ANSWERING CALL TO ACTION
Border field kitchen feeds fleeing refugees
A team from Perthshire, including Crieff’s Chris McIntosh, has been at the Polish border aiding those trying to escape the war in Ukraine.
Moved by the plight of the refugees, Chris didn’t hesitate when friend David Fox-Pitt asked if he wanted to accompany him across Europe to set up a field kitchen for weary travellers during the mass exodus as a result of the invasion by Russian forces.
Chris described the scenes he witnessed as heartbreaking.
He said: “During the first six days, we dispensed over 8000 hot drinks and 2000 meals. With only four of us originally, this level of enterprise was only possible with the terrific support of other local volunteers, from many countries, who gave an hour, a day or a week of their time, to assist us.
“There were many very sad and pitiful sights, with harrowing scenes of hypothermic kids being dragged along by desperate mums.’’