A POPULAR cafe and Polish shop have collaborated to help send packages to Ukrainian refugees.

R&R cafe in Abingdon and Polski Sklep Żubr, a Polish shop on Stert Street in Abingdon, are collecting packages of medicine and hygiene products to send to Ukraine and refugees in Poland.

The shop and cafe are asking for donations of medicine; items for a first aid kit, such as bandages, plasters and anti-septic wash; hygiene products including; shampoo, toothpaste and body wash; power bank chargers, blankets and sanitary products.

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Packages can be delivered to the Polish shop and R&R cafe has said it will be taking collection items until 4pm on Thursday March 3.

Once collected the packages will be driven to the Polish-Ukrainian boarder.

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