Who We Are
Lancaster and Morecambe City of Sanctuary is a collection of volunteer members with the following shared aims:
- Helping to make it practically possible for Lancaster and Morecambe to accommodate refugees and asylum seekers by providing the relevant support such as housing, health, befriending and English lessons.
- Acting as a welcome and support network to those refugees who come to Lancaster and Morecambe.
- Running education activities that educate and inform people about refugees and promote community cohesion.
- Campaigning to ensure Lancaster and Morecambe does its fair share in providing sanctuary to people fleeing war and persecution.
Supporters
We are made up of a number of individual volunteers as well as various organisations who support and facilitate our work.
Including:
- RAIS Lancaster (Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support)
- Global Link
- East Meets West
- Lancaster Churches Together
- Lancaster Quakers
- Lancaster Supports Calais Refugees
- Marsh Community Centre
- 38 Degrees Lancaster
- St Thomas Church
- The Tara Centre
- The Sewing Circle
- Red Rose Refugees
- CVS
- Claver Hill Community Garden
- Bikes for Lancaster
We're going to be running community organising training for ESOL students online!
The course is free and is part of training we deliver in liaison with Community Organisers Ltd.
Students can sign up by emailing Adela: adela@efalondon.org
The course is free and is part of training we deliver in liaison with Community Organisers Ltd.
Students can sign up by emailing Adela: adela@efalondon.org
The new website for the Lancaster District Emergency Food Team is now live at lancasterdistrictcovid19.org.uk.
A joint partnership between the city council and Morecambe Bay Foodbank, its aim is to help vulnerable people who need emergency food.
If you’re in need of emergency food you can use the website to find the contact details of people and organisations who can refer you.
It can also be used by organisations, such as charities, churches, councillors, and health organisations, to sign up to become referring agencies.
Since launching the partnership has already seen 110 food parcels being delivered to vulnerable residents.
A joint partnership between the city council and Morecambe Bay Foodbank, its aim is to help vulnerable people who need emergency food.
If you’re in need of emergency food you can use the website to find the contact details of people and organisations who can refer you.
It can also be used by organisations, such as charities, churches, councillors, and health organisations, to sign up to become referring agencies.
Since launching the partnership has already seen 110 food parcels being delivered to vulnerable residents.
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Welcome This is the official emergency food response site for Coronavirus in Lancaster District, run by Lancaster City Council and the Morecambe Bay Foodbank. You can use this site to refer someone for emergency food, and if you need help, you can find the contact details of people and organisations...
lancasterdistrictcovid19.org.uk
We know things are a bit weird right now. We've had to cancel or postpone a lot of the events where we might get to meet you, but we know that loads of you still want to learn about Lancaster and hope to join us to study.
With that in mind, we've done our best to move things online with a series of webinars to help you find out more about Lancaster and why it might be the place for you.
📣 Student Life and Accommodation
📅Monday 30 March 2020,
⏲️12:00pm to 1:00pm
💻https://fal.cn/37gt2
📣 Why Lancaster
📅Tuesday 31 March 2020
⏲️4:00pm to 5:00pm
💻 https://fal.cn/37gt3
Or take a look at all of our upcoming events here 👉https://fal.cn/37gt1
With that in mind, we've done our best to move things online with a series of webinars to help you find out more about Lancaster and why it might be the place for you.
📣 Student Life and Accommodation
📅Monday 30 March 2020,
⏲️12:00pm to 1:00pm
💻https://fal.cn/37gt2
📣 Why Lancaster
📅Tuesday 31 March 2020
⏲️4:00pm to 5:00pm
💻 https://fal.cn/37gt3
Or take a look at all of our upcoming events here 👉https://fal.cn/37gt1
Partnership launches to provide food parcels to vulnerable people
Lancaster City Council and Morecambe Bay Foodbank have launched a partnership this week to co-ordinate and deliver emergency food parcels to vulnerable people across the district as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
lancaster.gov.uk
We’ve helped to retrain refugee health professionals for many years and know what a great contribution they can make to the NHS.
Did you know that since 2009 our Building Bridges project has supported an amazing 595 refugee healthcare professionals to restart their careers in the UK?
This includes an impressive 372 doctors, 69 dentists, 83 nurses, 42 pharmacists, 25 biomedical scientists and 4 physiotherapists!
The UK urgently needs more health professionals to meet growing demand, and refugee health professionals have so much to offer. Retraining a refugee doctor to work in the NHS costs 88% less than training a new doctor for a year.
There was some media coverage this week of the call for the fast track registration of refugee doctors into the NHS.
Read about it here >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/covid-19-call-for-fast-track-registration-of-refugee-doctors-in-uk
The return to practicing can be a long and complex journey, which makes the support offered by our project so important.
To find out more about our Building Bridges project read here >> https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/case-studies/malukos-story/
Did you know that since 2009 our Building Bridges project has supported an amazing 595 refugee healthcare professionals to restart their careers in the UK?
This includes an impressive 372 doctors, 69 dentists, 83 nurses, 42 pharmacists, 25 biomedical scientists and 4 physiotherapists!
The UK urgently needs more health professionals to meet growing demand, and refugee health professionals have so much to offer. Retraining a refugee doctor to work in the NHS costs 88% less than training a new doctor for a year.
There was some media coverage this week of the call for the fast track registration of refugee doctors into the NHS.
Read about it here >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/covid-19-call-for-fast-track-registration-of-refugee-doctors-in-uk
The return to practicing can be a long and complex journey, which makes the support offered by our project so important.
To find out more about our Building Bridges project read here >> https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/case-studies/malukos-story/
Advice to help you stay safe during the Coronavirus pandemic
Self isolating with an abuser - Lancashire Victim Services
Advice to help you stay safe during the Coronavirus pandemic
lancashirevictimservices.org
Lancaster and Morecambe City of Sanctuary, established September 2015.
Registered charity number: 1181282