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Festival held to celebrate cultures from around the world which are represented locally

Annual Festival of Culture celebrates the diversity of the district

Group of refugees given the opportunity to travel from Bradford to Morecambe to experience a different part of the UK

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.

Project set up to support Lancashire Refugees and Asylum Seekers to run cookery classes and events for the general public to attend

A Lancaster resident is appealing for help with buying mobile phones to help people seeking asylum who arrive in the district

895 Ukranian refugees matched with Lancashire sponsors as part of governments Homes for Ukraine Scheme

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

Local charity provides art in nature workshops for refugees

Cross party statement welcomes refugees to the North West

Trafford council, led by its inclusive economy and communities team, hosted an event to offer information, advice and support to our new residents

The article gave detailed introduction to why people need to keep active and reported that there are differences between different ethnic groups, age groups and genders. Naila a councillor born in Pakistan said she had to change her how she kept active when she came to this country due to the weather. She wants to advocate for people from her community especially the women as they tend to look after the family and not look after themselves. Ayo is the founder of Global Vision Initiative - a charity organisation focused on empowering disadvantaged black, Asian and minority ethnic communities through social activities, events, employability, social sports and music projects. A lot of inactivity in ethnic minority groups is due to lack of inclusive social opportunities, culturally appropriate activities and awareness of ways to keep moving. Starring Naila, Ayo and other people from six of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs, the Keep Moving campaign encourages everyone across the region to become more active, no matter who you are, your background or your struggles.

Gathering information from adults moving to the area when English is not first language and their experience of maternity services

It follows Damian's own emotional experience of social exclusion in his native Poland and a difficult year for his customers in lockdown - and he is dedicated to nurturing an inclusive culture at his studio where he is promoting the benefits of dance for mental health.Dancing gives people a chance to escape from their own heads, I wanted to create a space where I was able to make everyone feel as welcome as Manchester made me feel.

Local events organised to celebrate refugee week

2 brothers Anwer and Yakub came to Bolton as chidren and started their shop in 1979 the 2 brothers one a pharmacist and the other an accountant worked together to develop their business and by 2005 they sold 111 chemists to Lloyds Pharmacy keeping back 30. In 2009, the University of Bolton awarded both Anwer and Yakub with the honorary titles of Doctor of the University, in recognition of their "oustanding contribution to the Bolton community". £20 million transformed the school into an Academy with both brothers acting as Trustees. The 2 brothers also ran a pharmeutical company and are regarded as the most successful entrepreneurs in the borough

beatboxing at TriBeCa has helped him get through depression and grief and he now wants to give back to the venue when I moved to the UK, I saw buskers doing it and it interested me. Beatboxing became a full-time job, hosting open mic events and DJ nights, teaching beatboxing to other refugees and visiting schools to teach students in schools. During the pandemic, he continued hosting the Open Mic events online

Her story involves family separation, torture and slavery, before she eventually found safety and happiness in the UK. The 52-year-old mother-of-three is running to be a councillor in her adopted hometown of Bury and says she wants to 'give back' to the country which welcomed her in her hour of need. Mrs Park's new life was not without challenges, and she faced difficulties with housing and the language barrier. But she embraced her new home and later found work as a human rights activist.

Nahla Eljack 'spent her career helping others' and championed the rights of migrant women. Tributes are being paid to an inspirational community worker who dedicated her life and career to helping others, after her tragic death. She was also heavily involved in the creation of the Manchester Refugee Charter, which has been endorsed by more than 100 individuals and organisations including the council, Nahla held a masters degree in environmental studies and her dedication to people and the environment was a consistent theme in her life. She was known for her sense of humour and infectious laugh, her passion for charitable and environmental causes, and her dedication to her family.

Famous footballer Marcus Rashford campaigning free school meals scheme was defeated in the House of Commons, but he and his mother determining to make it happen by help out at the foodbank in Manchester

Iranian refugee welcomed into local football team in Lancaster

The words “Rise above fear. Refugees welcome” have been beamed onto the White Cliffs of Dover. It lit in support of migrant welfare.it was expected to assemble to demonstrate over migrant crossings on 5th Sept 2020

Four women from Lancaster are part of a group of 100 refugees across Lancashire who have spent one year creating a recipe book showcasing Syrian food, families and culture

New awards - the Blossom Awards was funded by Alan Mak, a Britain’s first MP of British- Chinese heritage, it was an esclusively on the British- Chinese community. It aiming to recognise the achievement for those who were the key professional workers and had achieved success in professional fields

The article cited lots of examples of contributions of migrants to the British culture - food diversity, sports personalities, artists

Cafe in Lancaster gives refugees the chance to give back to the community and let others sample their native food

Figures show nearly 40% of our top cultural figures come from migrant or minority ethnic backgrounds – but barriers still exist

The vast majority of business leaders in the UK believe that asylum seekers should be allowed to work, according to a survey that challenges the employment ban on people awaiting decisions on asylum applications.Campaigners say the status quo marginalises asylum seekers and allows the valuable skills of often highly qualified professionals to go to waste

Lancaster organisation is giving a voice to people from home and abroad whose stories have never been heard before.

