A community have joined hands and formed a human chain around castle grounds in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

The event in Tonbridge saw a large group of people stand in unison this afternoon as they showed their support for the country.

Organiser Jason Bradshaw said: "I felt so helpless watching the people on TV suffering and wondered what we could do as a town to help, so I thought about getting people to form a human chain around the castle.

"I posted the idea to various groups and the people of the town embraced it. The turn out was fantastic despite the weather.

"It was very emotional to stand for two minutes in silence as a town and think of those in Ukraine.

"A lady came who was originally from the Ukraine and she spoke. It was very moving to hear as she has relatives out in the middle of it all.

"Also I was approached by a man who said he had sent pictures and videos of the event to people in Ukraine so they were aware too.

"All in all I hope as a town we made a little difference and showed solidarity."

The group of children and adults met at 11.45am at Tonbridge Castle's gatehouse and came with signs and flags sporting blue and yellow.

One poster read "peace and solidarity" with an image of a dove.

Speaking ahead of the weekend, Jason said: "What is standing in a line going to do? But actually it is going to do a lot because it is going to send a message out to Ukraine that we care and the town cares.

"I do not know if the people out there would ever see it, but you never know they might or they might be made aware of it that the people care.

"The thing is, there is also a lot of people in the community that come from Ukraine so for them it is a way of focussing on showing solidarity.

"The most interesting thing is I have actually had Russian people that live in the community contact me and say, 'we really do not like what is happening, we do not agree with it, can we come?' And I am like 'of course you can'."

Russia invaded Ukraine last month, leaving countless dead, more wounded and millions fleeing their homes.

To read about the invasion, and how it will affect you, click here.