On Thursday 10 September, clients, former clients, volunteers, staff, trustees, friends and supporters came together to celebrate a very special milestone: 30 years of Asylum Welcome. It was an opportunity to look back at how far we have come, to celebrate the extraordinary community of people who have shaped Asylum Welcome over three decades.
We’re looking for a proactive and highly organised Fundraising Officer to join our team and help us raise much-needed income to support our life-changing services for refugees and asylum seekers in Oxford. For more information, download the job description here. To apply: Please apply via CharityJob. The deadline for applications is midnight Sunday 4th
Asylum Welcome has serious concerns about plans to accommodate up to 1,256 people seeking asylum at MOD Bicester. But we are equally clear that the people who may be sent there are not responsible for this proposal and must not become scapegoats for it. When the plans[1] were first announced, Asylum Welcome raised concerns
After thousands of food parcels, countless donations and many years of extraordinary commitment from volunteers, the Asylum Welcome Food Bank held its final session this week, with arrangements in place for clients to continue receiving support through other local food banks. On Tuesday 25th August, Asylum Welcome’s Food Bank opened its doors for the
Asylum Welcome has expressed serious concerns about proposals to accommodate up to 1,200 asylum seekers on a former military site near Bicester, warning that large-scale institutional accommodation risks isolating people from the communities where they will ultimately rebuild their lives. For more than 30 years, Asylum Welcome has supported refugees and people seeking asylum
There's still time to sponsor our intrepid riders: David, Lucy, Mark, Simon and Mohamed, as they take on Bike Oxford today in support of refugees and asylum seekers across Oxfordshire. Taking place on Sunday 21st June, the final day of Refugee Week, Bike Oxford offers cyclists a choice of 25, 50 and 80-mile routes
Asylum Welcome is saddened and disappointed by the decision of the Oxford Union to provide a platform for Stephen Yaxley-Lennon for a second time. We stand in solidarity with those who feel distressed and targeted by this event, and we will continue our work to ensure that Oxford remains a
Asylum Welcome is launching an urgent appeal to help us continue supporting people detained at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre near Kidlington. The appeal comes as the Home Office proposes expanding the centre from 160 to 400 places. Since April 2026, our staff and volunteers have been visiting men held at Campsfield as part of
Every June, communities across the UK come together to celebrate Refugee Week – the world’s largest arts and culture festival recognising the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in the UK in 1998, Refugee Week has grown into a global movement involving more than two million people in over
Just ahead of Pride Month, Asylum Welcome is inviting the Oxford community to a special fundraising screening of Dreamers on Saturday 23rd May at 4 pm at The Ultimate Picture Palace. Written and directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor and inspired by her own lived experience, Dreamers is a powerful and deeply humane story of queer
