Town hailed as beacon for bid to help refugees - The Malvern Observer

Town hailed as beacon for bid to help refugees

Malvern Editorial 9th Oct, 2015 Updated: 20th Oct, 2016   0

THE WORK of a Malvern group aiming to help Syrian refugees is set to be showcased to the world after a district councillor was invited to address an international conference.

Coun Julian Roskams, leader of the Democratic group at Malvern Hills District Council, has been part of the community-led campaign to resettle a small number of people from the war-torn country in the town and has subsequently been asked to speak at the event in Belgium.

He is one of just three leading figures invited from the United Kingdom.

Coun Roskams said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the incredible hard work of Malvern Welcomes Syrian Refugees and the wider Malvern community in raising public and political awareness of the plight of the refugees.




“It will also allow us to share with towns and cities across Europe how we have gone about building a network of support for the eventual arrivals of these families.

“Malvern Hills has become something of a beacon across the United Kingdom.


“Councils from as far away as Cumbria, East Anglia, South East England and South Wales have learned from the example of our community, and then committed to offer a refuge of their own to those in needs.

“We now look forward to sharing those experiences more widely.”

The conference is being hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and the International Catholic Migration Commission and will address protecting and welcoming refugees in Europe.

It will be held at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels on Tuesday, October 20.

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