# CALDERDALE VALLEY OF SANCTUARY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197764
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197764


## Contact

- **Address:** St. Augustines Centre, Hanson Lane, HALIFAX
- **Postcode:** HX1 5PG
- **Phone:** 07857 140207
- **Email:** hello@calderdale.cityofsanctuary.org
- **Website:** https://calderdale.cityofsanctuary.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** OUR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY BY COLLABORATING AS A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND WELCOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE CALDERDALE THEIR HOME.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN CALDERDALE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WITHIN CALDERDALE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF THEIR REFUGEE OR ASYLUM SEEKER STATUS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary is a network of organisations (members)  and individuals (supporters) who work together to make Calderdale a place of welcome for refugees and those seeking asylum. Our activities vary and depend on the expertise and interests of our members and supporters. Every year Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary co-ordinates Refugee Week across the Borough.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Calderdale





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **LAURA IRIS BEESLEY** | Chair | July 18, 2023 |
| Christopher David Collier |  | March 13, 2025 |
| Christopher James Foley |  | Oct. 16, 2024 |
| Hina Gillani |  | March 13, 2025 |
| May Htut Pan Moe |  | May 6, 2025 |
| Rebekah Ann Hellewell |  | July 18, 2023 |
| Stela Namazzi |  | March 13, 2025 |
| Theja Manoharie Godakande Arachchi |  | March 13, 2025 |




