Fundraising 28 August 2015

Thank you to Zia and Francisco for running the Kew Gardens 10k

A great big thank you to Francisco and Zia, and all those who supported them in running the Kew Gardens 10k! It was a really exciting day for our runners…

In the media 26 January 2015

External news roundup

All further submissions to be made in person in Liverpool as of 26/01/2015 The Home Office has changed its policy on how further submissions are made by failed asylum seekers.…

Our voices 17 October 2014

Michael’s journey

I begin my day at the shelter with no plans or, if I have an appointment, wondering how I will even pay for my travel there, as I do not…

Advocacy 3 October 2014

Room to Heal joins the STAR ‘Equal Access’ campaign

The Room to Heal community is pleased to have pledged support for the STAR/NUS ‘Equal Access’ campaign. The campaign aims for all people seeking asylum to be recognised as home…

In the media 29 August 2014

Tribute to Helen Bamber

The Room to Heal community is deeply saddened by the recent death of Helen Bamber but also hugely inspired by the life that she has led. Helen supported Room to…

In the media 8 August 2014

Room to Heal in WIRE Magazine

  “In a peaceful London garden, some survivors are slowly rebuilding their lives…”   Room to Heal features in the July/August edition of Amnesty International’s global magazine.   Click here…

Fundraising 10 March 2014

Room to Heal gets running!

Team Room to Heal is running through Richmond Park on 23 March to raise money for our healing community. Chloe and Polly are running a poxy 10km but Alasdair is…

News 27 September 2013

Annual Report and Accounts 2012

Please click on the link to read our annual report and accounts ending Dec 31st 2012. Thank you to everyone who has helped support our work! Room to Heal Annual…

Our voices 30 July 2013

The rise of the balloons

During one of Room to Heal’s beautiful Norfolk retreats in the summer of 2013, a handful of members took the time to reflect on the past, on their time at…

Advocacy 30 July 2013

Legal Aid Day on 30th July 2013: a celebration and a protest

The 30th July 2013 marks the anniversary of the day the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1949 came into force, the Act of Parliament that marked the beginning of the…

Advocacy 11 June 2013

Proposed legal aid cuts threaten our members – please help us challenge them

Government proposals for a second round of cuts to legal aid (publicly funded legal representation) are coming ever closer to fruition.  We’re deeply concerned that if passed, these proposals will…

News 1 May 2013

‘You can be happy anywhere’ Room to Heal Spring Retreat 2013

The women and children of Room to Heal set off in Easter’s wintry sunshine to the Grange for our first children-friendly retreat. We were welcomed into the warm, healing space…

In the media 8 February 2013

Refugee & asylum news round-up, February 2013

We thought we’d start February off with a short post on what we’ve been reading. There have been lots of interesting reports published recently on UK refugee & asylum policy,…

Newsletter 21 December 2012

Room to Heal Christmas 2012 Newsletter hot off the press!

You can read our newsletter, summing up 2012, here.

News 18 December 2012

‘Room to Heal is my family, my home’ Winter Retreat 2012

With November just around the corner and rumors of an arctic wind approaching, ten Room to Heal members braved the rain and the cold as they ventured out to Hazelwood…