MarmalAid goes north

#MarmalAid sales are on in Little Dockray, Penrith at #marmaladeawards. Come and see us! ? #penrithgoesorange #handsupfoundation @dalemainmansion @marmaladeawards  

MarmalAid – you spread on your toast, we’ll spread the love

Marmalade, the taste, smell and sight of it on toast conjures up different feelings for everyone. For us, it is Damascus, the scent of orange blossom and the start of […]

This schoolgirl is raising money for Hands Up by shaving her head, we are VERY impressed!

Yeshe, in year six at Queen Anne’s School, is bravely shaving her head to raise funds and awareness for Hands Up, can you help her raise £500 here? https://www.justgiving.com/crowdf…/yeshe-headshavingforsyria  

Leona Lewis sends a message for Singing for Syrians!

The Flower Seller of Aleppo – a rare snapshot of life inside Aleppo

L’Institut Francais are holding a screening of ‘Farouk, besieged like me’ by Mouhassaron Mithli

Check l’Institut Francais’ website for tickets… In this deeply personal documentary, veteran Syrian documentarian Hala Alabdalla invites us to dinner with writer and editor Farouk Mardam-Bey, for a thought-provoking reflection […]

A letter on how to help Syrian refugees

Dear friends, Many of you have been asking where and how you can help Syrian refugees over the last week – and it is inspiring to see how many people […]

Making MarmalAid in 2015

Check out this video of MarmalAid making by the very lovely people at North 19 Media. Click to watch

A story of marmalade and a tale of two trees

Remembering the weeks running up to March 2011, when the streets of the city were filling with uncertainty and conflict, Rose and Louisa (two of Hands Up’s founders) spent their […]

We had a Syrian Pop Up – throwback to our first Syrian Supper…

26th July 2012   Tonight we have our first Syrian pop-up restaurant. It is a funny expression ‘Pop up’ and makes me think a cardboard cut-out might spring to life […]