Two Lancaster schools are among those to be given a special award for their welcoming attitude to all

Mabs Hussain is the son of hard-working Pakistani migrants and - against the odds - has climbed to the higher echelons of Britain's police.His parents are from Pakistan, first generation immigrants into the country, they came in the 1960s.He joined at the aged off 22, in 1996, becoming a beat bobby in the Bradford district of Odsal.At GMP, he really encouraged with the work that has been done to increase the diversity of the workforce and that was one of the reasons that he was attracted to GMP.

In the late 1800s there was an influx of Italian immigrants from the North and South of Italy to the district of Ancoats near Manchester city centre, an area which was later to become known as Ancoats’ Little Italy. Since 1890 the Madonna del Rosario procession has been held every year - a colourful celebration of religion and culture.The procession was born out of the creation in 1888 of the Manchester Italian Catholic Society, the result of a local priest’s desire to form a dedicated group to support and educate Italian families living in the city.

Manchester City manager stumped up the cash to get the Open Arms back on the seas in time to help the next wave of desperate migrants.Pep Guardiola paid for the repair of a rescue boat which plucks desperate refugees from the Mediterranean.

It was an emotional night as medical student Fatime Gashi was crowned Miss Manchester at a glitzy ceremony in the city. Her family - who fled war-torn Kosovo in 1999 as refugees to start a new life in Manchester.Fatime was just 2 years old when her family left Kosovo for the UK to escape the horrors of war. They have built a new life here, and are proud to call Salford their home.She is half way through a biomedicine degree at Salford University, Fatime holds down a number of jobs to make money while she studies.

Dr Koukash was born on December 3, 1958, on the West Bank in Palestine.
Study was his way out of poverty and his father was able to send him aged 17,in 1976, to Liverpool to get an education. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and progressed to get a PhD in electrical engineering. To pay his way through university he worked as a waiter, mechanic, market trader, and nightclub bouncer.He taught at the university for five years, and was appointed Director of International Business.In 1992, he set up EuroMaTech, a corporate training company - the foundation for much of his wealth.Estimates of his current wealth range from £900m to £3bn.

Émilie is 52 years old and get away from Gango and she is one of the many people who look after the allotment at Growing Together Levenshulme.
Joy, 54, and Edwina, 63, were forced to flee their homes in the run up to a brutal election in Zimbabwe because of their support for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),The allotment was founded around eight years ago, originally set up as a community gardening project, it to be a vegan and organic garden. A few years later, we began working with Revive, a Manchester based charity that supports refugees and asylum seekers."The garden provides a safe space where people can take part in activities they enjoy, and helps provide structure and routine in lives that are often full of change.""At the moment they're just looking for funding to secure the long term future of the garden so it can continue to benefit asylum seekers and refugees for years to come."

A photographic exhibition featuring pictures of refugees who have made new homes in Lancaster is currently on display in Lancaster library.

Tony Walsh, whose powerful love letter to the city 'This is the Place' has been heard around the world, talks about how he found the words we all needed

2 Syrian refugees share their stories

Friends Meeting House in Lancaster provides English classes and drop in centre for refugees.

A group of students at Lancaster University have set up a group aiming to persuade the university to set up a scholarship scheme for refugees.

Six months after the migrant crisis first hit the headlines, we find out the reality of being an asylum seeker. Asylum seekers, many of them from Syria, were being put up in relative luxury as they waited for temporary housing, prompting an outraged flurry of publicity.Take Mahmoud Afara as a example.

Nobel winners' ‘super-material’ graphene is seen as a break-through for the future of science and medicine. Professors Sir Andre Geim and Sir Konstantin Novoselov – who developed the substance in the Manchester university lab – were at Manchester Town Hall for the honour. Sir Richard Leese, council leader, commented on the great contribution of immigrants to the city. The decision to honour the pair was made after a motion was submitted by Lord Mayor Coun Naeem ul Hussan, who praised the professor’s work for helping to secure additional research and collaborative contracts in Manchester

Professor Bogdanow left her fortunes to Manchester University which will use the money for projects, lectures around Holocaust memorial Day. The article praise Prof Bogdanow who overcame adversity to become a leading scholar in her field and who was much valued in her team

A tip off that a number of foreign nationals were working illegally, at least five people living in unsafe squalid conditions in November 2018, After the restaurant was raided by immigration officers, in November 2018, the Bolton Council decided to have its licence to operate revoked.

Stockport council - together with health and public sector partners - will support the new arrivals and assess their needs to ensure they are provided for during their short stay. Councillor Amanda Peers, cabinet member for inclusive neighbourhoods, said she was ‘proud’ the borough was stepping up to help. Councillor Chris Gordon told a Werneth Area Committee meeting it was a ‘fabulous idea’ and he was ‘fully in favour of it’ - but was unhappy he found out through police, rather than the council.