Diss Town of Sanctuary

Welcome

The town of Diss is endeavouring to become a Town of Sanctuary, or in other words a place that welcomes all who make Diss their temporary or permanent residence.

There are various ways how a place becomes your residence, not always self-chosen ones. A city or town of sanctuary welcomes all for the duration of their stay and ensures that they feel safe, valued and accepted.

Few of us know much about our respective ancestors five to six generations back. If they moved from the place they origined from, were they made to feel welcome, or did they have to earn acceptance and respect? All we know, is that we are now considered to be the “insiders”. With it comes the challenge how we treat those who are not.

The following pages show what we, the unappointed steering group, have done so far with the help of many kindred spirits in our endeavour to become a town of sanctuary .