Refugee Week Press Release

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 […]

Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees granted Charitable Status

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 […]

Bromsgrove donations reach frontline Ukrainian troops

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 […]

Taste of Home Event – The Perfect End to Refugee Week

A successful cultural event in Redditch has been described as the perfect way to end Refugee Week. Around 75 people enjoyed food, dance and friendship at the “Taste of Home” event at Redditch Library. “It was beyond my expectations,” said Sue Yeng, one of the organisers from Bromsgrove & Redditch Welcome Refugees (BRWR). “I’m so […]

Refugee Week Film Shows

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 […]

Refujuice Delivered Thursday 12th June

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 […]

Together With Refugees joint letter on Border Security Summit

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 […]

Summary of minutes for BRWR Committee Meeting 26/02/2025

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 […]

Refujuice Delivery Wednesday 16th April

Hello everyone, Greetings from Lickey – Isn’t it great to have some fine weather. We have been out in our garden cleaning and tidying for the coming summer and planting seeds in trays ready to get our vegetable garden going again. We will be out and about on Wednesday 16th April from 6pm delivering the […]

Summary of minutes for BRWR Committee Meeting 21/01/2025

Three new committee members were welcomed. 2. It was agreed to simplify some of the wording on a document asking refugees whether they are happy to be asked about taking part in publicity sometime in the  future. As professional translation of the publicity document and the document mentioned above would be expensive, it was agreed […]

RefuJuice Delivered

Hello to you all, RefuJuice was very popular over the Christmas period, so much so that we have to collect more of our press a good two months earlier than usual! Never fear there is plenty more stored at the Fruit Farm, we are taking two cars down to Gloucestershire next week to get supplies. […]