Herts Welcomes Refugees
@hertswelcomes.bsky.social
Charity welcoming and supporting refugees in Hertfordshire
"My motivation is to give back the support I received". Today we hear from the brilliant Carlos who helps asylum seekers with their English while he waits for his own claim to be heard. #refugeesgivingback hertswelcomes.org.uk/refugees-giv...
December 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"My motivation is to give back the support I received". Today we hear from the brilliant Carlos who helps asylum seekers with their English while he waits for his own claim to be heard. #refugeesgivingback hertswelcomes.org.uk/refugees-giv...
“My dream is to live in peace with my family”. The refugee children we support locally made Christmas bells, wrote messages and decorated the tree for the Christmas tree festival in Stevenage at St Andrew and St George: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7918/
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“My dream is to live in peace with my family”. The refugee children we support locally made Christmas bells, wrote messages and decorated the tree for the Christmas tree festival in Stevenage at St Andrew and St George: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7918/
This #welcomeweekend we stand #TogetherWithRefugees to show #CompassionNotCruelty #hopenothate Together With Refugees ChooseLove HOPE not hate Safe Passage International
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This #welcomeweekend we stand #TogetherWithRefugees to show #CompassionNotCruelty #hopenothate Together With Refugees ChooseLove HOPE not hate Safe Passage International
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Proud to be a signatory to this open letter #togetherwithrefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Proud to be a signatory to this open letter #togetherwithrefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
"People haven’t felt safe yet, they don’t feel like they have the sense of security, that they initially came and asked for"
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Pleased to be on news bulletins on #Heartradio this morning #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
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Pleased to be on news bulletins on #Heartradio this morning #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
Speaking out against the Government's plans
Today we were on four Heart Radio news broadcasts about the Government's immigration and asylum plans. Hear Helen speak on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers we support: "We have been speaking...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"People haven’t felt safe yet, they don’t feel like they have the sense of security, that they initially came and asked for"
www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/speakin...
Pleased to be on news bulletins on #Heartradio this morning #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
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Pleased to be on news bulletins on #Heartradio this morning #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social
Share the spirit of Christmas by sending beautiful art work by refugees as e-cards to loved ones. Donate the cost of cards and stamps here to send yours 👇🎄😄
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari... #DontSendMeACard #christmas2025 #RefugeesWelcome #TogetherWithRefugees
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Send eCards and donate the cost of greeting cards to Herts Welcomes Refugees. With DontSendMeACard every e-card you send saves time, helps a charity, and reduces carbon.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Share the spirit of Christmas by sending beautiful art work by refugees as e-cards to loved ones. Donate the cost of cards and stamps here to send yours 👇🎄😄
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari... #DontSendMeACard #christmas2025 #RefugeesWelcome #TogetherWithRefugees
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari... #DontSendMeACard #christmas2025 #RefugeesWelcome #TogetherWithRefugees
Sew good! A new monthly sewing workshop run by @hertswelcomes.bsky.social and the #refugeecouncil is giving refugees a space to reconnect with a valuable skill, helping them develop their talents to step into employment and rebuild their lives. #refugeeswelcome #sewingproject #sewinglove
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Sew good! A new monthly sewing workshop run by @hertswelcomes.bsky.social and the #refugeecouncil is giving refugees a space to reconnect with a valuable skill, helping them develop their talents to step into employment and rebuild their lives. #refugeeswelcome #sewingproject #sewinglove
This #GivingTuesday in #UKCharityWeek can you help us make a difference to the lives of #refugees who are just starting their lives here? Thank you so much. www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/warm-welcome...
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This #GivingTuesday in #UKCharityWeek can you help us make a difference to the lives of #refugees who are just starting their lives here? Thank you so much. www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/warm-welcome...
