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The Welcoming Association celebrates Black History Month

As we celebrate Black History Month 2020 at The Welcoming Association, we acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of the many Black people in Scotland and elsewhere. However, 2020 has been a challenging year for Black people all over

Covid-19: August 2020 update

Returning to the office and continuing online services From 17 August our staff will start to gradually return to the office in a limited capacity. We will continue our online services and 1-to-1 videocalls as standard practice for now. We

Press Release

Edinburgh 29th June 2020, The Welcoming Association is continuing to support our community during the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to National Lottery funding. We have received £21, 000.00 from The National Lottery Community Fund to employ a Volunteer Coordinator who will support our

The Welcoming supports ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign

The Welcoming Association strongly supports the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign. As a voluntary organisation that works to support the BAME communities it stands in solidarity with those who fight for equality and social justice. We would like to inform you

Notice to service users, partners and funders

The Welcoming Association Coronavirus Measures April 2020 Following the Scottish Government advice on 16rd March 2020 for people to work from home to help delay the spread of coronavirus, the Welcoming’s office at 20 Westfield Avenue (Edinburgh) has been closed

Covid-19: April 2020 update

Notice to service users, partners and funders The Welcoming Association Coronavirus Measures April 2020 Following the Scottish Government advice on 16th March 2020 for people to work from home to help delay the spread of coronavirus, the Welcoming’s office at

Save the date – AGM 30th January 2020

We are inviting service users, funders, partner organisations and friends to join us at The Welcoming Association’s AGM 30th January 2020. The meeting will be held at the Eric Liddell Centre in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, and will run from 5 until

Ben Macpherson, Scottish Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development, visits The Welcoming Association

The Edinburgh-based association supports over 1500 migrants, refugees, and other newcomers from 80 different countries and more than 70% of these are EU citizens. Edinburgh, Scotland (18th December 2019): – To mark the International Migrants Day, Mr Ben Macpherson, Minister

Festival Season at The Welcoming

Edinburgh prides itself in being a “festival city,” home to some of the most important festivals in the world. Because the Edinburgh festivals are such iconic features of the city, in August 2019 we did nine sessions -two workshops and

Crossing the Divides

We are proud to announce that David Carpenter, our ESOL Coordinator, has been involved with he Re.Mint project, which has created a pan European toolkit of ‘experiential method’ lessons. These are lessons that can be used in language classes, schools