HBTSR Overview: September 2015 – January 2016
We have achieved a lot since our group started in September 2015. Please find an overview below. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and supporters!
News
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Welcome boxes
We delivered about 10 bags of women's, children's and men's clothing to the Cardiff Oasis centre on Wednesday and thanks to all who donated and also to my driver Jake [ above] who helped to unload and then did a quick tour of Cardiff.
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A Great Success for our First Away-Day
We organised our first 'away-day' for some of the asylum-seekers/refugees from Swansea on Sunday 13th December at Hay Castle.
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Toy Donations to Swansea
We have been very grateful for the generous support shown for our appeal for toys, which we appealed for on behalf of the Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group (SBASSG).
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Sorting and Packing Underway…
We are busy sorting and packing items that have been generously donated for the welcome packs, which will be given to newly arrived people in need of refuge in Swansea.
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National Day of Prayer for Refugees and other matters from 2015
People across Wales are being invited to join in a national day of prayer for refugees on Thursday the 10th of December, which is Human Rights Day.
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Artists Raising Funds for HBTSR
We are very grateful to Eugene Fisk and Richard Worthing-Davies for kindly donating proceeds from the sales of their book and CD to Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees.