Blog posts and latest news from CLEAR

  • Celebrating 25 years of CLEAR

    Paul Woodman, the founder of CLEAR, recalls how our story began after a team from City Life Church spent time in Thailand and encountered refugees from Myanmar:   “We saw ...

  • Review of 2025

    In 2025, CLEAR continued to walk alongside people seeking sanctuary in Southampton as they worked to build new lives in the UK. Through our trauma-informed approach, we provided advice, education, ...

  • We Came by Sea – Book Review

    We Came by Sea by Horatio Clare, reviewed by Pete White, CLEAR Project Manager. With the almost daily negative coverage about the record number of ‘small boats’ arriving, and ...

  • Leaving X (formerly Twitter)

    We wanted to let you know that we will no longer be posting on the social media site X (formerly Twitter). Along with many others around the world, we ...

  • Reflections on 2024

    Pete White (Project Manager at CLEAR) As we come to the end of 2024, I've been reflecting on a year of change, challenges and achievements here at CLEAR. I ...