Those eating out at some of Gedling borough’s larger pubs and restaurants will see calories on menus from today (6).
Establishments with more than 250 staff must now display how many calories are in the meals shown on their menus, websites, and on delivery platforms.
The new rule is part of government plans to tackle obesity by helping people to make healthier choices.
Some High Street chains in the borough already publish information about the calorie content of their food on their menus, such as Wetherspoons pubs and McDonald’s who have been doing it for more than a decade.
Some restaurants fear it will increase their costs, while an eating disorder charity says it could contribute to harmful thoughts and behaviours.
Kate Nicholls, boss of the industry group UK Hospitality, told BBC News that the new rules had come at the “worst possible time for thousands of businesses struggling to survive”.
“We’ve long called for a delay to the implementation of calorie labelling, and we’d like to see a grace period post-April to allow businesses breathing space in which to implement the new rules without the risk of unnecessary enforcement action from day one,” she said.
“It’s completely unfair to expect businesses devastated by Covid to all of a sudden introduce complicated and costly new labelling when they’ve much more pressing matters to attend to – recouping their losses of the past 24-months for a start.”
Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, claimed that making calories on menus mandatory could contribute to harmful eating disorder thoughts and behaviours worsening.
Tom Quinn, the charity’s director of external affairs, said there was evidence that calorie information causes anxiety and distress for people affected by eating disorders.
“It can increase a fixation on restricting calories for those with anorexia or bulimia, or increase feelings of guilt for those with binge eating disorder,” he said.
“There is also very limited evidence that the legislation will lead to changed eating habits among the general population.”
Some of the world’s top cyclists will be racing up the new Colliery Way bypass when the Tour of Britain comes to Gedling borough in September.
Nottinghamshire is hosting the fifth stage of the event on Thursday, September 8, which begins on Central Avenue, West Bridgford, and ending outside Mansfield’s Civic Centre on Chesterfield Road South.
It marks the return to Notts of one of the biggest annual events in the sport, four years after the county last hosted a stage.
And it has now been confirmed the event, which has previously appeared in Nottinghamshire in 2017 and 2018, will pass through several towns and villages on a 190km route announced today.
The 2022 Nottinghamshire stage will pass through East Leake, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Calverton, Southwell, Retford and Worksop, as well the recently-opened Colliery Way – formerly known as the Gedling Access Road.
The route, which works out at about 118 miles, will also take in some of the county’s key landmarks including the legendary Sherwood Forest and the iconic Trent Bridge cricket ground.
Ashfield and Broxtowe will miss out this time, however, despite being on the route in previous stages.
The Nottinghamshire stage attracted thousands of spectators to the county in 2018 to mark what Nottinghamshire County Council described as the biggest sporting event in the county’s history.
Stage two of the 2012 event also started in Nottingham city centre before heading into Derbyshire, and attracted huge crowds to the start line outside Nottingham Castle.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service ahead of the 2022 stage’s confirmation, Councillor John Cottee (Con), chairman of the communities committee, said the county will be “buzzing” when the event returns.
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I’m a big sports fan and it’s one of the biggest events we’ve ever held.
“2018 was a bumper year, bringing in a large amount of tourism to us and a record number of people out on the streets cheering it on.
“To see it’s coming back again this year, after all the trials and tribulations of Covid, I can’t wait to see it happen. It’s really going to be buzzing.
“It means hotels bring used, it means people coming for the day who all want something to eat, to find a nice spot to see it all.
“Some of the villages it’s going through will put on community events and will be working with primary schools to make sure they have a good day.
“I’m buzzing for it, it’s one of the best things that happens in Nottinghamshire.”
Cllr Cottee was joined at County Hall by members of the Ribble cycling team, including Nottinghamshire-based cyclists Ross Lamb and Ollie Peckover.
Ollie told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The route goes through the village I live in, it starts three miles down the road from where I live and I’ve been to watch the start before myself.
“It’s going to be mad to be actually riding along these roads. When [the Tour] has been through the region before, everyone comes out to watch and will have banners out.
