We were delighted when we received a video starring Aya, from one of our client families, talking about her excitement at joining Bath College to start the T-Levels foundation year in health & science.

In the video she says, “I am Kurdish Syrian and had a lot of hard times. I survived the war when I was five years old.”

Aya is now considering lots of positive options for her future including “being a paramedic, a nurse or a therapist working with young children.”

Nearly 100 people enjoyed the hugely successful recent Afghan feast night at Batheaston Village Hall.

A big thanks to our cooks for the night, Negina, Nahida, Morwared and Wahideh, helped by Sosan, who together delivered an exceptional menu.

Dishes included tahchin, qurma (korma), sabzi stew, sambosa (similar to samosa) and qabuli palaw (a form of pilaf rice with raisins, carrot and slow cooked lamb). Desserts including the ferni (creamy and custardy with pistachios on top) and sherbrinj (an Afghan rice pudding made with cardamom).

We need your lovely cast-offs and pre-loved donations for our next fundraising boutique sale on Wednesday 16 October.

For more info about where to drop off donations please email our fundraising team, Biddy Walcot or Salmuir.

For more details on the event in Combe Down, see the poster below, and see some photos below that for a behind-the-scenes peek of a similar sale in May.

Here’s a few shots from our pre-loved boutique sale that happened in May. A very stylish and fun fundraiser for Bath Welcomes Refugees!

Our language classes run a city centre creche to help provide an opportunity for those with childcare needs to access lessons.

The creche is a fun place (see photos below) in the centre of Bath takes place over two hours one lunchtime a week.

BWR needs a few more volunteers – no qualifications needed, just a little spare time and kindness. As with all our volunteers, we carry out DBS checks and provide an induction and safeguarding training for you.

For more details, email our Languages team or info@bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk.