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The Best of the LMP Blog: Resources of the Week you may have missed

The blog has been running for nearly 10 years, and over that time we’ve gathered a huge number of useful resources. But many are now buried in the archives—so unless you’ve been reading (and bookmarking!) from the start, you might not know they’re there. Here are a few of our favourite posts you may have […]

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Asylum Matters update 16.7.25 – advocacy, campaigns & resources

Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives NGOs mobilise around Macron visit and border violence Over 65 organisations supporting refugees in the UK and in France signed a cross-Channel statement calling for an end to escalating border violence and the deaths it is driving, to coincide with the state visit of President Macron. Coverage here and here and full statement here. In a […]

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Free English Classes from CES in August 2025

CES will be running free English classes again from 4th August to 28th August as part of their teacher training programme. All classes are supervised by experienced teacher trainers and include a mix of grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities. It’s a great opportunity to improve your English—don’t miss out!  Register using the […]

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Yorkshire Dance are seeking new charity tenants for their city centre building – July 2025

Yorkshire Dance are seeking new tenants to fill two empty office spaces. Yorkshire Dance is a regional charity based inside an old textile mill in Quarry Hill. Alongside three dance studios the building is a creative hub and home to numerous small arts organisations, charities, creative businesses and health and wellbeing practitioners. The 12 serviced […]

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Health Improvement Fund: grant opportunity

The Leeds Fast Track City partnership are inviting bids for an exciting new Health Improvement Fund. Successful project proposals will bolster the city’s ambition to end HIV, viral hepatitis and TB by 2030. Funding can be used to: Enhance testing & treatment Reduce new infections Combat stigma & discrimination Support community-led responses Promote integrated health […]

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Fast Track City Community Micro Grants – £1500

Leeds Fast Track City Community Grants – Up to £1,500 Available The Leeds Fast Track City Community Grants Programme is a joint initiative from Leeds City Council and Yorkshire MESMAC, launched in February 2024. These micro grants (up to £1,500) support community-led projects that tackle stigma and discrimination around HIV, viral hepatitis, and TB—amplifying the […]

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The Race Equality Progress Report – Weds 23rd July 2025

What’s Changed Since George Floyd? Join the Conversation 📅 Wednesday 23 July🕓 4:00–7:00pm📍 Leeds Civic Hall, LS1 1UR Limited spaces remaining — book your free place now In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, many institutions in Leeds made public commitments to tackle racial inequality. But what’s actually changed? This important event invites communities to […]

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Launch of Sounds Like Home Listening Garden – 12th July 2025

Join us this Saturday 12 July at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Leeds for the launch of Sounds Like Home: Listening Gardens—an evocative new installation exploring ideas of home, place, and care. This project continues the creative collaboration between artist Alisa Oleva and Dasha Zakharets, originally from Kamianske, Ukraine, now living in Leeds. Together, they invite […]

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