“It creates a really good environment for you to go through and the crowds here are among some of the best I’ve seen.”
The event in September will be the second time a stage has started in West Bridgford and culminates in Mansfield, having followed followed a similar route in 2018. The tour also started a stage in Mansfield in 2017.
Andy Abrahams (Lab), Mansfield’s mayor, welcomed the return of the event and said there will be a “festival finale”.
He said: “Mansfield was keen to support Nottinghamshire County Council and district councils to secure the Tour of Britain for a third time, and the opportunity to host a stage finish once more in our district.
“With support from the Towns Fund, we will be able to have a festival finale at the Civic Centre.
“We’re looking forward to giving the tour the warmest of Mansfield welcomes again.”
The eight-stage 2022 tour starts in Aberdeen on Sunday September 4 before heading through Scotland, the north east, north Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire and Dorset, finishing on the Isle of Wight on Sunday, September 11.
Live TV coverage of the event, which could include Tour de France stage winners, Olympians and world champions, will be aired on ITV4
Police say they are concerned for a missing 60-year-old man from Mapperley.
David Gamble is believed to have disappeared yesterday (April 4).
He was last seen at 11:00am on Rutland Road in Gedling.
David is described as 6’2” tall, large build with grey hair, beard and moustache.
Police say it is not known what David was wearing when he went missing.
If you have seen David or know where he might be, please call us on 101, quoting incident number 731 of 04/04/2022. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Frontline teams at East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) can now refer patients directly to Nottinghamshire Hospice in Mapperley for intervention at night to prevent emergency admission to hospital.
In a scheme launched today (5) and trialled since February, crews attending end of life patients can contact the hospice to arrange an urgent visit from the hospice night support teams, to help families care for their loved ones at home.
The night support teams will then provide care and emotional support to patients and their carers throughout the night.
Rachel McCarty, director of care at Nottinghamshire Hospice, said: “A crisis that happens out of hours is much harder to manage than in the daytime and when someone is approaching the end of their life it can be disruptive and traumatic for them and their family members if they get rushed into hospital. It also increases pressure on the hospital trust.
“This new scheme allows the patient to stay in their home environment where we will support them. It means ambulance crews can feel comfortable leaving patients in their own homes, knowing they have the hospice on hand, and families get the help they need to care for their loved ones at home.”
As well as visits from the night support team the hospice can also advise families over the phone and refer patients to its other services.
Suzie Matthews, senior clinical lead for EMAS in Nottinghamshire said: “As an ambulance service, we do much more than simply transport patients to hospital.
PICTURED: EMAS teams and Nottinghamshire Hospice teams
“Often we attend patients who are in physical and/or mental distress when coming to the end of their life and they need urgent assistance rather than a trip to hospital.
“Our highly-skilled frontline clinicians are experienced in performing concise and thorough medical assessments and interventions for their patients at the scene.
“Even when our ambulance clinicians know that the right thing for a patient is to stay in the comfort of their own home, this can sometimes be a difficult decision.
“Thanks to the partnership between ourselves and Nottinghamshire Hospice, our ambulance crews can have these complex discussions with the Night Support Team and ensure the right care is put in place for the patient and their family.
Helen Marshall, an Ambulance Technician at EMAS explained the impact the service had on her and her patient when she contacted the Night Support Team recently.
She said: “After assessing my patient at the scene I realised that while they didn’t need to go to hospital, they required additional on-going care to meet their end of life requirements.
“Being able to refer my patient to the hospice meant they got the most appropriate support to meet their needs, ensuring that the end of their life is as dignified as possible.
“I was informed by the hospice that the family will also be supported with access to a 24-hour helpline which definitely helps us feel reassured that the patient and their family don’t feel they are left to deal with anything on their own during this difficult time.”
A new housing development for people aged over 55 is set to be completed later this month in Burton Joyce.
Stockinger House will be managed by local housing provider Jigsaw Homes Midlands.
It has been built on the site of the former Lendrum Court on Lambley Lane. The 50-year old building was recently demolished to make way for the new stylish and modern apartment complex.
