Happy Muharram! Photo: PublicHolidays.Africa

On June 20th the NorthShields branch of Tyneside Welcomes hosted an evening at the Dolphin where the new owners allowed us to use their...

Its is a year since the first family to be supported by Tyneside Welcomes arrived. Let's celebrate the occasion! Photo: Sally Mitchison

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...

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...

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...

Roi.dagobert., CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Greetings for Ramadan! Let us try...

Here at Tyneside Welcomes, we are focused on supporting families who are still displaced because of the conflict in Syria. Still, we care...

Tyneside Welcomes supports Together With Refugees' campaign to Show Your Heart. This is in response to the government’s Nationality and...

Women for Women Refugees is putting on a showcase to celebrate International Women's Day! On 10 March at 5pm, enjoy poetry, performances...

The results of the Tyneside Welcomes design competition are now out. The competition, linked to International Migrant’s Day on 18...

Today we are pleased to welcome some new friends to the Tyneside Welcomes: Amnesty North East Welcomes (ANEW) will be joining our group!...

We came out in the blustery weather to support Together With Refugees at their event in Tyneside to oppose the Government's anti-refugee...

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,...

Yesterday, we were thrilled to meet the family we are sponsoring through the Community Sponsorship Scheme. While they are getting...

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...

This 4th July, we're opening our gardens. Join us for some fun conversation, lovely refreshments and gorgeous gardens, and help us raise...

Just a reminder that this is World Refugee Week. There are loads of online events free to watch or join. Click here for details, or...

Interest is growing in the Northeast in sponsoring a refugee family. Several people have contacted Tyneside Welcomes about setting up...

Some people suggested we share the ingredients for the online cook-along, and we agree. The more time we have to prepare, the better! So...