March 3rd collection – CANCELLED due to adverse weather.
Council leaders across Worcestershire agree for county to take 50 more Syrian refugees
Thanks to Worcestershire County Council. We look forward to welcoming the newcomers.
Please read reports from one of the local papers below:
GIMME SHELTER – FUNDRAISING CONCERT
Palace Studio – Thursday 10th May 2018: 7.00pm
(Running Time 2 hours and 55 mins approx. including interval)
Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees are proud to present their second fundraising concert. Come along to hear an eclectic mix of Folk and Indie Music, featuring professional singer-songwriters,
in the intimate setting of the Palace Studio.
Profits are split between supporting refugees living in Worcestershire and giving aid to the camps in Europe and beyond.
Tickets £12.00 inclusive of booking fee £1 per ticket up to a maximum of £4.
Age: Suitable for all.
February Clothing Collection Date Cancelled
NO CLOTHING COLLECTION THIS SATURDAY.
Also, please don’t leave donations at the Church or any of the Bridge Church building.
The policy of the Church is any bags just left will be sadly just thrown away. If they get wet or get contaminated the donations become a Health & Safety issue.
If bags begin to be left at the Bridge Church site and not handed over to anyone from our group this will jeopardise BRWR using The Bridge Church as a collection point.
NEXT COLLECTION SATURDAY 3rd MARCH
Poem – Refugees by Brian Bilston
Read top-to-bottom as normal, his piece says refugees “are not welcome here”, calls on them to “go back to where they came from” and says “a place should only belong to those who are born there”.
But the poet adds a small request at the end of his poem: “Now read from bottom-to-top”. And the results are really something else…
The Transports – A Tale of Exile & Migration
The Artrix, Bromsgrove, Wednesday 17th January 2018 at 8pm.
Come and see the Transports, a diverse array of British folk musicians, performing a tale of exile and migration. Included is the Parallel Lives project, which gathers local stories of migration from across Britain, tales of people who’ve left or arrived there. They may be centuries apart, but their stories are often similar – and they show how migration has always been part of life.
The Sponsor Refugees Project
Go to the Sponsor Refugees website to find out about Sponsor Refugees, a project of Citizens UK.
From their email to BRWR: “In the early new year, 20 refugee families will have arrived through the community sponsorship programme, but we need to do more! You can support us by considering becoming a sponsor yourselves, joining our landlords registry or by making a donation to strengthen the work of our foundation.”
Their website is superb. Please take some time to have a look.
