Lancaster’s ninth Festival of Culture hailed a big success

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Festival held to celebrate cultures from around the world which are represented locally
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Lancaster to hold Festival of Culture for first time post-pandemic

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Annual Festival of Culture celebrates the diversity of the district
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Refugees enjoy day at the seaside in Morecambe thanks to Bentham community rail group train trip

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Group of refugees given the opportunity to travel from Bradford to Morecambe to experience a different part of the UK
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Morecambe firm donates laptops to help Ukrainian refugees stay in touch with loved ones at home

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A Morecambe firm has answered a call to help Ukrainian refugees currently staying in North Lancashire to work and to keep in touch with families at home.
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New community kitchen project launching at Kanteena Lancaster

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Project set up to support Lancashire Refugees and Asylum Seekers to run cookery classes and events for the general public to attend
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Phone appeal aims to help people seeking asylum in Lancaster

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A Lancaster resident is appealing for help with buying mobile phones to help people seeking asylum who arrive in the district
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Lancashire has now welcomed hundreds of refugees through the Homes for Ukraine scheme

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895 Ukranian refugees matched with Lancashire sponsors as part of governments Homes for Ukraine Scheme
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Lancaster opens first shop where everything is free

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Drop in and pick up centre for donations of clothes, toys and toiletries for recently arrived Ukrainian families new to Lancaster and district set up in city centre
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Lancaster refugees and asylum seekers explore Silverdale nature reserve

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Local charity provides art in nature workshops for refugees
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Council leaders say Lancashire is ready to give Ukrainian refugees ‘a proper, dignified welcome'

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Cross party statement welcomes refugees to the North West
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