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Big-hearted couple can't move around home after it's flooded with Ukraine donations

A couple say they can no longer move around their house because it is jam-packed full of donations for Ukrainian refugees.

Big-hearted OAPs Roger and Jackie Beebee have collected a mountain of food and medical items, BirminghamLive report.

But the donations have continued to come following a huge community effort with the help of locals and groups from across Birmingham and Solihull.

The couple, who recently celebrated 47 years of marriage, have been totally overwhelmed.

But there's one problem - they are quickly running out of room!

The donation collecting duo have spearheaded the huge community effort (Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)

The end is in sight and the pair have organised a donation day on March 26 where they will be collecting items at nearby Arden Hall to send to the Nottingham Ukrainian Cultural Centre to help families starting a new life.

Jackie, 67, said the fundraising push-started small and morphed into something very special.

She said: "All we did was put out a WhatsApp to neighbours and then it went viral. The house is full. People's kindness has been absolutely unbelievable.

"It took me three days to clear my bedroom. The door hasn't stopped and the phone hasn't stopped. I have a lot of people bringing items to the house.

The couple is using the family motorhome to ship the donations to a collection point for the onward journey to Ukraine (Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)

"Words fail me. It has been absolutely phenomenal. I can't impress enough how phenomenal it has been."

The pair have already sent medical supplies and other goods to volunteers helping in Leicester. Similar displays of generosity have been witnessed up and down the country.

The pair are asking for anything the public can provide but not cash. This includes sleeping bags, medicine, PPE, toys, food and items for pets crossing the border.

Last week, generous Britons have donated vital supplies and money for the thousands of Ukrainian refugees arriving across the border.

Following appeals for help as families flee their homes in Kyiv and other major cities, there has been a massive outpouring from people wanting to help out.

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