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mitchison
- May 3
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
Greetings for the Islamic New Year!
Happy Muharram! Photo: PublicHolidays.Africa
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mitchison
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Social evening at The Dolphin, North Shields
On June 20th the NorthShields branch of Tyneside Welcomes hosted an evening at the Dolphin where the new owners allowed us to use their...
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mitchison
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
One year on!
Its is a year since the first family to be supported by Tyneside Welcomes arrived. Let's celebrate the occasion! Photo: Sally Mitchison
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mitchison
- Jun 15, 2022
- 1 min
World Refugee Day
Monday June 20th is World Refugee Day. It's the start of World Refugee Week. This year, the theme adopted for the week is healing. See...
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mitchison
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
Eid al-Fitr
Wishing you a very happy Eid! Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via...
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mitchison
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
New branches
Someone asked recently why, since we have been going for over three years, we have only managed to support one refugee family here. It's...
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mitchison
- Apr 10, 2022
- 1 min
It's Ramadan!
Roi.dagobert., CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Greetings for Ramadan! Let us try...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
We stand for refugees everywhere
Here at Tyneside Welcomes, we are focused on supporting families who are still displaced because of the conflict in Syria. Still, we care...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Show Your Heart this Valentine's Day
Tyneside Welcomes supports Together With Refugees' campaign to Show Your Heart. This is in response to the government’s Nationality and...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min
Women supporting women refugees on International Women's Day
Women for Women Refugees is putting on a showcase to celebrate International Women's Day! On 10 March at 5pm, enjoy poetry, performances...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
We have a winner!
The results of the Tyneside Welcomes design competition are now out. The competition, linked to International Migrant’s Day on 18...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Welcoming ANEW
Today we are pleased to welcome some new friends to the Tyneside Welcomes: Amnesty North East Welcomes (ANEW) will be joining our group!...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Supporting Together With Refugees
We came out in the blustery weather to support Together With Refugees at their event in Tyneside to oppose the Government's anti-refugee...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Thank you all for your generosity!
After so much uncertainty over the past year and a half, we're beyond thrilled to have so much good news to celebrate. At long last,...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Our family has arrived!
Yesterday, we were thrilled to meet the family we are sponsoring through the Community Sponsorship Scheme. While they are getting...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
Update: Our family is coming!
Appropriately for Refugee Week, we have an update on the family we are sponsoring. There has been a small delay, but we now know that the...
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Tyneside Welcomes
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
Join us on a Garden Walkabout!
This 4th July, we're opening our gardens. Join us for some fun conversation, lovely refreshments and gorgeous gardens, and help us raise...
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