A new non-profit has been established to continue a group's commitment to providing emergency vehicles and humanitarian aid to Ukraine's frontline.

Cumbria Aid Ukraine, from the team behind The Pot Place garden centre in Plumpton, aims to broaden its reach and unify local and regional support.

Built on partnerships formed since the conflict began two-and-a-half years ago, the organisation has so far hand-delivered 11 ambulances and 17 vehicles in total to emergency services in Lviv. 

Continuing previous efforts, Cumbria Aid Ukraine plans to raise funds to purchase and equip two 4x4 rescue vehicles for emergency services.

Difficult to source in the UK, the Penrith-based team intends to convert them locally.

The new organisation aims to raise at least £10,000 with each vehicle estimated to cost a minimum of £5,000.

Continuing to operate from The Pot Place, the organisation will function as a central hub for donations and supplies.

Following a recent visit to a missile attack site in Ukraine, where seven people died, including a mother and her three daughters, the group said they were "more determined than ever as the war is going on much longer expected and shows no sign of stopping". 

In addition to fundraising for rescue vehicles, the group has launched a fresh appeal to bring "smiles to Ukrainian children this Christmas".

The new appeal seeks donations of toys, games, stationary, sweets, toothbrushes, soap, and clothes by December 2 to the garden centre. 

These items will then be delivered to Ukraine by Steve Hodgson. 

To find out more, you can follow www.facebook.com/cumbriaaidukraine and to support the group's ongoing fundraiser, you can visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/cumbria-aid-ukraine