Summary: Building Our Collective Voice through Community Intelligence Our ongoing data gathering work is designed to build a live, lived-experience evidence base that captures the real issues facing communities across Milton Keynes, particularly those who are most marginalised. By collecting and communicating this VCSE-led data – drawn from our group support programme, area-based networks, andContinueContinue reading “Quarterly Data Update”
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Raising our Voices: South Asian Artists’ Community (SAAC): Celebrating Heritage, Creativity and Connection in Milton Keynes
Stories have the power to bring us together. In this guest blog series, we share real experiences of people and community groups across Milton Keynes – celebrating diversity, highlighting resilience, and showing how everyone can make our City stronger and more welcoming. This is a guest blog from South Asian Artist Community (SAAC) Background The SouthContinueContinue reading “Raising our Voices: South Asian Artists’ Community (SAAC): Celebrating Heritage, Creativity and Connection in Milton Keynes”
Refugee Week Spotlight: Moubani Roy Choudhury
Creating Mirrors and Windows Through Storytelling As part of Refugee Week, we’re delighted to shine a light on Moubani Roy Choudhury, a Wolverton-based multilingual children’s author whose work celebrates language, culture, identity and belonging. Moubani writes dual-language Bengali-English children’s books inspired by her experiences as a mother, storyteller and member of a dual-heritage family. ThroughContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week Spotlight: Moubani Roy Choudhury”
Refugee Week: Spotlight on Abbi Jinks
Poetry and Spoken Word for Community and Unity One of the many connections we made at this year’s Art in the Park festival, held as part of Refugee Week celebrations in Milton Keynes, was with local poet and artist – Abbi Jinks. As part of the festival programme, Abbi shared her creative work and reflections,ContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week: Spotlight on Abbi Jinks”
Refugee Week: Celebrating MKIAC
From Art in the Park to Creating Sanctuary All Year Round One of the highlights of this year’s Refugee Week programme was the annual Art in the Park Festival, organised by Milton Keynes Islamic Arts and Culture (MKIAC) on 6th June 2026! Despite the rain, hundreds of people came together in Campbell Park for aContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week: Celebrating MKIAC”
Refugee Week – Spotlight on Suleman Foundation
Founding Community Through Connection with the Suleman Foundation We were lucky to meet so many groups at the Art in the Park festival this year. A highlight was connecting with the team from the Suleman Foundation, a newly registered Milton Keynes charity supporting individuals and families through practical help and community support. It was greatContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week – Spotlight on Suleman Foundation”
Refugee Week: Spotlight on Heena C Khan:
Using Poetry and Art to Build Understanding At the 2026 Art in the Park Festival, we were delighted to host a stall for the Refugee Support Network in the Community Souk, alongside a fantastic mix of local traders, small businesses, artists and social enterprises. It was a great opportunity to connect with local people, shareContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week: Spotlight on Heena C Khan:”
Refugee Week – Spotlight on Milton Keynes Palestine Solidarity Campaign
An Introduction to Milton Keynes Palestine Solidarity Campaign At the recent Art in the Park festival, we had the chance to connect with members of Milton Keynes Palestine Solidarity Campaign (MKPSC). It was great to learn more about their work and the different ways they engage local people in conversations about Palestine, human rights andContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week – Spotlight on Milton Keynes Palestine Solidarity Campaign”
Refugee Week – Celebrating Ukraine Appeal
Community Spotlight: Ukraine Appeal’s Telling My Story Programme This Refugee Week, we’re shining a spotlight on a new wellbeing initiative from Ukraine Appeal, a Milton Keynes charity that has played a key role in supporting Ukrainian families and bringing communities together since the start of the war in Ukraine. The programme has been developed inContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week – Celebrating Ukraine Appeal”
Refugee Week – Celebrating Hoda Community Bridge CIC
Building Bridges Through Community This Refugee Week, we’re celebrating the work of Hoda Community Bridge CIC, a new Milton Keynes organisation supporting the empowerment and integration of Afghan families while creating opportunities for people from different backgrounds to connect and build relationships. Earlier this year, their Spring Harmony event brought together more than 300 peopleContinueContinue reading “Refugee Week – Celebrating Hoda Community Bridge CIC”