Blog Archives - FRIENDS WITHOUT BORDERS

Friends Without Borders Fundraiser

24/9/2024

On November 1st we are hosting a fundraiser to celebrate our 30 year anniversary!
Join us at The Dockyard Club for a night of fun and giving back. This event is all about coming together to support a great cause while enjoying good company. Let's make a difference and show that friendship knows no borders. Your presence will make a difference, so mark your calendars and get ready for a memorable evening. See you there!
Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-without-borders-fundraiser-tickets-1008194375517

Friends Without Borders AGM 13/09/24

19/9/2024

Last Friday was our AGM and a celebration of the 30 years of Friends Without Borders and 10 years of Access to Justice. It was a fantastic evening and we would like to thank our volunteers for running the event.
Jan worked hard to organise the evening, which was hosted by Alison. Trustees were once again sworn in, followed by an informative talk by our treasurer Geoff. Our guest speaker was former trustee and activist, Mike Brown, who gave an intuitive and invaluable talk about what the past decade should teach us about refugee support in the decade to come. Mike used to be a trustee in the early 2000's and has extensive knowledge about the foundation of Friends Without Borders. After the talk, we had delicious food from Afghanistan, provided by Simramjeet.
The end of the evening premiered the Friends Without Borders 30 year celebration documentary made by our administrator Sam Bell. We would once again like to thank everyone who attended and the volunteers for giving the time to the event.

Train Trip.

3/9/2024

On Tuesday 13th August, a group from the charity Friends Without Borders (FWB) were taken on a day trip via train, by Lucy Lomax, Rail Officer from The Hampshire Community Rail Partnership. Our group of seven clients with seven children and two FWB volunteers were met at Portsmouth and Southsea train station by Lucy, along with Linda Barnard from South West Trains.
The idea of the trip was to introduce our clients to train travel and we started our journey at the ticket office learning how to purchase a ticket and use new vocabulary such as single or return ticket, how to read the electronic timetables and which platform to head for. Linda gave us platform safety advice such as staying behind the yellow line until the train stops and how to call for assistance.
We had wonderful sunny weather and it was a joy to travel through the countryside, with the children spotting cows and sheep from the windows as we headed to Petersfield. At Petersfield, we collected snacks and walked through the pretty town to the Heath for a picnic and games. On the way back we were treated to ice-creams, which were very welcome in the heat.
Our clients thoroughly enjoyed the day and Friends Without Borders would like to say a huge thank you to Lucy and Linda for giving us all this opportunity and experience. We hope that our clients will now feel more confident and equipped to undertake train travel in the future.