Village couple help six Ukrainians find safe homes in Melton area

Bob and Julia Gregory are hoping to generate more online fundraising for the November aid run going to Ukraine through Casus Pax, a humanitarian non-profit organisation currently specialising in emergency relief.

Brave members of the group deliver medical supplies and logistics support in the wake of the full scale Russian invasion.

The couple were moved to help people in Ukraine fleeing the war and were keen to offer their home to people.

Bob said: “My wife and I have had a Ukrainian refugee family stay with us.

"They now have their own home in Asfordby, the eldest boy is now in school, and they are all setting in well.

"Nataliia's younger sister has visited several times, and we found another home and sponsor for her mum and dad to stay in a house in our village.

"That's six people we have helped so far and we wondered then what we could do next.”

They are now keen to raise awareness of the work of Casus Pax, which Bob’s old school friend, Kai Hughes, is a director of.

Since the beginning of hostilities in February last year, they have delivered over 50,000 pieces of cutting edge, lifesaving equipment worth over £250,000 directly to clinicians across the country.

The majority of the aid is medical supplies, which varies from high quality, military grade trauma bandages and burns dressings to search and rescue equipment such as immobilisation slings, rescue sledges and stretchers for civilians on the frontlines.

They have also provided maternity supplies, as well as neonatal and paediatric equipment.

Bob added: “Kai has also had a distinguished 20 year career in the Royal Navy and what he and his team were doing in Ukraine just blew me away.

"They are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things without the inertia of some of the larger aid organisations. These are very brave people.”Click HERE to fund out more about Casus Pax and pledge money towards their next mercy mission.