Vacancy: Community Fundraising and Communications Coordinator Salary: NJC Scale SO1 SCP23 (£28,226) – SCP25(£30,095) pro rata (£16,783 – £17,894 actual) Hours: 22 hours a week Location: LASSN office (22-23 Blayds Yard Leeds LS1 4AD) Closing date for applications: 9am 24th April 2023 This post is funded from LASSN’s unrestricted reserves and is offered on a […]
Archive | March, 2023
English for Work at City Centre Hub, Merrion House, Tuesdays 12.45-2.45pm
English for Work Where: City Centre Community Hub, Merrion House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 8LX (next to Morrisons supermarket) When: Tuesdays 12:45-2:45pm, from 25 April to 12 July 2023 (term time) See map and register online here: ESOL – English For Work – Leeds Adult Learning. Select ‘Apply now’ and bring ID to complete your […]
Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network are looking for volunteers
Interested in working face-to-face with refugees and asylum seekers? Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network are looking for volunteers to help deliver our new Welcome and Connect project – which welcomes and connects asylum seekers and refugees to life in Leeds (click here for the role description) English tutors to teach one-to-one sessions (click here for […]
With a Flourish: Eco-art club from MAFWA – Wednesdays 13:30 – 16:30 from April 12th 2023
With a Flourish invites you to explore Lincoln Green’s hidden colours and create art using locally sourced, natural materials. Join us to learn natural dyeing techniques using flowers and plants found in your own back gardens, explore local green spaces and create a series of colourful installations for the Roxby Community Garden. Deepen your connection to […]
Day trip to the Lakes – 1st July 2023
This will be a great day out for anyone who fancies a trip to the Lake District but doesn’t want to drive. It is not a faith trip & is for anyone at all. For those of you who maybe can’t afford to venture abroad this year but really want some de-stressing time, this would […]
Job: Project Worker for Safeguarding in Faith communities 7.5 hrs/wk £6kpa actual – Voluntary Action Leeds
Do you have experience working in Faith settings and the ability to work in partnership on an exciting new project supporting organisations to better safeguard children? Are you motivated by making a difference for third sector organisations and the communities they work in? We have an exciting opportunity to join VAL as our Project Worker […]
Lambing in the Yorkshire Dales – 26th April 2023 (3 or 4 days after Eid-al-Fitr)
via Nick at Chapeltown CA We have a fantastic opportunity for a community group to come and experience ‘lambing time’ in the Yorkshire Dales – please share. Farmers at Gill Garth farm have kindly offered to host a group from 13:00 – 15:00 on Wednesday 26th April @ Gill Garth Farm, Selside, SETTLE, BD24 0HX […]
Leeds Homes for Ukraine update March 2023
Leeds marked one year since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last month, with hundreds attending a rally in Dortmund Square, a national minute’s silence and events at the Ukrainian Community Centre. Over the past year, Leeds has once again shown that it is a compassionate and welcoming city. Hundreds of Leeds residents […]
The Yorkshire Solidarity Summit – Sheffield 15th April 2023
Date: Saturday 15th April 2023 Venue: Victoria Hall, Norfolk Street, Sheffield Time: 10.30AM to 3PM The Yorkshire Solidarity Summit aims to build on the excellent ongoing work of community organisers across Yorkshire to ensure we are aggregating our power, working together to tackle the numerous challenges facing refugees and migrants and effectively bringing about the […]
Holbeck Moor Women’s Football Club is the first women’s football club of Sanctuary
via Rose McCarthy Holbeck Moor Women’s Football Club is the first women’s football club of Sanctuary. (The first ever FCoS was Tongwynlais Football Club of Sanctuary.) Reem, Diana and I had the pleasure of assessing their application and were touched to see all the efforts they have made to enable women seeking sanctuary to play […]
Ukranian Employment Event Tickets, Thu 20 Apr 2023 at 18:00
As a collective, Aire Logic, BJSS, Netcompany, NHS Digital and Mastek want to help Ukrainian refugees find jobs in the the technology industry in Leeds. The event will provide an overview of what the organisations do, the type of roles that they offer and how to apply. The workshop will also include: Advice on creating […]
Interview Skills Session for Refugees from PATH Yorkshire – 3rd April 13:00 to 14:30
In this session you will: Find out about the different types of interviews and how to do well in them Learn how to answer interview questions confidently and make a good impression Practice answering questions to prepare you for the real thing Open to refugees and people who have fled the conflict in Ukraine To […]