Upcoming Events

"Come and learn how to support young people to reach university. This three hour training session costs £70 per participant, or £60 for those from voluntary sector agencies. RSN’s access to higher education (HE) training for practitioners enables participants to: Grapple with the particular difficulties that young refugees and asylum seekers face in accessing, remaining and progressing in HE Understand what different young people with a variety of immigration statuses are entitled to re: fee status, student finance, scholarships, grants and other forms of support Learn…

"The numbers of people forced to flee their homes and seek refugee protection because of war and persecution continues to rise. At the same time in Europe and across the globe we are experiencing a tide of rising anti-immigration and refugee sentiment, increasingly restrictive border controls and a lack of international solidarity - in particular from the wealthiest countries. Here in the UK, “hostile environment” policies are making the lives of those coming to the UK to seek protection very…

"Following on from the success of the UASC conference ‘The Journey To Belonging’, hosted in October 2018 by Oxfordshire County Council, this training will inform professionals about a range of issues affecting UASC, including age assessments and immigration. The training is hosted in partnership between Oxfordshire County Council’s UASC team, solicitors Turpin & Miller, and charity Asylum Welcome, and will give a well-rounded perspective on a UASC’s journey through different services. The UASC social work team will talk about age…

Brightwell Supporting Refugees write: "Please join us for our annual quiz at the Red Lion this coming Monday, starting a little earlier than usual at 7.30pm.  Our quiz master Andy Lewis is hoping to entertain with varied categories of questions to get you thinking (£3 to enter), and delicious meat and vegetarian chillies will be served along with some tasty accompaniments (£5).  Raffle tickets will be on sale. This is a popular event so its worth booking a table with Sue and…

"We heard from Community Sponsorship Groups that you wanted to meet with other Groups to share experiences -- here is your opportunity! We'll be talking really honestly about the Community Sponsorship experience. We'll look at how the things that you've done can be used to help other Community Sponsorship Groups across the UK and how the programme can be improved. Reset will be posing questions and themes for you to talk about during the session but the direction of the event will be shaped…

"The Host Abingdon Sanctuary Fund. A Special Fund Raising Concert & Social Evening featuring St James Singers, celebrating the changing of the seasons with words and music from the Middle Ages to modern times. The Sanctuary Fund provides emergency accommodation at St Ethelwold's House for refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants. Places limited to 30. Booking is essential. Entry by Donation. Email: adrianrmg@hostabington.org. Phone St Ethelwold's House on 01235 555486 "

"The aim of the workshop is to raise awareness of how to work with highly traumatised refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, including young people with and without families. The workshop will provide an overview of: Who refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants are and where they are from How complex trauma is caused (by events in their home country, their long journeys to safety, the UK asylum/immigration process and associated events) What happens psychologically and physiologically to an individual…

"Reading Refugee Support Group is proud to come together with the award-winning Reading Community Gospel Choir and Reading City of Sanctuary to host a Christmas Carol Service with a difference! We hope you can join us for some magical Gospel renditions of well known Christmas Carols, and an unusual take on the Christmas story told by Refugees who have made their own journey to seek sanctuary. Afterwards we will be serving hot mulled wine and delicious baklava. £10 Adult Tickets…

Brightwell Supporting Refugees write: "The BSR carol evening will be held again this year, 7.30pm at St James' Church on Monday 9 December.   Tickets (no charge) from the village shop. Mulled wine will be served. It has proved in the past to be a magical evening to reinforce the uniting of people from all beliefs and circumstances to enjoy the Christmas spirit.  Please do come along!"

Brightwell Supporting Refugees writes: "We are excited to announce our next talk - Village playwright Mike Bartlett in conversation with David Dugan, discussing his award winning TV series 'Dr Foster' and what it takes to move from the stage ('King Charles III') to the screen.  Saturday 11 January - 7.30pm the BcS village hall."