A great article about our Skillsmatch programme and The Seven Bridges! We are so proud of this collaboration with Dance City. Thank you Mag-North for capturing what it means so perfectly! mag-north.com/posts/the-seve…

How great do our sunflowers look? This is our 'Garden of Gratitude' where our amazing supporters are sponsoring hand painted sunflowers to hang up around our garden in a display of welcome to people seeking sanctuary in Newcastle. #refugeeswelcome #newcastlecityofsanctuary

We hope last nights events in Sunderland will be the end to the violence caused by the spread of misinformation. However, now seems like a good time to share a few tips of how to stay safe in times of unrest, no matter who you are. #staysafe #refugeeswelcome

#stopracism

Being a refugee is hard enough. Now imagine you have a disability. Read K's story below. #refugees #newcastleupontyne

We are aware of the protests planned for tonight. We want to urge everyone to avoid the area around Westgate Road. Stay indoors where possible. You are welcome. You are wanted. Do not let the hateful shouts of the few drown out the loving voices of the majority.

Congratulations to our Emma! She has been nominated for the Rising Star Award at the North East Charity Awards! Emma is a favourite of staff, service users and volunteers here at WERS and we all wish her good luck! She is a star in our eyes no matter what! #NEcharityawards

Amazing! Congratulations Cindy!

The outpouring of love and support this week has been overwhelming. Newcastle has shown what a truly diverse, friendly and loving place it is. We are resharing tips today, just in case. Northumbria Police have done a fantastic job this week. Fingers crossed today is peaceful.

We asked our WERS community what they love about Newcastle and here are some of the replies we got. #thankyounewcastle #newcastlecityofsanctuary #refugeeswelcome

Newcastle charity, West End Refugee Service 🧡 (WERS), is translating the flood of support messages into Arabic and Kurdish for people seeking asylum who are living in local hotels. #RefugeesWelcome #SupportPeopleSeekingAsylum loom.ly/uukzlbQ

Thank you for all of your messages of support so far! We are busy translating and distributing them throughout our community to let everyone know NEWCASTLE WELCOMES REFUGEES! #RefugeesWelcome #newcastlecityofsanctuary

Yesterday at our Weekly Welcome we shared all of the messages of support we have been receiving over the past week. We enjoyed a home cooked meal, played games and made some music together as a community. #noplaceforhate #racismhasnoplacehere #refugeeswelcome

Last week the community at St Mary Magdalene Church in Mitford invited us for a visit. We had a delicious lunch, then went for a walk before enjoying a game of cricket. Thank you to the congregation in Mitford for your wonderful hosting and generous donations! #refugeeswelcome

Thank you to the Tyne Rivers Trust for taking us pond dipping and on a bird walk around Saltwell Park. We had a great day and saw some dragonfly nymphs and newt nymphs. It was a much needed day in the fresh air with some good friends! #refugeeswelcome

Participants from WERS have completed a 10 week research project, in partnership with Kielder Observatory and academic Dr Helen Mcghie. Their final photos are exhibited in Kielder Observatory. We visited last Wednesday night to take a first look, and managed to do some stargazing!

Congratulations, Guillaume Junior Atangana! 🥉 The vision impaired sprinter clinched bronze at the Stade de France in the men’s 400m T11. His guide, Donard Ndim Nyamjua, is also a fellow refugee. Atangana becomes the Paralympic Refugee Team’s second-ever medallist. #Paris2024

Do you want to learn and practice English? Come to CastleGate, Melbourne Street, NE1 2JQ on either Thursday 5th September 10am-1pm Tuesday 10th September 10am-1pm Thursday 12th September 10am-1pm to register for our English language classes📚

We are devastated by the news today. This is happening far too often. We need safe routes to the UK for people to claim asylum. Our thoughts are with the loved ones of those who lost their lives and all who are mourning. #RefugeesWelcome #safetyisahumanright #SafeRoutes

Thank you GoodGym Newcastle for making our garden look brighter! We can't wait to see you again soon!