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Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees (BRWR) has organised a fund-raising discount fashion show, offering a catwalk show followed by a sale of top-quality outfits for women from well-known high street stores. Many items will be available at discounts of up to 75%. All ticket sales will benefit BRWR, which currently offers a range of support […]

  BRWR have received a Certificate of Appreciation from Oleksandr Yalovol, a volunteer coordinator in Kharkiv for a charity that distributes donations. It is to thank us for our contribution to the people of Ukraine against russian aggression. We’ve been collecting medication and equipment, such as crutches, wheelchairs and walking sticks, and passing them on […]

Article from Redditch Advertiser, 27th August 2025. Donations towards the work of Creative Carousel can be made viahttps://tinyurl.com/bdfwvwmc Further information is available via their website: Creative Carousel

Come to the Redi-Centre Summer Fundraiser this Saturday. Amongst the many attractions, the BRWR Craft Group have a stall. Many thanks to the Redi-Centre for giving the Ukraine group a room for our English classes every week and the use of their cafe for conversation and one-to-one support.

June 12, 2025 Three Ukrainian women are marking Refugee Week 2025 by thanking Redditch communities for their welcome and support. The refugee trio has also set up a cultural company called Creative Carousel to use their professional skills to teach art and dance to youngsters in the town. Tetiana Volikova, Yana Tishyna and Sveta Vasylieva […]

It is Refugee Week next week (16th-22nd June) and this year, the chosen theme is Community as a Superpower. BRWR is the embodiment of that! We have been given the opportunity to show some films reflecting on the refugee experience, to the public, through 2 Arts organisations who have secured the relevant licences. We have […]

Hello folks, It’s almost BBQ season! We will be out and about on Thursday 12th June from 6pm delivering the very delicious RefuJuice again. Please let me know if you would like some! Delivery is to Bromsgrove, Redditch and as far as Northfield in Birmingham. Prices: £38 – 12 bottles £10 – 3 bottles (single […]

We are pleased to announce that the Charity Commission has given BROMSGROVE AND REDDITCH WELCOME REFUGEES charitable status. It has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1213401. Among the benefits of becoming a charity are access to grant funding, which is specifically available to organisations with charitable status; and […]

Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline in the war with Russia have thanked the people of Bromsgrove for donations that are supporting their war effort. Tanya Kyiko, a Ukrainian refugee living with hosts in Stoke Prior, started her appeal for medical equipment in January. She has now sent an estimated one ton of donations back to […]

We hope this public letter from “Together with Refugees” to the Prime Minister provides an opportunity for organisations across the UK to stand together against hostile politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language and demands a fair new plan for refugees. The letter has been covered exclusively in the Guardian here and the full press release […]

1) The translations of the publicity document that asks signees whether they are happy to be asked to consider taking part in publicity will be trialled with native speakers to check the translations are acceptable before all refugees are given the paperwork. 2) Funding bids have been rejected by Homes for Ukraine. Moves will be […]