Operation Stack
Operation stack on the M20 had reached day four. Up to 4000 trucks travel between the UK and Europe each day and over 1000 per day had been building up on the M20 in Kent, as a result of the strike in France.
With temperatures soring to 34°C + drivers were experiencing serious discomfort having been sat in their lorries for days. Many drivers had run out of water and food, and conditions were not set to change as the industrial action in Calais had not been called off. It was going to take days to clear the backlog of vehicles.
RRT team leader Stuart Bell received a call from Bronze Command and agreed to assemble a volunteer team to provide food and drink for up to 700 at risk cases. The British Red Cross had offered 100 meals but no assistance to distribute the food
The RRT volunteer team assembled on site and distributed nearly 1200 drinks and 1500 light snacks. Over the next 3 days the teams worked tirelessly throughout the day to distribute water that had been donated. The RRT team could see that there was a greater need than just water so donated and distributed a further £400 worth of food to urgent cases.
2000 sandwiches were delivered to the truck drivers with the rrt travelling along the M20 with police escort! The rrt team received some very generous donations of food from local supermarkets and the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church communities from Canterbury and surrounding area
One eye witness at the scene today said – “if you think about it we have up to four lanes of trucks now that phase 4 of operation stack has been implemented and this is really 50 miles of vehicles many with two drivers so you have several thousand people down here – all hungry and frustrated.”
wow!! i’m impressed…bet you had to work like ninjas (:)) – those drives sure appreciate it by the looks of things
keep it up RRT… 🙂
Well done – RRT does it again – in the spirit of The Good Samaritan on the M20 !
Awesome operation in the spirit of the Good Samaritan – on the M20 – of all places –
very well done – keep up the good work !
Is Operation Stack continuing.. It’s now the 27th July?
rrt are just the best!!!
wow!! well done rrt!! you can see how thankful the lorry drivers are! awesome work…
Excellent job for those lorry drivers – Thank you RRT – A true display of what christianity is . Care & compassion for all men
I think this is one of the best things the RRT have done! Keep it up. You are FANTASTIC!!
Excellent work RRT!
You really have a huge task this time…
Well done again RRT. Those Lorry drivers would of been so grateful for food & water. Keep up the good work…
Fantastic service! Nothing worse than being stuck on a British motorway….;-D
Brilliant work! Those guys look very grateful! Well done 🙂
holy smokes …..INSANE
keep it up ….is that lyle ??
HAGO_
hey that is soooo cute ….do it more …keep it up!!
luvin’ it!
cheers seeya later!
ttyl
Fantastic job RRT! You must have been nearly overwhelmed with thanks from the grateful drivers. Imagine being stuck in a lorry for 4 days without moving. Its bad enough being stuck on the M6 for half an hour…
Thanks so much for kindly caring for these stranded people. Hope their goods didn’t suffer from being delayed.
RRT you are lifesavers – (did you hand them out too?! 🙂 )
True to form: Serving people with care & compassion in times of need.
3 cheers for RRT & 3 cheers for the lorry drivers! 😉
Do they have them in UK (Lifesavers)?
no we call lifesavers polos…
What a thing to be stuck on the motorway without any drinks, when it’s sooo hot outside !!!
Thankfully, RRT’s always there to help…
Thank you for giving these drivers something to refresh them !