Recent updates

A Sound Foundation to build on..

An update for St George's Bristol Crowdfund

Jun 8 2017

Following a sell out Festival of Ideas event with Bernie Sanders last Saturday the hall is now closed to public access until late September. A large crane together with a constant flow of earth removing and incoming cement lorries have taken over the site for the summer as the construction programme moves into full swing. We also now have scaffolding in place at the Great George Street entrance as the stonemasons get to work on a full restoration of our pennant step and the boundary and terrace walls, as part of HLF funded works of our project.

Arrival of the crane on site last Sunday:

Progress on site with the completion of the retaining wall and foundation slab for the new extension:

We are so grateful to you all for your generous support - we now have the final £100,000 to raise to complete our £6.3M appeal. Reaching the £200,000 target of this crowdfund campaign will get us there! Any further support you can offer by continuing to share our campaign will be so appreciated. We are so close now and with your continued help and support we are sure to complete the appeal in the immediate weeks ahead.

Thank you again for all your support as we progress to now build on our newly laid and solid foundations.

A Fairer World

An update for A safe haven for refugee and asylum seeking children

Jun 8 2017

It is Ramadan and many BRR members are fasting.  The fasting period is a time of developing inner strength; something which is so important to getting through the asylum process.  Today the Welcome Centre main hall has been used as a polling station but the Advocacy and Information team, Asylum Support and the Early Years Project were still supporting individual members and families.  We are hopeful that the government that forms at the end of this election will support our cause and work towards a fairer world!

Upfest 2017 Rewards & Hotel Winner!

An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

Jun 8 2017

Hey folks,

Thanks for your patience whilst we've got your fundsurfer rewards together, everyone should have received an email now with details of how to get your reward, if you haven't then it's because our mailing software doesn't like you (sorry about that), if that's the case please can you email upfest2017artists@gmail.com and we can advise on how to get it or have it sent.  

If your reward was a PAHNL T-shirt or PAHNL print, these have arrived today, if you can collect, please come and grab yours from the gallery (Upfest Gallery 198 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JF) else email upfest2017artists@gmail.com with your address details...

And the winner is.....

As part of our campaign we offered two nights free accommodation for two at the newly renovated Grand Hotel courtesy of our hotel partner Mercure Hotels for one of you lovely supporters.

We put the numbers 1 - 464 into a hat (actually we used googles random number generator) and the winner was No 115!

The lucky person with No 115 ticket was DrHelen !  (DrHelen we'll be in contact soon with details of how to book in at the hotel).

Thanks again to everyone that supported, see you at the festival!

The Upfest Crew

For further info about the festival visit our website https://www.upfest.co.uk/ or event page and make sure you follow us on twitter @upfest

The End of the Campaign

An update for Don Davies Independent Parliamentary Candidate for North Somerset on June 8th

Jun 7 2017

Dear All,

Thank you so much for all your wonderful contributions to Don's campaign.  It has enabled us to do far more social media advertising than we would otherwise have had the chance to do as well as putting the advert for Don in the North Somerset Times, buying a Vote Don Davies banner, printing leaflets, laminating placards and posters and a myriad of other work on Don's behalf.

Don has asked me to add his thanks to this note and say that he has been touched by the level of support and offers of help he has had over the past seven weeks.

With very best wishes,

Don Davies Campaign Team

More Rewards Coming Soon!

An update for Empower Youth Voices

Jun 2 2017

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you're all doing well.

It is just over two weeks since the Empower Youth Voices campaign ended!  Can you believe it?  I've already started putting some of your money to good use, as it contributed to the venue hire for this month's poetry night and the filming costs.  Look out for the video very soon on our YouTube channel - I've just watched it and I really like it.

For those of you who have not received your rewards yet, I haven't forgotten you.  I will be in touch and they will be coming soon.  For those of you who chose the Poetic Thank You, I think you're going to love your collection of poems.

Enjoy the rest of your day and have a lovely weekend.

