Some of the children were refugees or asylum-seekers, others have lived in Sheffield all their lives, but they were all celebrating Refugee Week and sending out the message to the city that Sheffield welcomes people who are seeking refuge.

Pupils from Whiteways Junior School performed Rap Poetry and Indian Dance, Fir Vale School students read self-written poems about refugees, Springfield Primary School also read their own poems and performed a drama based on Warrior Square, Firth Park Community Arts College together with some students from Parkwood high school impressed the audience with their dance skills.

Click here to see Fir Vale's performance

Click here to see Parkwood and Firth Park's performance

Click here to see Springfield's performance


Jim Steinke of the Northern Refugee Centre, said:

"Refugees who've started new lives here are keen to show people the best bits of their own cultures. This performance offers the children and young people a chance to show they are proud of their roots and where they are from but that living in Sheffield has made a real difference to their lives. "

The event was part of the of the Sheffield Children's Festival, run by Sheffield City Council.

Councillor Andrew Sangar, Cabinet Member for Children's Service & Lifelong Learning, said:

"We have some great work going on in our schools to celebrate the vast range of cultures and heritages among our communities. Children and young people can teach us a lot about living side by side in harmony so it is great that they are performing during Refugee Week."


Other Refugee Week events can be found on the Northern Refugee Centre website: www.nrcentre.org.uk

Sheffield Children's Festival events can be found on: http://www.eventsheffield.co.uk/