The stories of two Syrian refugees who sought asylum in south Bucks will be told at a one-off event next week.

On Monday March 6 13-year-old Dana Alarnab and Ahmad Al-Rashid will share their experiences to an audience at Pipers Corner School after seeking asylum in High Wycombe last year.

The talk ‘Kindness of Strangers’ will be addressed to students and other guests – by invitation only – at the Pipers Lane school.

Syrian food prepared by school pupils with the help of Dana’s father will be available on the evening.

Initiatives taking place in south Bucks, France and Samos to help asylum seekers will be discussed at a public event at Bucks New University, in Queen Alexandra Road, on Wednesday, March 1 from 6.30pm.

‘Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Acting Together in High Wycombe’ will include talks from professor Eleonore Kofman from Middlesex University, Tom Doust from High Wycombe Helping Others and Taz Mohamad from Slough Refugee Support.

The event is run by the two institutions in conjunction with Wycombe Refugee Partnership, High Wycombe Helping Others, Amnesty International and Wycombe Quaker Meeting.

Ed McKeon from Amnesty International High Wycombe branch said: “We wanted to recognise that this issue which is one of the major issues of our day feels very distant when you watch it on the TV.

“It is like something that is happening a thousand miles away. What we don’t recognise is that there is a long history or refugees in Wycombe and we know of refugees who have been welcomed into the town with no problem at all.

“And people are concerned about the issue, they may not be aware that there are things that they can do in their own town to help.”

Both events will be accompanied by an Amnesty International exhibition featuring photos and posters from the Magnum photo agency.

Entrance to the university is free and further details are available at

https://www.bucksstudentsunion.org/ents/event/3061/