Every time a befriendee and their befriender meet together to share a laugh or a story, hope blooms 🧡 We, with many others, are celebrating the acts of hope happening every day in the refugee sector over the next week 🥳 #amillionactsofhope #togetherwithrefugees🧡

Mohammed won the Milton Keynes Marathon!! Mohammed came to the UK from Chad seeking safety, spent years in asylum accommodation & discovered running along the way. In 10 days he’s running the Hackney Half for City of Sanctuary UK. Please support his fundraiser! www.justgiving.com/page/mohamme...

We have published 2 guides to responding to the government's "family returns" consultation which closes on 28th May 2026. - A general guide for anyone who wishes to respond: gmiau.org/guide-to-the... - A guide specifically for local authorities: gmiau.org/family-retur...

We believe that British values include welcome, compassion and supporting those fleeing war and persecution. Keep up the good work @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social #refugeeswelcome

Lots of giggles, joy & singing at the Barber Baby session yesterday with 6 of our mums & their babies 😁🧡 #RefugeesWelcome @birmctogether.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social

Caring about children's rights means caring about the rights of every child. That's why we're speaking out against new rules that put thousands of migrant and refugee children in the UK at risk of poverty, homelessness and trauma. #RefugeesWelcome asylummatters.org/2026/04/27/a...

The Government wants to cut child poverty & educational inequality. But at the same time it's baking poverty and trauma for children into its migration policy. We're proud to join children's charities, social workers & lawyers in saying: every child's rights matter. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Caring about children’s rights means caring about every child 🧡 New rules could put thousands of migrant and refugee children in the UK at risk of poverty, homelessness and trauma. 📣 Our Legal Director says: “What goal is punishing children achieving… How does that achieve integration?”

Today is a dark day for anyone who believes in sanctuary in the UK. People who've fled war and torture should be able to rebuild their lives in peace and security - not live under a constant threat of removal. We must not stop fighting these appalling anti-refugee laws.

A snapshot from our Befrienders Get Together 🙌 Meeting together is so helpful for us to hear about befrienders experiences, get feedback on our processes & to glean information to feed into the process of writing a strategic plan for 2027-2029🥳🧡 #refugeestogether

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A quote from a volunteer befriender 🧡

This is very good news and a vindication for the @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social movement and for all Schools of Sanctuary seeking to offer welcome to all.

This is very good news and a vindication for the @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social movement and for all Schools of Sanctuary seeking to offer welcome to all. #RefugeesWelcome

Happy Easter to our friends celebrating the resurrection of Jesus! Today we celebrate the moment where death became life, fear turned to hope and love overcame hate. Have a wonderful celebration 🥳🧡🙏 #RefugeesWelcome

To those who are honouring Good Friday today, we at Restore join you in remembering Jesus' crucifixion & the cost of sacrificial love for the sake of the world 🧡 We seek to express this love in our welcome to refugees and asylum seekers in Birmingham. #refugeestogether @birmctogether.bsky.social

⏰️ 🕒 CLOCKS ARE MOVING FORWARD ⏰️ 🕒 In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March. This means that on this Sunday 29th March at 1am, the time moves forward to 2am and we all get 1 hour less sleep.

Men’s trip to Blakesley Hall yesterday👋🏼☺️

Great morning at Lapworth Museum for our women’s activity ✨🌏🐚

Eid Mubarak to our friends celebrating today ✨🌟🥳

Happy Nowruz to all our friends celebrating today 🙌🏼🥳✨ #refugeeswelcome

So delighted for our one of service users who had her work featured in a MAC exhibition! #refugeestogether

Click the link in our bio to sign it! 🧡

Happy International Women’s Day from Restore 🧡👋🏼

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. 🧡

#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! 🎄

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