Ukrainian hearts

24/06/2026

🌻 Discover the Beauty of Ukrainian Folk Art in Lewes! 🇺🇦

Join us for a special exhibition celebrating Petrykivka painting, a unique Ukrainian folk art tradition recognised by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

✨ Exhibition of artwork created by participants of a 12-week Petrykivka course
🎨 Meet the artists and course tutor
🖌️ Have a go at painting yourself
🎶 Enjoy performances by the Ukrainian choir Nebo i Zemlia and soloist Valentyna Rozum

📅 4 July
🕚 11:00am – 5:00pm
📍 Yarrow Room, Lewes Town Hall
🎟️ Free Entry

Come along with family and friends to enjoy beautiful artwork, live music, and a warm Ukrainian welcome. We look forward to seeing you there! 💙💛

22/06/2026

🎉 Today we would like to celebrate two wonderful women who have been sharing their time, energy, and inspiration with Ukrainian Hearts for several years!

🌷 Today is Svitlana’s birthday. Her creativity, artistic vision, and attention to detail help make our projects not only meaningful but also beautiful. Svitlana always knows how to present ideas in a way that is professional, inspiring, and memorable. Her creativity, sense of style, and warm smile bring joy and inspiration to everyone around her.

🌷 Earlier this month, Olha celebrated her birthday. Olha is a person with a big heart, incredible energy, and a remarkable ability to support others. Her analytical mind, systematic approach, and attention to detail help find solutions even in the most challenging situations. Despite raising three children, she always finds the strength to inspire others with her optimism, sense of humour, and endless positive energy.

💙💛 Dear Svitlana and Olha,

Thank you for your dedication, kindness, support, and valuable contribution to Ukrainian Hearts. We wish you good health, happiness, love, fulfilled dreams, and many joyful moments with your families and friends.

Happy Birthday and Mnohaya Lita! 🎂🌻

30/03/2026

Building on the success of their winter fundraiser, East Sussex volunteer groups Ukrainian hearts from Lewes and Proud To Be Ukrainian from Uckfield recently hosted a Ukrainian Easter Fair, raising £1,700 for Leleka Foundation.

This was the second collaborative event by the two groups since last December, continuing their shared mission to support Leleka’s work.

Cultural events hosted by Ukrainian Hearts and Proud To Be Ukrainian have become a hallmark of the region, drawing guests from across East Sussex, Kent, and beyond. This year’s Easter Fair continued the tradition of turning a cultural celebration into real-world aid, with all proceeds dedicated to helping equip Ukrainian medics with lifesaving tools.

The fair brought a touch of Ukrainian spring to East Sussex and offered guests a warm introduction to Velykden—Ukrainian Easter traditions. Visitors enjoyed hands-on workshops creating pysanky (wax-resist dyed eggs), decorating traditional p***a (sweet Easter bread), making candles, and taking part in creative activities for children. With traditional costumes, delicious food, folk songs, and children’s smiles, it was a beautiful celebration of culture and community.

“Every p***a shared, every pysanka created, and every song sung helps keep Ukraine visible,” said Tetiana Subbotina from Proud To Be Ukrainian.

“Our community’s generosity proves that even simple actions, when joined together, create a powerful force for good,” added Liudmyla Kondratiuk from Ukrainian Hearts.

Leleka`s team is grateful to everyone who attended, donated, and helped turn this celebration into support for Ukrainian medics.

20/03/2026

🐣Ukrainian Easter Fair – Lewes 🇺🇦

What a wonderful day we spent together 🧡

On 7 March, our community gathered at Southover Church to celebrate Ukrainian Easter traditions in an atmosphere of music, creativity and warmth

The children sang traditional songs, welcoming spring 🌿
Guests painted eggs, made beeswax candles, decorated Easter cakes and simply enjoyed each other’s company

There was also an incredible selection of Ukrainian dishes: varenyky, borscht, salads, sweet pastries… and, of course, authentic medovik 🍰 We were delighted to hear so many kind words about every dish

Together, we raised £1,700 to support humanitarian aid for Ukraine ❤️
The funds are planned to be used for purchasing tactical medical supplies.

Thank you to everyone who came, supported us and shared this day with us.
Together, we don’t just organise events; we create something meaningful and give hope 💙💛
The event took place thanks to the support of SCDA Employability SCDA Positive Activities

— Ukrainian hearts
In collaboration with Proud To Be Ukrainian

17/03/2026

14/03/2026

14 March 🎉🎉🎊🎊🎈🎈🎁🎁🎁
Today is a special day for us!

Today we celebrate the birthday of our wonderful friend, inspirer, organiser, and one of the leaders of Ukrainian Hearts — Liudmyla Kondratiuk.🌸

Liudmyla is a person with a truly beautiful and kind heart. She always knows how to support, listen, find the right words, and help — sometimes even putting others before her own interests.

Her organisational and communication skills, her talent for diplomacy, and her ability to see situations deeply are truly admirable. Thanks to people like Liudmyla, our team becomes stronger, warmer, and more united.

Dear Liudochka, happy birthday!🎁🎁🎊🎊

May life bring you many joyful moments, inspiration, and happiness. May every wish you make come true and every goal you set be achieved.

You are someone who makes the world around you kinder — and you truly deserve the very best.

With gratitude and love,
your Ukrainian Hearts team 💙💛

11/03/2026

Today we are sharing the Ukrainian Hearts report — a snapshot of what our community has achieved together:
events, culture, fundraising and support for children in Ukraine.

Thank you to every volunteer, donor and friend who makes this possible. 💙💛

08/03/2026

Sometimes the strongest communities are created by women who want to make a difference.

When the war forced us to leave our homes, we carried with us something that cannot be taken away — our values, our culture, and our belief that kindness can change lives.

Ukrainian Hearts was born thanks to Ukrainian women who found each other here in Lewes and became not just a team, but true friends.

Людмила Кондратюк, Svetlana Yali Sinkevich Oksana Olha Dubova, together with many wonderful volunteers, organise concerts, charity fairs and cultural events that bring people together and support Ukraine.

But above all, Ukrainian Hearts is about friendship, trust, and the quiet strength of women who stand for what truly matters.

💛 When women come together for good, a force is created that can change the world.