A Saffron Walden charity which sends disability equipment around the world has just sent its fifth shipment in a year to Ukraine.

PhysioNet has a distribution hub near Saffron Walden and collects equipment from North Norfolk to the Kent coast.

An articulated lorry containing medical and disability equipment is the latest shipment to be sent to Ukraine.

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The trustee for the area is Edward Netsel, who has a team of volunteers who collect, clean, repair and load the equipment.

The charity has been operating for more than 15 years, and has sent more than 150 containers of equipment to Africa and Ukraine.

Volunteers who would like to drive a van to collect equipment or help with cleaning and repairing should email edward.netsel@physionet.org.uk.