BRWR took part in Bromsgrove’s annual Mediaeval Street Market on Saturday 24th June with a stall and activities. This year we asked visitors to make bunting representing Refugee Week’s theme “Different Pasts, Shared Future”.     We were delighted with the results. Young and old took part and BRWR committee member Claire Davies […]

To mark Refugee Week 2017 and the first anniversary of Syrian families arriving in Worcestershire, refugees and their support network have come together to highlight the programme’s success. One refugee family has contributed to a long form story created by the council with additional contributions from Refugee Action, volunteers and the county’s Libraries and Learning […]

Among the many heartbreaking stories to come out of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, you may have heard about victim Mohammad Alhajali, who was a refugee from Syria. Mohammad helped to organise the Syrian Refugee Community Iftar, marking the Great Get Together and Refugee Week, and would have been serving food there. Instead he will be […]

Citizens UK post, republished, about a child refugee, finally reunited with his uncle after thousands of miles, months in the Calais Jungle and on the streets of Paris. Rehan was reunited with his uncle after Safe Passage took legal action forcing the government to bring him to safety. There are hundreds of children just like him […]

People in Motion are inviting people to help at a sorting day on Wednesday 31st May 11 am – 3pm. Woodend Farm, Bromyard Road, WR13 5JW. Just drive down the tarmac road to the farm buildings. Sorting aid is hard work, but please join us. You’ll make a difference, learn lots, make friends and eat […]

Hi, Would you encourage your local candidates to demonstrate their commitment to refugee protection by signing the Refugees Welcome Pledge. So far, nearly 470 people have emailed their candidates. That’s an amazing achievement. But we want to do more! It’s a big target for us but we’d love to get 1000 people to email their […]

We did it!! We were aiming for 1000 people to fill in our general election survey and you made it happen! 1050 of you shared your views with us and we can’t thank you enough. We wanted to let you know what came out of the survey so we’ve put together this simple graphic with […]

Guardian article 13th May 2017

Big appeal for sleeping bags and blankets for refugees in the camps in Europe.  

Please share the issues that are most important to you in the upcoming general election. Nearly 600 people have already shared their priorities – can you help us make it to 1000? The more people who share their thoughts with us, the stronger our campaign will be to make sure helping refugees is a priority […]

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At: St Lukes Church, Evesham Road, Headless Cross, Redditch From: 2pm until 5pm. (the van leaves at 5pm!) ** Bring some cash and buy a copy of the delightful ‘Cookbook For Syria’. In particular we are collecting: – Warm Clothes for all the family. – Jackets, Coats, Waterproofs, Wellies. – Men’s & Women’s Jeans, Trousers and […]