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Canterbury for Ukraine - Registered charity (1204746) supporting displaced Ukrainians since 2022. Join us in making a difference!

We provide vital assistance, promote cultural understanding, and foster community integration in Canterbury.

06/10/2026

Dear friends, do you remember what you dreamed of becoming at 13? Did you make that dream come true? 🤔

This Saturday we are launching a new series of monthly meetings, "‘In Search of One’s Calling’ (based on the works of the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda). In conversations with real people who have tried, made mistakes and achieved results, we will look for guidance for the future of our teenagers, and for ourselves.

📅 Saturday, 10 October
🕐 1.15–2.30 pm (registration from 1.00 pm)
📍 Canterbury Umbrella, St Peter's Pl, Canterbury CT1 2DB

Our first guest is Tom Alkin, one of England's leading intellectual property lawyers, who graduated from Oxford in Biological Sciences. Yes, our guest's first choice did not turn out to be his calling. But why? And how did he dare to change his professional path?

We will also talk openly about:
What should today's teenagers bear in mind when choosing a career?
The pros and cons of studying at Oxford.
What the work of an intellectual property lawyer really involves, illustrated by a real case.
Whether this profession will still exist in a world of artificial intelligence?

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday.

With love,
YoU HuB team

11/09/2026

A Celebration of Music and Heritage🇺🇦🇬🇧

This Heritage Day, we warmly invite you to join the C4U Ladies’ Choir for a special concert at St Peter’s Methodist Church, Canterbury. Our concert will support St Peter’s fundraising efforts to restore its historic porch, helping to preserve part of Canterbury’s heritage for future generations.

📅 **12 September 2026**

🕒 **5 pm**

📍 **St Peter’s Methodist Church, Canterbury, CT1 2 BE**

🎟️**Donations in cash or by card at the door*

29/08/2026

At the end of August, sunflowers bloom across Ukraine’s fields. It was twelve years ago, when in August 2014 these fields became the setting of the events of the Ilovaisk tragedy. As Ukrainian soldiers were leaving the encirclement through the “green” corridor, they were attacked by Russian forces.

Since then, the sunflower has become a symbol of remembrance for Ukraine’s fallen defenders. Every year on August 29, we honour all those who gave their lives defending Ukraine throughout more than 12 years of Russia’s brutal aggression.

We remember their faces, their names, their stories. We bow our heads in honour of every man and woman who gave their life for Ukraine.

Eternal memory to the fallen! 🌻🕯️
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

24/08/2026

Canterbury for Ukraine Charity wishes all Ukrainians a very happy Independence Day! 🇺🇦💙💛
We wish Ukraine peace, freedom and victory. May our country remain strong, independent and unbreakable, and may Ukrainians, wherever they are in the world, always feel close to home.
Our deepest gratitude goes to the men and women defending Ukraine, its freedom and independence every single day. Thank you for keeping Ukraine standing. 💙💛
And thank you to everyone who continues to support Ukraine, speak up for Ukraine and stand with us. Your solidarity truly matters.
Stand with Ukraine. Today and always. 🇺🇦
Happy Independence Day!
Glory to Ukraine!

Canterbury for Ukraine charity вітає всіх українців з Днем Незалежності! 🇺🇦💙💛
Бажаємо нашій Україні миру, свободи та перемоги. Нехай вона залишається сильною, незалежною і незламною, а українці - де б вони не були - завжди відчувають зв’язок із рідною землею.
Низький уклін нашим захисникам і захисницям, які щодня боронять Україну, її свободу та незалежність. Дякуємо вам за те, що Україна стоїть. 💙💛
Дякуємо також усім, хто продовжує підтримувати Україну, говорити про неї та бути поруч.
Підтримуйте Україну! Сьогодні і завжди! 🇺🇦
З Днем Незалежності! Слава Україні!

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23/08/2026

Dear friends!

Today, we celebrate Ukrainian National Flag Day.🇺🇦

Our blue and yellow flag symbolises the peaceful, free blue sky above our homeland and the endless golden fields of wheat growing on our fertile native soil.

This is exactly what the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting for today - peace, freedom and our land.

May our flag always fly proudly over Ukraine, be displayed in every window and live in the heart of every Ukrainian. 💙💛

Friends, support Ukraine!
Fly the Ukrainian flag from your window. 🇺🇦

10/07/2026

What an experience these three evenings have been for the Canterbury for Ukraine Ladies’ Choir!

From 8 to 10 July, our choir had the honour of taking part in A Military Musical Spectacular: Inspiring a Nation at the historic Horse Guards Parade in London. The event brought together British military music, international performers and a special collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals - and we were incredibly proud to bring Ukrainian voices and songs to this remarkable programme.
Singing together before thousands of people is something we will remember for a very long time. We are deeply grateful to Brian Bennett, Steven Bennett, Jo Chapman and David Chapman for the enormous amount of work, care and encouragement that made our participation possible.
Thank you also to the organisers for welcoming our choir, and to our wonderful support team.
Above all, we are proud of every member of our choir. Their commitment, strength and love for Ukrainian music are the reason our songs continue to be heard by audiences here in the UK.
It was particularly meaningful to have Denys Nizalov with us - the former Chair of Canterbury for Ukraine, who is now serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sharing this occasion with him made it especially moving for us all!

Slava Ukraini!

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15/06/2026

Another night of attacks across Ukraine.

One of the strikes in Kyiv hit the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the main church of the monastery complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This historic and deeply significant religious landmark caught fire during the attack.

In Kyiv, at least four people have been killed and 25 injured following a large-scale overnight assault by Russian forces. Residential buildings have been damaged, fires have broken out across the city, and power supplies have been disrupted.

In Kharkiv, five firefighters were killed and at least five others injured in a second Russian strike on the same location while they were responding to the aftermath of an earlier attack.

Sumy, Dnipro and Odesa have also come under attack once again.

Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, taking lives, shattering families, and leaving destruction in its wake. We are deeply grateful to everyone who continues to stand with us and support Ukraine.

31/05/2026

Dear friends!
Today, Ukrainians all over the world are celebrating Kyiv Day, and YoU HuB has also added its own small contribution to the sea of congratulations for our indomitable capital.
We reviewed Kyiv’s anthem and the legend of the city’s founding with the children. Our youngest participants made one of the capital’s unofficial symbols — a chestnut leaf.
We believe that Kyiv will stand firm in this war, and that the blue and yellow flag will continue to fly over the Dnipro hills for many centuries to come as a symbol of the freedom, strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people.
Happy Kyiv Day! 💙💛

31/05/2026

Today is Kyiv Day.

Happy Birthday to our beloved city and its remarkable people.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who continues to protect Kyiv and make life in our city possible.

Happy Kyiv Day. 💙💛

Сьогодні наш Київ святкує день народження.

Зі святом, дороге місто та незламні люди.

Дякуємо тим, хто захищає Київ і робить можливим цей день.

З Днем Києва. 💙💛

24/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion continues.

Address

Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts
Canterbury
CT1 2

Website

https://canterbury4ukraine.org/, https://www.instagram.com/canterburyforukraine, https://www.youtube.com/@CanterburyForU

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