12/09/2026
MISSION COMPLETED…..We’ve successfully completed our journey from the UK to the Ukrainian border with the brilliant Pickups for Peace....nearly 30 vehicles, packed with a vast range of humanitarian supplies, delivered and handed over to the Ukrainians. And these vehicles really do matter.
Once in Ukraine, they are deployed for an extraordinary range of uses...from helping families get their children to school, to being deployed in orphanages and moving essential supplies, right through to evacuating wounded soldiers from the front line.
The reality is that, on average, these vehicles last around three months in country. Just three months....
Which means the need for a constant stream of replacement pickups and 4x4s simply doesn’t stop.
I travelled with a vehicle we had sourced and helped bring across, but also with my cameras...documenting the journey, the people involved and the remarkable effort that goes into getting these vehicles from the UK to where they are so desperately needed.
There is considerably more video and photography to come from the journey…
But for now, huge respect to everyone involved with Pickups for Peace, everyone who donated a vehicle, supplies, money or time, and everyone who climbed behind the wheel and drove east.
Nearly 30 more vehicles are now where they need to be. And the next ones are already needed.
To find out more about Pickups for Peace and, importantly, how you or your business can get involved, visit their site by CLICKING THIS LINK - www.pickupsforpeace.co.uk
Pick-Ups for PEACE