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Great to hear the generously donated package of fundamentals for new borns, toddlers and young children has arrived safely in Ukraine to be distributed Sincere thanks to EVERYONE who donated personally, including many called “anonymous” plus the following corporate supporters - Marsh Haulage, Bridgnorth Haden Electrical Contractors, Wolverhampton Filtration Group Industrial, Crewe The Biscuit Baking Company, Bridgnorth Hilton Walters Accountants, Bridgnorth Kolorkraft Professional Imaging...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine One week on since returning from Lublin, here’s a few stats from the journey, for anyone interested Bridgnorth, England - Lublin, Poland via 1984 Honda C90 step-thru scooter Time - 6 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes Distance - 2,591 kilometres / 1,610 miles (according to Polarsteps) Fuel cost - £75 (approximately) Fuel economy - 126 mpg (approximately) The only step...

Apologies for the recent radio silence . . . I’ve been thawing-out and recovering, following the demanding journey. Thursday, potentially the last day on the road for Hope and myself, “the final push into Lublin”, poor, tired Hope took considerable coaxing and additional TLC to get her over the line. Even as we entered Lublin ring-road we needed to take time-out in order to...

Hope has been safely delivered to Ukraine This morning after breakfast at the LubHotel, who I must say have been absolutely fantastic. Leaving this smart modern hotel located just a stones throw from the Polish Red Cross office, Hope and I made our way from hotel to PCK office. The initials stand for Polski Czerwony Krzyż (Polish Red Cross in English). Upon arrival we...

Apologies for not posting this yesterday, Thursday when it actually happened, clearly I was overwhelmed with events and only managed to post it on my “Stuart Bratt” personal page. Delivering Hope to Ukraine Six days, three hours and forty-seven minutes from Bridgnorth England to the Polish Red Cross Centre in Lublin, Poland on a C90 step-thru scooter. FYI - Lublin is situated just two...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine Start of day seven Hope and I have just 125 miles between us and something quite special. The very idea someone could ride an aging classic scooter from England to Ukraine in under one week to many would be unthinkable / not possible. When we reach Lublin later today we’ll be less than two hours by car from the Ukrainian...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine End of day six. Today Hope and I notched up a considerable mileage, putting us within spitting distance of Lublin, our final destination (well 200 kilometres / 125 miles away). Which, baring incidents we should arrive at and thus achieve our goal sometime late tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). Someone asked on my business page “What was I hoping to achieve?” Here’s...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine Day six The sun’s up, 06.30 breakfast, and off we go. Officially it’s 500km from here to Lublin, that doesn’t necessarily take into account some of the smaller roads I find myself on with this wee bike. Here’s today’s route plan, which on the face of it appears straightforward enough. The only thing I’m finding in Poland is that the...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine End of Day 5 England - Tick Netherlands - Tick Germany - Tick Today Hope and I ticked-off yet another county from the list and entered Poland, the fourth and final country, home of our final destination, Lublin. Polish border crossed at 13.17, precisely 4 days, 0 hours & 17 minutes after leaving Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. It was on the...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine At 13.17 today, Hope and I crossed the Polish border at Leknica. That’s 4 days, 0 hours and 17 minutes from Bridgnorth, England via moped! Must crack-on, you know how I love the daylight.