An Energizing Evening: The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in Birmingham United People of Different Cultures Attending the concert with my family, we were fortunate to be part of a group of Ukrainians who were graciously invited by our lovely British volunteers. Firstly, Noran, who made it possible to organise this evening with some tickets generously donated to us by Birmingham Symphony Hall or paid for through a grant received from Birmingham City Cou…

On the 21st of October we held our Autumn Celebration at Sutton Coldfield United Reform Church. Over 60 people came together to enjoy each other’s company, share a lovely buffet, and have fun. A big thank you goes out to the staff from Refugee and Migrant Centre, and Spring Housing who gave up their Saturday afternoon to offer advice and support to guests and sponsors. We would also like to thank Sutton Coldfield URC who gave their facilities free of charge. …

Today members from North Birmingham 4 Ukraine got together for a pizza party. It was a great success with 70 attendees including guests, sponsors and people who have moved on to living independently. We had a wonderful time sharing news and enjoying each others company. We thanked Roger and Anastasiya for all their hard work and welcomed our new consultants, Jacob who will offer ESOL support, Olesia who will lead on well being and offer employment support…

The organisers of the Sutton Coldfield Community Games kindly gave us entry and set up gazebos with picnic tables for us. Despite the odd shower, the children enjoyed a range of sport activities and even had a go at being a fire crew member.  Picnic spread Shooting for the hoop Learning about sailing Paddle boarding Archery Inside a fire engine Practising paddle boarding The sun’s out finally Army entrance test A nice get togethe…

We celebrated Ukraine’s Constitution Day (June 28th) with Ukrainian food and music, an ice cream van, arts and crafts, games for children, and ended the day with a visit to a traditional English pub.