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Sanctuary Awards
Our Sanctuary Awards programme recognises and celebrates the organisations and institutions who go above and beyond to foster welcome, compassion and opportunity. In the last few months we have had the honour of awarding:
Evesham Methodist Church is a Church of Sanctuary and Dunmurry Mosque in Belfast is a Mosque of Sanctuary
Pendleton Library is now a Library of Sanctuary
University of Cambridge is now a University of Sanctuary!
North West Regional College, Derry is a College of Sanctuary
Pennycross Primary School, Plymouth; St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham; Fishergate Primary School, York; St Columba's Primary School; The Friars Primary School; St Philips CE Primary School; All Hallows High RC High School and Oasis Media City Academy are all Schools of Sanctuary.
Amma Birth Companions and Newham Nurture have been reaccredited as Maternity Projects of Sanctuary
Merton Council and Kingston Council are now a Local Authority of Sanctuary and Liverpool Council have had their award reaccrdited
The Common Lot, Norwich is now a Theatre Company of Sanctuary and Phosphoros theatre, Sherman theatre, Norwich Theatre and Theatre Royal Wakefield have all been reaccredited.
Ice and Fire have had their Theatre Company of Sanctuary award reaccredited.
Milton Keynes Islamic Art Centre is newly awarded and Baltic have had their Art Gallery of Sanctuary award reaccredited.
Grapes Hill Community Garden, Norwich is now a Garden of Sanctuary
Bicycle Links, Norwich, is a Workplace of Sanctuary
Each one of these awards is assessed by a panel which includes as a minimum, an expert in the field, someone with lived experience of seeking sanctuary and a local member of City of Sanctuary. An award lasts three years when it then must then be re-assesed. Find out more about the awards process here | 
