Can't sit at home watching the news.

When the war in Ukraine started I felt that I had to do something to help. I wanted to get a van and fill it with resources then drive it to Poland, its only 16 hours. No everyone said, you need special paperwork.

I then thought I’d fundraise so created some badges and keyrings that I could use to raise money. I sold these at conference and raised over £100 in 2 hours.

That was a great start but I wanted to do more. I had the Easter holiday approaching and our two children are grown and not likely to be home so I looked for other ways I could help.

Through Facebook I learned about the World Central Kitchen. In Przemysl, Poland they are making 35,000 meals a day. These are either sent into Ukraine, sent to the reception centre that was a Tesco, sent to the train station or sent to the boarder. I thought that this would be an excellent way for me to really help. I can peel potatoes and this would really help the displaced Ukrainians.

With all that in mind I booked a flight. Up on hearing I was going my mum wanted to join me too.

After talking to a parent at school about the education of these displaced children, I started thinking how we could support this, especially while I was there. Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School donated the printing of resources that I decided to make. Members of the club then spent 150 hours creating resources that I would take with me. We made 132 sets of resources.

With some sweets and educational resources packed we headed out to Poland.

Please read tomorrows installment to find out what happened next.