During the run we will be fundraising to support Ukraine
At the end of the run everyone is asked to join us for a community picture but to also participating in AUGB and the Ministry of Defences #MakeNoiseforUkraine campaign
Don’t panic, Piana Vyshnia is here…..our pop up opens on 15th June, 2pm!🍒
Tea by Royal Appointment
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, was a landmark day for 4 members of our Bradford Ukrainian community, who had received invitations to attend the Royal Garden Party taking place at Buckingham Palace that day. The 4 people who attended were Orysia Chymera, Branch chair, and active hard-working members of the community committees, Ewhen Chymera, Nina Faryna Prodywus and Hania Szlachetko, all recognised for their tireless, dedicated and hard work in supporting the temporarily displaced Ukrainians who have arrived in Bradford, since the illegal and full scale invasion of Ukraine by the russian aggressor on 24 February 2022, as well as fundraising and organising aid to Ukraine. All this in addition to their long service to AUGB and other organisations in various capacities both locally, nationally, and internationally.
Although King Charles himself wasn’t present, other members of the Royal Family were, including Prince William and his cousins. During the Royal Garden Party, Orysia Chymera was presented to Princess Beatrice, with whom she had a lengthy conversation.
Although it rained throughout the afternoon, it was still an enjoyable experience and one not to be missed or forgotten by those attending, which will long remain in their memory in the years to come.
We congratulate and are proud of our members on being presented with the opportunity to attend the Royal Garden Party and also thank them for their loyal service to the Ukrainian community and for their hard and often unnoticed work.
While attending the Royal Garden Party, our members met up with branch representatives and colleagues from Derby who had been similarly recognised for their work in their local community.
Королівське запрошення на чай
Вівторок, 21 травня 2024 року, став знаменним днем для чотирьох членів нашої української громади в Брадфорді, які отримали запрошення відвідати вечірку в Королівському саду, що відбулася в цей день у Букінгемському палаці. Були присутніми: Орися Химера, голова відділу, та активні працьовиті члени управ громади, Євген Химера, Ніна Фарина Продивус і Ганя Шляхетко, усі визнані своєю невтомною, самовідданою та важкою працею у підтримці тимчасово переміщених українців, які прибули до Брадфорда, з моменту незаконного та повномасштабного вторгнення в Україну російського агресора 24 лютого 2022 року, які також проводили збір коштів та організовували допомогу Україні. Усе це було лиш додатком до їхнього багаторічного служіння в СУБ та інших організаціях на різних посадах як на місцевому, національному, так і на міжнародному рівнях.
Хоча сам король Чарльз не був присутній, інші члени королівської родини були на вечірці, включаючи принца Вільяма та його двоюрідних братів. Під час вечірки в королівському саду Орися Химера була представлена принцесі Беатріс, з якою вони довго спілкувалася.
Незважаючи на те, що після обіду йшов дощ, все одно це був приємний досвід для присутніх, який не можна було пропустити або забути, досвід, який надовго залишиться в їхній пам’яті у наступні роки.
Ми вітаємо та пишаємось нашими членами з такою можливістю відвідати вечірку в Королівському саду, а також дякуємо їм за віддане служіння українській громаді та за їхню важку та часто непомічену працю.
Під час відвідування вечірки в Королівському саду наші учасники зустрілися з представниками відділів і колегами з Дарбі, які також отримали визнання за роботу у своїй місцевій громаді.
Thanks to you guys we have raised £305 for the pickup truck for 141 crew. Always remember that helping zsu, we also help ourselves.
Songs performed by: Maja Rosenbaum and
Myroslava Makarenko
Pancakes from Cafe Blinok Pancake House were incredibly delicious. Thank you!
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The Ukrainian community gathered at the Holodomor plaque in Bradford city centre with children from the Ukrainian School Bradford reading poems
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thanked all the nations around the world who have officially recognised Holodomor as a genocide and invited everyone to light a candle of remembrance
2 тисячі літрів, 46 сортів пива, музика й танці. Осередок Спілки українців Великої Британії у Бредфорді влаштував найбільший у королівстві український пивний фестиваль. До участі залучили понад три десятки броварень з України та Сполученого Королівства. Так місцева громада уже котрий рік допомагає батьківщині. Зароблені на заході кошти підуть на потреби ЗСУ.
