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  • 29th May: Samira Kitman art exhibition supporting Afghan refugees

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    Update: Thanks very much to Samira Kitman and Firas Ali for organising an excellent exhibition of Samira’s artworks at Ham Youth Centre on Sunday 29 May. The event was very well attended, as you can see from the images below. If you attended our Spring Party in March, you might have had the pleasure of…

  • Free English courses for Ukraine scheme refugees

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    Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College (RHACC) have been providing additional free language courses for those on the Homes for Ukraine and Family Visa schemes throughout the summer. Anyone interested in signing up for new classes over the coming term should sign up for an assessment to determine their language level, so that they can…

  • Eid-al Fitr Mubarak!

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    Millions of people celebrated Eid-al Fitr on 1st and 2nd May to mark the end of Ramadan, including many of our refugee families and friends. To mark the occasion we organised gifts for all the children aged under 12, vouchers for the teenagers, and a voucher or cash for each family. We wish all our…

  • Ukraine crisis

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    For the latest guidance and updates on support for refugees from Ukraine, visit our Ukraine page.

  • Finding homes for Ukraine: report from our meeting

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    Our secretary, Valerie Booth, reports back from a meeting on 31st March to discuss our support for refugees and asylum seekers from Ukraine arriving in Richmond. In response to the current crisis, we invited existing and new contacts to join us at the Vineyard Community Centre. We had approximately 20 attendees, most having signed up…

  • Comments from Sarah Olney’s coffee morning

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    Our Housing Officer, Simone Webster, reports back from another very useful meeting with Sarah Olney MP on Wednesday 30th March. Sarah gave us the opportunity to outline our work to date and advise of tomorrow’s discussion and recruitment meeting, which she offered to publicise. After a brief update on the political and military status of…

  • Responding to the crisis in Ukraine

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    Volunteers from Refugees Welcome in Richmond met with Sarah Olney, MP for Richmond Park, today on Friday 11th March at her constituency office. We discussed setting up a database collating offers of local sponsorship and accommodation to facilitate resettlement of Ukrainian refugees as soon as the proposed government sponsorship scheme is announced. Other issues we raised…

  • Spring Party 2022

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    Our Befriending Team Leader and Safeguarding Officer, Elizabeth Byrne-Hill, recalls Refugees Welcome in Richmond’s Spring Party on 5th March 2022. Covid restrictions made a New Year’s Party seem unwise and a postponed date in March sounded an excellent idea. But as we approached the Youth Centre on a rather gloomy Saturday afternoon, a wintry wind was blowing…

  • RWinR Newsletter: November 2021

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    We apologise for the long gap since letting you have news of our activities. We all know the reasons why. The past eighteen months have been difficult in terms of visiting and supporting the six Syrian families living in Richmond under the SVPR scheme, but we have been able to offer support with on-line and…

  • Refugees and The Three Peas

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    Thursday 29th June was a special occasion for Refugees Welcome in Richmond (RWinR). We joined with The Three Peas to present an evening of lyrical Syrian music and talks to the accompaniment of the most delicious food and drink. It was a balmy evening, making the secluded garden of the Vineyard Church Café an ideal…