We’re extremely disappointed that the Dubs amendment to allow 3,000 vulnerable children into the UK has been defeated. This was a chance for this Government to show real compassion and humanity towards innocent children whose lives have been torn apart by war and terrorism. We were pleased that Cambridge MP […]
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(Thank you to Distant Cloud photography for the video!) On Friday April 15th Cambridge made a stand for refugees. The sold out City of Sanctuary event at the Guildhall raised more than £10,000 to support the vital work of Cambridge Calais Refugee Action Group and the Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign. […]
CamCRAG volunteers heading to Calais this weekend (April 9/10) will be taking a caravan to donate to vulnerable refugees in the camp. It’s part of work CamCRAG have been doing in cooperation with Jungle Canopy over the past month to supply caravans to the Jungle camp in Calais. These are […]
The latest convoy to Calais has just returned from a weekend at The Jungle in Calais and Grand Synthe in Dunkirk. During the trip volunteers bought much needed food and supplies using £1,200 donated by generous Cambridge residents through our recent appeal. These were donated to the Calais Kitchens who aim […]
There’s two fantastic fundraising events lined up in March to help support our convoys to Calais. On Friday March 4th some of the local music scene’s finest will take to the stage at The Cornerhouse on Newmarket Road from 7pm for a fundraising gig. Then On Saturday March 5th at […]
We would like to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who joined us on the trip to Calais on our latest convoy (23/24 Jan). The convoy members helped making food, distributing aid and improving conditions at the camp. Some of our supporters also visited a newer refugee camp which […]
The first convoy of the year from Cambridge is heading to the Calais refugee camp this weekend (Jan 23/24). The convoy, organised by Cambridge Calais Refugee Action Group, will see 42 volunteers in ten cars and a van take the ferry across the channel to spend two days building shelters, […]
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters in Cambridge and further afield we have reached our target of £5,000. We launched our Winter appeal in early December and since then people have donated, held events, spread the word and rallied to the cause. We would like to say a […]
In 2015 the people of Cambridge stepped up to help refugees from Syria, Sudan, Eritrea and other war torn countries. CamCRAG was set up in September and since then many people have helped by volunteering to go on convoys to Calais, by giving money, and by fundraising to support the […]
A local artist has created some beautiful cards to help us raise funds this Christmas. They are £1 each or 5 for £4.50. If you want to buy some to give this Christmas then please email us at camb4calaisfundraising@gmail.com and we can ether post them to you (for 50p) or you […]