Befriending relationships often have a real impact on both befrienders & befriendees 🧡
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Befriending relationships often have a real impact on both befrienders & befriendees 🧡
#refugeestogether
Some snaps from our Valentine’s Day themed women’s activity 💓
Lots of giggles & fun had at our February Half Term family activity last week 💫
Over 40 of us came together for different crafts, funny games & some yummy samosas (thanks to @gurbanisweets)🙌🏼
Big thanks to @stjohnsharborne for hosting us!
#refugeestogether
The Ayoub Sisters musical duo blew us away on Friday evening! This was a women’s social activity to remember 🧡🙌🏼
A massive thank you to the generosity of MARSM UK and to the @mac_birmingham for enabling our service users to attend such an amazing concert 🎼🧡
#refugeestogether
A lovely quote from one of our befrienders 😊
Refugees are people the Government believes would face persecution in their home countries. Yet they plan to increase the time it takes to get settled status from 5 years to 10 years, with many having to wait 20 to 30 years.
Please sign link in bio
#refugeeswelcome @churchesengland.bsky.social
🧡 NEXT VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDER TRAINING DAY🧡 click the link in our bio to sign up 🧡
Our ‘Praying with Refugees’ hour as part of #Pray24Brum.
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#Pray24Brum is happening this Friday & Saturday at St Martin in the Bullring Church (B5, 5BB)!
Meet us there on Saturday at 10:45am for our Restore prayer hour between 11am-12pm! We’d love to see you 😊
#refugeeswelcome
Some moments from our Restore New Year Party! 🥳 💫
Over 45 of us got together to celebrate the New Year with some food & games 🎊🍫🍬
Thank you so much to @stjohnsharborne for hosting us 🙌🏼
#refugeeswelcome
By the end of 2025, we had 127 ongoing befriending matches! 🙌🏼
Interested in becoming a volunteer befriender?
Check out the link in our bio to find out about our next training course on Saturday 7th of Feb! 🧡
#refugeeswelcome
You are invited to join us for our ‘Praying with Refugees’ prayer hour as part of #Pray24Brum! We will be praying for refugees in Birmingham and around the world! We are meeting at St Martin in the Bullring Church (B5, 5BB) from 10:45am-12pm on Saturday 24th of Jan.
#birminghamchurchestogether
Merry Christmas from the team! (Jeremy, Andy, Jasmine & Liv)🎄
We are entering the Christmas holidays very thankful for the year we’ve had! Thank you to all of you who have been a key part of Restore’s work in 2025 🧡
Restore will be closed from tomorrow & will open again on Friday 2nd of Jan!
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One of our final activities of the year to visit Birmingham Cathedral 🧡🎄
The lights, tree and wonderful tour got us feeling very Christmassy 🤩
#togetherwithrefugees
Exciting visit from Santa in the office…..🤭
He’s asking us all to protect the rights of refugees by signing a refugee-led petition! Link in our bio to find out more & to sign it!
Thank you to Asylum Matters and BIRCH Network for facilitating the campaign!
#refugeeswelcome
Exciting visit from Santa in the office…..🤭
He’s asking us all to protect the rights of refugees by signing a refugee-led petition! Link in our bio to find out more & to sign it!
Thank you to Asylum Matters and BIRCH Network for facilitating the campaign!
#refugeeswelcome
THANK YOU so much to everyone who donated towards Andy’s Sponsored Silence! He did it! A big thank you to those who donated….. Andy has nearly doubled his fundraising goal….raising nearly £1000 including Gift Aid!
If you would still like to donate, the link is in our bio 🧡
#fundraiser #refugees
It was amazing to be at the Celebration of the 10th Anniversary for Birmingham being a City of Sanctuary. It was great to celebrate the welcoming community that Birmingham has been for many years. Fantastic to meet friends old & new!
#refugeeswelcome
We count it a true privilege to be helping those seeking sanctuary to feel welcomed when they arrive & to help integrate them into life into Birmingham. 🧡
#refugeeswelcome
Thank you to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter for giving our women’s group a brilliant tour 🧡
Restore offers both male & female sanctuary seekers free social actives to attend every fortnight.
Link in bio to find out more!
#birminghamchurchestogether
Here is one of our befriending matches enjoying a coffee together 😊 ☕️
Befrienders play an essential role in offering friendship for those seeking sanctuary in Birmingham. 🧡
Our next befrienders training day is Saturday 7th Feb 2026- find out more in our bio 😊
#birminghamchurchestogether
We love hearing feedback from our participants! 🧡
Our next befriending training day is on Saturday 7th Feb 2026.
Link in bio to find out more 🧡
#togetherwithrefugees #birminghamchurchestogether
FAMILY SOCIAL ACTIVITY 🧡🧡
In October half term, we partnered with Compass BMHST, who provided a wonderful activity for Restore families! The focus was improving well-being and mental health for young people! It was a lot of fun!
#togetherwithrefugees #birminghamchurchestogether
On Thursday we had a Firework Night Themed social activity for our women!
The afternoon involved acrylic art, learning about the history of Fireworks Night in the UK & enjoying smores & hot chocolate 🍫☕️💥🎆
#refugeeswelcome #birminghamchurchestogether
We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Brum wouldn’t be Brum without people from around the world.
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
#RefugeesWelcome
Great to remind the #HomeSecretary that Birmingham has and will welcome people from across the globe
We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Birmingham wouldn’t be Birmingham without people from around the world.
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
Last week- we went with 17 women to the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park for one of our free women’s events!
Many different animals were spotted across the park & after walking around, we had time to practice English & enjoy some snacks together 🌿🌴💐🍁
#birminghamchurchestogether
The truth about life as an asylum seeker - a stark contrast to the populist myth
#RefugeesWelcome
@birmctogether.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @churchesengland.bsky.social
