ABC's Fire Walk Challenge!
Firewalk Challenge – Tuesday, March 18th
Step out of your comfort zone and into the flames! 🔥
Walk barefoot across a bed of glowing embers for the ultimate test of courage and focus, all guided by experts who will ensure you’re ready to face the flames safely. Whether you're pushing yourself or rallying a team, you'll be raising vital funds and awareness for refugees in our city.
When: Tuesday 18th of March
Where: Tobacco Factory
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Age Restriction: 14+
Registration Fee: £15 (please get in touch if paying this is difficult for you)
✔️ Comprehensive pre-walk briefing & training session that uses visualisation techniques
Raise sponsorship: Ask friends, family, and colleagues to support your challenge and make a difference! Ask your workplace to match fund your efforts too. We will support you in this!
Read FireWalk UK FAQs HERE
The firewalk is a powerful experience that encourages teamwork, strength, and determination, all while making a significant difference to people in need.
Ready to take on this challenge?
Great Bristol Run!
Great Bristol Run – Sunday, May 11th
Take your fitness to the next level, and make every step count.👣
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting, the Great Bristol Run offers two challenges to suit your pace and needs: a 10k or a half-marathon. Not only will you be pushing your physical limits, but you’ll also be raising much-needed funds for refugees and asylum seekers in need of basic living items and community.
Grab your FREE Great Bristol Run spot now!
REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/e/wsZgZb52Cr
How it works:
Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2025
Location: Bristol City Centre
Distances: 10k or Half-Marathon (21.1k)
Who’s it for: All fitness levels welcome
SIGN UP HERE & receive a FREE 10k or Half-Marathon registration link (with a £250 sponsorship commitment)! You will receive a link for free registration with the Great Bristol Run soon.
Raise sponsorship - Set up a Just Giving page by clicking the orange button 'Start Fundraising' here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/running-for-refugees-2025
Join TEAM ABC - You will be invited to be part of a Whatsapp group where we will share motivation, sponsorship tips & tricks, and perhaps even a training session or two!
Running for a cause gives every step new meaning. Every penny you raise helps us provide vital support to those seeking refuge in our city.
Great Bristol Run
Are you a runner & passionate about supporting forcibly displaced people in Bristol?
Join Aid Box Community’s fantastic team of runners in making a difference. Every step & penny counts! 🏃♀️💗
SIGN-UP HERE: https://forms.office.com/e/wsZgZb52Cr
Already registered to run? Join our fundraising efforts by setting up a Just Giving page by clicking the orange button 'Start Fundraising' here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/running-for-refugees-2024
All levels welcome - whether you want to run with your kids in the Family Run, take on a small challenge with the 10k, or take on a GREAT one with the Half-Marathon. Let’s show this city we stand with refugees!
Cosy Autumn Gig @ Cafe Kino
A gig held at Cafe Kino on Saturday 25th November. The event starts at 19:30 and has been tagged in the ambient, art pop, indie rock and folk-pop categories.
TICKETS: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/cafe-kino/sat-25-nov-cosy-autumn-gig-97957#e97957
It’s getting darker, colder, and wetter, so come together and warm up in the cosy embrace of the Kino basement. It will be a night of wholesome music accompanied by analogue projections and excellent chat.
Soundtracking the evening we have top quality local acts Lorcán and pictureframes bringing some luscious warm sounds. Lorcán is a Bristol-based ambient-dream pop artist. pictureframes are a four-piece guitar pop project inspired by a shared love of minimal arrangements and simple melodies that conjure the changing rhythms of the natural world. Quiet songs for an unquiet time.
We have some other fun surprises and plans in the works, so come along!
Refutrees - Buy a Christmas Tree & Help a Refugee
Refutrees is a fundraising initiative that sells Christmas trees, lights, and stands in support of refugees and people seeking asylum in Bristol. 3ft to 10ft trees can be purchased from the Refutrees Christmas Shop at Ardagh Community Trust (Ardagh Pavillion, Kellaway Avenue, Bristol, BS6 7YL) or can be acquired from their online shop (www.aidboxcommunity.co.uk/refutrees) for delivery.
Refutrees Online Shop: www.aidboxcommunity.co.uk/refutrees
The Christmas Shop will be opening on Thursday 30th of November; whilst the online shop will be open from November 15th with deliveries starting Friday 1st of December and ending on Saturday 16th of December.
All proceeds are donated to the charity Aid Box Community (ABC) that provides vital living essentials, wellbeing activities, and community to those seeking safety here. The fundraiser helped fund the opening of the charity in 2017 and has since remained to be an essential source of income.