Some of you will remember New To Leeds – a guide to Leeds for migrants who have just arrived in Leeds. Sadly, it’s not been updated since before Covid – but there is still a lot in here about how the city works – from health, to education, transport and leisure. We’ve added both […]
Archive | May, 2022
Asylum Matters Update 10th May 2022
Reproduced without the permission of Asylum Matters, but they’ve not complained about us doing it so far… Ongoing advocacy Nationality and Borders Act It was a sad, sorry day on 28th April when the Nationality and Borders Act was given Royal Assent following frantic last-minute ‘ping pong’ between the House of Commons and the Lords. […]
Resource of the week: free City Centre venue/space at Ginger Works
“Leeds City Free Room is an open environment where conversation, discussion, debate and collaboration is nurtured and celebrated. The space can display creative outputs of our creative city communities. In the spirit of being open and collaborative, we are inviting interesting people to share our space and to make it their own. The Leeds City […]
WEA: Upcoming Courses in West Yorkshire
The WEA is offering funded courses in West Yorkshire to help individuals gain the skills and qualifications they need to progress into further education and work. Please see attached for our upcoming courses on care, computing and employability skills and another to improve your skills and confidence, meet new people and focus on your health […]
Asylum Mattters Update, 27th April 2022
[please note, this was originally sent on 27/4/22 – so references to “today” means 27th, “last night” 26th etc ] Response to Government announcements on asylum system Last week, the Home Secretary signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Rwanda for the processing of people seeking asylum in that country, rather than in […]