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mitchison
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Come dancing!
Tyneside Welcomes is holding a fundraising ceilidh along with Walking With, a local charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers. ...
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mitchison
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Our fifth A.G.M.
Our AGM took place on September 10th at the Quorum Business Park in Benton - thank you, Quorum! We were delighted that the fourth family...
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mitchison
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Jo Cox event at St Charles' Church
Thank you to St Charles Church, Gosforth, for inviting us to set up this stall on June 30th! Photo: Fiona Miller
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mitchison
Jul 4, 20241 min read
One year in - and counting!
It's a year since the family we're currently supporting arrived. We held a picnic to celebrate! Thankfully, it didn't rain and the sun...
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mitchison
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Tomorrow is World Refugee Day!
Refugee Day is June 20th and at 6 p.m. today, June 19th, the Tyneside cinema is showing Ben Sharrock's film 'Limbo'. This is a...
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mitchison
Jun 16, 20241 min read
This is World Refugee Week!
This year the theme for the week, June 17th-23rd, is 'Our Home'. There are things going on all week on Tyneside. Join in! Get...
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mitchison
May 21, 20241 min read
Our stall at All Saints' Farmers' Market
Our stall at the market on May 18th raised £178. Shout out Diana Lavin who organises the market and her team of volunteers who make it...
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mitchison
Apr 25, 20241 min read
May 18th Farmers' Market
On Saturday May 18th we'll have a stall at the Farmers' Market hosted by All Saints, West Avenue, Gosforth, NE3 4ES. Come and support us...
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mitchison
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Eid Mubarak!
This year Ramadan ends at sundown today. Its end is celebrated by the Eid al-Fitr holiday. This image is of a painting done by a member...
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mitchison
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Fundraising success!
The All Saints Christmas Fair was a success! And in addition to supporting All Saints, our stall raised over £400 for Tyneside Welcomes
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mitchison
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Christmas Fair!
Gosforth Welcomes will have a table at the All Saints Christmas Fair this Saturday, December 2nd, from 11 am to 1 pm. All Saints Church...
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lindsayb222
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Laughter Yoga
The Best Medicine? Well, sometimes! All of you volunteers out there know the feeling. After coping with an insane amount of pressure -...
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mitchison
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Our Fourth Annual General Meeting
Come and meet the Trustees of Tyneside Welcomes and our volunteers at our AGM today, September 11th. We will keep the meting brief: 6.30...
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mitchison
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Another family!
We are thrilled to welcome a fourth family, sponsored by the Gosforth Welcomes branch of Tyneside Welcomes. They are recovering from...
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mitchison
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Refugee Week
It's international refugee week. There are events and activities on Tyneside to mark the occasion. Tyneside Welcomes is taking part in...
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mitchison
May 3, 20231 min read
Gosforth Welcomes prepare to support a new refugee family
Volunteers from the Gosforth branch have been decorating a flat in preparation for the expected arrival of a further refugee family in...
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mitchison
Mar 27, 20231 min read
A catch-up post
Tyneside Welcome volunteers have been taken up with supporting two new families who arrived in late 2022, one in North Shields and one...
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lindsayb222
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Gosforth music night a sellout success
Gosforth Welcomes branch held a fundraising Music Night on 22 October at St. Aidan's Community Centre in Gosforth. It was a sell-out...
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mitchison
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Greetings for the Islamic New Year!
Happy Muharram! Photo: PublicHolidays.Africa
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