Belladrum festival founder travels to Ukraine border to help feed refugees
Various Highland businesses have also been helping to make the trip possible.
The founder of a Highland festival has been helping feed Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.
Belladrum's Joe Gibbs, along with son Eion and daughter Jeanie, arrived at Medyka on the Polish border on Saturday, in a converted Land Rover.
They've been giving out pizzas to those escaping the Russian invasion.
Various Highland businesses have also been helping to make the trip possible.
The initiative is taking place under the auspices of Siobahn’s trust.
"Despite the generators and portaloos, this is no festival"
The Belladrum crew, who have travelled more than 1,500 miles, are joining Joe’s brother-in-law David Fox-Pitt from Loch Tay, who had the idea to help Ukrainian refugees.
In a Facebook post on the Belladrum Festival Facebook page, David said: "I have lots of ideal equipment through my business WildFox Events Ltd and I was moved to take action and offer practical help in these tragic circumstances.
"Despite the generators and portaloos, this is no festival.
"Thank you to those that have already donated www.siobhanstrust.uk, with financial support we can use our little field kitchen as a catalyst alongside existing charities and volunteers already operating in this small polish community."
"We had to go try and help in any way"
Joe told us why he and his family wanted to get involved.
He said: "I think we all felt, my son, daughter and I, that we couldn’t just sit around and watch this terrible thing happen.
"We had to go try and help in any way.
"We’ve been struck by how dignified they are under the circumstances, as they walk past with their children into a completely unknown future.
"They've lost everything they had and pulling what remains of their life, in a suitcase behind them.
"I remember one lady saying she had her two kids with her, and that was all she really had left in the world.
"Her home had been destroyed and she had no idea what was going to happen next."
"Makes you realise how much you value democracy in your own country, freedom of speech -which is quite undermined these days-, and the ability to live a free life.