The journey will have taken around five days, including fifty hours of driving.
Two men from Leeds have made the journey over to the Polish border to deliver over 1,300 miles to deliver supplies to those crossing from Ukraine.
Phil Knowles and Chris Ritter have been documenting their progress on YouTube from Chapeltown to Poland and back.
Their journey began in West Yorkshire on Monday, where a van from Octopus Building Services in Chapeltown has been loaded with food, medical supplies and clothes, weighing almost two tonnes in total.
There have been multiple updates on YouTube, where the men have expressed their gratitude and asked for further donations to the Go Fund Me: Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal, which has so far raised over £2 million.
The two men drove over 1,300 miles to Leżajsk, which is close to the Ukrainian border.
The journey saw the two dropping off the supplies at a charity warehouse where front-line medics and volunteers helped unpack the donations collected in Leeds.
Loading the van in Huddersfield. / Image: Leeds-Ukraine-Aid
The workers there expressed explained that the donations will be sent straight to the border, where staff there will use the food, medical supplies and clothes to offer to Ukrainian refugees before the move away from the border point and on to nearby towns and cities.
Supplies most in need at the moment are those that will bring warmth: it gets well below freezing at night so it's essential that there's enough to keep the volunteers and refugees warm and fed.
Heat warmers, blankets, nursing blankets and medical supplies, especially for blisters, colds, split ankles are all in needed the most, according to staff in Leżajsk.
In the most recent update from the pair, they told viewers that the experience has been "humbling" saying:
"I think we have the easiest job here, driving for twenty four hours [...] I feel as though we have seen a small window into a huge operation here".
Elsewhere, over £100 million to help refugees fleeing Ukraine as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), a government-backed fundraising appeal launched by a group of 15 UK charities. These charities have clubbed together to provide aid to those fleeing their home country.
Warehouses are filling with the emergency supplies. / Image: Go Fund Me
The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival has announced the dates for this year's festival.
This year's festival will explore the words of the celebrated Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour: "To make art is to say we are here."
These words will reflect the content of this year's festival, which aim to keep Palestinian stories alive; defy the erasure of history; and bring voices from the depths of destruction.
The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival will open Friday 13 November at the iconic Hyde Park Picture House with Life Support, a documentary about doctors in Gaza directed by Daniele Rugo.
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The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the director and doctors from the film, chaired by Healthworkers4Palestine.
Early programme highlights include the UK premiere of Conversation with the Sea, Muayad Alayan's family drama in which a 60-year-old Palestinian man in Jerusalem, ordered by an Israeli court to pay a debt allegedly owed by his son who drowned decades ago, sets out to discover what happened.
Also showing will be Maggie Lemere's documentary, Land of Canaan, follows Palestinian farmers and their olive trees, some more than 1,000 years old, and the fair-trade movement led by Dr Nasser Abufarha to protect them.
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Frances Bernstein, Festival Director, said: “To make art is to say we are here. We chose the words of the celebrated Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour as this year's theme because they reflect what the programme is for: keeping Palestinian stories alive, defying the erasure of Palestinian history, culture and identity, and bringing voices from the depth of destruction to audiences in Leeds."
The full programme, guests and ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks. You can find out more here.
Viral Yorkshire shop urges visitors to avoid weekends as huge queues form
Clementine Hall
A viral apothecary shop in Yorkshire has warned visitors about huge queues forming outside its doors, urging people to visit during the week if they want to avoid the crowds.
The Cabinet of Curiosities in Haworth has become a popular destination for those looking to really get into the autumn spirit.
And it seems like there's a lot of people who are looking to do so, as huge queues have been forming along the quaint cobbled streets of Haworth.
So much so, that owner Carolin had to issue a statement via The Cabinet of Curiosities Instagram page.
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It reads: "Weekends in Haworth have become particularly busy during Autumn and we are so grateful to all those lovely souls who have patiently queued to visit the shop.
"We are so honoured that you are happy to wait to come in to our magical apothecary shop, and I can’t quite believe it when I look out of the windows and see the queue snaking up the cobbles. Be assured that the queue does move fast and it makes for a far more pleasurable visit if there are fewer people in the shop at once.
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"If you would rather avoid the busy times it’s best to visit during the week if you can. Our shop is open 7 days a week 10-5, but to make sure all the shops in Haworth are open then Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are probably the best days to visit.
"We are doing our best to keep up with restocking and our fabulous workshop witches are busy blending, filling and packing every day to keep to keep the shelves stocked. We are humbled and forever grateful that you love our little shoppe, and hope you enjoy your potions and your visit to The Cabinet of Curiosities."
Sophie Smith -
9th March 2022 
