Our Vision

Our vision is for Rugby to be a welcoming and safe environment for all new communities, and proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution.

Wherever newcomers go in our neighbourhoods, we want them to feel safe and to find people who welcome and support them, understand why they are here, include them, recognise them, and celebrate what they can contribute.  We aim to foster that same culture of welcome in our schools, workplaces, entertainment centres, places of worship and all public spaces.

We aim to achieve this by:

• Enabling individuals and organisations to support refugees and asylum seekers to settle and integrate with the local community.
• Celebrating the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers, both to our local community and to the UK.
• Working with those in public services, both at policy level and on the frontline, to ensure an ethos of civility and welcome pervades at all times.