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Awards nomination for Malvern Welcomes
Malvern Welcomes has been nominated for the Improving Lives award at the Pride of Malvern Hills Community Awards 2019. We are delighted to see this recognition of the amazing team effort of so many committed volunteers who give generously of their time. We are proud...
AGM and Open Meeting
Malvern Welcomes held its AGM and Open meeting on Thursday October 11th. We have now been a registered charity for just over a year and what a busy year it has been! The meeting was attended by over 60 people, who enjoyed delicious homemade baklava, made by one of the...
Malvern Welcomes Open Evening
Report on Open evening Malvern charity aims to bring refugee families to Malvern. We had a wonderful Open Evening at the Cube on 9th November, with about 40 people celebrating the new charity, Malvern Welcomes. Cllr John Raine gave us an inspiring talk,...
Ask a Muslim woman…
An interesting and informative public meeting with Julie Siddiqi will be held on Thursday 20th October at 7.30 at the Coach House Theatre, Malvern. Admission £5 (£2 for students). For more information click here
Solidarity with Refugees, London Sept 2016
We are proud that so many people from Malvern came to London to show that people in our town stand in solidarity with refugees. It was very moving to be there with so many thousands of people from all over the UK uniting to call on Theresa May and the UK government to...
Arts charity invites you to its new facility in Malvern
Arts charity ABC invites you to its new arts facility THE SPACE in Malvern. The charity believes in the power of story telling, aiming for personal and social transformation through music, poetry, dance, art and drama. For more information click here
Last day for coach tickets: solidarity with refugees march
This important national event is being organised by groups including the Refugee Council, Amnesty International UK, Solidarity with Refugees and several others. We are hoping that as many people as possible from the Malvern area will travel to London together in a...
Do you want to help support refugees in Herefordshire?
Herefordshire Council is working with local partner organisations, including community and faith groups, to resettle up to 60 Syrian refugees (approximately 18 families) into the county from November 2016. To find our how you can get involved, see the leaflet here Or...
Influence of Migration on the UK: What Does the Future Hold?
Date: Saturday 22nd October 2016 Time: 7.45pm -9.30pm Lansdowne Crescent Methodist Church, Venue: Malvern WR14 2AW Lansdowne Public debate “Influence of Migration on the UK: What Does the Future Hold?” Benefits,concerns,anxieties? British identity and nationhood in 50...
It is amazing what can be achieved by the actions of a community!
It is amazing what can be achieved by the actions of a community! Progress to date It is almost two years since the formation of Malvern Welcomes Syrian Refugees. For many months we worked to convince our councils in Malvern and Worcestershire that we must play a part...
Citizens UK – Welcome Summit
Date: Saturday 10th September Time: 10:30 am - 16:00 pm Venue: The Saffron Centre, Moseley Birmingham, B12 0BS The Welcome Summit on Saturday 10th September is a gathering for the groups behind the Refugees Welcome movement from right across the country. It's a...
Refugees welcome march – we must make our voices heard
This important national event is being organized by groups including the Refugee Council, Amnesty International UK, Solidarity with Refugees and several others. We are hoping that as many people as possible from the Malvern area will travel to London together in a...
Do you speak Arabic?
We are looking for Arabic (MSA) speakers to help us to welcome some resettled Syrian families to our area. If you can help or know someone who can, please contact Ruth 0777 2589814 Julian 0794 0969117 Thank you!
Malvern marks National Refugee Week
Refugee Week is an annual event and this year the theme was 'Welcome'. Throughout the UK there were displays and arts, cultural and educational events and activities. Here in Malvern, Refugee Week was marked by a display in Malvern Library. This included short...
Inspiring young readers
Karen Argent took her collection of children's books featuring asylum seekers and refugees along to an event for young people from St Joseph's Church, Malvern. To read more click here
Challenging Islamophobia
Date: Saturday 11th June Time: 10.30 - 4.00 Venue: Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol BS2 0NW An informative, creative mix of talks, workshops, spoken word performance, short films, music, photography, artwork and delicious food. This is Interculture’s launch...
Press release from Worcestershire County Council
Syrian Refugee Resettlement: "Refugee Action has been selected as our preferred provider to deliver a Refugee Integration and Independence Service for Worcestershire. The service will support all adults, young people and children accepted by Worcestershire's local...
The UNHCR reports on our story
A great article by the UNHCR about our story so far: http://www.unhcr.org.uk/news-and-views/news-list/news-detail/article/a-town-called-malvern-the-long-road-to-welcome-refugees-in-worcestershire.html
Local Job Opportunities with Refugee Action
Want to use your talents to help refugees? Take a look at the latest Refugee Action jobs in Worcestershire: http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/about/jobs_at_refugee_action
Fundraising community meal
Sights, sounds and scents of traditional Syria were to be found in Malvern last Saturday night as ‘Malvern Welcomes’ hosted a fundraising community meal for 70 people at Lansdowne Church Hall. The evening was designed to be an enjoyable way for Malvern residents to...