The name Stockinger nods to the former industrial history of 17th century Burton Joyce where ‘stockingers’ in the area produced stockings, often made from lace, using mechanical knitting frames.
The new three-floor development consists of 31 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom apartments, each complete with their own kitchen and shower room.
The top floor also has an additional guest suite which can be booked out for friends, family members or carers and includes a self-contained kitchenette and wet room. There is also an assisted bathroom with a bath seat and hoist available for residents if needed.
Each apartment is fitted with social alarms, including pull cords and push buttons and a scheme coordinator will be available on site to provide additional support including wellbeing, rent and property advice.
Residents – either single people or couples – will also have the freedom to decorate their apartments to their own taste with their own carpets, furniture and curtains.
As well as a dining room and large main lounge, the scheme also boasts a mezzanine area which residents can use as a communal space for church services, IT classes, committee meetings and private parties.
A large, landscaped garden with an additional patio also allows residents to enjoy a scenic view of the local church.
There will be 20 car parking spaces alongside two mobility scooter stores and electric vehicle charging points.
Work on the Homes England funded development started in May 2019 by contractor J. Tomlinson Ltd and is set to be ready for residents to move in, from May 2022.
Marcia Stock, Head of Housing for Over 55s at Jigsaw Homes Group said: “This is set to be one of our flagship schemes in Nottinghamshire and will offer residents a fantastic high-quality, spacious living environment.
“With our expertise in running housing for people aged over 55s we knew exactly what our residents enjoy and need so we were able to put that into this lovely new development, with support from our partners Homes England, Gedling Borough Council and J Tomlinson. We know there is a real need for housing of this type in the borough and are looking forward to being able to welcome residents to their new home very soon.”
Tony Shenton, Managing Director, Care at J Tomlinson said: “We are delighted to have been involved with Jigsaw Homes on the new Stockinger House. We have used our unique skill set in the care sector to help develop and construct quality apartments which will serve the community for many years to come.”
Apartments are now available to rent both through Jigsaw Homes Midlands via Rightmove or by calling 0115 905 1515 and Homesearch, Gedling Borough Council’s choice-based lettings system.
Two Gedling cops have been recognised after they risked their lives by rushing over to a man who was about to set himself on fire.
PC James Gill and PC Joe Taylor have been handed the Ged Walker Award in recognition for their bravery. The award is named in Ged’s memory after he was killed on duty in 2003. The award winner is each year chosen by his widow Tracy Walker.
During the incident in Gedling, the man doused himself in petrol and was about to ignite a lighter when PC Gill ran towards him and fought desperately to stop him.
In doing so, the officer also became soaked in petrol and, while wrestling with him, he could feel the tendons in the man’s hand moving as he tried to spark the lighter.
Thankfully, PC Gill and PC Taylor, who bravely came to assist, managed to remove the lighter from the man’s grasp and prevent them all from being engulfed in flames.
PC Gill, who is part of the Gedling Response team, said it was a huge honour to win the accolade.
He said: “When an officer joins Nottinghamshire Police you hear the story of Ged Walker and other officers who have lost their lives in the execution of their duty.
“It’s quite a moving thing to think about. We all put ourselves in positions of risk occasionally and there is always the prospect that one of us might not make it home.
“It means a lot to be considered worthy of winning such an award.”
PC Taylor also said he felt incredibly proud to win the award. He said: “It does mean a lot. It means more to me than any other award I could have received. I feel genuinely honoured.”
The incident happened at a property in Gedling in July last year.
Recalling what happened, PC Gill said: “It was dark and we found the man in the back garden with a petrol canister and a lighter. I was negotiating with him but there came a point when he poured the petrol over his head.
“That’s crunch time – either you leave him to set fire to himself, which isn’t an option, or you rush forward and take hold of him. I charged forward as fast as I could, grabbed hold of his arm and that’s when I could feel the tendons working in his wrist and hand as he tried to spark the lighter.
“I could feel the fuel going over me and the wetness of it splashing over my head. It was probably the closest I’ve been to becoming seriously injured for a number of years.”
