Ukrainians who've fled the Russian invasion will be offered a little slice of home as they're invited to a traditional Easter celebration in Gateshead.
Although the UK has already marked Easter, Eastern Orthodox Christians, who make up the majority of the religious population of Ukraine, follow the Julian Calendar, which this year will see Easter Sunday fall on April 24. The day before, on Saturday April 23, Ukrainians living in the North East are set to gather at Hope House, in Gatehead, to mark the religious festival.
For Gateshead mum Lesya Bourne, who is originally from Ukraine, the crisis in her homeland has been a source of huge anxiety. But, determined to 'keep going and never give up', she's thrown herself into offering support to fellow Ukrainians.
