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Connecting Shores podcast is part of Natural England’s Connecting People with Nature programme, which aims to tackle barriers of access to nature.
How guests can find rematches, and the how councils can support them. Includes how sponsors can continue to host.
The Connecting Shores podcast exploring young people of colour's relationship with the sea is set to be broadcast on BBC this month.
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.
Information about what to do if your guest will temporarily be absent from the UK.
How to have sponsorship arrangements set up to end amicably, and what to do if a guest refuses to leave.
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find a new host.
How councils should approach rematching, both for guests who have completed a sponsorship term, and for those seeking a rematch before their agreed term ends.
How to find a new guest that is already in the UK.
Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
What councils need to do when a guest moves from one council's area to another council's area.
Information about the approved organisations that can help you find a guest or a host.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Making the first (interim) payments to guests.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
The UK welcomed Australia, India, the Republic of Korea and South Africa as guests on 20 to 21 May 2021 of the G7 Climate and Environment Ministers' Meeting.
The UK welcomed Australia, India, the Republic of Korea, South Africa and the Chair of ASEAN as guests the final day (5 May 2021) of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting.
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