SENIOR members of one of Oswestry's Rotary clubs has praised the worldwide efforts of their movement in raising money for the Ukraine appeal, including their sister club in Bulgaria.

Cambrian Rotary Club – one of three clubs in Oswestry – recently set up a stall to raise funds for the wider appeal to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.

Cambrian president Anna Pugh says they and all clubs are following the Rotary motto of ‘service above self’ and thanked all those who help.

She said: “Our hearts are broken by the suffering affecting the Ukrainian people.

"We are fortunate to be part of the Rotary organisation knowing that our support will be channelled to front-line agencies.

"(As for) Oswestry Cambrian Rotary Club, we have donated £5,000 towards the appeal above for medical supplies etc.

"Oswestry Cambrian is twinned with the Rotary Club of Pomorie in Bulgaria which is located on the Black Sea.

"So far more than 30,000 refugees have escaped across the sea into the coastal towns of Bulgaria but haven’t been mentioned through the news channels.

"Cambrian have forwarded £1,350 to the Pomorie club which is in turn supporting special Ukrainian foodbanks and refugee families in their town and surrounding area.

"We look forward to our ongoing relationship with the Pomorie club.

"Rotary colleagues are channelling their donations to support Rotary-led programmes because every penny in donations is tracked and accounted for because we only work through other Rotary clubs."

A spokesman added: "The urgent requirement in the Ukraine is for medical equipment, dressings, tourniquets and drugs for the injured and the dying on the battlefields and in the bombed and destroyed buildings as the number one priority.

"Rotary International has unique contact with Rotary colleagues on the war frontline, at refugee crossing points and refugee centres.

"Rotary has “fingers on the pulse” and can source, on an international scale through its network of 1.2m members, target and deliver medical aid to the point of need."