AROUND £100,000 worth of aid has been successfully delivered to Kosovo by volunteers from local fire stations and rotary clubs. Twelve Rotarians and firefighters left Liskeard on a 1,850-mile trip to the city of Gjakova. They were taking a convoy of five vehicles, including an ambulance, fire engine, and paramedic car. The journey was not without its problems. The volunteers were held up for seven hours at the Serbian border as officials did not want to let them through – forcing the rotarians to seek help from the United Nations. When they did arrive in Kosovo they received a warm welcome and the travellers admit it was all worthwhile. 'We have made some long-lasting friendships,' said firefighter Peter Robinson. He added that one of the main aims was to deliver a ladder to the Kosovans that could extend to the fourth floor of a building. One of the aid vehicles they delivered was an ambulance which has been converted into a mobile doctors' surgery. This will travel to 88 remote villages around Kosovo helping with a vaccination programme for babies. Other volunteers who went on the trip include Victor May (Lostwithiel Rotary), John Hurst (Lostwithiel Rotary), Stuart Shawcross ( Rotary), Denis Killen (Saltash Rotary), Mike Wilson (Launceston Rotary), Scott Marks (Liskeard Fire Service), Susan Smith (Bodmin Fire Service), Barry Kressinger (Launceston Rotary Club), Robert Collins (Liskeard Fire Service) and Daniel Smith (Liskeard Fire Service).