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New Welcome Sessions

Welcome Sessions for Asylum Seekers and New Refugees The second of our new monthly Welcome Sessions at Cross Street Chapel was a success! These sessions are intended to introduce new asylum seekers and refugees to Manchester City of Sanctuary. Organised by our volunteer Stephen, this session brought a few new arrivals and involved some fun and relaxing ice breakers by the wonderful Whitworth artist in residence, Ibukun Jesusanmi. At this session we discussed details of how City of Sanctuary has positively impacted…
Cooking up a storm with 4lunch Social Enterprise

On Saturday, our team of volunteer cooks spent the day at the Levenshulme Inspire kitchen where they prepared and cooked…
Storytelling with Ibukun and the WYC

For our first volunteer training session of the year, we had the pleasure of hosting Ibukun Jesusanmi, resident artist at…
Collaboration with Whitworth Young Contemporaries (WYC)

When the WYC approached us asking us how they can get involved, we couldn’t have anticipated the creativity, passion and…
Getting to know Manchester International Roots Orchestra

We are excited to give the stage to the brilliant Manchester international Roots Orchestra (MIRO) at our upcoming ‘The Big…
Generous donations for Bridget’s Walks

Thank you to everyone who has donated clothes, boots and hats for our monthly walks. Your generosity has been overwhelming,…