Flowers for Ukraine

A woman from Woolwell has used her knitting prowess to make a staggering £1,307 to help the people in Ukraine.

Soraya Lewis-Coleman said: ‘Seeing the Russian tank drive over a car in Ukraine was so shocking and unbelievable, it made me really want to help the lovely people of Ukraine who were fleeing for their lives.’

Another Woolwell resident asked if anyone could knit sunflowers to fundraise and Soraya volunteered her expertise.

‘I made a few in traditional colours, then thought, why not do them in the Ukrainian flag colours?’

Orders for the flowers soon came flooding in and within six weeks Soraya had raised over £1,000.

Her first donation of £350 went to a refugee centre in Poland for 200 Ukrainians.

Soraya added: ‘A very big thank you to everyone who has helped me raise such an amazing amount for people they don't know but do care about.’