Evening with Refugee Tales: Bognor Regis

Name: Evening with Refugee Tales: Bognor Regis
Start: 2026-07-09T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-09T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

Schedule

Thu Jul 09 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | Bognor Regis, EN

Join Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG) for an evening of music and spoken word.
About this Event

This July, Refugee Tales is walking for 5 days in solidarity with refugees, people seeking asylum, migrants, and people who have experienced immigration detention. Together, we are walking from Angmering, Arundel, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Emsworth, Portsmouth.

Each evening, we will join with the local community to listen to the voices of people who have experienced immigration detention and enjoy live music from around the world. Information about Refugee Tales 2026 and links to other evening events can be found below.

Please note, individuals who have booked a Full Walk Ticket or a Day Walk ticket on this day automatically has a place at this evening event. If you are unable to join us, please let Lara know ([email protected]).

Bognor Regis Evening Event: Thursday 9th July

Time: 7 pm

Location: Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, 138 Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1LB

Host: information to follow

Letters from: our lived experience community and poet Stephen Collis

Music: Alkanna Graeca, Balkan vocal trio

Travel information for this evening event:

The venue is about a 8 minute walk from Bognor Regis Train Station.

Accessibility:

The premises are fully accessible and are regularly used by those with wheelchairs, mobility scooters and disability aids.

Please let Lara Bligh-Caplan know if you have any further requirements ([email protected]).

About Refugee Tales

Since 2015, Refugee Tales has been walking and sharing tales in solidarity with people who have experienced immigration detention. The tales we have told are published in five volumes by Comma Press and this year our lived exeperience community and established writers share letters to Refugee Tales in spoken word and music evenings with a host in the manner of the The Canterbury Tales. Refugee Tales creates a space that expresses and manifests solidarity and we look forward to welcoming you.

The Walk of 2026

To find out more about Refugee Tales 2026, visit our website.