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● Daffodil Sunday at Skelton Castle
We stand with Ukraine – Loftus
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e stand with Ukraine - Loftus, an aid group set up by Loftus resident, Rachel Tyreman, was formed shortly after the invasion by Russia, to help with the humanitarian relief efforts, like many across the world. When doing so, she had no idea the local community would donate so much for the cause, meaning that transporting the items was next on the agenda. That's where Wayne Davies of Polaris Blinds stepped in to offer assistance. Wayne offered the use of a van, to take donations all the way to Lviv in western Ukraine taking donations directly to where they are needed most. After Rachel set up contacts with a local Ukrainian organisation, Wayne - once loaded up, set off with his Dad, local Taxi driver Mark Davies, on his epic 1300 mile each way trip to Lviv! Taking the overnight ferry from Hull to Rotterdam, they made their way through Holland and into Germany, where around lunchtime they coincidentally met up with Andy from Holey Molies. From there, they drove together through Germany and into Poland before parting ways as they continued through Poland and towards the Ukrainian border. Wayne said: “The final approach to the Polish/Ukraine border was very quiet, hardly any vehicles on the road, you could sense the tension in the cab of the van between me and my Dad as we got closer.” Once through the border and having dropped off their vital supplies with a locally based charity organisation, the long gruelling drive home lay ahead of them. The pair took the