Season’s greetings! 🎄 As we celebrate the festive season, we want to thank YOU for your incredible support this year 🎁 Your generosity has made a real difference in the lives of the people we support, helping them to rebuild and thrive here in Leeds 🫶 localgiving.org/charity/retasl…

🌟✨ Happy New Year from Retas! ✨🌟 As we welcome 2025, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our supporters 🫶 Your unwavering support has enabled us to continue our mission of helping those in need and spreading kindness throughout our community 🥰 The Retas Team ❤️

Another 600 trees planted 🌳🌲🌳🌲 Our Welcome to Leeds team are cultivating and conserving some of the most-needed areas in our community, this time tending to East End Park 😊 Our asylum seeker clients are always happy to help and create greener spaces within Leeds 💚

At the end of last term, we celebrated so many of our fantastic students graduating from our ESOL courses 🎓 From entry level English to those wanting to further develop their learning, our students' dedication to learning is always so inspiring 🌟

We're sending out our December recap email tomorrow 📪 If you'd like to see what RETAS has been up to over the festive period, sign up to our monthly newsletter here 👇 dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/475333/9…

Tomorrow our Conversation Cafe returns for 2025! ☕️ Join us for a coffee and a catch up as well as some English language practice as we welcome you and the new year 🌟

Just before the festive period, our team took a day outside of the office to discuss strategy, process and what the next 12 months looks like for RETAS 🌟 We then had a social, taking some time to be together outside of a work setting and work on our bowling skills 🎳

Next week we're hosting assessments for our upcoming ESOL term 💡 If you'd like to find your spot in our OFSTED Outstanding English language provision, pop into RETAS: 📅 Thursday 16th January 🕤 9:30am - 11:15am

Good news! We're hosting yet another comedy night in aid of refugees! 🤩 Even better news - we've released limited Early Bird tickets for a discounted price, so act fast! 🏃 📅 Wed 26th Feb 🕖 From 7pm 📍 92 Degrees Coffee, Boar Lane 👇 Tickets here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-for…

Two weeks into the new year and we're still in awe of these numbers 🤩 Here's to a 2025 of supporting the integration and settlement of refugees, asylum seekers and other, vulnerable migrants in the best ways possible 🌟

Want to improve your English with RETAS? ⬇️ Tomorrow is the first Learning Assessment Drop In of 2025, everyone is welcome to attend to find a course and class that suits your learniong needs 🌟 🕤 9:30am - 11:15am 📍 LS8 4HS

Thank you to University of Leeds student magazine The Gryphon • Views for their in depth report on the recent Home Office extension for newly granted refugees' move on period 📅 RETAS were glad to give comment on this welcomed change 🗨️ Read it here 👇 thegryphon.co.uk/2025/01/08/hom…

Want to join an ESOL class just for women? 🥰 Learn English as well as skills such as quilting and sewing 🧵🪡 In a productive and supportive space, get in touch if you'd like to take part 👇

Another Conversation Cafe session is happening tomorrow! 🤩 Practice your speaking and listening skills in an informal environment as RETAs host snacks and hot drinks 🫖

Another fantastic, hand-picked lineup from the best funny people representative of all over the globe 🗺️ Join us as we Stand up for Refugees 🎤🤣 📅 Wed 26th Feb 📍 92 Degrees Coffee Boar Lane 🫶 Supporting vulnerable migrants in Leeds ✨ Tickets here! ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-for…

Like many other organisations and charities in this sector, RETAS are beginning our migration to Bluesky, for a more supportive network 🥰 Please follow us here 👇👇👇 bsky.app/profile/retasl…

We can't wait to welcome our keen English learners to Conversation Cafe tomorrow ☕️ Informal conversation, hot drinks and sweet treats will be available from 10am - everybody is welcome to join us! 🗣️🥐

Join RETAS and many other charities in our new communications venture - Bluesky! 🌤️ Please follow us here 👇👇👇 bsky.app/profile/retasl…