drivers from CLC: Mandy Allen, Leah Haynes & Sarah Clark
A convoy of 6 minibuses including a CLC minibus & 12 drivers.
Departed Tuesday lunchtime and returned Friday evening.
The whole convoy travelled from Oxford to Calais and continued to Dortmund. The convoy then split into the Northern convoy, going to Poznan, and the Southern convoy going to Bielsko-Biala. After dropping off aid both convoys travel to a hotel in Radom. For the return journey the mini-
buses become one convoy again and travel to Warsaw and Berlin to collect refugees and then back to Calais and the UK.
Northern Route: Calais to Poznan refugee centre, Poland
3 minibuses & 6 drivers
Leah & Sarah in CLC minibus
Total miles covered: 2404
Southern Route: Calais to Bielsko-Biala refugee centre, Poland
3 minibuses & 6 drivers
Mandy in St Mary’s Calne minibus with her co-driver Nicky
Total miles covered: 2443.2
16 hr without traffic
1,576 km
16 hr 44 min without traffic
1.641 km
16 hr 12 min without traffic
1,602 km
We took a trailer full of aid collected from our College community, friends and family
Depart Cheltenham Tuesday 11:20—arrive at Eden Aid hub, Oxford 13:02
Minibuses loaded with aid- meet charity organises, drivers & trip briefing
Leah and Sarah with CLC minibus, ready to go!
Mandy and her co-driver Nicky
Depart Oxford 13:44-16:27 arrive Folkstone for Channel Tunnel Crossing
Arrive Calais Tuesday 18:37
First leg: 18:37-21:01 motorway stop—countries: France, Belgium
Next leg: Tuesday 21:28-22:43 motorway stop—countries: Belgium, Netherlands
Next leg: Tuesday 23:03-Wednesday 00:23 motorway stop– countries: Netherlands, Germany
Next leg Wednesday 00:40-02:04 motorway stop—countries: Germany
refuelling
flapjacks for the drivers
Next leg: Wednesday 02:24-04:00 motorway stop—countries: Germany
Next leg: Wednesday 04:22-05:51 motorway stop—countries: Germany
Next leg: Wednesday 06:54-08:28 motorway stop—countries: Germany, Poland
Next leg: Wednesday 08:55-10:44 Poznan refugee centre—countries: Poland
Delivering aid to Poznan refugee centre
Delivering aid to Bielsko-Biala refugee centre
Next leg: Wednesday 11:58-13:27 motorway stop—countries: Poland
Next leg: Wednesday 13:47-14:55 motorway stop—countries: Poland
Next leg: Wednesday 15:04-16:23 motorway stop—countries: Poland
Last leg: Wednesday 16:26-17:20 arrive hotel—countries: Poland
Overnight stay and rest before the return journey
Depart Thursday 09:07-10:38 arrive refugee pick up point—countries: Poland
Meeting our lovely passengers and pets!
Zofia our College cleaner came to see us off!
Next leg: Thursday 14:57–16:44 motorway stop—countries: Poland
lunch stop
Next leg: Thursday 14:57–16:44 motorway stop—countries: Poland
Next leg: Thursday 17:03–18:11 motorway stop—countries: Poland
Next leg: Thursday 18:20–19:17 Berlin refugee pick up point—countries: Poland, Germany
Next leg: Thursday 19:26–20:03 motorway stop—countries: Germany
collecting our remaining passengers from Berlin plus cat!
Next leg: Thursday 20:35–21:17 motorway stop—countries: Germany
Next leg: Thursday 21:29–22:55 motorway stop—countries: Germany
Next leg: Thursday 23:15–Friday 01:02 motorway stop—countries: Germany
Next leg: Friday 02:45–05:11 motorway stop—countries: Germany, Netherlands
Next leg: Friday 05:33–07:11 driver swap only—countries: Netherlands, Belgium
Next leg: Friday 07:13–09:13 motorway stop—countries: Belgium, France
Channel Tunnel Crossing—very happy faces!
Next leg: Friday 12:18 –12:49 Ashford train station—countries: UK
Ashford train station to St Pancras
Wishing all our passenger Good Luck!
Next leg: Friday 13:33–15:16 Cobham services—countries: UK
drivers’ last break before heading home
Next leg: Friday 15:59–18:03 Eden Aid hub, Oxford—countries: UK
Last leg: Friday 18:24–20:10 home! Countries: UK
Some messages from the sponsors and passengers
