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...

Tyneside Welcomes joins all those celebrating Eid al Fitr — this is a time to celebrate and to remember. "Hold to forgiveness, command...

Today we got such GREAT NEWS! We have been allocated a refugee family to support and they should arrive here in mid-June. AT LAST! We’re...

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in Tyneside Welcomes’ first cook-along! Details are at the bottom of the page. We are delighted...

At our Stories and Songs of Welcome event, we were treated to this beautiful song by one of our supporters, the incredibly talented Jess....

The past few days have brought both good and bad news. The bad news is that the government has rowed back on its commitment to bring...

The Home Office has given permission for a trickle of refugees to start entering the U.K. once again. And soon the new United Kingdom...

We found a home. Now we need the Home Office to start sending refugees again.

In March 2020, as the Coronavirus pandemic struck Europe, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) paused transfers of...

Some Tyneside Welcomes members have been fortunate to be able to talk to another Resettlement group (SponsorUK) in Newcastle to find out...

We've recently been approved in principle by the Home Office to finally get our sponsored family under the Community Sponsorship Scheme....

Hello! We have been so busy trying to raise money and go through the application process to bring our new friends to their new home, that...