Growing your own food

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We received a small Never Hungry Again grant from Community Foundation For Calderdale to run a pilot project where refugees and asylum seeker families in Calderdale get help to grow their own food – either in a garden, in window boxes or indoor. Fifteen households took up the offer and this picture is from one […]

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RIP

Senaka

It is with great sadness we announce that our friend and management committee member Senaka Seresinghe died on 31st March 2021 – 60 years old. Senaka’s funeral service took place 12th May at Park Wood Crematorium in Elland. Senaka supported a charity in Sri Lanka and donations in Senaka’s memory will be grateful received, for […]

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Preparing for hydroponics

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Delivered all the food parcels to the asylum seeker families. We were meant to also set up the hydroponic system for one of the asylum seekers on 8th May but it has been postponed due to the rain this morning. We are now doing it on 15th May instead. Attached is a picture of the […]

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Food parcels

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Preparing food parcel to asylum seeker families in Calderdale – thanks to a grant from the Never Hungry Again fund from the Community Foundation For Calderdale and Calderdale Council. As usual there will be three bags for each family: a 5 kg basmati rice bag, other staples like couscous, lentils, olives, nuts, vegetable oil and […]

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Preparing food parcels

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Preparing food parcel to asylum seeker families in Calderdale – thanks to a grant from the Never Hungry Again fund from the Community Foundation For Calderdale and Calderdale Council. As usual there will be three bags for each family: a 5 kg basmati rice bag, other staples like couscous, lentils, olives, nuts, vegetable oil and […]

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Hydroponics

One of the asylum seekers wants to do hydroponics. This box will create 96 kale and mixed salads seedlings. On the 8th May we hope to plant them all out onto the hydroponic rack so they can grow even further and provide other asylum seekers with kale and fresh salads . So future updates will […]

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