Working with one of our Ukrainian group members, we have published a basic Translation-Transliteration to help our local Sponsors and Guests from the Ukraine to familiarise themselves with some key words and household items. We have been selling the booklets in our donations unit but we are also happy to share it here for you to download free of charge
Another resource we have produced is a simple display of United Kingdom currency. The purpose is to help people from the Ukraine to familiarise themselves with our currency.
Again, you are welcome to download the document:
In May 2022 I was able to work with Chorley Council to produce a map of Chorley town centre.
Useful buildings and places have been marked on the map in English, Ukrainian and also Russian.
On the reverse is an overall map of the Borough so that our new Guests to Chorley can familiarise themselves as to how the outlying villages relate to Chorley.
The Chorley & District Support for Ukraine group has been able to develop an excellent working relationship with members of the International Aid Trust charity. They have been supporting the people of Ukraine for over 30 years and it was only logical to work with them. During our open sessions at the ‘Ukraine Unit’, we have received a number of anonymous monetary donations and we had the great pleasure of presenting £500 to Rev Bernard Cocker of International Aid Trust and the money would be utilised to further their work in Ukraine.
On the 30th November 2022, the 75th open session of the ‘Ukraine Unit’ in Chorley was held. Even more pallets of aid were sent out, courtesy of our friends at International Aid Trust. Later that day, we presented them with a power station to give to a household in need in Ukraine. The special power bank enables a family to use appliances and charge phones and laptops, etc during a power outage and when it returns it can be recharged. The purchase was made with monetary donations that had been collected at the unit through the sale of badges, town centre maps, etc.
