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Successful refugee welcome event held in Portrush Town Hall

Successful refugee welcome event held in Portrush Town Hall

Tue, September 27, 2022

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has hosted a successful information event for refugees who recently arrived in the area.

Held in recognition of Good Relations Week, it brought together a range of statutory and community agencies to provide advice, support, and useful information about local services to help those who have been displaced from their own countries.

Speaking at the event, the Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Kathleen McGurk, said:

“As a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Causeway Coast and Glens area has become a place of sanctuary for some of those who have had no option but to flee their homes.

“This information event provided a one-stop-shop where people could access essential information about the statutory and community support services which are available. This initiative demonstrates the benefits of a multiagency collaborative response at times like this, which is fitting with the theme of Good Relations Week, ‘Change Starts With Us’.”

The event was organised by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Good Relations Team as part of the Exploring Cultural Diversity programme. The programme receives financial support through Executive Office District Council’s Good Relations Programme, as part of the wider Together: Building a United Community.

For more information please email good.relations@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Kathleen McGurk, pictured with members of PSNI Support Hub, Council’s Good Relations Manager Patricia Harkin and some people from Ukraine who attended the information event for refugees held in Portrush Town Hall during Good Relations Week. Causeway Coast and Glens PSNI Officer Sonya McMullan shares useful information with people who attended the refugee information event at Portrush Town Hall The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Kathleen McGurk, pictured with Samantha Boswell of Community Advice Causeway at the information event held in Portrush Town Hall. The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Kathleen McGurk, pictured with some of the information providers at the event held in Portrush Town Hall. The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Kathleen McGurk, pictured with Gosia O’Hagan and Fergal Quinn representing Building Communities Resource Centre at the information event held in Portrush Town Hall. The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Councillor Kathleen McGurk pictured with Ashleen Schenning, manager of Limavady Volunteer Centre, at the information event held in Portrush Town Hall Amy Donaghey, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Arts Marketing and Engagement Officer provides information on local activities to some of those who attended the event at Portrush Town Hall. Causeway Coast and Glens Policing and Community Safety Partnership members provide information on community safety to some of those who attended the information event for refugees in Portrush Town Hall. Some of those who attended the event alongside an interpreter. Attendees receive information from Claire Hodges and Amanda O’Donnell from Jobs and Benefits office in Coleraine.
Pictured at the information event for refugees held during Good Relations Week in Portrush Town Hall.