PC Taylor – who had asked accompanying officers to get some fire extinguishers ready – also rushed over to help.
He recalled: “I remember seeing him trying to activate the lighter and thinking, ‘we’re about to go up in flames – but at least there are people with fire extinguishers behind us’.
“A moment later I was covered head to toe in foam. I’d never felt happier to be freezing cold and soaking wet in the middle of the night, because it meant we were safe.”
PC Gill and PC Taylor were nominated for the award by Inspector Kylie Davies for showing tremendous bravery on the night in question.
Insp Davies said: “The actions of PC Gill and PC Taylor were truly outstanding. Their bravery and determination in the face of life-threatening danger was remarkable and typifies what it means to be a police officer.
“They remained concerned for the man’s welfare throughout this incident and risked their own lives to protect his. By putting themselves in a position where they could have been harmed and didn’t know what the end result would be, they are worthy winners if the PC Ged Walker Award.”
THE GED WALKER STORY
On Tuesday, 7 January 2003, a car, previously stolen from the Borrowash area of Derbyshire, was sighted in the Piccadilly area of Bulwell, Nottingham.
The driver of the vehicle abandoned it and fled across the rear of house gardens situated adjacent to the Bulwell Common Golf Course.
A number of police officers including PC Ged Walker attended the scene and commenced a search.
The offender sought refuge in a house, but upon being discovered, used the telephone to order a taxi.
Shortly after 1pm the same day, Ged, accompanied by police dog Kai, saw the offender run from the house in St Albans Road and jump into the driver’s seat of the stationary taxi.
Ged ran to the driver’s door to detain the offender. He reached into the taxi through a partially open window where he attempted to pull the keys from the ignition, but without success.
The offender with total disregard for the safety of the officer, accelerated up the road with Ged still attempting to detain him.
The vehicle reached speeds of up to 30mph before Ged was thrown from the vehicle, sustaining serious head injuries.
While looking up information on Mapperley it struck me just how many of the areas road names have some thing to do with trees: Wood lane, Coppice Road, Corporation Oaks, Elm Avenue, Chestnut Grove, Elm Bank, Woodborough Rd, Springwood Gardens, Beech Avenue and Hazel Grove, just to name but a few. These road names are all that remain as clues to Mapperley’s ancient past.
Before the 1850s, Mapperley was a wind swept and inhospitable place in winter and there was nothing here except a few farm buildings, a couple of houses and early brick works.
Most people who worked in the area lived elsewhere and walked to work each day .
There was only one road and this was little more than a track across the hills.
The area however had trees a plenty, it was still at the time being part of Sherwood forest .
Some of these trees had grown naturally but many had been planted and maintained so they could form a timber supply for the ever increasing needs of Nottingham. Some groups of these trees also breaking up the strong winds that blow across the hill top to shelter the few houses and farms.
These Mapperley hills were, even in the Middle Ages, covered with trees.
PICTURED: AN old map of Mapperley in 1890s
As early as the 14th century wood was being harvested from Mapperley forests. In 1336 Robert de Crophill sold to William de Amyas “half an acre which lies in the Wodefield,””
In 1335, Red Lane was described as leading from the Forest to the Coppice, and being described as the wood of Nottingham. – as it was the one that supplied Nottingham’s timber. It was at the time providing the main source of Nottingham’s fuel. Its trees were cut down and used, lawfully and unlawfully, in the days before coal was commonly used. There was no one to see you taking the trees in this wild and uninhabited area.
The present Coppice Road lead to the Coppice which was well stored with oaks. These were cut down for building and ship construction. When they were gone, the land at the top of the present Coppice road was turned in to pasture for sheep.
The Basford, and Algarthorpe woods, once continued all the way to Mapperley, covering a larger part of the north western slope of the present town.
North of this was the wood of Arnold, from which Hugh de Neville in 1221 gave two cart loads of wood each week to the Hospital House of Saint John in Nottingham..
Thorney-wood its self covered the plains from Mapperley to Woodborough.
On the southern slope was the Gedling wood, and the Marshall hills . These were where at holiday times Nottingham people went nutting and blackberrying.
