Swindon News
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Hosting Coordinator Job Vacancy (part time)
An exciting opportunity to join our small team of staff at Swindon City of Sanctuary!
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We’re Open moves to Coffee#1
Join We’re Open for our opening night! Thursday 7th March 6.30pm – 8.30pm Come and join us for our opening night at our new…
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An Evening of Welcomes – 28th January 2019
The Project With funding from South Swindon Parish Council, Twenty Welcomes was created. This innovative poetry project, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Refugee Week, and captured…
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We’re Open… closed for Christmas!
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The Journey to Safety and Welcome – a Schools of Sanctuary project
On Tuesday 11th December, 4:00pm-5:00pm, at Drove Primary School, teachers from Drove Primary School and artists Rachel Pryor and Nicky-Ann Walker will be…
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We’re Open Christmas shindig 13th December
We’re Open is a weekly social at Darkroom Espresso, 11 Faringdon Road, SN1 5AR each Thursday from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. The evenings offer a…
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FREE training on our hosting scheme – 24th November
Come along to find out more about volunteering as a Host or Support Worker with Room for All Hosting Scheme!
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Latest news from Schools of Sanctuary in Swindon
Half term already? How did that happen… here’s what our 12 schools in Swindon and Wiltshire are doing to embed…
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Competition time: Stories of Welcome – deadline 10th October
Here in Swindon, we know that it’s a welcoming place to sanctuary seekers. Now there’s an opportunity to tell others…
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WOMAD… you were wonderful!
Last week a group of local and national volunteers and sanctuary seekers took We’re Open on tour to…
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Refugee Week 2018 – well, that was fun!
Thank you to everyone who supported us in making Swindon’s celebrations so sparkling! From poetry to art to dance to…
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Schools of Sanctuary Launch – Swindon!
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Mayor Hosts Tea Party to celebrate SCOS Work
The Mayor of Swindon Cllr Maureen Penny hosted Swindon City of Sanctuary and their volunteers at the Civic Offices In January.
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*New* job vacancy at Swindon City of Sanctuary!
Development Worker, £20,000 pa pro rata
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Swindon CoS Film Release!
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Swindon CoS – Hosting Scheme ‘Room For All’ received funding!
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SCoS meet MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland at Sanctuary in Parliament Event!
A group of 6 from Swindon including 2 refugees and 2 asylum seekers visited The Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 28th of November 2017 to attend the Sanctuary in Parliament Event!
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Swindon SCoS – ‘We’re Open’ project receives funding!
Our weekly ‘We’re Open’ event has received a £2,225 grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, administered by the Wiltshire Community Foundation!