Yarl's Wood Befrienders tagged articles

Four local charitable and voluntary organisations to receive share of £47,000 grants

Four Bedford Borough charitable and voluntary organisations are to share £47,000 in grants. The Trustees of the House of Industry Estate Management Committee rapidly approved...

Yarl’s Wood Befrienders mark their 20th anniversary with change of name

To mark its twentieth anniversary, Yarl's Wood Befrienders is 'spreading its wings' and changing its name to Beyond Detention this month...

Former detainees return to Yarl’s Wood to protest 20 years of forced detainment

Former detainees of Yarl's Wood have returned to the immigration removal centre (IRC) in Thurleigh to protest its continued operation, 20 years to the day that it first became operational. Protesters...

Solidarity for Refugee Week at St Paul’s Church in the heart of Bedford

St Paul's Church, in the heart of Bedford town centre, will be commemorating Refugee Week this month with a creative installation on the theme of Solidarity. Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating...

Yarl’s Wood charity hosts open meeting and performance at The Place Theatre

Members of the public are invited to the Yarl's Wood Befrienders (YWB) annual meeting on 23 September which will be followed by a performance of ‘Feeding...

New partnership enables Yarls Wood Befrienders charity to reward volunteers

Bedford-based charity Yarl’s Wood Befrienders (YWB) has been awarded two nominations a year by a charity providing free hotel breaks to reward volunteers.

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