Thoroton the historian wrote that “The soil is generally of the most fertile in England, except a great part of the Forest of Sherwood, which was the most pleasant, but by the abominable destruction of woods is now much otherwise.”
With the need for bricks in the industrial revolution and the result in increased building, the trees disappeared at an alarming rate. Houses were built for the great and good and the workers alike.
The cleared lands made good growing land and so sprung up the farms of the area to fuel the ever growing population with food rather than timber. Pits were dug for the clay that was needed for building even taking over this fertile growing land. Soon these pits became large scars on the landscape supplying the ever demanding industrial revolution the trees long forgotten. This changed the look of Mapperley for ever.
Mapperley’s ground still supplies Nottingham and the surrounding area with building material but it’s now bricks in place of timber.
What had for centuries had been a scene of wildness and forest was now in marked contrast: the present town.
Unleaded prices are taken from petrolprices.com – and are correct to within the last three days.
The hunt for Gedling borough’s cheapest petrol and diesel prices continues as the cost of fuel seems to be dropping slightly.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty recently of 5p per litre as motorists struggle with record fuel prices.
Figures from the RAC shows the latest average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts as of right now is 164.59p, while diesel is 178.13p. It also anticipated that prices will continue to fall.
The RAC warned drivers they will only notice a difference once retailers have bought new fuel at the lower rate. The measure is expected to reduce the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family petrol car by around £3.
Prices have started to fall slightly across the borough…
An office to flat conversion, subsidence damage repairs and farm shop extension are just some of the many applications submitted to Gedling Borough Council in the last week.
Here is a round-up of the latest plans that the council’s planning officers will now decide.
Arnold
Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (landscaping), 5 (boundary treatments) of planning permission 2020/0863 6 Gedling Road Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6NW Ref. No: 2022/0339DOC
Ground floor side and rear extension 56 Castleton Avenue Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6NJ Ref. No: 2022/0311
Convert first and second floor offices to 12 self-contained residential flats including alterations to enlarge existing windows to flat numbers 5 & 12. Byron House 140 Front Street Arnold Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/0319PN
Roof enlargement including hip to gable extension & rear dormer extension. New fixed obscured window to loft gable wall and new rooflights to main roof. 56 Castleton Avenue Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6NJ Ref. No: 2022/0312
Single Storey Side and Rear Extension 17 Howbeck Road Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 8AA Ref. No: 2022/0299
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (render) of planning permission 2021/0180 21 Homefield Avenue Arnold Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 8FZ Ref. No: 2022/0315DOC
Front Porch Extension, Rear Kitchen Extension 10 Flowers Close Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6QN Ref. No: 2022/0268
Bestwood
Removal of conservatory and replacement single storey extension to rear and new porch to side of property 5 Chiltern Close Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 9PX Ref. No: 2022/0328
Burton Joyce
Application for the change of use from grazing land to form dog walking exercise area Land Off Bridle Road Burton Joyce Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG14 5FP Ref. No: 2022/0313
Single storey rear extension 28 Ernest Road Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 1PY Ref. No: 2022/0330
Single storey side extension 34B Station Road Carlton Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 3DB Ref. No: 2022/0307
Single-storey side / rear extension and two-storey rear extension 123 Foxhill Road East Carlton Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 1QZ Ref. No: 2022/0318
Installation of External Wall insulation to side and rear of property with 90mm EPS insulation and silicone render finish. 183 Standhill Road Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 1JT Ref. No: 2022/0163
Colwick
Approval of details reserved condition 9 (low emission travel plan) of planning permission 2021/0502 Ken Wilkins Print Ltd Road No 1 Colwick Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 2JQ Ref. No: 2022/0182DOC
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (CEMP) and 6 (contamination) of planning permission 2021/0502 Ken Wilkins Print Ltd Road No 1 Colwick Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 2JQ Ref. No: 2022/0165DOC
