I'm going to keep returning to Ukraine until the invasion ends...

I've just returned from my latest trip to Ukraine in May 2025 — the 20th mission completed by Pickups4Peace. This convoy marked a major milestone: 640 vehicles now delivered and over £5.5 million in humanitarian aid transported. It’s an extraordinary team effort — and one that simply wouldn’t be possible without your support.

On every visit, we see more of the devastating impact of the war. The strain is etched on the faces of the friends we've come to know. The need for aid — both practical and moral — is more urgent than ever. I will return again soon, but I can only do that with your help.

Your generosity keeps us moving. I’m now raising £4,000 to procure another vehicle and get back on the road as soon as possible.

The P4P team continues to do something truly remarkable, and I’m proud to be part of it. Please donate or share this page if you can — it really does make a difference.

Previously, I returned from Ukraine for the in November 2024. I was joined on that trip by my eldest son, Ramsay. His younger brother Harris visited in August and delivered a truck then too. I'm very proud of them both. We had the 500th vehicle in our convoy.

Your support has been quite remarkable, via online and off-line donations, and support by providing aid to fill out vehicles. Thank you.

We will keep this page running, as it remains our intention to return with more vehicle when funds allow us to. We will be sourcing and purchasing a further pickup as soon as we secure sufficient resources either via this page. Please share the word by telling your friends about Pickups4Peace and the incredible impact it is having. We know it saves lives.

I know it's a lot to ask, and I recognise there are many other needs and causes here at home and abroad, and indeed I support other charities too. Nevertheless, the plight of the Ukrainian people is worsening and it's useful to remind everyone that this conflict is happening on our doorstep, only 1200 miles from our borders.

We always leave a bottle of whisky in the trucks.

We contribute a lot, doing our best to self-fund our trips, but via fundraising your contributions make an enormous difference, going towards the supply and delivery of the vehicle and the aid that will be packed within; it is important and it is saving lives.

In convoy heading in to Lviv City

It's horrific to see the Field of Mars (Lviv) doubled in size since Nov 2023, with over 1000 graves here now, all since 2022. This is only one of thousands of cemeteries in Ukraine

Thanks for taking the time to visit this JustGiving Page, and for your support today, and perhaps previously too. It's amazing to receive your help, and it allows us to do additional trips such as our next one. Logistically, it takes five days to drive over, travel over the border to Lviv, provide support as required and then return.

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In April 24, we drove Annie the Ambulance to Ukraine, and she and many other vehicles were donated to support those seeking humanitarian aid. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

To date, pickups for peace have delivered almost 500 vehicles.