Refugee Week will be on 16th -25th June 2025 and a number of exciting events will be happening in Barnsley. The theme for the week is Communities as Superpower. All events are open to all.

Monday 16th June 2025

10am-12 noon

Open Morning at ELSH. Find out what they do and the courses on offer.

29 Wellington Street, Barnsley S60 1SW

Tuesday 17th June 2025

1pm-3pm

How to Be Lucky

Theatre Performance Exploring the Contemporary Reality of Refugees in Britain today.

Hope House Church, Blucher Street, Barnsley.

Wednesday 18th June 2025

10.30am-11.00am Presentations

Art Competition Winners will be announced and there will be presentations by the Mayor

A presentation to the first School to achieve School of Sanctuary status in Barnsley.

Council Chamber, Barnsley Town Hall

11.30am-12.30pm Craft Activities

Collage – Messages of Welcome

Learning Lab, Barnsley Town Hall

12.30pm-1.30pm Free Buffet Lunch

Learning Lab, Barnsley Town Hall

1.30pm-3.30pm Poetry Workshop

Led by Shareen Satti

Learning Lab, Barnsley Town Hall

Thursday 19th June 2025

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Friday 20th June 2025

11am-1pm

Fremont – Free Movie (1 hour 30 minutes)

Refreshments available

A moving and hilarious comedy-drama starring Anaita Wali Zada and The Bear’s Emmy award-winning Jeremy Allen White. Donya, a young Afghan who moved to Fremont, California after serving as a translator for the American army, spends her days working at a fortune cookie factory and her nights wide awake battling between her desire to rebuild her life and the overbearing guilt she carries within. In a bid to connect with the world, she sends an unconventional message through a fortune cookie.

Wellington House (1st Floor)

Wellington Street, Barnsley, S70 1WA