Come and celebrate with us the 100 years of the Backhouse park in Sunderland. There will be many family friendly activities including a bird and languages workshop, arts and crafts for kids, renewed fairy trail and more! We will also
Together For Our Planet Funding
We are delighted to be granted funding from the Together For Our Planet programme, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to which we can bring communities together to take action on climate change #COP26. This funding will enable
Places Called Home Funding
We are delighted to share with you that we’ve been awarded #PlacesCalledHome funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and IKEA UK to support one of our upcoming events in the Backhouse park, which will enable us to get together
VCAS Open Arms Awards 2021 Nomination
More great news! We have been nominated for the Partnership Award and also the Community Group Award in the Voluntary & Community Action Sunderland (VCAS) Open Arms Awards 2021. Thank you very much, we are so grateful for that.
North East Charity Awards Nomination
We are so excited to announce that we have been nominated for the North East Charity Awards 2021 in the Uniquely North East award category! Stay tuned for more updates. The winners will be announced on 20th October 21. More
Looking for Trustees
We are looking for Trustees to join our Trustee Board – if you are interested in becoming one – or you know someone who might be, please read more about the position in the attached letter. Deadline for applications is
Family end of summer picnic and clean up
On 4th of September 2021, International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) with the support from our amazing volunteers, organised a ‘family end of summer picnic and clean up’ at Backhouse Park. The event was supported by East Rangers Project (funded
Summer Picnic Event – Experience Days Donation
We would like to thank Experience Days for donating a £50 voucher as a raffle prize for our ‘Park clean up and Family Picnic Event’ which will take place on the 4th of September 2021. All the money raised at
Family Picnic and Clean up 19.6.21
On the 19th of June 2021 International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) organised a ‘Family Picnic and Clean up’ Event in Backhouse Park to celebrate Refugee Week. The event was a great success; the day was packed with fun activities
Connecting Communities football match
CITY PARTNERS IN SUNDERLAND are joining the team to support the annual, national Amnesty International UK ‘Football Welcomes Refugees’ campaign. The campaign was first Launched in April 2017 to celebrate the contribution refugees and asylum seekers make, not only to