Shaniqua :)

Moulding clay & sing song

An update for A safe haven for refugee and asylum seeking children

Jun 2 2017

The attraction of moulding clay inside didn't last long today and most of the children were soon out in the Project’s garden. There they can splash about a bit, roll a tyre down the sloop, dig in the earth for a glimpse of worms or jump from one low platform to another. Even better if they can persuade one of the staff to fly them across the platforms – “my turn” seems to be one of the first English phrases many of them learn and other words soon follow.

Persuading them to wear sun hats isn’t easy but if one of the older children can be persuaded then the rest are more likely to follow suit. Newer arrivals often start by playing on their own but those who have been there longer sometimes take it on themselves to make sure that the new ones don’t remain isolated and international friendships soon become apparent – an especially welcome sight taking into account recent events.

A song to begin snack time, complete with a rhythmic table tapping, helps to ensure a regular eating routine – hand washing, song singing, eating of fruit and bread and then, only after eating is over, a return to play. Then more singing before the mothers arrive and the session ends –

“One little man in a flying saucer

Flew round the world one day

He looked left and right

Didn’t like the sight

And one man flew away – whoosh!”

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

An update for Outdoor Cinema in Teignmouth

Jun 1 2017

you may like this promotional film ... please pass on to people who may want to enter. This is being judged by Paul William a famous director from Teignmouth who recently did Broadchurch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRvKk6hdkA&feature=youtu.be

TICKETS ALLOCATIONS

An update for Outdoor Cinema in Teignmouth

Jun 1 2017

Hello

Just a short note to say that we will shortly be issuing the tickets for the Outdoor Cinema.

There will be NO SALES on the evening of each day.

As such please can I ask that you contact all friends and family and ask them to make a please by visiting www.fundsurfer.com/outdoorcinema

BIG thanks

Paul

We're on the radio!

An update for A safe haven for refugee and asylum seeking children

May 31 2017

A huge thanks to everyone that has backed our campaign so far! We have 148 backers and have raised £5,864, but with 20 days remaining we still need to raise over £14,000 more to keep the Early Years Project services going. Please do help us share this campaign and thanks for all you've done already - we really do appreciate it.

Today our very own Tom Daly and a BRR member from our VOICE project will be appearing on the Women's Outlook show on Ujima Radio 98fm at 13.00 to talk about the Early Years Project. Please do tune in and hear how vital this service is to refugee families in Bristol.

Crowdfunder Update

An update for TERN: Supporting Refugee Entrepreneurs

May 30 2017

THANK YOU to everyone who donated so far! We’re now over 35% towards our target of £20.000 which will be a huge help in allowing us to deliver our next programme for 25 entrepreneurial refugees this Autumn! 

Your support will have an enormous impact on entrepreneurial refugees’ lives. By starting their own businesses, they are allowed to utilise their existing skills and experiences while becoming active members of their local communities. We wouldn’t be able to deliver our programme without people like you supporting us.

Read on to find more about the first episode in our #ThisRefugeeCan series, how we are planning to ampliyfy our message (and how you can help) and how to reclaim rewards.

1. Introducing: Gulwali Passarlay

The first video in our #ThisRefugeeCan series focused on author and political activist Gulwali Passarlay. Gulwali is a great example of the driven, ambitious and talented refugees that we work with at TERN. You can see more about Gulwali’s story and his hopes for the future in this video, the first in our 4 part #ThisRefugeeCan series. 

2. Thunderclap Campaign

We want to spread the message of this campaign as far and wide as possible, to do this we have launched a Thunderclap campaign. This allows us to magnify and amplify our core message across our collective networks, meaning rather than just reaching those who already support us we can reach 1000s who have never heard of TERN, or even the concept of refugee entrepreneurs.

Joining our Thunderclap campign takes 15 seconds, and cost nothing, but will have a huge impact in spreading our message that this is no limit on what #ThisRefugeeCan achieve. To do so just follow this link: bit.ly/thunderclaprefugee.

3. Crowdfunder News

If you claimed a reward when kindly donating, we will be in touch at the end of the campaign with further information on how to reclaim it. Don't worry we take care of everything!

Finally, if you have friends or family that have yet to donate, fear not! We have extended our crowdfunding campaign until 12th June, so they can still be part of our movement. 

Thanks again, we couldn't do this without you.

The TERN Team