Autumn 2021: New ‘Welcome MK’ + Key links
NEW GROUP ‘WELCOME MK’, PLUS KEY LINKS TO RED CROSS; MK STOREHOUSE; BABY BASICS WISH LIST; FACEBOOK LINKS; MORE…
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Afghanistan Crisis, 15 SEP: MAJOR NEW GROUP ‘WELCOME MK’
15th Sep – MAJOR NEW GROUP – WELCOME MK – HELP US ON 17/09: FUNDRAISER 25TH SEP; MK STOREHOUSE; BABY BASICS WISH LIST; HELP SORT; FACEBOOK LINKS; MORE… (all in full article, plus donation advice eg MK Food Bank Xtra, Red Cross, Baby Basics MK). Please refresh page for updates. Here is what we now […]
‘For Sama’ wins BAFTA Best Documentary – viewable online
UPDATE 2/2/20: FOR SAMA HAS WON THE 2020 BAFTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY. From the Channel 4 website we note that the film ‘For Sama’ is still available as an on-demand replay at the link below. The site describes the film as ‘An epic and intimate journey filmed through five years of the uprising in […]
Join Us For World Refugee Day 20th June
20th June 2019 marks World Refugee Day, as part of Refugee Week 17th-23rd June. Please join RWMK and partner groups in celebrating World Refugee Day with a programme of events on 20th June: 6.00pm: Opening celebration, testimonials, MK Mayor statement at MK Rose in Campbell Park (directions) 6.30pm: Continuing discussions including updates about recent […]
#ExtendTheWelcome: An MK Family’s Story (Video)
A resettled Syrian family from Milton Keynes took to the stage on 29th June* at the Citizens UK Civil Society Summit in London to launch the #ExtendTheWelcome Campaign – which is all about making sure the UK government continues to resettle refugees once the current programme ends in 2020. At the event, more than 200 […]
World Refugee Day (20th June), Refugee Week (18th-24th)
20th June is World Refugee Day: We will gather at 6:30PM for 30 minutes at the MK Rose in Campbell Park (location info at theparkstrust.com/parks/milton-keynes-rose) to remember refugees and migrants thoughout the world – and those who have found a home in Milton Keynes. Before attending, please check rwmk.org.uk/events for late-breaking updates/details and additional events. OTHER […]
June events: Iftaar (3rd), Refugee Week (18th-24th)
Truby’s Garden Tea Room invites you to the Great Get Together Iftaar 2018 on Sunday, 3 June, 7.30pm -10.30pm to join the communities of Milton Keynes in celebrating diversity and everything that unites in celebration of the blessed month of Ramadan. This event is brought together with support from MK Community Foundation and hosted by Trubys […]
A Real Kickstart with MK Dons
MK Dons are hoping to offer refugee families a range of activities following a recent meeting at MK Stadium between Refugees Welcome Milton Keynes (RWMK) and the MK Dons Sports and Education Trust (MKDSET). MKDSET’s Dean Dixon and Amy Humphries outlined sporting, educational, family and work-related activities that might interest refugee families and which could start […]
Refugees Take to the Hokey Cokey
Children from Syrian refugee families learned how to do the Hokey Cokey at Ragdolly Annas, Milton Keynes, last Saturday (April 14). Parents and children from families hosted in MK by Refugees Welcome Milton Keynes (RWMK) and the local British Red Cross (BRC) danced along to ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ and more modern songs such […]
Cakes Aid Refugees
Delicious home-made cakes helped raise much needed funds to house Syrian refugees in Milton Keynes last Saturday (April 7). The fund-raising event was held at Truby’s Garden Tea Room. “We sold out completely,” said Truby’s Kurshida Mirza, “and raised £1,120 towards settling Syrian refugees in MK.” Truby’s, an inter-faith community cafe run by British Muslim […]