Hello from the new Refugee Support Worker My name is Rose McCarthy and in late July 2022 l was appointed to the role of Refugee Support Worker for Horsforth Churches Together employed by the Horsforth Chaplaincy Project.  I thought it might be helpful if l introduce myself and shared some hopes for the future. I moved to Horsforth 30 years ago with my husband Bill. We have 5 children who went to St Mary’s primary and secondary school. We are both active members of St Mary’s Catholic Church, which is part of Our Lady of Kirkstall parish. I am an NCT antenatal teacher and lRead More →

Read the Latest News on Refugee Support HERE _______________________________________________________________________ Previous Updates:   A Great day out at the Deer Shed Festival A big thank you to the Deer Shed Festival and the People and the Dales project of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust for enabling 15 men seeking asylum from a hotel near Horsforth to enjoy a great British music festival in Thisk. The Deer Shed Festival provided free tickets to the People and the Dales project and they contacted our refugee support worker to find people to go. The men seeking asylum at the hotel jumped at a chance to leave the hotel and haveRead More →