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English for Life in the UK – Driving
Driving requirements, the driving test, examples of driving incidents, recognising and using modal verbs Read more
English for Life in the UK – Black Lives Matter
Discussion of the events in the USA and around the world following the death of a black man at the hands of the police. Why this matters in the U.K.... Read more
English for Life in the UK – Episode 8
The different stages of the education system in the U.K. including schools and colleges. Private and state schools. The role of parents and of OFSTED. Vocational and academic education. Read more
English for Life in the UK – Education in the UK
The different stages of the education system in the U.K. including schools and colleges. Private and state schools. The role of parents and of OFSTED. Vocational and academic education. Read more
Poems by the Language Cafe, inspired by Benjamin Zephaniah and Lemn Sissay
Every Wednesday afternoon we have Language Cafe in the Community Centre. These sessions are a great opportunity for people to come together to practice their conversational English and meet new... Read more
Do something #wonderful!
Many of the families we work with face significant hardship and live in extreme poverty.It is that time of year again when children are getting excited about starting a new... Read more
Help shape the future of St. Augustine’s Centre!
St. Augustine's Cente is run by a group of Trustees, who meet once a month to review progress at the Centre, and make decisions about it's future.Our Trustee group is... Read more
Happy Eid from St. Augustine’s Centre
We hope all who are celebrating have a wonderful time! Read more
Coloured Earth Project at St. Augustine’s Centre
We were very lucky to have the Coloured Earth Project here at St. Augustine's Centre last week.They will be here again creating more beautiful art Monday 29th July from 10:30am.... Read more
Happy World Refugee Day!
20th June is World Refugee Day!There have been lots of events around Calderdale celebrating Refugee Week, we hope you've managed to catch some of them!Come and join us at the... Read more
Magid Magid at St. Augustine’s Centre!
Magid Magid (Yorkshire and Humber candidate for the Green Party in today's European Elections) came to St. Augustine's Centre on Tuesday.Part of his #TourDeMagid for the Elections, he came to... Read more
Amazing Volunteers!
Calderdale Industrial Museum have been celebrating four individuals from St. Augustine's Centre who have been volunteering with them over the past few months.They got involved after going on a visit... Read more
International Women’s Day 2019
At St. Augustine's Centre we are honoured to work alongside and for some of the most incredibly strong and resilient women.Today we want to celebrate those women and say thank... Read more
St. Augustine’s Trip to the Lake District
We just want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Quakers at Glenthorne Quaker Centre and Guest House at Grasmere. They provided a wonderful break for a group of 10 asylum... Read more
Saying Goodbye to Vicky.
After a wonderful 4 and a half years at St. Augustine's Centre Vicky is moving on.We will be having a bring and share afternoon tea in the Welcome CaféTuesday 6th November, 2pm-3:30pm.... Read more
Help us do something incredible!
This year has marked a huge milestone for St. Augustine’s Centre – we are 50! We have celebrated with lots of special events and we are so grateful for all... Read more
Read a Poem by Benjamin Zephaniah
#50goodideas for #50yearsofstaugsPoet, writer, lyricist, musician...Take a look at Benjamin's work here: www.benjaminzephaniah.com Read more
We were in The Yorkshire Post! #50yearsofstaugs
The Yorkshire Post came to our Garden Party last week as we celebrated 50 years of St. Augustine's.It was great to have them here at the Centre and talk about... Read more
Trips to the Seaside
#50goodideas for #50yearsofstaugsIf you think you may be able to help with transport or refreshments or anything else please get in touch with the team at info@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk Read more
Support Refugee Week
#50goodideas for #50yearsofstaugsIn June 2018, Refugee Week will reach an important milestone: 20 years of celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees.This 20 year anniversary is the theme of Refugee... Read more
Celebrating courage and strength on #worldrefugeeday
On #worldrefugeeday we recognise and honour the spirit and courage of millions of refugees worldwideToday is an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of refugees in our communities. We will certainly be having... Read more
Mayors Charity Fundraising Skydive for St Augustine’s Centre
On 3rd May, Councillor Ferman Ali, Mayor of Calderdale will take a courageous plunge by Skydiving to support us!Councillor Ali is jumping thousands of feet out of an aeroplane to raise donations and awareness... Read more