrium of St Peter’s Church in Harrogate which is hosting the exhibition by Harrogate District of Sanctuary.The glass atrium of St Peter’s Church in Harrogate which is hosting the exhibition by Harrogate District of Sanctuary.
The glass atrium of St Peter’s Church in Harrogate which is hosting the exhibition by Harrogate District of Sanctuary.

As part of the annual UK-wide festival running from June 14-20, Harrogate District of Sanctuary is organising a new exhibition focused on famous refugees and how local refugees quickly becoming integrated into their new home.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

To be held in the glass atrium of St Peter’s Church in Cambridge Street, the event will be visited by The Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough of Harrogate, Coun Trevor Chapman and Mrs Janet Chapman, as part of Refugee Week which celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

The new exhibition will include creative work by local children and offer the chance to watch a short film, study some information sheets and talk to volunteers who work with Harrogate District of Sanctuary.

Refugee Week was first launched in Britain in 1998 but has since become a growing global movement.

Harrogate District of Sanctuary aims to raise awareness about the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers, especially those fleeing war and persecution in their own countries.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm from Monday, June 14 to Saturday, June 19 and everyone is welcome.

For more information, visit https://refugeeweek.org.uk/about/

and

https://harrogatedistrict.cityofsanctuary.org

A message from the Editor

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Related topics: