Two Ukrainian refugees are celebrating the reopening of their café in Bromsgrove. 

The café, which is run by Svitlana Hlovatska and Inna Starykova, sells traditional food from the war-torn country. 

The pair are expanding the variety of homemade Ukrainian delicacies on offer at Bromsgrove Methodist Centre on the last Fridays of the month between 10.30am and 1.30pm. 

Ms Starykova said the reopening of the café was the next step towards setting up their own business selling dishes they have created. 

She said: "I'm delighted to be reopening after the success of the three previous trial cafes and the stall at the Court Leet Festival earlier this year for which we won second best-dressed stall."

Ms Hlovatska, who was an accountant in Kyiv, and Ms Starykova, a former kindergarten teacher in the Luhansk region, have settled into the UK way of life with help and support from Bromsgrove & Redditch Welcome Refugees. 

The project has been coordinated by church community and outreach worker Sally Meredith. 

The café will continue to sell Ukrainian classics such as borscht and pancakes but also some new additions. 

Ms Starykova added: "We are hoping to introduce other Ukrainian dishes to the British such as varenyky. This translates to dumplings but they are not as you know them." 

The café is next open on Friday (September 27), Friday, October 25 and Friday, November 29.