Wonderful for asylum seekers to choose warm clothes now winter is here. Volunteer Annabel reports: “We had around 70 people come to pick out clothes from the many donations. Thanks to @hertswelcomes.bsky.social volunteers and the #CLDS for helping out.” #keepwarmthiswinter #RefugeesWelcome
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Wonderful for asylum seekers to choose warm clothes now winter is here. Volunteer Annabel reports: “We had around 70 people come to pick out clothes from the many donations. Thanks to @hertswelcomes.bsky.social volunteers and the #CLDS for helping out.” #keepwarmthiswinter #RefugeesWelcome
On #BlackFriday2025 please make a gift to a refugee in desperate need of your help. www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/.../on-black.... Thank you so much for making a difference. #WarmWelcome @refugeestogether.bsky.social #showthelove #kindness
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On #BlackFriday2025 please make a gift to a refugee in desperate need of your help. www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/.../on-black.... Thank you so much for making a difference. #WarmWelcome @refugeestogether.bsky.social #showthelove #kindness
Great to be at #stalbanscathedral recently to share our work with other community and faith groups as part of #InterfaithWeek
- to find out more contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
- to find out more contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great to be at #stalbanscathedral recently to share our work with other community and faith groups as part of #InterfaithWeek
- to find out more contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
- to find out more contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
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"Refugees are just like me and you." Here you can listen to our volunteer Helen discuss the Government's draconian asylum plans and how you can help, with Amir Suleman on BBC 3CR when she and refugee volunteer Layla were on his show. #RefugeesWelcome
"Refugees are just like me and you." Here you can listen to our volunteer Helen discuss the Government's draconian asylum plans and how you can help, with Amir Suleman on BBC 3CR when she and refugee volunteer Layla were on his show. #RefugeesWelcome
Our response to the Government's asylum plans
We support the Refugee Council's concerns about the Government's draconian asylum plans. Here you can listen to our volunteer Helen discuss this, and how you can help, with Amir Suleman on BBC...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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"Refugees are just like me and you." Here you can listen to our volunteer Helen discuss the Government's draconian asylum plans and how you can help, with Amir Suleman on BBC 3CR when she and refugee volunteer Layla were on his show. #RefugeesWelcome
"Refugees are just like me and you." Here you can listen to our volunteer Helen discuss the Government's draconian asylum plans and how you can help, with Amir Suleman on BBC 3CR when she and refugee volunteer Layla were on his show. #RefugeesWelcome
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We're on the BBC radio! Thank you #AmirSuleman for the opportunity to talk about our work, the recent
King's Award for Voluntary Service, for refugee Layla to speak about volunteering with us and our response to the govt proposals
@refugeestogether.bsky.social #kavs2025
We're on the BBC radio! Thank you #AmirSuleman for the opportunity to talk about our work, the recent
King's Award for Voluntary Service, for refugee Layla to speak about volunteering with us and our response to the govt proposals
@refugeestogether.bsky.social #kavs2025
BBC 3CR 24 Nov 25 Herts Welcomes Refugees Helen and Layla
YouTube video by Herts Welcomes Refugees
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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We're on the BBC radio! Thank you #AmirSuleman for the opportunity to talk about our work, the recent
King's Award for Voluntary Service, for refugee Layla to speak about volunteering with us and our response to the govt proposals
@refugeestogether.bsky.social #kavs2025
We're on the BBC radio! Thank you #AmirSuleman for the opportunity to talk about our work, the recent
King's Award for Voluntary Service, for refugee Layla to speak about volunteering with us and our response to the govt proposals
@refugeestogether.bsky.social #kavs2025
Our latest newsletter is hot off the press! It includes our reaction to the government's latest proposals, real refugee stories & myth-busting, fighting negativity, how to help with our Warm Welcome appeal and our amazing King’s Award.
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Our latest newsletter is hot off the press!
Our latest newsletter is hot off the press! It includes our reaction to the government's latest proposals, real refugee stories & myth-busting, fighting negativity, how to help with our Warm...
www.hertswelcomes.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our latest newsletter is hot off the press! It includes our reaction to the government's latest proposals, real refugee stories & myth-busting, fighting negativity, how to help with our Warm Welcome appeal and our amazing King’s Award.
www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/our-lat...
www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/our-lat...
