BORINGDON PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY UNITES FOR UKRAINE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Boringdon Primary School has marked International Women’s Day with a collection for families in Ukraine.

With the school community looking for a positive way to support those caught up in the conflict, the school's Friends group asked families and staff to bring something from a specific list of high-need items being requested by local charities.

Despite having only 420 children on roll, several thousand items were donated including nappies, wipes, torches with batteries, toiletries and more.

Following the collection, a large group of mums on the school run spontaneously started sorting, packing and loading all of the donations to minimise work for the charities on the front line of the crisis.

Hannah Daragon, Chair of the Friends of Boringdon, said: 'It has been really incredible to see our community come together to support families in Ukraine. I found it deeply moving to see the outpouring of support and I am really proud to be a member of the Boringdon community today.'

The donations will be sent to Ukraine on Friday.