Welcome to the Summer 2026 newsletter – and what a summer it’s been! All of our activities have been blessed with fine weather, if sometimes a little warm. So there’s plenty to report – and a fashion show to look forward to. The running team was Eileen Mawdsley, Penny & Bernard Sugden, Pete Rendell and […]
Another fantastic day out on the canal, this time on Cecilia from Alvechurch Marina to Tardebigge. One of the Ukrainian ladies created this video: A perfect canal trip Many thanks to the Worcester-Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society for looking after everyone so well. Here are some more photos:
Many thanks to the Pamela May Canal Trust and their crew for taking a group of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine on the canal trip from Droitwich to Droitwich Marina. You looked after us perfectly and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
Many thanks for St Philip’s Church in Redditch for organizing the day trip to Weston-super-Mare. Everyone enjoyed the day out and the children had fun building sandcastles and playing in the mud!
Every year on the Saturday closest to mid-summer day, the Bromsgrove Court Leet holds a colourful, traditional procession through Bromsgrove High Street to commemorate King John’s granting of a Royal Charter to the town in 1199. See the Bromsgrove Court Leet webpage for their background and history: Bromsgrove Court Leet This year, the Court Leet […]
BRWR’s stocks of Refujuice are full of promise after the final collection from the Gloucestershire farm where the fruit is grown and pressed – so the charity’s production line is now in full flow. And there’s another round of free deliveries next week, so get your orders in quickly to avoid disappointment. Sales of the […]
A team of intrepid BRWR volunteers are lacing up their running shoes for a challenge to raise funds for the charity. The “Famous Five” will be tackling the Run Redditch 10K and Half Marathon which is appropriately taking place on June 21st – the final day of the UK’s national Refugee Week, which this year […]
Many thanks to Heidi for organising two educational farm visits for the refugee children. They had a guided tour of the farm in the beautiful Worcestershire countryside, fed the cows, goats and sheep, met the ducks, stroked a chicken, learned how birds built their nests and the importance of worms for the fertility of the […]
A Redditch charity runner is aiming to complete his first ever marathon at the age of 63 and raise money for his three favourite charities. Bernard Sugden only took up distance running seven years ago and is now putting in the last few training miles before his ultimate challenge, the Manchester Marathon on April 19th. […]
This Tuesday, 24th February, Bromsgrove Baptist Church are holding a prayer service to mark the 4th Anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine, organised by Ukrainian refugees living in Bromsgrove.
Dear Loyal Customer, We’re planning another delivery round for Refujuice – one of the biggest annual fundraisers for Bromsgrove & Redditch Welcome Refugees. And we hope you will all continue your fabulous support for the charity and enjoy some more of this rather lovely apple juice. We will deliver for free, orders of three or […]
A Ukrainian lady gave us this lovely “Letter of Thanks” today.It was a really nice gesture. Great to be appreciated.It’s a thank-you to all our volunteers, who give up their time to help the refugees.
Dear loyal customer, We hope you are keeping very well. Our new batch of Refujuice apple juice has been produced and is now available to order by contacting refujuice.brwr@gmail.com. We plan to deliver over the next few weeks – depending on the level of demand – but definitely in plenty of time for Christmas.