A Newcastle brewery that partnered with beer makers in Kyiv has been hailed for raising thousands of pounds to send urgent medical aid to Ukraine.
Full Circle Brew Co, based at Hoults Yard in Byker, has donated more than £4,000 to a team of NHS medics sending critical supplies to the war-torn nation. After starting work on a collaboration with Kyiv-based brewery Varvar last year to create a special Ukrainian Golden Ale, the Russian invasion in February prompted the team at Full Circle to devote themselves to raising awareness about the conflict and raising money to help the Ukrainian people.
The ale has now completely sold out and, alongside the proceeds from fundraisers including raffles and tasting events, has enabled the brewery to make a £4,200 donation to Medical Aid Ukraine North East, an organisation set up by a group of NHS workers to procure medical equipment for Ukraine's field hospitals. Full Circle’s donation has been used to order desperately-needed trauma Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs) containing life-saving equipment.
