Highway to the Danger Zone 

A little piece of Totnes is going to Ukraine.

One of the fleet of Bob the Bus buses has been bought by Devon’s Ukrainian Action and is going to part of a six vehicle convoy leaving on July 1st packed with medical and other vital supplies.

Ukrainian Action Team Devon  – HQ Stoke Gabriel – has already been to the war torn country 16 times and this convoy is heading to Lviv in western Ukraine.

A volunteer‑run UK charity delivering vehicles, medical aid, and essential supplies directly from the UK to Ukraine. The group has organised more than 98 humanitarian convoys and delivered nearly 500 donated vehicles to support frontline evacuation, healthcare, and community resilience. Its projects span emergency support, reconstruction of war‑damaged homes, and rehabilitation programmes for wounded veterans in the Carpathian Mountains. Driven by over 550 volunteer drivers, the organisation continue

s to provide practical, life‑saving assistance to Ukrainians affected by the ongoing conflict.
The Bob being driven over is the oldest in the fleet and will be taken as far as Poland by chair of trustees Steve Grove and then taken further by Jimmy Edmonds, co-founder of the Good Grief Project.

The yellow bus will remain in the country to help evacuate refugees from frontline villages and support other civilian initiatives.

One hundred vehicles from  South Devon have so far made it to the country which was invaded by Russian forces four years ago.

The Good Grief Project is a bereavement charity supporting grieving parents and siblings and will be using the journey as a chance to learn more about how war and loss are affecting Ukrainian families and wider society.

Steve has a JustGiving page raising money for Ukrainian Action.

He said: “I’ve been so impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm of the team that when it was suggested that I might join the convoy in July I really wanted to get involved.  None of the vehicles travel empty and volunteer drivers are self funding.  The vehicles need to be prepared and insured.  So any donations will go directly towards the project.”