Stories
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Hear About Hajj, October 2018
On Tuesday 23rd October 40 people gathered for a meal at Zaika restaurant Cardiff; a Peace Feast,...
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Autumn Peace Feasts, September 2018
This September, we hosted two wonderful Peace Feasts in partnership with other organisations in...
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Bristol Half Marathon, September 2018
On September 23rd, 8 runners ran the Bristol Half Marathon to fundraise for our work with refugees and...
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Peace Feast: Refugee Celebration, June 2018
60 people from across Bristol got together to celebrate the fact that Bristol is a city that...
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Refugee Social Events - Summer 2018
Refugees and asylum seekers are faced with many challenges as they seek to rebuild their lives in...
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Sharing Ramadan 2018
This year Bridges organised 5 Sharing Ramadan events in Cardiff and 2 in Bristol, enabling people...
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Kings College Visit to Jordan - March 2018
In March 2018, Bridges for Communities facilitated a visit to Jordan for 9 students and 2 teachers from...
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Weston-Super-Mare visit - April 2018
April may not be the best month for a trip to Weston beach in terms of the weather, but when...
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Lunch party - Feb 2018
On Sunday 4th February 2018, 85 people from our befriending programme came together for a lunch...
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Sharing Christmas 2017
Christmas is a time for celebrating love and friendship, for getting together with others, having...
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Peace Feast for Mogadishu - Nov 2017
45 people came together from across Bristol to learn about recent events in Mogadishu, where over...
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Bethlehem Olive Harvest, Nov 2017
In November 2017, Bridges partnered once again with the Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem to facilitate a visit to...
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Community Litter Pick - Hartcliffe, Oct 2017
On 21st October, volunteers from Muslims4Bristol and Severn Vineyard church came together with...
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Social Events for Refugees - Summer 2017
This summer, we've organised several special events and trips to try give refugees a brief respite from...
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Towards Our Muslim Neighbours
Why small gestures of friendship and solidarity with the Muslim community are so important in...
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Sharing Ramadan in Bristol - June 2017
Last Saturday, a group of 8 people visited Assahaba Mosque in Bristol in order to learn about...
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Only the Lonely
Why refugees and asylum seekers are particularly vulnerable to isolation, and what you can do to...
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Perspectives: Ahmad Al-Rashid
What is it like being a refugee in the UK? What are some of the challenges you face? What do...