Welcome Here: Stratford-upon-Avon

02/09/2026

25/08/2026

Welcome Here is partnering once again with the Big Picture Film Festival. The film "You will die at 20" was requested by Sudanese friends living in Stratford. It will be screened in Holy Trinity Parish Hall (just opposite Holy Trinity church in Old Town) on Saturday 5 September, starting at 12.45 pm. No standard charge, but pay what you feel.

24/08/2026

The Baby Bank has provided great support to local refugees and asylum seekers over many years

29/07/2026

Welcome Here teams up again with the Big Picture Festival. This film was chosen on the suggestion of refugees from Sudan currently living in Stratford.

Big Picture Film Festival programme announcement: You Will Die at Twenty

A hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story from Sudan, You Will Die at Twenty follows Muzamil, whose life is shaped by a prophecy that he will die on his twentieth birthday. As that day draws near, he faces a life-changing choice: accept his fate, or dare to live.

Acclaimed around the world, the film was Sudan's first-ever Academy Awards submission and earned director Amjad Abu Alala the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film at the Venice Film Festival.

Presented in partnership with Stratford Welcome Here, this special screening aims to amplify Sudanese voices, foster understanding of Sudanese migrant communities and shine a light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis and displacement caused by the "forgotten war" in Sudan.

Join us for a special screening of this unforgettable and powerful film at:

Holy Trinity Parish Centre
Saturday 5 September 2026, 12:45pm

Book your pay-as-you-feel tickets and festival passes now - www.ticketsource.com/livelocaltix

The festival is ran by Live & Local and supported by Stratford Town Trust and Stratford District Council.

Stratford Town Trust Stratford-on-Avon District Council Welcome Here: Stratford-upon-Avon

14/07/2026

Big Picture Film Festival programme announcement: You Will Die at Twenty

A hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story from Sudan, You Will Die at Twenty follows Muzamil, whose life is shaped by a prophecy that he will die on his twentieth birthday. As that day draws near, he faces a life-changing choice: accept his fate, or dare to live.

Acclaimed around the world, the film was Sudan's first-ever Academy Awards submission and earned director Amjad Abu Alala the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film at the Venice Film Festival.

Presented in partnership with Stratford Welcome Here, this special screening aims to amplify Sudanese voices, foster understanding of Sudanese migrant communities and shine a light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis and displacement caused by the "forgotten war" in Sudan.

Join us for a special screening of this unforgettable and powerful film at:

Holy Trinity Parish Centre
Saturday 5 September 2026, 12:45pm

Book your pay-as-you-feel tickets and festival passes now - www.ticketsource.com/livelocaltix

The festival is ran by Live & Local and supported by Stratford Town Trust and Stratford District Council.

Stratford Town Trust Stratford-on-Avon District Council Welcome Here: Stratford-upon-Avon

08/07/2026

07/07/2026

Welcome Here has worked closely with the Baby Bank for some years now. See what you can do to help

01/07/2026

Many thanks to everyone who helped to organise events for Refugee Week 2026 in Stratford. This year saw our biggest programme yet, with a workshop organised by Brook Arts Hub, Stories of Courage - hearing from local refugees, a showing of the film A World Not Ours, and the final celebration of Welcome Here's 10th birthday. Hundreds enjoyed the events - so thanks to everyone who helped to make them happen.

27/06/2026

15-21 June marked which is the world's largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions and resilience of refugees, who have been forced to flee their home and seek Refuge. I joined Welcome Here: Stratford-upon-Avon in celebrating their 10th birthday and 10 years of supporting and welcoming refugees, including from Syria and Ukraine. A joyous occasion.

17/06/2026

Enjoy a great end to Refugee Week 2026 at Stratford Methodist Church Centre this Saturday 20 June 2.00 - 4.00 when we will be celebrating ten years of Welcome Here in Stratford-upon-Avon.