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19.03.2022 - 11:07 / ok.co.uk
Martin Roberts was one of the many brave people who made the 1,260-mile trip from the UK all the way to the Poland-Ukraine border to deliver supplies amid the ongoing Russian invasion. It all started after watching the news and feeling helpless, before he woke up and decided to take action to help people still in the country as well as those crossing the border into safer territory.
"I just woke up having watched the news, I was so affected by what I saw. I couldn't sleep properly, woke up crying and just thinking, 'What could I do?'," he told OK! Martin explained he went to his local Costco to get supplies that he had planned on donating to any organisation that could transport them across to Ukraine.
While there, he attempted to buy Calpol, which can help bring down the temperature in sick children, but there's a limit to how many you can buy at any given time. Luckily, people around him heard his predicament and bought some for him, too, and "wouldn't take the money back".
A video he posted explaining this situation went viral and, soon, an organisation called Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine got in touch with him to ask for his help.The first thing they really needed to find to take with them was survival blankets. Jumping at the chance to help, Martin said he "ordered 300 survival blankets from Amazon and had it delivered to them".The organisation was then faced with another problem, they didn't have enough space to take all the supplies across to the Poland-Ukraine border of Medyka.
Again, Martin took the opportunity and explained he had a Volkswagen van and would be willing to make the trip with them. Martin recalled: "I said, 'Well, when are you going?' and they said tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.This was 6
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Martin Roberts has revealed he's travelling 1,260 miles, 26 hours, from Bournemouth to the Polish-Ukrainian border to bring over vital supplies amid the ongoing Russian invasion.The 58 year old, who is well known for fronting the BBC series Homes Under the Hammer, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain to speak to hosts Susanna Reid, 51, and Richard Madeley, 65, about his journey. As Susanna asked him: "How far have you got?" the presenter explained that he's travelled from Bournemouth to Poland after being contacted by an organisation called Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine.The organisation has urged the public to donate essential items, such as baby bottles, medicines, sleeping bags, instant food and disposable cutlery.
Homes Under The Hammer 's Martin Roberts is making a 26-hour drive in a bid to get urgent aid to those most in need fleeing war-torn Ukraine.