Greetings from the BEACON staff & trustees. The office is closed 16th December – 11th January During this time the office will not be staffed.
Author Archive | Katy Armitstead
Foresee January blues? come to our quiz night – fun & food all in aid of BEACON
Baildon Methodist Church are very kindly hosting our 2017 Quiz Night. We will be testing your general knowledge, throwing in some handy facts and figures about asylum seekers & refugees and feeding you delicious food – all in aid of BEACON’s work. Details are below – we hope you can make it! BEACON Quiz Night 2017 Saturday 21st January 2017 6pm— 9pm Baildon Methodist Church, Newton Way, BD17 5NH Fun, games & food in aid of BEACON’s work with asylum seekers Great prizes! Pasty & Peas! (vegetarian) Test your general […]
You are invited to our AGM!
Tuesday 29th November 2016, 6pm – 8.30pm, The Delius Arts & Cultural Centre. Join us for an evening of free food, engaging speakers, the presentation of our 2015/16 Annual Report and the chance to hear about our work and our plans for the future.
Our 7th Walk for Justice – a fantastic success!
Our 7th Annual Walk For Justice was a fantastic event: local groups from across Leeds and Bradford joined together to take a stand against the injustices in the asylum system and raise vital funds for BEACON. Read all about it!
Volunteer with McKenzie Friends!
Do you want to help support asylum seekers who have no where else to turn? McKenzie Friends support asylum seekers who have no access to legal representation at their appeal hearings and to gather new evidence to submit a fresh claim for asylum. Join us!
Summer Briefing 2016
Read all the latest news from BEACON and our projects in this printable version of our Summer Briefing. All change at BEACON! A lot has changed at BEACON over the last few months. New developments mean we are strengthening as an organisation and be better placed to support asylum seekers in Bradford. New People! We are delighted to welcome Sarah Shaw, our new Admin Assistant. Sarah will be supporting Lizzie in the office and looking after day-to-day financial admin. This new post came about after the retirement of our Treasurer […]
Winter Briefing 2015/16
Read all the latest news from BEACON and our projects in this printable version of our Winter 2015/16 Briefing.
10th Anniversary of BEACON
By Katy Armitstead on 26th September 2015 in Beacon Briefing, Beacon Hosting Project, CHAT, McKenzie Friends, News
A decade or so ago a small group began to meet, to listen to the stories of those seeking sanctuary in Bradford. Since then we’ve walked alongside several hundred asylum seekers: many were given hope when someone believed their story; they did not feel so alone. Some stories and words of appreciation are included in this year’s Annual Report. We hope they capture the excitement and joy of the day held at Kala Sangam. As plans were made we had no idea there would be an international crisis, as European […]
Spring Briefing 2015
It has been a busy few months at BEACON as we prepare to celebrate our 10 year anniversary whilst managing a general increase in demand on all of our projects. Much is changing in the refugee sector and Bradford in particular is experiencing high levels of new arrivals. Get the latest news from BEACON with information on our up coming events and updates on our projects.
Easter Briefing 2014
For this edition of our briefing, I’d like to introduce myself as Beacon’s new coordinator and to thank Kezia Rooke for the excellent work she did during her tenure. I also want to thank Beacon’s many volunteers who have gone above and beyond in this period of transition, not to mention Touchstone staff who have made me feel very welcome here. I’ve worked to improve the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in both the US and UK, and I’m repeatedly impressed by the people of Bradford who dedicate themselves […]