Tents and food on vital aid list

Those behind Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine are currently prioritising specific donations, which can be dropped off at local collection points in Crieff, Comrie, Auchterarder, Blackford and Dunning.

Items required are: bandages, first aid, cup-a-soup, pot noodles, canned food and soup, sugar, salt, rice, pasta, tea and coffee, baby food, formula, bottles, pacifiers and dummies, Sudocrem, hygiene and sanitary products, toothpaste and toothbrushes, warm socks, thermals, new underwear, warm blankets, sleeping bags, roll mats and thermal mats, thermal foil blankets, tents, rucksacks, camping plates and cups, paper plates and cups, candles, matches and lighters, torches and batteries, and dried dog and cat food.

There is also a giving page at https://www.justgiving. com/crowdfunding/kindnessforukraine with funds raised being used to provide fuel and practical support via Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine’s network of contacts at the border in Poland .