Rushmoor Voices projects

A community-led celebration of Rushmoor’s rich cultural heritage through food. Residents, restaurants, and groups will share recipes and stories for the cookbook ‘A Taste of Rushmoor’. This will be designed by photography and graphic design students from Farnborough Sixth Form College. Catering students from the Vine Centre will recreate the dishes for a showcase that will celebrate the diversity and traditions of Rushmoor.

Working with Farnborough Community Trust to encourage women from all backgrounds to join Farnborough Women’s Recreational Football Team. Students from Farnborough Sixth Form film studies will document the project.

An inclusive storytelling and art project for local primary schools, designed to celebrate diversity and creativity. Children explored seven winter tales from different cultures, each receiving a beautifully illustrated winter-themed booklet. Teachers were provided with support packs to spark classroom discussions about global traditions.  As part of the project, pupils decorated large wooden gift boxes inspired by winter customs from around the world. These artworks were showcased at The Landing in Farnborough town centre on Sunday, 7 December, alongside live storytelling sessions. The festive display brought the community together to celebrate imagination, culture, and connection. 

A program of sessions on ‘Celebrating Community’, focused on topics such as love Farnborough, good stewardship of our environment, what it is to be a good neighbour and appreciating other countries and cultures, This was held at St. Peter’s Church youth group.

A community arts project at the West End Centre in Aldershot, supported integration through cultural activities and raised awareness of local groups. Residents from the Crafty Culture sessions, ESOL classes, and the Sewing Café, created Suffolk Puffs for a hanging exhibition in the centre’s café. The project also featured a stall at the Aldershot craft fayre where children made Suffolk Puffs, fostering creativity, inclusion, and cultural exchange.

An informal meeting was held in November for residents of Aldershot Park with the hope to gain a clearer understanding of local needs, foster pride in the neighbourhood and strengthen connections between residents and the council. The meeting was facilitated by Belong, along with support from ourselves. 

A Ukrainian-led project creating mini clay figurines of inspiring people from Rushmoor and Ukraine. Each figurine is paired with a short story and headshot to showcase transformative journeys and celebrate community diversity. Alongside this, paintings of Rushmoor streets by Ukrainian guests will be exhibited, offering a unique cultural perspective and fostering unity and belonging.

A volunteering/work experience scheme to allow asylum seekers and refugees to join a structured volunteering group within Citizens Advice Rushmoor. The people taking part will have the opportunity to work with the team, improve their English, learn about the UK, and give back to the community.

A project in partnership with Citizens Advice Rushmoor, providing a case worker for four days a week to advance refugees’ self-sufficiency and integration, promote social cohesion, and make sure there is a smooth end to the discharging of duties for the Home Office.

Supported the club with funding for four asylum seekers to join the team and play during the summer of 2025, to support community integration.

A project designed to facilitate opportunities for asylum seekers and refugees to play an active role, give back to, and feel part of their local community, while also practicing their English. This has been coordinated by Rushmoor Voluntary Services (RVS).

Aldershot-based weekly art sessions led by Ukrainian artists to support refugees experiencing mental ill-health. To help connect with the wider local community and assist with their integration.

A volunteering scheme to help asylum seekers and refugees learn to become a barista, develop their English, and feel part of the community.