14–22 June 2025
Bring your family and friends and take part in a vibrant programme of activities designed to inspire, entertain, and bring communities together.
Discover new cultures, share experiences, and enjoy fun events for all ages. Let’s come together, get to know one another, and make Refugee Week a moment to remember.
Planting with a Story
🗓 14/06/2025
🕙 11 am - 1 pm
📍 St Mary's Therapeutic Garden
London SE13 6LW
"Roots & Growth: Planting New Beginnings" is a two-hour therapeutic gardening session in a Lewisham community garden, inspired by London’s rich horticultural tradition and the calming atmosphere of St Mary’s Therapeutic Garden in Ladywell. Participants will plant houseplants in hand-decorated pots—each symbolising new roots and personal growth—while enjoying practical tips from a local gardener on houseplant care and British gardening traditions. The event also includes a storytelling circle, offering space for sharing personal stories of resilience and new beginnings through the lens of nature.
Family Sport Day
🗓 14/06/2025
🕙 11 am - 4 pm
📍 Ladywell Fields Park
Drop-In
This vibrant community event brings together refugee and local families for a joyful day of games, shared meals, and cultural exchange.
With traditional sports, fun relay races, and a communal food party featuring dishes from around the world, the event celebrates the experiences and contributions of people seeking sanctuary. Refugees and asylum seekers will lead every stage of planning and delivery—sharing childhood games, preparing food, and welcoming guests.
Through play, storytelling, and shared meals, the day will foster connection, belonging, and solidarity across cultures.
Stories in our hands
🗓 15/06/2025
🕙 4 pm - 6 pm
📍 Hatcham House, 367 Queen's Rd, London SE14 5HD
Join us for a hands-on creative session where a simple lump of clay becomes the beginning of a shared journey. Together, we’ll sculpt characters, bring them to life, and weave our creations into a collective story.
This therapeutic, art-based workshop offers a safe and supportive space to explore imagination, emotions, and connection with others. No artistic experience needed—just an open mind and a pair of willing hands.
Come and discover how storytelling and creativity can help us understand each other, heal, and feel at home.
Shape, share, and connect through creativity.
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Bags of Hope
🗓 15/06/2025
🕙 4 pm - 6 pm
📍 Hatcham House, 367 Queen's Rd, London SE14 5HD
An art project in which refugees from different countries and local residents paint eco-bags using traditional Ukrainian Petrykivka arts. The goal is to create a safe, creative space for cultural exchange, emotional expression, and community building. The project empowers asylum seekers by engaging them as artists and leaders, helping them feel seen, confident, and connected.
Pictoric box
🗓 22/06/2025
🕙 11 am - 6 pm
📍 Hatcham House, 367 Queen's Rd, London SE14 5HD
PictoricBox: Ukrainian Art Associations Game - a powerful, creative gathering where illustrated cards spark connection, storytelling, and empathy across cultures.
Developed by Ukrainian artists, PictoricBox is a one-of-a-kind board game that helps sanctuary seekers and local residents share personal stories in a safe, welcoming space—no language required.
• Includes guided play, story circles, quiet zones, and a shared lunch.
• Open to refugees, asylum seekers, and local community members.
• No winners.
• No judgment.
• Just stories, laughter, and connection.
Taste of Home
🗓 22/06/2025
🕙 3 pm - 6 pm
📍 Hatcham House, 367 Queen's Rd, London SE14 5HD
Drop-In
Tastes of Home: Heritage on a Spoon is a cultural cooking project celebrating superfoods from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine through workshops led by sanctuary seekers, as part of the Lewisham Refugee Week celebration.
Combining cooking, storytelling, and shared meals, it fosters cross-cultural connection, highlights refugee contributions, and culminates in a final community celebration.
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