‘My Refuge’ Competition – where is your refuge?

So what do you do when you’ve had a bad week, when things aren’t going to plan or are getting on top of you, when you need some time to yourself or to recharge your batteries?

Do you physically go somewhere, or just in your mind?  Do you look for distraction, or a friendly face?

Take a walk in the countryside?  Meet a friend for a chat over coffee?  Lose yourself in a good book?  Revisit the scene of a childhood holiday?  Sit in a quiet corner of your garden?  Visit the gym?  Browse through old photos?  Call your Mum?  Play a round of golf?

We want to know what the word ‘refuge’ means for you – where is your refuge, your sanctuary, your retreat, your bolt-hole, your haven?

You can tell us – in a sentence, a poem, an audio clip ….
You can show us – in a photograph, a painting, a film clip, a drawing ….

And we will include your submission as part of an exhibition to be held during Refugee Week, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize-winners chosen for various age categories!

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 31st May 2011

Please contact Gill Buttery (Development Worker) on 0116 2616222 / 07716 073403

www.cityofsanctuary.org/leicester

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