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 .
More details here
Thursday 18th June 2026
Awards Ceremony
10am-11.30am Council Chamber, Barnsley Town Hall S70 2TA
Our art competition prize winners will be announced.
Photo Exhibition,
Horizon Community College to be awarded School of Sanctuary status.
Music from Time For Love
More details here.
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.
Free to Enter. Light refreshments available .
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Friday 19th June 2026
Free Film Showing
1.30pm-3pm,Wellington House, 43 Market Street,Barnsley S70 1WA
Two short Refugee Week Films will be shown.
MIGRANTS (2020)
Running time 8 mins
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/457795794
HAYAT (2019)
Running time 14 mins
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/342635599
Free Refreshments
More details here
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.
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).
