Ukraine Commemoration Event

Community Event To Commemorate A Year Of War In Ukraine Community Event To Commemorate A Year Of War In Ukraine

A memorial event will take place on Sunday 26th A memorial event will take place on Sunday 26th February at 3.30pm at St. Cuthbert's Church February at 3.30pm at St. Cuthbert's Church on King Street in Thetford, to mark a year since on King Street in Thetford, to mark a year since Ukraine was brutally attacked by Russia in a war Ukraine was brutally attacked by Russia in a war that continues to this day. Thetford and the wider that continues to this day. Thetford and the wider community opened their hearts and homes to the community opened their hearts and homes to the Ukrainian community when Russia's illegal war Ukrainian community when Russia's illegal war began. The 26th February event is an opportunity began. The 26th February event is an opportunity for Ukrainian people and anyone who supports for Ukrainian people and anyone who supports them to commemorate the very distressing events them to commemorate the very distressing events of the past twelve months, but to look with hope of the past twelve months, but to look with hope to the future. to the future. Jonny Holdcroft from Croxton, whose family has Jonny Holdcroft from Croxton, whose family has worked to support the Ukrainian community in worked to support the Ukrainian community in Norfolk and Ukraine said: 'People across the world Norfolk and Ukraine said: 'People across the world rallied round Ukraine and its people over the past rallied round Ukraine and its people over the past year, not least in Thetford and the surrounding year, not least in Thetford and the surrounding areas. Businesses arranged aid shipments for areas. Businesses arranged aid shipments for Ukraine, local people hosted Ukrainians displaced Ukraine, local people hosted Ukrainians displaced by the war and helped in a host of other ways, by the war and helped in a host of other ways, in a really heartwarming response to otherwise in a really heartwarming response to otherwise distressing events. distressing events. “I don't know when this war will end, but a year into “I don't know when this war will end, but a year into it feels like an important moment to commemorate it feels like an important moment to commemorate its victims, to mark the strong ties that have been forged between our area and the Ukrainian community and to look with some hope towards a peaceful future for Ukraine.” Anyone is welcome to attend the event at St. Cuthbert's, be they Ukrainian people, or anyone who supports them.

Above: Local people working together to send aid to Ukraine last year Image: © Neil James Media Right: St Cuthbert’s in King Street is hosting a service on February 26th

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