Compassion not cruelty: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... @refugeestogether.bsky.social
Tell Your MP: Choose compassion not cruelty
The Government has just announced a raft of draconian and cruel new policies that risk eroding refugees' rights.
People who have fled the horror of war and persecution, suffering terrible trauma, ne...
actionnetwork.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Compassion not cruelty: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... @refugeestogether.bsky.social
Thanks to @Goods4Good and our wonderful volunteers, men and women seeking sanctuary here have been able to choose warm winter jackets as the weather gets colder.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Thanks to @Goods4Good and our wonderful volunteers, men and women seeking sanctuary here have been able to choose warm winter jackets as the weather gets colder.
On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, we support this report and call on the government to take urgent action @refugeestogeher.bsky.social
Britain’s asylum system is broken - uncaring, chaotic & costly. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, new research by us & @pcsunion.bsky.social by @lsepress.bsky.social shows a fairer system could help refugees & boost the economy
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On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, new research by us & @pcsunion.bsky.social by @lsepress.bsky.social shows a fairer system could help refugees & boost the economy
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November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, we support this report and call on the government to take urgent action @refugeestogeher.bsky.social
Exciting news! We are delighted to receive #Kingsawardforvoluntaryservice, thank you so much to all our volunteers who make a difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire #KAVS2025 #volunteering #refugeeswelcome To join our team contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Exciting news! We are delighted to receive #Kingsawardforvoluntaryservice, thank you so much to all our volunteers who make a difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire #KAVS2025 #volunteering #refugeeswelcome To join our team contact enquiries@hertswelcomes.org.uk
Sparkles! Volunteer Angie tells us about playgroup this week: “To celebrate Diwali and Guy Falkes we had glittery play dough, sparkly crayons, and danced to the ‘Firework’ song. Loads of fun with the streamers.”
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sparkles! Volunteer Angie tells us about playgroup this week: “To celebrate Diwali and Guy Falkes we had glittery play dough, sparkly crayons, and danced to the ‘Firework’ song. Loads of fun with the streamers.”
How kind that the collection from this event will be to raise funds for our charity - please support it!
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
How kind that the collection from this event will be to raise funds for our charity - please support it!
Our volunteer Denise was very happy to report on yesterday’s free shop drop-in at the asylum accommodation. "Thanks to the support of Broxbourne’s church communities, whose donated clothing was really appreciated by families arriving with only the clothes they stand up in.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our volunteer Denise was very happy to report on yesterday’s free shop drop-in at the asylum accommodation. "Thanks to the support of Broxbourne’s church communities, whose donated clothing was really appreciated by families arriving with only the clothes they stand up in.”
We were delighted that art work from talented artists Enas, Bahar, Shervin and Ghazal formed part of the #seekingsanctuary event on Saturday. Read more at hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/trestle...
@BeingHumanFest @universityofherts
@BeingHumanFest @universityofherts
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We were delighted that art work from talented artists Enas, Bahar, Shervin and Ghazal formed part of the #seekingsanctuary event on Saturday. Read more at hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/trestle...
@BeingHumanFest @universityofherts
@BeingHumanFest @universityofherts
Puppet fun! These children’s families have been persecuted and have sought sanctuary here. Jester Jim and Hazy Daisy brought a bit of fun and our volunteers came with cakes. It was a chance for the asylum seekers to relax and talk to each other. A girl told us she and her sister were happy here.
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Puppet fun! These children’s families have been persecuted and have sought sanctuary here. Jester Jim and Hazy Daisy brought a bit of fun and our volunteers came with cakes. It was a chance for the asylum seekers to relax and talk to each other. A girl told us she and her sister were happy here.
"When I left, volunteer Alison was comforting a refugee who was crying with stress. The whole afternoon epitomises the love and courage shown by refugees and volunteers alike." Read more about an afternoon at the drop-in: www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/an-afte... #befriendingweek #refugeeswelcome
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"When I left, volunteer Alison was comforting a refugee who was crying with stress. The whole afternoon epitomises the love and courage shown by refugees and volunteers alike." Read more about an afternoon at the drop-in: www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/an-afte... #befriendingweek #refugeeswelcome
