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    Leeds strengthens French connection as it renews twin city link with Lille
    • Mar 31
    • 3 min

    Leeds strengthens French connection as it renews twin city link with Lille

    Leeds City Council has put pen to paper on an agreement that reaffirms its special relationship with the French community of Lille. Leeds...
    World Refugee Day: Our Intercultural City – Our Home
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    World Refugee Day: Our Intercultural City – Our Home

    Leeds is joining other cities from around the world to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June. World Refugee Day offers a chance to raise...
    Children’s International Summer Village looking for participants and volunteers
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Children’s International Summer Village looking for participants and volunteers

    Today’s guest blog comes from Renee Hodges and features the work of the Leeds and West Yorkshire branch of the Children’s International...
     A day in the life of a Leeds youth councillor
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    A day in the life of a Leeds youth councillor

    Today’s guest blog is from Charlotte Williams, the Chair of Leeds Youth Council, who recently took part in a high level session around...
    Putting forward the voice of cities and young people in Europe
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Putting forward the voice of cities and young people in Europe

    Earlier this year Leeds became Chair of a new working group for children and young people within the EUROCITIES network. Part of the...
    “German thoughts on Brexit” – an invitation from Leeds Anglo-German club
    • Feb 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    “German thoughts on Brexit” – an invitation from Leeds Anglo-German club

    Leeds Anglo German Club and Mark Green, Honorary Consul for the Federal Republic of Germany, invite you to a talk in Headingley on...
    Settled Status : pourquoi en faire la demande et comment l’obtenir ?
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Settled Status : pourquoi en faire la demande et comment l’obtenir ?

    Today we have an invitation from Henriette Mahamane from the Petite Ecole de Leeds, to an event for French residents wanting to find out...
    EU exit awareness evening for Central and Eastern European citizens in Leeds
    • Jan 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    EU exit awareness evening for Central and Eastern European citizens in Leeds

    The Central and Eastern European Network of British Embassies (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,...
    Bridges to New Beginnings
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Bridges to New Beginnings

    Today’s guest blog is by Dinah Beckett who works for Migration Yorkshire as the regional coordinator for unaccompanied asylum seeking...
    Romanian Day celebrations in Leeds
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Romanian Day celebrations in Leeds

    Last week saw the visit of a delegation from Bucharest, headed by the Romanian Ambassador to the UK, Mr Dan Mihalache, to mark Romanian...
    Remembering Nelson Mandela, Freeman of Leeds
    • Dec 5, 2018
    • 1 min

    Remembering Nelson Mandela, Freeman of Leeds

    Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela who was made a Freeman of Leeds in April 2001, marking the contribution...
    German Mayors join Leeds Remembrance Sunday events
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    German Mayors join Leeds Remembrance Sunday events

    This weekend the Mayor of our German partner cities of Dortmund and Siegen joined civic dignitaries and thousands of Leeds residents to...
    Sharing knowledge on inclusion with EUROCITIES
    • Sep 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Sharing knowledge on inclusion with EUROCITIES

    Leeds City Council’s Communities Team has long been doing great work with migrants and refugees to help them arrive in the city, overcome...
    Roots Alive tour to Chemnitz
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 5 min

    Roots Alive tour to Chemnitz

    Roots Alive is the City of Leeds Youth Folk Group. It is run by ArtForms Music (part of Leeds City Council’s Children and Families...
    Lille call-out for young ambassadors!
    • Aug 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Lille call-out for young ambassadors!

    Our partner city Lille in France is currently recruiting two volunteers from its partner cities for an 8-month paid work experience in...
    Have you ever been involved in the Leeds-Lille twinning?
    • Jun 27, 2018
    • 1 min

    Have you ever been involved in the Leeds-Lille twinning?

    This year, Leeds is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its twinning with the city of Lille in France. The partnership is not just...
    Thumbs up for Child-Friendly Leeds
    • Jun 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Thumbs up for Child-Friendly Leeds

    A good five years ago Leeds started to substantially reform its services and offers for children and young people and since then hundreds...
    Youth for Peace and Democracy
    • May 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Youth for Peace and Democracy

    The key aim of city partnerships is their contribution to international understanding and peace among nations. Where friendships grow...
    Guest blog: European Youth Parliament
    • Apr 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    Guest blog: European Youth Parliament

    by Jake Moran and Annie Bowyer, Head Organisers, EYPUK As Head Organisers of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Session of the European...
    Commonwealth Big Lunch in Leeds!
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 1 min

    Commonwealth Big Lunch in Leeds!

    Last week the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Jane Dowson, hosted a Commonwealth Big Lunch which brought together business leaders from...
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