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Impact Review 2024-2025
In a year marked by division, uncertainty, and a lot of noise, New Routes Integration stood firm in our mission. While headlines grew louder and the political climate more challenging, our team stayed focused on what matters: supporting sanctuary seekers and our local communities. This year, we expanded our adult support team to meet rising demand for complex 1:1 support […]
ESOL classes are back!
Welcome back!We’re excited to restart our ESOL classes next Tuesday A big welcome to all our learners – both new and returning – as we begin another term of learning, confidence-building, and community togetherness. Classes start: Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 11.00St Martin at PalaceWe can’t wait to see you back in the classroom!
Castle Capsule
We are proud to have been asked to contribute to a time capsule buried in Norwich Castle’s foundations. We designed and made a tiny, robust object, which told the story of our recent activities with participants. New Routes coordinates annual Refugees Week Norwich celebrations. Last year’s theme (2024, when Norfolk Museum Service approached us), was Home. In preparation for RWN24 […]
We Are Community – RWN25 was Bigger, and wider reaching, than ever
Refugee Week 2025’s theme was Community – very fitting for a city-wide celebration made possible by the support and enthusiasm of our collective organisations, councils, schools / universities, library system, faith groups and individuals.
Spring ’25 Collection Appeal, for The FREE Shop:
Following the success of our Winter Coats & Footwear appeal, our current pressing need is fabric homeware for those recently granted Refugee status!
RANN (Refugee Artists Network, Norwich)
Refugee Week Norwich is thrilled to launch a brand new Artists’ networking group for creative refugees, asylum seekers and isolated migrants in our city! RANN – Refugee Artists Network, Norwich – aims to bring together makers who may be very diverse in their forms of art, backgrounds, expressions, languages, cultures etc… BUT unite in creativity and desire to network, socialise, […]
Clive Lewis MP Visits our English Classes, at St Martin
We were thrilled to welcome Norwich South MP, Clive Lewis to New Routes Integration’s English Classes at our activity centre (St Martin), on Thursday 13th February 2025. Clive took time to speak at length with individual participants during the morning. He then met the NRI Staff team, and took in the full range of activities, advice sessions, legal support, learning […]
Celebrating the Year at New Routes (2023 – 2024)
What a year it has been… Moving to St Martin as our main activities base and office – enabling our English Classes to expand with more ability levels. The FREE Shop expanded into the whole space at Catherine Wheel Opening, still with an office / meeting space, kitchen, and a new computer suite. Our packed AGM this year looked back […]