We are so delighted to announce that Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees is one of this year's recipients of the King's Award for Voluntary Service, alongside other amazing organisations. A huge thank you to all our volunteers. #KAVS2024

RT @TheGazetteUK: The winners of the King's Award for Voluntary Service 2024 have been announced in a special Gazette supplement. Congratu….

RT @DCMS: Today’s the day!. We’re celebrating 281 amazing voluntary organisations from across the UK receiving a @KingsAwardVS. #KAVS2024….

Looking forward to starting @RefugeeWeek with this event at Cheltenham Library, 17th June. We'll be recommending books, discussing why the label 'refugee' doesn't tell the whole story, and we'll have some amazing stories of home from refugees living in Gloucestershire @gloslibs

RT @ecctis: We continue to look at how our colleagues support local charities near our UK headquarters, on day four of #VolunteersWeek. Our….

RT @ecctis: It's #VolunteersWeek - an opportunity to recognise and celebrate #volunteer contributions across the UK. Ecctis colleagues use….

RT @IMIX_UK: 🚨The UK Supreme Court has ruled the #RwandaPlan UNLAWFUL. We urge the government to build a sensible and compassionate system….

Such a relief, government defeated over its plan to deport people to Rwanda on the uncontradicted evidence from UNCHR that they would be at risk of their asylum claims not being decided properly, and therefore risk of being returned to persecution in their home countries.

RT @ecctis: 💪 A charity providing practical support to #refugees in the UK is set to benefit from our employee volunteering, as well as fin….

Huge thanks to @ecctis for their support!!.

We say loudly, NOT IN OUR NAME. The cost of this is enormous, firstly on a human level the hurt it will cause to the mental health of migrants forced to live here, but also the cost to us all, to now be a nation where this can happen, and of course the exorbitant financial cost.

RT @RefugeeAction: It's vital that people who choose to seek asylum in the UK are welcomed into a system that's accessible and workable, wh….

RT @AmnestyUK: The passage of the cruel immigration bill marks an extremely bleak day for human rights in the UK. The UK government is sa….

Have you booked your ticket for Limbo yet? Our Film Night on 22 June 2023 recognises the #RefugeeWeek theme of 'compassion' and the film Limbo gives an insight into the refugee experience in the UK. join us at @CheltPlayhouse on 22 June

More devastating deaths at Europe's border. Safe routes are desperately needed.

🎞️ Film Night 🎞️ in Cheltenham on 22 June. We'll be watching Limbo and discussing the local picture afterwards. Tickets via @CheltPlayhouse See you there!

RT @refugeecouncil: This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, displacement, trauma, hostile language, long waits and harsh conditions are all damagi….

RT @NicolaKelly: No licence, no electrical checks, no minimum room size requirements: landlords will soon be able to rent out their propert….

More plans that lack basic humanity. These are crucial protections for an already vulnerable population, they must remain in place.