News and Updates
St Paul’s Flies The Flag
St. Paul’s Church in Adlington, Chorley, flying the flag recently in solidarity with Ukraine.There is still a great deal of support for Ukraine, not just locally, or regionally but all across the world. A big thank you to everyone for your continued support. To find out more about our ongoing
Chorley Candles Arrive At The Trenches
Thank you to our friends from МАЧОК|MACHOK|Допоможемо разом! for this latest photo from Ukraine. Our 9th MedEvac to Ukraine contained lots of candle wax, so that the voluntary organisations in Ukraine could make trench candles. These candles have proved vital in providing heat for food, light and warmth. So far
Second Year Anniversary – 2024
On Monday 26th February 2024 the second “Prayers for Ukraine” service was held at St. Laurence’s Church in Chorley to acknowledge the second anniversary of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. The service brought together the Chorley & District community and members of the Ukrainian community along with representatives
Milestone session at the ‘Ukraine Unit’
On Saturday 3rd February 2024 the Chorley & District Support for Ukraine group opened the doors to the ‘Ukraine Unit’ donation centre for the 200th time. The occasion was acknowledged with a visit from Sir Lindsay Hoyle – MP for Chorley and Speaker of the House of Commons. Sir Lindsay
Two more MedEvacs for Ukraine!
At the end of November 2023, thanks to the generosity of people from all over the world, we were able to buy two more Medical Evacuation Vehicles for Ukraine. This time we bought a Mitsubishi Shogun and a Nissan XTrail. The drivers were escorted by two more mascots, “Endear” and
MedEvac Vehicles from Chorley driven to Ukraine
The Chorley & District Support for Ukraine group have just delivered their most ambitious consignment of aid yet, as 5 men from Chorley drove two Medical Evacuation Vehicles into the country to hand over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On Saturday 26th August 2023 the ‘Ukraine Unit’ in Chorley
