Couple's plan to deliver vital supplies to Ukraine

A couple are raising funds to purchase an ambulance in the hope of driving it to Ukraine to deliver supplies.

Huw Thomas, who manages the Park View in Brighton, and his husband Will Elliott have signed up to the Mighty Convoy, a charity project raising funds to buy second-hand ambulances and pick-up vehicles, fill them with medical aid and drive them to Ukraine.

Mr Elliott said he and Mr Thomas aimed to raise £7,000, adding that Ukraine "continues to be in desperate need of support" since the war with Russia began in 2022.

"We want to help deliver a gift of aid and support to Ukraine at this incredibly difficult time," he said.

Mr Thomas said once they had purchased an ambulance, they were due to leave the UK on 7 June.

They will be joined by a team of volunteers, who are due to set off from Teddington, in London, take a ferry to Calais and drive to Poland before entering Ukraine.

"It's about a 36 hour drive, and once we arrive in Ukraine, we hand over the ambulance vehicles and medical aid to the Christian Medical Association Ukraine team," Mr Thomas said.

"What's happening in Ukraine is absolutely horrendous. We just want to offer practical help to people to really need it."

The Mighty Convoy was founded in 2022 in partnership with the International Christian Medical and Dental Association.

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