‘Kind Local’ is the newest addition to Kind Communities. Created in 2024, Kind Local aims to bring resettlers (refugees and asylum seekers) and local communities together through food.
Kind Local has the simple aim of providing a social hub, where women can socialise, learn English, exercise and eat together. No matter who you are or your background. Everyone is welcome.
Kind Local is based at the Catherine Beckett centre, Deepdale, Preston PR1 5AR every Thursday between 10am- 1pm.
Please come along, there’s no need to book!
At Sahara we provide a wide range of courses for members of the local community. We provide training in the following fields that can be really useful for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants:
- ESOL
- Preparation for Life in the UK
- Community Interpreter Level 2
UCLan’s TESOL teacher trainees are providing fun, engaging, communicative ESOL classes every week during term time. The classes are supervised by the TESOL lecturers. The classes are free and everyone is welcome including refugees and asylum seekers. Please drop in if you’d like to attend!
Classes are run out of Livesey House on Preston Campus.
Lower level (entry 1 – 2) – Room 126
- Tues + Thurs – 13 – 15pm.
- Friday – 11am – 13pm.
- Tues + Thurs – 13 – 15pm.
- Friday – 11am – 13pm.
At Sanctuary Cookalongs, we run various cooking workshops and events that are refugee led while learning English through recipes from peoples home countries that we cook together and eat. Most sessions are women only and a creche is provided – but please check before you attend. Our sessions run in Preston at various locations near the city centre.
Please email or call for more information!
At Cooking with English, we provide fun, interactive ESOL learning by cooking our favourite dishes together. Join us to improve your conversational English and make friends in a relaxed space. These sessions are for women only.
Please look at our facebook page or email us for more information.
ESOL will improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Boost your English skills which may help you find work.
- Learn with our supportive Tutors
- Make new friends in our modern building
- Feel more confident in community settings
- Work towards official ESOL Qualifications
These courses are for EU residents, refugees or asylum seekers whose first language is not English.
We will assess your level of English before you enrol on the course. We offer ESOL for school leavers/16 – 18yr olds as well as adult courses.
You must demonstrate at interview that you are able to commit to a full programme of study with 100% attendance and complete your work.
Please contact us for further information.
PAE is a British Council English language school in Preston, Lancashire. We provide English language learning services to students from all over the world at various levels. For ESOL we cover pre-entry to level 2 (with accreditation if wanted) and IELTS.
Monday to Friday – 9.00 – 12.15 – General English/ESOL
Monday to Thursday – 12.45 – 2.15 – Speaking skills
Monday to Thursday – 12.45 – 2.15 – IELTS and other exam preparation courses
We offer conversational ESOL at about entry 1 – entry 3 level at Whalley Library as volunteers for Lancashire Better Impact. We are a small, friendly group that welcomes all resettlers!
Class is every Wednesday afternoon from 13:30pm to 14:30pm (term time only).