2000 litres of Beer drunk in support of Ukraine
This morning PyvoFest 2023 featured on Ukrainian TV, detailing how the festival celebrates Ukrainian culture, food and drink while raising money for Ukraine
🍻🇺🇦 Thank you again for your support 🇺🇦🍻
📸 Look at this post on Facebook
Our Krylati Dance Ensemble have recently taken part in some morale boosting performances for Ukrainian personnel undertaking training here in the UK
The dances were fantastic and created an incredible atmosphere getting many of the soldiers up and dancing
We wish our soldiers, our heroes all the best on their return to Ukraine
Слава Україні
Героям Слава!
Click the link to watch the video:
📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/v/RTtmPL9i9SM1ee2Q/?mibextid=KsPBc6
Ukraine now celebrates Christmas with much of the Western world on the 25th of December.
As Russia’s illegal invasion of their country continues, Ukrainian personnel are being trained by the UK and 10 Partner nations in locations across England.
Before the Ukrainian soldiers return home to the front lines, UK service personnel have joined forces with local Ukrainian communities in England to host Christmas parties as a morale boost and to share some Christmas cheer.
Events have been taking place across the country to mark the shared festive period ahead of their return to fight for their country, their values, and their beliefs.
У цей різдвяний час наші думки з вами
Over this Christmas period, our thoughts are with you, the people of Ukraine and its Armed Forces Генеральний штаб ЗСУ / General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In addition to a framed membership certificate and badge, she was gifted a vyshyvanka (an embroidered blouse) and a ceramic figurine of Petro and Natalka, characters from the Ukrainian play Natalka Poltavka.
Judith is a stalwart supporter of Ukraine, often speaking out in Westminster against russia’s invasion in February 2022.
Last year, in a cross-party humanitarian aid trip, Judith visited Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv and experienced what Ukrainians have and continue to go through.
Judith was surprised and overwhelmed by her honorary membership award. She expressed her gratitude for her award and emphasised the need to keep supporting Ukraine.
Вчора, 15-го Грудня, члени гуртка ОУЖ в Брадфорді відвідали члена парламенту Пані Джудіт Каммінс у її офісі в Брадфорді, де ми вручили їй почесне членство в ОУЖ у Великій Британії, нагороджено делегатами на національних загальних зборах ОУЖ у Жовтні.
Окрім свідоцтва і ОУЖ значок, ми також подарували їй вишиванку та керамічну фігуру Петра і Наталки з Української п’єси “Наталка Полтавка”.
Джудіт є рішучою прихельницею України, часто виступаючи проти російського вторгнення в Лютому 2022 року.
Минулого року під час міжпартійної поїздки з гуманітарною допомогою, Джудіт відвідала Львів, Київ та Харків і відчула те, що українці переживають і продовжують переживати.
Джудіт була здивована та вражена своєю нагородую за почесне членство. Вона подякувала за нагороду та наголосила на необхідності продовжувати підтримувати Україну.
The concert featured our very own @fiyalka_choir and Dibrova Choir.
What here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1030079791438821?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V
The feature ran at approximately 6.52am and is available below
Breakfast, 12/12/2023: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tc8t via BBC iPlayer
Bradford Ukrainian Club Bradford 2025.
📸 Look at more photos of the night on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YxnsJPccprEkQPZwqq3LLypSHNsMyZuzTr88n2PYE553LoLhrun1pdiJ5tNwzE1al&id=100066250044863&mibextid=WC7FNe
Our children from the Ukrainian Youth Association paid their respects to those who have fought for our freedom and prayed for all those who are still fighting today.
We hope you enjoyed it, we know the cakes went down very well……admin didn’t even get one!
Thank you for all the generous donations in support of Ukraine
Finally a huge thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their time to build the bonfire, bake, work the kitchen and manage the event, we can’t do anything without you
The Varenyky will be sold at various events including PyvoFest 2023 helping us raise money to support Ukraine
Дякуємо всім які віддали частину свого часу
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Thank you to everyone who bought paintings from the exhibition or zadonatiti on the pickup for zsu. Picked up 480 pounds. Together we can win. Glory to Ukraine!
Thank you to Bradford Ukrainian Club for having us and for supporting our project. All visitors had the chance to paint their own piece of art together with art-therapist, volunteer and veteran Victoria Shybkarenko, who founded the art therapy centre in the Klevan Military Hospital. We spoke with director Mykhailo Ukhman, whose film “The path of Generations” we are planning to screen at the Ukrainian club in the near future. We raised £480 that will go towards a pickup truck for the evacuation of wounded from frontline zones in Ukraine. Thank you to everyone who came, and thank you to those who bought a painting or made a donation for a pick-up truck for our Armed Forces. Glory to Ukraine!
