Together We Grow was shortlisted as one of three organisation for the best new charity at the Spirit Award ceremony. Four of our management committee members went to the event. We were not selected as the winner but pleased that we were shortlisted.
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Stall at the Piece Hall
On 29th September we were part of a stall with Survivors of Torture Activities Fund, Calderdale Freedom from Torture, Valley of Sanctuary and St Augustine Centre at the Piece Hall in Halifax as part of a weekend of cultural events.
The Mayor’s speech
The Mayor of Todmorden gave the following speech at the Welcome festival on 16th September: Good afternoon ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure to be here at the Welcome Festival of Together We Grow, today. Thank you for inviting me, and giving the Mayoress, Lynne, and myself a chance to see the valuable […]
Valley of Sanctuary
Four of Together We Grow’s management committee members have been part of the steering group of Valley of Sanctuary in Calderdale from the start. Together We Grow, Valley of Sanctuary, Calderdale Freedom from Torture, Survivors of Torture and St Augustine Centre will have stalls at the Piece Hall on Saturday 30th September during a big […]
Stall at village fete
We had a stall at the Blackshaw Head village fete with Calderdale Freedom From Torture and Survivors of Torture Activities Fund (STAF). Over 500 people attended the fete and we gave out hundreds of flyers for the Welcome Festival. We had free homemade biscuits on our stall which attracted a lot of people to come […]
Supporting refugees in Bangladesh
Together We Grow is collecting clothes and wellies to go to the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this Friday. So if you have any of these items you can drop them at Warcock Hill Barn, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge, HX77JB, tel 01422 846863 or 07511213449. Another container will go in October. According to […]
Welcome Festival 2017
2-300 people attended our Welcome Festival on 16th September, including about 75 refugees and asylum seekers. The event was a great success, introduced by a refugee and an asylum seeker. in English and Arabic. The Mayor of Todmorden, Councillor Christine Potter, welcomed everyone and gave an excellent speech which we hope to be able to […]
Great wedding
It was an honour to be invited to the wedding of one of the asylum seekers. It was a gathering of people from all over the world, dancing, singing and eating together – having a good time despite a very uncertain future for them and important family members not being allowed a visa to come […]
Sports day and BBQ
On Saturday 26.8 we had 40 asylum seekers and refugees coming for our sports and BBQ day. Not all of our usual families could come as they had to prepare a large wedding for the next day. However, some new families and individuals came and now want to come regularly. The sports day was a […]
Shortlisted for an award
Together We Grow has been shortlisted in the Best New Charity category at the Community Spirit Awards 2017. We will know on 28th September whether we won among those shortlisted. We have been invited to participate in a three-course gala dinner to celebrate the work done by community groups. Anna Foster from BBC 5 Live […]