First Afghan refugee family to settle in Bury ‘overwhelmed’ at warm welcome
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe first Afghan family of refugees to be resettled in Bury, who arrived in the past week, were ‘overwhelmed’ at the warm welcome they received, councillors have heard.
Bury Council is making available an extra 10 homes to those fleeing Afghanistan as part of a national programme of resettlement, meaning between 30 and 40 refugees will arrive in the town.
A meeting of the council's overview and scrutiny committee heard that in addition to the Afghan crisis response, the authority supports the dispersal of around 40 families each year, through government agency Serco, who deal with asylum seekers and refugees. READ MORE: 'Hysterical' families evacuated after bomb squad called to grenade in Greater Manchester home Another priority scheme
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