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SpanishJonathan Seath, former Principal of Colchester English Study Centre provides some tips. Sometimes we have requests from clients to help improve their English. Clearly a good use of English is important for being able to become a full member of the community, communicating with local services, finding employment and of course keeping up with your […]
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This is a call to all mums to come with their children to join Refugee Action -Colchester celebrating Women’s Health Day.There will be drinks and food and the chance to talk to like-minded women. An important appointment Join us on Saturday 3rd July from 12am to 3pm at the Youth Enquiry Service venue, 9 Trinity […]
I had met Liz Curry (our volunteer coordinator) sometime ago; we were both trying to improve our Spanish at weekly classes. I was interested in what Liz told me about the work Refugee Action – Colchester was doing locally, but it wasn’t until last summer that I felt motivated enough to follow it up. There […]
We have welcomed new residents to Colchester in the last week as it is now a dispersal location from the Home Office for Asylum Seekers who are in the National Asylum Support Service (NASS), and are waiting for an Asylum claim to be decided. There are currently 5 houses occupied in Colchester, each one housing […]
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The term ‘modern day slave trade’ provokes strong and emotional responses and yet we tend to see it as something that only happens in big cities, far away from us. Sadly, that is not the case as our caseworkers know how this is happening today on our doorstep. Modern slavery is comprised of human trafficking […]
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Did you know hate crime is ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic’? Did you know that evidence of the hate element is not a requirement? It would be enough if another person, a witness […]
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Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is also a growing global movement. We are always looking for innovative ways of raising funds to meet the ever […]
In the Community, News, Together We Grow
Despite Covid, there is much happening…Community and Volunteer report, 18th March 2021
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Miscellaneous My last report on Community and Volunteer activities was in November 2020. Since then, volunteers have continued to do what they can “In a time of Covid” in terms of support of the families and individuals with whom they are involved, teaching English, having Zoom conversations, delivering food to families, running Whatsapp groups and […]
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Remaining open for face-to-face appointments throughout a pandemic has advantages and disadvantages. 15 Queen Street now has a fourth office which doubles up to house the Food from Home Foodbank. At the office, we have 4 caseworkers, a part-time operations manager, and a full-time fundraiser who also takes on housing casework. We are hoping to acquire […]
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I’m Grace, a 25-year-old from Colchester. I have a politics degree and have just completed my legal studies. I was due to start my training contract in September 2021. Like so many, plans changed, and my training contract was delayed for a year. I returned to Colchester and started working at Community 360 (a partner […]