A WITHAM-BASED school has been doing its bit to support Ukrainian refugees.

Howbridge Junior School have been calling for donations to support Ukrainian people caught in the conflict following Russia's invasion.

It comes after Braintree-based Polish deli, Minidelikatesy Kubus, became a hub for donations requesting items such as sleeping bags, pillows and first aid essentials.

The has been calling for donations in response to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, encouraging their school community to donate essentials to the Polish supermarket.

The school has become a hotspot for donations with staff volunteering to transport essentials to Minidelikatesy Kubus, located on Market Street.

The school has been alerting their community to the appeal for donations and encouraging people to give what they can.

Kubus has seen hundreds of items donated.

Donations to the deli closed on Thursday but it is unknown if they will be taking another round of donations.

They are now expected to make their deliveries to the Polish boarder with Ukraine.

Headteacher Lisa Dale said, “At our school, we have children from Ukrainian families, Russian families, and from Polish families, as a school we were wondering what we can do to help and be proactive.

"One of our teachers is Polish and has a connection with the Polish supermarket, so we put out an appeal to our staff and children and which has spread to the wider community in our area."

Howbridge say pupils have been keen to support the appeal and are using it as an opportunity to donate spare sanitary items and essential medical kits to the school for transportation to Ukraine.

Lisa Dale added: “Anybody can donate straight to the shop in Braintree, but we are very happy to transport the donations to the shop when needed.”