Quick Update

Wow

Thank you for all the positive feedback on Facebook / Twitter / WhatsApp - rather humbling tbh

Please do not think that I'm doing anything brave or heroic

I'm driving a van

I'm not going to the Ukrainian Border - I'm flying into Krakow and going to a town in Poland to be 'a man on the ground'

There are 4 maybe 5 families that we are working with - looking to get them through the visa process and back to the UK where they have sponsor families waiting to receive them.

Lots of folk have asked about how to make a donation and I appreciate that Bleak Friday is probably not the best time to be asking for money.  If anyone is minded to do so - here's the link for the people that I'll be helping.  They've already managed to get one family here.  

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/easier-visas?utm_term=vAPgn79bq

It also tells a bit about what they've done so far


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