A samaritan who helps refugees has travelled to Dunkirk in France more than a hundred times.

Angus Clark, 52, from Harpenden, began working with the charity Herts for Refugees in 2015 by collecting donations to buy blankets.

Now chairman of the charity, he said the group was a “starting point” for his passion.

He first travelled to France in November 2015 during the refugee crisis and continues to travel there with volunteers to deliver food and clothing to families.

Mr Clark's charity regularly runs trips to France so volunteers can help in community kitchens for refugees. They prepare and give out meals, all cooked with donated food.

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Mr Clark and volunteers giving out soup. Photo: Mobile Refugee Support

He said: “The thing you cannot change is the political situation.

“All we can do is try to alleviate suffering. We can provide shelter and warmth, that is the primary aim.”

He says the charity has a positive impact as volunteers also offer comfort, support and company.

He also said he met some families who have been torn apart.

He added: “Our charity is about helping people survive, some of them are living with nothing.”

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Mr Clark loading medical aid to be sent to Syria. Photo: Angus Clark

The charity also sends aid to camps in Greece, Syria and Lebanon.

He said: “It's an excellent thing we can help. I’m glad we can help and provide some comfort but at times I’m ashamed of the fact we still have to do it.

“It feels like there is an unwillingness and there needs to be a proper response.”

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Dunkirk. Photo: Project Play

The charity also works with organisers of music festivals in the UK, so volunteers can collect discarded tents, blankets and sleeping bags.

He said: “You wouldn’t believe what people leave behind when a festival ends.

“We’ve collected thousands of tents and sleeping bags which would have ended up in landfill. We work with people in France and Greece to distribute them.”