Through art, stories, and community, we celebrate the courage that lives within us all – and how connection helps it grow.
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Hospitality and Sanctuary For All:
Solidarity with Vulnerable People
Keynote Speaker: Inderjit Bhogal
3.30pm-6pm Wellington House, 43 Market Street, Barnsley S70 1WA
Free Entry -Donations Welcome
Light Refreshments will be available.
Rev Dr Inderjit Singh Bhogal OBE is a leading Theologian and Methodist Minister. Retiring in 2018, Inderjit is currently working with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland to develop and promote the idea of Church of Sanctuary and has been the minister of Wincobank Chapel since 1994. Inderjit is founder and President of City of Sanctuary, a former President of the Methodist Conference, former Leader/CEO of the Corrymeela Community and former CEO of Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum. Inderjit is also President of the Methodist Peace Fellowship.
Thursday 18th June 2026
Awards Ceremony
10am-11.30am Council Chamber, Barnsley Town Hall S70 2TA
Our art competition prize winners will be announced.
The Mayor of Barnsley has been invited.
Music from Time For Love
Performance- Refuge Island
2pm-3pm YMCA Blucher Street, Barnsley S70 1AP
20 minutes performance by Whispered Tales with 40 minutes questions and answers.
Free to Enter. Light refreshments available . Stalls welcome –contact us for details.
Friday 19th June 2026
Free Film Showing
2pm-4pm,Wellington House, 43 Market Street,Barnsley S70 1WA
A Refugee Week Film will be shown.
Free Refreshments
Refugee Week 2026 marks 75 years since the Refugee Convention – a landmark agreement affirming that those forced to flee deserve protection, dignity, and hope. For 75 years, it has provided the legal foundation that has saved millions of lives.
2025 Art Competition Winner
Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in the UK in 1998, it takes place every June alongside World Refugee Day (June 2020).
