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Photo of Syrian refugee Hisham Alsaiyad and family.

Wednesday 13th January 2021 SH (Editor)

Family forced to flee Syria now thriving in Patchway

A family forced to flee the civil war in Syria has been resettled in Patchway, thanks to the support of social housing provider LiveWest. Hisham Alsaiyad and his family were thrown a lifeline thanks to the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme which is overseen locally by South Gloucestershire Council.