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Yarl’s Wood Befrienders in the News
Thanks to the Beds on Sunday for featuring us this week and helping us to find more Befrienders and Trustees.
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Grateful Thanks to Untold Theatre
We’d like to thank everyone at Untold Theatre for their enormous efforts in creating their piece – The Scar Test, which was shown in Bedford on June 29th. They also performed it in Hackney and...
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Pub Quiz Fun on 22nd July
We were delighted to see so many people at our pub quiz on July 22nd, generously hosted by The White Horse on Newnham Avenue recently. We had about 75 people there in the end, and there was a lot of...
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2015 AGM – July 16th
Our 2015 AGM took place on 16th July with our guest speaker, Richard Fuller. Our existing trustees – Barbarba Conridge, Angela Huddart, Michael Bishop, David Joyce and Crystal Dickinson were re-elected...
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Prisons Inspector finds that Yarl’s Wood is failing vulnerable women Nick Hardwick, the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, has today found that Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre ‘is failing to meet...
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Library Display Says it Large
We got the velcro strips out today to prepare our massive poster to go up in the cafe at Bedford Library on Monday. We will take a photo of it in all it’s glory on Monday. And here’s the finished...
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2016 Pub Quiz
Wednesday 4th May from 7.30pm Here’s a chance to involve your family and friends. We want teams of up to 6 people. It’s just £7 per quizzer and includes a ploughman’s supper and chips. If you can’t...
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2016 AGM
This year’s AGM will take place on Thursday 30th June from 7.00pm at our offices. We will be joined by Leonie Hirst, a barrister with Garden Court Chambers, and winner of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the...
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Women for Refugee Women’s latest report
Women for Refugee Women’s latest report, “I Am Human” , looks closely at the experiences of women detained in Yarl’s Wood. It reveals that women are routinely watched and searched by male staff despite...
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St Albans’ Donation
Donation from the Congregational Giving Team at St Albans Cathedral May 8th saw The Very Reverend Jeffrey John presenting a generous cheque for £1,000 from the Congregational Giving Team to Julian, one...
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Strategic Support for 2016
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to be part of the 2016 leadership programme, run by The Harpur Trust and The Cranfield Trust. The programme is designed to...
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Thanks to our new fundraisers
With thanks to those now fundraising on our behalf, you can make your contribution on one of the following Virgin Money Giving pages: Joe Gibson – a befriender from 2010-2012 – and his fiancée Felicity...
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Summer Fete 2016
Fortunately for us, the day of the summer fete in Yarl’s Wood, Saturday 23rd July, happened to be one of the most gorgeous days of the summer. YWB volunteers, with sun cream and sun hats, manned the...
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Bedford Film Festival Fringe – The Visitor
We are delighted to be part of Bedford Film Festival again. This year we have chosen a film which beautifully portrays how much our lives can be enhanced by unexpected friendships with people we might...
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St Andrews’s Charity Day
YWB was one of several charities that took a table to promote their charity to those who came along. Although the event was not as well attended as we all would have liked, those who stopped to talk...
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YWB Christmas Party 2016
Just to give you all the “head’s up”… We are in the planning stages for this year’s Christmas party at Yarl’s Wood. It was so well received last year, and the attendees enjoyed themselves so much,...
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In Memory of Sue Sarsfield
Today we attended the funeral at St Philip and St James Church in Severn Way, Bedford, to celebrate the life of Sue Sarsfield, who was one of our Befrienders. Sue had been volunteering with us since...
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Christmas Tree Festival 2016
Are you coming into Bedford this weekend? Then why not come along and see our festive tree festooned with our excellent handmade ‘stars at Christmas’ themed baubles. It’s not only for fun as our...
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The Scar Test – 21st June
During Refugee Week, there will be showing of The Scar Test. A time you will know but a place you cannot. With unique access through the Yarl’s Wood Befrienders, Untold Theatre brings you stories from...
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