Before their arrival in the summer, there were worries that the family could feel isolated and might not like the food, the culture, the weather. I like the clean air, I like the quietness.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Narberth, Pembrokeshire, where the family arrived in the summer. I thank the UK government for this chance.”The government launched community sponsorship in July 2016, and 53 Syrians have so far arrived under it. It sits alongside the Syrian vulnerable persons resettlement scheme, under which the UK has welcomed 8,535 Syrian refugees so far, with a pledge to resettle 20,000 by 2020. Jonathan Cox, lead organiser of Citizens Cymru Wales, said that since the Guardian wrote about the Narberth scheme in July a further 10 groups had come forward applying to sponsor a Syrian refugee family.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2017 07:52 UTC