Libraries of Sanctuary

As part of Refugee Week, we had three wonderful volunteers take part in a storytelling session at Longsight Library. This…

Everyday Borders, Everyday Solidarity

Liz, our partnerships and volunteering coordinator, led a team of people to contribute to the Everyday Borders, Everyday Solidarity seminar…

Refugee World Cup 2019

A big thanks to everyone who played or came down to support our team at the Refugee World Cup a…

Vote for Us – Spirit of Manchester Awards 2019

We are so very excited to tell you that we've been nominated for the Community Cohesion Award in the Spirit…

My Placement with MCOS

As our supporters know, Manchester City of Sanctuary is a charity that helps asylum seekers and refugees across the Greater…

Bridget’s Walks – Macclesfield Forest

This month we held another Bridget’s Walks, on this occasion, we visited Macclesfield Forest. Our sanctuary seekers got stuck in…

Great Manchester Run

Sanctuary Stories

“When I first came to this country I was very sad, depressed and bored. I had a lot of problems…