Poets of Bromsgrove

If you are passionate about Bromsgrove, enjoy writing poetry and would like to feature in a short film performing your own poem, we’d love to hear from you! Our second film celebrating Bromsgrove through poetry, called ‘Poets of Bromsgrove’, is to be produced and filmed by Maz Salmou, a former front line Syrian television reporter, […]

Little Amal sets off: giant puppet of refugee starts walk across Europe

Little Amal, the 3.5-metre marionette representing a young refugee, took her first steps on Tuesday through the streets of Gaziantep along the Syrian-Turkish border with real-life Syrian refugee children walking alongside. Amal sets off from Turkish – Syrian border Little Amal to pass through Birmingham in October. Amal in Birmingham – October 28th.

Bromsgrove and its Poets

Bromsgrove and its Poets, a new video from Maz, has been launched. Have a look at his other videos on Maz Broadcast ….and remember his previous film – Redditch Borough Poem Please feel free to share Maz’s videos. Also, please contact him if you need a professional to run your own film project.

Accomodation Required

The Government has now resumed taking refugees from the Syrian refugee camps in various countries and also from other countries with serious problems, such as Afghanistan. We are looking for reasonably priced accommodation to rent in both Bromsgrove and Redditch, so that we are able to take more families as required. Accommodation can be flats […]

Two-tier UK asylum plans. UNHCR urges rethink.

See government’s new rules for how we treat refugees, which may undermine our obligations under international law and have already received criticism from the UNHCR, who rightly said that the “asylum proposals would damage lives, be hard to implement and undermine international cooperation on refugee issues”. UNHCR – two-tier UK asylum plans People would be […]

Welcoming Refugees and Asylum Seekers to Worcestershire: Easing the Path.

Saturday 8th March at 7:30pm on Zoom Hosted by Amnesty International’s Festival of Social Justice You’re invited to join us to hear speakers from Wythall Amnesty, Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees and Malvern Welcomes. There is also the opportunity to view on video personal testimonies from refugee families, asylum seekers and volunteers. Questions will be […]

Community Sponsorship Scheme – Cardigan, South Wales

The government have committed to continue the Community Sponsorship scheme, a a refugee resettlement programme, which enables a community to welcome a refugee family to their local area and support them as they rebuild their lives. Watch this video, to see how it’s working in Cardigan, South Wales. Community Sponsorship Scheme Video

Glean for Brum

Glean for Brum has been set up by three volunteers, including a BRWR member. It aims to go into fields to harvest produce that would otherwise go to waste and give it free to organisations who distribute to those in need in the local area (south Birmingham and into Worcestershire). Glean for Brum have Facebook, […]