SlavaUkraini #StandWithUkraine Bradford Ukrainian Club”
Our Ukrainian guests were able to fly the blue and yellow over Gods Own County and sing the National Anthem at the summit
As part of our Steps to Victory series we have been raising money for https://unbroken.org.ua/ supporting the rehabilitation of Ukrainians injured throughout the war. Thank you to all those that have donated
Слава Україні, Героям Слава!
As the words of our anthem says
Ukraine’s freedom has not yet perished, nor freedom, nor glory
Upon us, fellow Ukrainians, fate shall smile once more.
Our enemies will vanish, like dew in the sun,
And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own.
The film has amazing animation and features traditional Ukrainian embroidery and a host of Ukrainian songs
The Light has more screenings over the next week, including Ukrainian and English language versions
Check you local cinema for options
Support Ukraine, support Ukrainian culture and creativity!
Yesterday we laced up our walking boots to climb high above Yorkshire to show the continued strength, determination, resilience, and bravery of the Ukrainian people. At the trig point we raised the blue and yellow flag and sang the Ukrainian National Anthem
🇺🇦 Слава Україні, Героям Слава 🇺🇦
As part of our Steps to Victory campaign we have been fundraising for @unbroken.ukraine and thank you to all who have donated
Ukraine has endured Russia’s illegal and brutal full-scale invasion for 500 days. The consequences have been devastating.
Today we took part in Bradford @parkrunuk to show the continued strength, determination, resilience, and bravery of the Ukrainian people.
We were also fundraising for @unbroken.ukraine and thank you to everyone who gave so generously
Well done to all the runners and to the volunteers who supported us and ensured the event went smoothly. Thank you to the team at Bradford parkrun for accommodating us
Well done to all our representatives who attended and competed at the 75th Anniversary Krayoviy Zdvyh
The annual celebration of Ukrainian culture has been an important part of Ukrainian life in the UK for generations. Representatives came from across the country and thousands of pounds raised in support of Ukraine.
КЗ «Будинок Ветеранів» РМР
“The Story of Wounded Ukraine in Art”
ENG below
Дякуєм українському клубу міста Брадфорд за підтримку проекту, а також всім , хто причетний до події. Завдяки вам було зібрано 775 фунтів, які додаються до збору на пікап. Безмежно дякуєм кожному, хто прийняв участь у організації, підтримав донатом або купив картину- частину пораненої України, що відновлюється завдяки арт-терапії та рухається до перемоги. Вже скоро спільними зусиллями ми купим пікап, який буде рятувати життя нашим захисникам на передовій.
Thank you to the Ukrainian club of the city of Bradford for supporting the project, as well as to everyone involved in the event. Thanks to you, £775 was raised that will be added to our fund for the pick up truck. Infinite thanks to everyone who took part in the organization, supported with a donation or bought a painting – a part of wounded Ukraine, which is recovering and moving towards victory thanks to art therapy. Soon, with joint efforts, we will buy a pickup truck that will save the lives of our defenders on the front lines.
The Exhibition will be open throughout the day with presentations at 12.00 and 14.00
Our 75th Anniversary Events form part of refugee week and are free to enter
We will also be serving up a Watermelon Beer 🍉 🍻 from Varvar brewery inspired by the famous Watermelons of the Kherson region. Every penny taken through sales of this beer will go to support those affected by the disaster caused by russian actions at the Kakhovka dam
England v Malta will also be on our TV screen
Open to all!
Well done to all our performers who all scored incredibly well with the judges and go to national finals on 1st July
Thanks to everyone involved for a lovely day!🇺🇦🌷
The Ukrainian community memorial in Bradford’s North Bierley Municipal Cemetery has now been granted Grade II-listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/celebrating-ukrainian-heritage-new-listings-eurovision/
Сьогодні в нашій громаді ми були благословенні канонічним візитом єпископа Кеннета разом із двома членами єпархіальної курії. Вони відвідали нашу українську суботню школу та зустрілися з вчителями та учнями, після чого відбулося освячення меморіалу загиблим під час російського вторгнення в Україну.
365 DAYS OF UKRAINIAN RESISTANCE
Over the last year, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, everyone has been shocked by the atrocities that have unfolded
before our eyes. There has been sadness, trauma and tears, but in spite of everything, Ukraine, its defenders and its people have
been resilient, strong and have shown a firm belief that Ukraine will overcome.
