Hat-trick of aid trips

Butters John Bee branch manager, Gary Fear, has completed his third aid mission distributing food to people who have had their lives wrecked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Gary, who heads up the office in Nantwich, Cheshire, decided he needed to do something to help those impacted by the war, having been charmed by the country and its people during a visit in 2018.

His original plan was to raise £1,500 which would be spent on food to be given to people who were crossing the border into Poland.

But after speaking to a friend in Ukraine, they quickly decided more would be achieved by going into the country itself.

Gary has now completed three trips where more than £20,000 raised via a Just Giving page was spent on food.

He said: “There are more than 13 million displaced people and 8 million are still in Ukraine.

“Many have lost their homes, their belongings, family members, pets and friends.

“A large number are injured and all of them need food and essentials.

“We aim to be back in December to help them again and have already starting our fund raising again.”