Approval of details reserved by condition 16 (contamination) of planning permission 2019/0696 Land At Chase Farm (Former Gedling Colliery), Adjacent To Arnold Lane And Land Off Lambley Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/0225DOC
Loft conversion with rear dormer 92 Main Road Gedling NG4 3HG Ref. No: 2022/0097
Lambley
Single storey extension to east / south of existing building plus porch extension with first floor extension above Brooklyn House 5 Ross Lane Lambley Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 4PQ Ref. No: 2022/0256
Linby
Single storey rear extension. 6 Chaworth Close Linby Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG15 8JP Ref. No: 2022/0316PN
Mapperley
Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (screening) of planning permission 2021/0990 87 Sandford Road Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 6AH Ref. No: 2022/0308DOC
NMA relating to application 2021/1083 Construct single storey side extension and two storey rear extension. New 1.8m high timber fence to side boundary behind thewall. 1 Digby Avenue Mapperley Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG3 6DS Ref. No: 2022/0321NMA
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 – Approved Plans, Condition 10 – Roundabout Access Junction and Condition 13 – Flood Risk Assessment of Planning Permission 2019/0213 to amend landscaping, flood risk assessment/drainage and the phasing of roundabout junction access Land To The West Mapperley Plains Mapperley Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/0252
Netherfield
Fascias on north, south and west facades of the Storage Giant building and one freestanding totem sign at the site entrance. Land Off Teal Close Netherfield Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/0306
Ravenshead
Single storey side extension 3 Oakwood Drive Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9DP Ref. No: 2022/0310
Proposed residential development with shared private drive and off road parking. 226 Main Road Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9GX Ref. No: 2022/029
Proposed rear projection extension to existing Farmshop (following removal of existing rear timber store shed); and permission also being sought for extension to NW boundary curtilage (retrospective) and the retention of 3 no. cold stores (retrospective) Ravenshead Farm Shop At 131 Main Road Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9GS Ref. No: 2022/0181
Redhill
Single storey side extension 29 Houldsworth Rise Redhill Nottinghamshire NG5 8HZ Ref. No: 2022/0325
Woodthorpe
Proposed front porch extension, internal alterations and a loft conversion 90 Somersby Road Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire NG5 4LT Ref. No: 2022/0327
T1 Sycamore of MWA Arb Report. Works: Remove. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at subject property. Please see attached statement of reasons for works. 2 Weston Close Woodthorpe Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 4FS Ref. No: 2022/0309TPO
Side extension, alterations to roof and internal alterations 21 Wintringham Crescent Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire NG5 4PE Ref. No: 2022/0161
Two storey front extension 14 Grouville Drive Woodthorpe NG5 4NN Ref. No: 2022/0090
Generous Carlton and Netherfield residents have helped send more than 100 bags of vital supplies to Ukraine.
The donations were collected on Thursday (March 31) from outside It’s Inn The Bank pub on Victoria Road in ambulances also being handed over to those in need in the war-torn country.
Pub-goers made the donations at collection points at Fox and Hounds pub on Station Road in Carlton and Netherfield’s Lime Trees nursery and also It’s Inn The Bank pub.
PICTURED: It’s Inn The Bank landlord David Murphy, left, with employees Monica, centre and Krystian Rease (PHOTO: Neil Slack Photography)
One of the ambulances is being driven by Ukrainian-born Krystian Rease, and they made a final stop before their trip abroad at Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn club to thank the venue after they donated money for the emergency vehicles. Owner Rob Yong and members raised £10k towards the ambulances.
Krystian has worked at It’s Inn The Bank pub for over a decade and landlord David Murphy was keen to support his campaign.
He told Gedling Eye: “Krystian and his wife Monica have worked for us for over 10 years cleaning our pub
“We heard Krystian had been working with Dusk Till Dawn poker club to raise money to buy to ambulances so my wife, Nicola, shared his story on our social media channels and then asked our customers if they would donate from a list of stuff Christian had asked for. These included nappies, baby food, toiletries and medicines.
“Krystian was overwhelmed by the generosity of local residents. He picked up 30 bags from us and 110 bags in total.
“He is has now filled the ambulances up with our donations and with four of his friends is heading out to Ukraine on Friday.
“Everyone at the pub wishes them all a safe journey and applauds his bravery.”
