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SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2025: SWR FUN DAY
Thank you for your wonderful support! We'll be updating soon on the amount raised. If you couldn't come along on the day, you can still chip in via this appeal on JustGiving: 26 April Fun Day!
We warmly invite you to join us for our biggest event of the year – the SWR Fun Day on Saturday, April 26th at The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks.
With the generous support of the Mayor of Sevenoaks, Cllr Libby Ancrum, we've planned a day filled with community spirit and fun activities to raise essential funds for refugees settling in our community.
Every ticket purchased supports our work providing language assistance, housing support, and community connection for refugees rebuilding their lives in Sevenoaks District. Book early to avoid disappointment!
An absolute delight for children aged 5-11! Start your day with our Children's Party, where the Happy Hatters entertainers will create a magical morning filled with games, treasure hunts, and endless fun. Watch your little ones delight in balloon modeling, bubbles, magic tricks, and glitter tattoos. They can showcase their talents with kids' karaoke and disco dancing—and every child goes home with a special prize!
The Footlights Bar @ The Stag
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00
Children £12 & Adults £8
The highlight of the day is undoubtedly the Concert by Squeeze-A-Crowd. Back by popular demand, this incredible tribute band will energise the night with much-loved '80s & ‘90s classics. So, feel the nostalgia as you sing and dance along to hits from Bryan Adams, The Cranberries, Crowded House, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, U2, and more!
We will also hold our Charity Auction prior to the concert (19:00). Every bid supports our vital work with refugee families. And the excitement will continue after the concert with our Lottery Draw (21:30), offering impressive cash prizes of £500, £300, £100, and two £50 prizes to lucky winners. Your attendance makes a real difference.
Saturday, 26th April, from 7:00 PM onwards
The Stag Theatre, London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ
Adults £23 & Children £13
Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy great music for an even greater cause!
While the children play, adults can browse our Boot Sale & Book Bargain. Find incredible bargains on books, crafts, and unique items, and take time to admire the stunning artwork created by Ukrainian artists.
Stag Plaza Suite @ The Stag
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Entry with the Purchase of a lottery ticket at £2 per adult at the door. Children under 18 enter for free!
Our Lottery will be drawn after our evening concert at 9.30pm, offering impressive cash prizes of £500, £300, £100, and two £50 prizes to lucky winners.
Also, don’t miss our inspiring Art Exhibition! Discover stunning works by talented artists, including incredible pieces by Ukrainian refugees. It’s a fantastic opportunity to support both art and our cause while adding a unique piece to your collection!
Stag Plaza Suite Lobby @ The Stag
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Free!
After lunch, our Living Library opens its doors. This powerful experience allows you to interact with members of the Sevenoaks District community who will share their remarkable personal stories. These conversations foster understanding and connection, reminding us all of the resilience and strength within our diverse community.
Stag Plaza Suite @ The Stag
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Entry with the Purchase of a lottery ticket at £2 per adult at the door. Children under 18 enter for free!
Our Lottery will be drawn after our evening concert at 9.30pm, offering impressive cash prizes of £500, £300, £100, and two £50 prizes to lucky winners.
Desperate journeys
2024 Refugee Week event!
Our Refugee Week activity in 2024 was "Desperate Journeys" - an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of a refugee family travelling to an unknown future.
Empathy Action’s immersive theatrical production was proudly hosted by Sevenoaks Town Council at its site on Bradbourne Vale Road (TN13 3QG) in partnership with Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees.
Refugee Week 2024 was 17-23 June, and World Refugee Day was 20 June. If you'd like to help us organise more events like this please contact us at info@sevenoakswelcomesrefugees.org
SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024, A MAYOR'S FUNDRAISING EVENT
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
SQUEEZE A CROWD + ELEKTRA VIOLIN DUO
We are extremely grateful to the Mayor of Sevenoaks Cllr Claire Shea for making the Stag Theatre available to Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees for the fundraiser events on 27 April 2024.
SWR REFUGEE WEEK film night:
'THE BREADWINNER'
Tuesday 20 June 2023, 8 pm -
Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks
CULTURES TOGETHER IN HARMONY: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC & DANCE
Saturday 20 May 2023 - Walthamstow Hall Senior School, Sevenoaks
With many thanks to our Primary Sponsor for the evening:
Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees presents ELEKTRA VIOLIN DUO AND Ayman Jarjour
October 2021 - Pamoja Hall, Sevenoaks
Join us in supporting Magic for Smiles at Christmas 2020
PREVIOUS EVENT: This Christmas, we’ll be fundraising for Magic for Smiles, a small charity dedicated to bringing joy to child refugees around the world. Join us for an extra special, virtual magic show (via Zoom) for adults and children on Friday 18 December.
The show will be interactive and fun for all the family. Magic for Smiles relies on donations so all funds raised will go towards sustaining future activities. Just £10 can help the delivery of another magic session or show for vulnerable children.
Magic for Smiles uses magic as a tool for enhancing the wellbeing of vulnerable, often traumatised children, primarily in the Middle East (pre-COVID) and now also in the UK. The charity provides magic shows and magic workshops in Arabic and English.
Whilst these activities are normally of course face to face, Magic for Smiles is currently working online and the children still love the opportunity for the joy, stress relief and other emotional, cognitive, and social benefits from magic after the brutal experience of war or other traumas - the smiles speak for themselves!
Come along to the unique experience of a magic Zoom show for all the family on Friday 18 December 6.30 - 7.30 pm (UK) - everyone including children is welcome.
Book your tickets on Eventbrite here.
Magic for Smiles : Dec 2020
PREVIOUS EVENT: This Christmas, we’re fundraising for Magic for Smiles, a small charity dedicated to bringing joy to child refugees around the world.
Join us for an extra special, virtual magic show (via Zoom) for adults and children on Friday 18 December.
Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees presents Ayman Jarjour and Maya Youssef
Online concert: June 2020
PREVIOUS EVENT: Internationally renowned Syrian classical guitarist Ayman Jarjour has performed worldwide, including at Carnegie Hall in New York, and studied in Madrid and Juilliard. Ayman returns to support Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees with a varied programme including Classical, Spanish, Latin, Modern and Syrian music.
Maya Youssef is hailed as ‘queen of the qanun,’ (BBC) the 78-stringed Middle Eastern plucked zither. For her, the act of playing music is the opposite of death and destruction; it is a life- and hope-affirming act and an antidote to what is happening, not only in Syria, but in the whole world. Her debut album ‘Syrian Dreams’ was highly-acclaimed around the world and has led to her performing on prestigious stages such as the BBC Proms and receiving a number of prestigious awards including her highest honour, the Year 6 class of Dalmain Primary School in London being named ‘Youssef’ in recognition of her inspirational work.
This is a fundraising concert to help support refugees resettling in the Sevenoaks District Council area as part of the Government's UK Resettlement Scheme. Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees registered charity number 1184120.
Image credits: Jillian Edelstein (L); Samantha Lord (R)
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