Bosnian Centre Derby

03/09/2026

📢 English Class Update

Our Monday English class is currently paused until further notice.

We’ll let you know when the class resumes. Thank you for your understanding!

27/08/2026

🍂 Our September activities are here! 🍂

We’ve got a great range of free activities and sessions coming up at Derby Refugee Forum and the Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre this September.

All sessions are free and open to everyone - no need to book, just come along!

27/08/2026

📢 Please note that the Bosnian Centre will be closed for the Bank Holiday (31. August) and there will be no activities or classes until Tuesday 1. September. 📢

20/08/2026

A positive conversation about the work we do and the challenges we face



Today we were pleased to welcome MP Catherine Atkinson, representing Derby North, and MP Baggy Shanker, representing Derby South, to the Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre for an open discussion about the wide range of work taking place at the Centre, particularly our support for refugees, people seeking asylum and other vulnerable communities across Derby.



We discussed the significant amount of statutory and community support we deliver, much of which directly supports and complements the work of local authority services. We also expressed our disappointment that, despite this contribution and the pressure we help relieve on statutory services, we currently receive no financial support from the local authority.



A major focus of our discussion was housing and homelessness, one of the biggest challenges we face every day. We talked about the urgent need for practical, long-term solutions and what more can be done locally and nationally to improve access to suitable housing and prevent homelessness.



For us, this is about more than supporting people in crisis. It is about influencing change and making sure the experiences of refugees, people seeking asylum and others we support are heard by those who can make a difference.



We are grateful to Catherine and Baggy for visiting the Centre, listening to our concerns and discussing how we can work together to create positive change.

07/08/2026

🌞August Activities at the Bosnian Centre Derby🌞

Join us every Tuesday for a free session this month!

📍 Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre, 99 Curzon Street, Derby DE1 1LN

12/07/2026

Thank you, Catherine Atkinson MP, for joining us to mark Srebrenica Memorial Day and for your thoughtful words of remembrance and solidarity.

Your continued support for our community means a great deal. Together, we honour the victims, stand with the survivors, and ensure that the lessons of Srebrenica are never forgotten.

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12/07/2026

Thank you, Derby City Council, for marking the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and for standing in solidarity with survivors, victims’ families, and our community.

We are proud to call Derby home and grateful for the support and compassion shown to Bosnians who found safety here.

Together, we remember the victims, honour the survivors, and stand united against hatred and discrimination.

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12/07/2026

Yesterday, the Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association was honoured to host our annual Srebrenica Memorial Day Commemoration, bringing together survivors, community members, civic leaders, faith representatives, partner organisations and friends to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring that hatred and genocide are never forgotten.

This year’s theme, “We Are Here,” reflected the resilience, strength and contribution of survivors who rebuilt their lives after unimaginable loss and who continue to enrich the communities they now call home.

We were privileged to welcome the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Andrew Cochrane, the Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Jonathan Smale, Catherine Atkinson MP, the Leader of Derby City Council, Councillor Nadine Peatfield, and Dr Kim Sadique, whose powerful keynote address reminded us of the importance of education, remembrance and challenging genocide denial.

The event also featured a moving performance by our Bosnian Supplementary School pupils, a breathtaking sand art performance by Bilal Kose, and the premiere of “All Steps Lead to Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre,” a film created as part of the Connecting Solidarities project, led by the University of Derby in partnership with the Derby Bosnia-Herzegovina Community Association. The film, created by Bosnian artist Lejla Kevrić with music performed by Nick Gregory, tells the story of the Bosnian community’s journey in Derby and the lasting contribution it continues to make to our city.

We were also deeply grateful to Susanna Petrosyan, Founder and Chair of the Armenian Women’s Network UK, who shared her own experience of displacement and highlighted the importance of solidarity between communities who have experienced conflict and forced migration.

The commemoration concluded with a heartfelt Prayer for Srebrenica, beautifully read by our Bosnian Supplementary School pupils Elma Makić and Harun Grabovica, followed by a moving flower-laying ceremony at the memorial.

We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who attended, to our speakers, performers, volunteers and supporters, and to all those who continue to stand with us in remembrance.

As we reflected today, the message of this year’s theme could not have been clearer:

We are here.

We are here to remember.

We are here to educate.

We are here to stand together against hatred and division.

We are here to ensure that future generations know the truth.

10/07/2026

30/06/2026

🌻 Join Us Every Tuesday This July!🌻

Come along to our Tuesday morning sessions at the Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre / Derby Refugee Forum. Each week we have a different guest and activity.

📅 Every Tuesday in July
🕥 10:30am
📍 Bosnia & Herzegovina Centre, 99 Curzon Street, Derby DE1 1LN