WE ARE RUNNING A SUPER HALF MARATHON.

FOR

COMPASS COLLECTIVE! A charity project set up by our fabulous friends, Leah & Mhairi, who have been doing some amazing work. The money raised will help fund Compass Collective’s current project at the globe for Refuge Week

It would be awesome if you donated any of your spare pennies to this cause...perhaps a perfect opportunity to neaten your bank balance to a round number? e.g £72.80 to £70.00! Here's some info on the project!

Compass Collective aims to bring the beneficiaries of RnB (unaccompanied minors - as part of the British Red Cross’ Young Refugee Service) together in one of London’s most famous theatres: The Shakespeare’s Globe. We aim to celebrate their stories and skills, which will be explored through a series of workshops and a rehearsal period, culminating in devised performance, presented in the Sam Wannamaker Playhouse. It will be one of the main features of the Globe’s programme during Refugee Week - a national event raising awareness and celebrating the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers.

We are working with participants of RnB, a project that offers weekly sessions for unaccompanied minors between the ages of 14-21 to learn new skills, get legal support and share a meal together. The RnB project operates in five boroughs of London: Islington, Camden, Hammersmith, Lewisham and Croydon.

We aim to give them an enriching experience that will both challenge them and give them the opportunity to shine; to work within a professional environment where they will be taken seriously as well as develop new skills - going through the process from rehearsal to tech to stage - engaging with back stage crew, a musical director, costumes and props.

We believe silenced voices should be heard; that telling these stories will bring a deeper understanding to the refugee experience- not only the journeys they have undertaken, but the difficult realities they face once they have arrived here in the UK.