These two poems have been written by children from very different backgrounds, with very different experiences
of peace and war, but both affirm that hope unites and is always with us – a flower amongst branches of thorns.
On Friday 24 February 2023 at 11.00 am, the Lord Mayor (Cllr Martin Love) will attend a national moment of silence, which will be observed locally in front of City Hall, on Centenary Square, Bradford, to mark the first anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine.
This will be an opportunity to reflect on the thousands of Ukrainians who have been killed defending their freedom, and the millions who have been forced from their homes by the Russian onslaught and to pay tribute to the courage, determination and resolve of the Ukrainian people.
The thoughts of all will be with members of the Ukrainian community in our district who have family and friends in the war-torn region. We will also remember those Ukrainians who have found refuge here after fleeing the conflict and the local families who have offered their help.
It is anticipated that those attending will begin to gather by 10:50 am.
All are warmly welcome to attend
Events are also taking place across the country so for those not in Bradford please do attend an event local to you, and show Ukraine that the world continues to support the courage, determination and resolve of the Ukrainian people
Details here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-moment-of-silence-to-mark-one-year-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
Both nights feature entertainment and live music, and of course Ukrainian food will be served throughout
The event will be raising funds for Humanitarian causes in Ukraine as well as for our “Razom” fund supporting local refugees.
Tickets available from Friday 23rd September at 9am
Further details to be announced.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukieclublymanbd
We are delighted to be working with Neptune Brewery to support Ukraine
Monies from sales of Razom will be going to support the DEC in Ukraine and to support Разом – Razom, our Help Yourself Shop for Ukrainian Refugees
Available in cans and on draught.
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Bradford Ukrainian Club hosted a garden party to honour 30th years of the Independence in Ukrainian! A fabulous time had by all celebrating this special day! Plus a great way to reopen the club after the COVID-19 closer.
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Thirty years ago, on 24 August 1991, Ukraine’s Parliament issued a Declaration of Independence, which was subsequently confirmed in a referendum on 1 December by an overwhelming 92.3% of Ukrainians on a national turnout of over 84%. This included over 80% of those who voted in eastern provinces of Ukraine and well over 50% of those in Crimea.
The last 30 years have shown the determination of Ukrainians to fight for their independence and create a new future based on European values and respect for social justice and human rights. In 2004 and again in 2014, the Ukrainian people showed that they would never give up their identity as a sovereign nation, even at the cost of their own lives.
While we celebrate today, our celebrations are tinged with sadness – for the lives lost defending Ukraine from Russia’s war in the east, for our Crimean Tatar brothers and sisters whose human rights are being violated following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, and for all those who have lost their families and homes from Russia’s continued and unwarranted aggression. We also acknowledge the help and practical support Ukraine has received from the UK Government, amongst others, to strengthen our defensive capabilities and develop Ukraine’s democratic institutions.
Ukraine stands on the border between the democratic West and the totalitarian Russian state. It reminds us that democracy and respect for human rights is a cause that is worth fighting for. As the Ukrainian national anthem says: We will lay down our souls and our lives for our freedom.
On this day we stand heart and soul in solidarity with Ukrainians everywhere as we say Glory to Ukraine!
This weekend we celebrate Easter, no doubt the smell of baking Paska will soon be in every Ukrainian home. Please see below the schedule for masses at the Ukrainian Catholic Church on Park View Road:
Good Friday 30th April
Laying of the Shroud – 11am
Jerusalem Matins – 6pm
Holy Saturday 1st May
Blessing of the Baskets – 11am
Removal of the Shroud – 5pm
Blessing of the Baskets – 6pm
Easter Sunday 2nd May
Easter Mass – 10am
Please note Covid measures are in place, including Social Distancing, Track and Trace, and One Way Systems. There is a capacity limit, masses are limited to 1 hour, with no singing from the congregation.
on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
For the past two years, Ukraine’s brave Armed Forces have defended the territorial integrity of their country.
We have witnessed 730 days of destruction of Ukraine, its cities and villages, its infrastructure, killings of civilians, prisoners and wounded, incredible losses and suffering, violence and displacement of millions of people left homeless, separation from family and friends, an educational crisis for children and students, a crisis in mental health, the occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions… All of this horror has been caused by the Russian Federation when it unleashed its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
At the outset, Ukrainians experienced both fear and shock. Some immediately volunteered for the front line or to assist in other ways, while others experienced the terror of fleeing to the border to escape the terror of war. But Russia failed. Ukraine did not fall, did not surrender, did not lose its statehood or its independence. On the contrary, Ukrainians all over the world remain united and will continue to stand against illegal aggression, as they have done since 2014.
