Run 24 once again visited Zaporizhzhia in South East Ukraine. Because of the new customs rules, we have to be much more detailed in our paperwork and Mike, Annie & Andy spent a weekend compiling an inventory of our current aid located in Winterton to add to what we have in Brighton. Annie was amazed…
Documentation for the new customs process, submitted, van loaded with the final pick up in Weeze happening on the way and Run 23 was underway! Huge thanks to all who donated aid: members and friends of Brighton & Hove City Brass, Uckfield Concert Brass, Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band – LGB Brass, Sussex Symphony…
No sooner is one run over than we prepared for the next one! Run 21 was a solo run with Andy’s van to Kyiv. Andy’s had just over 1 tonne on board! Special thanks to Dee Johnson at Thornbury Nursing Home in Uckfield, Ray Martin from Uckfield Concert Brass. Carrie & Jim in Ringmer. the…
Run 20 was one of the biggest runs we have undertaken to date! Using 2 vans and a trailer, we took around 2.5T of much needed aid to Kyiv and Zaporizhia! It was also the first time that Mike, Andy and Guy had been on a run together!We were also joined by photo journalist Frank…
Run 19 got off to a great start! Joining Andy on this trip was renowned Learning Podcaster John Helmer – you can learn more about John here. John & Andy chatted during the journey and the recordings will form one or 2 podcasts in the very near future!The destination for this run was the Military…
No sooner has one run finished, we are already planning for Run 19! And this will be a run with a difference! Andy will be delivering aid to a hospital in Lviv on behalf of the East Sussex Ukraine support group led by Valentyna Skoromets, Oksana Tidman and Maria Savinova. This includes a number of…
Run 17 started with the final pickup of aid from Iryna Olyanovska of For Ukraine – Brighton & Hove which is to go via Nova Poshta to their chosen charity in Ukraine. Iryna kindly gave Andy a bag of food for the trip too – much appreciated!The next stop was Dover for an Irish Ferries…
Hard to believe that this will be the 17th run for Mike and the 5th for Andy! Aid collection is well underway in both Winterton & Brighton areas! Huge thanks to Anna Pukas James and Kristina Pukas Cousins together with the residents from the Isle of Axholme. And in the South, huge thanks to Terry…
No sooner are we back from run 15, it’s non stop now preparing for run 16! The team were busy at Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 HQ over the weekend making sure the van was good to go and adding the first part of the load. Mainly medical items, our huge thanks to Anna Pukas James, Kristina…
This will be a milestone run as it is the first time that we go with an additional van and with that, our capacity has now doubled! Huge thanks to Mike and Karl who prepared Andy’s new van for its maiden run into Ukraine! We will update this post as the run gets underway! Between…
