A Great British Welcome
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A Great British Welcome is a series of stories profiling people across the UK who are supporting refugees.
Across the United Kingdom, people are opening their hearts and lives to refugees and saying ‘welcome’ in a range of innovative ways. Some are supporting refugees to access education and housing, or restart their careers. Others are helping them overcome trauma or have their voices heard. In this series, we hear the stories of refugees and the individuals, projects and organisations across the country offering them A Great British Welcome.
“It’s amazing what you can achieve when people come together with a great idea and lots of positive energy”
Kash, volunteer tutor
Building walls to break down barriers in Yorkshire
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Poetry helps Afghan girl find her path in England
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Bringing hope to the table
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Syrian's 'Squeaky Cheese' a hit with British consumers
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Are refugees becoming a fixture in English football?
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Syrian refugee drama project moves from stage to screen, and back
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Belfast's art community embraces exiled Syrian painter
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From Manchester B&B to hosting a Syrian
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Refugee unites with London host, except over football
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WWII refugee's son hosts young Ethiopian in need
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'Lovely, surprising' friendship emerges for Sudanese graduate and hosts
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Couple spend time making sculpture and reading with Eritrean guest
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UK family helps Syrian teenager forget horrors of the 'Jungle'
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Jewish family finds Syrian Muslim is the perfect guest
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UK sanctuary network offers vital backstop for refugees, asylum-seekers
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Knitting for refugees: the Londoners keeping refugees warm over winter
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Syrian beekeeper tastes sweet success with British honey bees
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The Grange: welcoming refugees in the British countryside
Farmhouse welcomes refugees to the British countryside
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What I Learned Trying to Become a Pro Footballer in the UK
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Project Elpis offers a ray of hope in refugee camps
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Life cycles: The project getting refugees cycling in London
Teen Spirit: Edinburgh students help Syrian refugees to integrate
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London Jewish community extends hand of friendship to new refugees
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Bed, Breakfast, and New Beginnings
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Kettle's Boiled: Scots share a cuppa with refugees
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Bread and Roses: helping refugee women blossom in the UK
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Onside with refugees: Syrian goalkeeper shares pro football skills with Nottinghamshire children
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British theatre company brings joy to refugee children
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Hull footballers welcome refugees to the city of culture
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Voices in exile: refugee journalists retrain with media professionals in the UK
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Top UK university offers scholarships for refugees
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Daughter of Second World War refugees opens her London home to asylum-seekers
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Syrian refugees find peace in Northern Ireland
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Volunteers train refugees to crack into London tech industry
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Local people campaign to welcome refugees in Worcestershire
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Banding together in Scotland to welcome Syrian refugees
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Life cycles: The project getting refugees cycling in London
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Brighton theatre director brings laughter to refugee children
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A home from home: welcoming refugees in the British countryside
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Summer in the city: scholarships for refugees at King's College London
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Historic Edinburgh school opens doors to refugee children
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A town called Malvern: the long road to welcome refugees in Worcestershire
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