Stories

St Pauls Peace Feast

We were delighted to join friends new and old in St Pauls for a wonderful evening celebrating International Women’s Day! Our guest musicians Ozcan and Taban provided a powerful harmony of Turkish and Kurdish sounds and our chefs, Nejat and Ihsaan cooked up a delicious Moroccan tagine which was as tasty as it was beautiful […]

Hartcliffe Peace Feast

We were so excited to join Hartcliffe Methodist Church for our first Peace Feast in BS13, and what a wonderful evening it was! Our guest musician Soufian Saihi set the atmosphere with uplifting Middle Eastern riffs and our MasterChef, Nisreen, cooked up a hearty Egyptian Feast of Kushari, with Basbousa for dessert, (a soft, syrupy […]

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Redland Quakers Peace Feast

We were delighted to join Redland Quakers for a wonderful Peace Feast on Saturday night! After a delicious meal of Syrian mansaf cooked by Lara, we were treated to a speech by Muna Talha from Refugee Women of Bristol. Muna captured the heart of Peace Feast so eloquently. Highlights included hearing how she and her […]

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Task Volunteers – Making a Practical Difference

by Holly Taylor, Task Volunteers Coordinator We are really proud to have launched our new Task Volunteering role at the beginning of this year. Volunteers provide support to families from refugee backgrounds, helping them learn how to carry out both unique and everyday tasks in their new environment so that they can become independent in […]

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Reflections On My Year With Bridges

Clare Nutbrown-Hughes is in her third year of training with the United Reformed Church. She spent a year on placement volunteering with Bridges and offered this reflection as she looked back over her year walking alongside staff and volunteers. As thousands of people came to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth lying in state, I […]

Peace Feast on the SS Great Britain

Thanks to Brunel’s SS Great Britain for a marvellous Peace Feast! In the stunning dining room of the ship we tucked into a delicious three-course, locally-sourced meal, courtesy of Houria Catering, shared stories of formative journeys with new friends and listened to the dulcet tones and Middle Eastern / North African riffs of Soufian Saihi. Thanks to our speakers, […]

Befriend Project – Summer 2022

by Nic Hope, b.friend Project Manager When I took the Project Manager role of b.friend in October 2021, the nation was heading out of the pandemic which had deeply affected those with whom the project works. Although some partnerships had managed to meet digitally and occasionally in person, many weren’t able to and this was […]

School Linking – Summer 2022

To mark the end of the school year, Bristol School Linking, took part in the Linking Network’s first School Linking Celebration Week 1000’s of schools across the country marked the week by coming together to build friendship and understanding between their pupils. In Bristol we marked the week by hosting our first in person class meet […]

Peace Feast – Summer 2022

It’s been a wonderful summer for Peace Feast, and we’re honoured to have partnered with some great organisations in Bristol for some fabulous feasts. In June we joined Zion Community Cafe for a Sudanese Feast as part of Bristol Refugee Festival. Negla from Food without Borders provided a delicious meal, Soufian Saihi serenaded guests with uplifting Middle Eastern & North […]

From Kabul to Bristol – Afghan Resettlement One Year On

Reflections on our Afghan response, a year after the fall of Kabul by Hattie Mitchell, Events Coordinator ARAP Scheme “Wow! It’s just like Afghanistan!” I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was to hear this comment about… Tintern, on the Welsh border! A day trip to this tiny village nestled in the Wye Valley […]