We salute the courage of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the Ukrainian nation. We are also extremely grateful to the United Kingdom, European countries, the United States and all those countries that have provided Ukraine with support and assistance throughout these past two difficult years.
The destruction and damage caused by the Russian Federation, which amounts to hundreds of billions of pounds, is being recorded by analysts at the ‘Russia Will Pay’ project. This is documenting, verifying, and estimating all material damage caused to Ukraine’s physical infrastructure for Ukraine’s post-war recovery, calculating the scale of future reparations. All steps must be taken to use frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.
The Russian Federation has committed thousands of war crimes against Ukrainians and we fully support all the efforts being made to establish an International Tribunal to hold Russia to account and bring justice to all who have suffered.
Over the past two years, millions of displaced Ukrainians, have had to reconstruct their lives in other countries. We are confident that they will return to a free Ukraine, where they will make an incredible contribution towards the reconstruction of their homeland into a fully free, democratic, modern, safe and vibrant country.
In the battle for a better tomorrow, Ukraine will prevail! Slava Ukraїni!
AUGB Board of Directors London, 24 February 2024
You can help support Ukraine by making a donation to the Help Ukrainian Emergency Appeal:
through our GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/0a18c3d1 or
directly into our dedicated Barclays Bank Account: Association of Ukrainians in
Great Britain Limited, 63511952, 20-65-89, reference HelpUkraine
Заява Ради Директорів Союзу Українців у Великій Британії (СУБ) у другу річницю війни в Україні
Протягом останніх двох років мужні воїни Збройних Сил України захищають територіальну цілісність своєї держави.
Це 730 днів руйнувань України, її міст і сіл, її інфраструктури, вбивств цивільного населення, полонених і поранених, неймовірних втрат і горя українців, насильства та переселень мільйонів людей, що залишилися без житла, розлуки з близькими та друзями, кризи навчання дітей і студентів, психічного здоров’я населення, окупації окремих районів Донецької та Луганської областей… Все це принесла РФ своїм вторгненням в Україну, 24 лютого 2022 р., розв’язавши жахливу війну.
Українці пережили і страх і шок. Одні стали добровольцями на лінії фронту, чи надавали допомогу іншим способом, а інші стояли на кордоні виїзду. Але Україна не зламалася, не здалася, не втратила свою країну, свою державність і незалежність. Українці в усьому світі залишаються об’єднаними і продовжуватимуть протистояти агресії Росії, як вони це роблять з 2014 року.
Ми віддаємо належне хоробрості Збройних Сил України і українського народу. Водночас ми надзвичайно вдячні Великій Британії, країнам Європи, США та всім тим країнам, які надали Україні підтримку та допомогу протягом цих двох важких років.
Здійснені РФ руйнування та збитки на сотні мільярдів фунтів стерлінгів фіксуються експертами проекту «Росія заплатить», що є надзвичайно важливим для післявоєнного відновлення України та підрахунку масштабів майбутніх репарацій. Необхідно докласти всіх зусиль щоб заморожені російські активи були використані для відбудови України.
Російська Федерація скоїла тисячі військових злочинів проти українців. Ми всебічно підтримуємо всі зусилля, спрямовані на створення Міжнародного Трибуналу для притягнення Росії до відповідальності та відновлення справедливості для всіх, що постраждали від її агресії.
За останні два роки мільйони українських переселенців були змушені відновлювати своє життя в інших країнах. Ми впевнені, що вони повернуться назад у вільну Україну, де зроблять надзвичайний внесок у відбудову своєї Батьківщини як демократичної, сучасної, безпечної й процвітаючої країни з високим рівнем благоустрою.
У битві за справедливе завтра Україна переможе!
Слава Україні!
Рада Директорів СУБ Лондон, 24 лютого 2024 р.
Підтримайте Україну своєю пожертвою на «Екстрений Фонд Допомоги Україні»:
через GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/0a18c3d1 або
через банковий переказ на рахунок: Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain Limited, номер рахунку 63511952, банківський код 20-65-89, зазначити HelpUkraine
AUGB Bradford Branch 