Children who live in an area of the Ukraine contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster visited Westbury Fire Station on Monday for a demonstration by firefighters.
The group of eight children, who are staying in Westbury for a month, also visited The Farmhouse in Southwick on Tuesday to experience traditional British games and food.
The children, aged 12, are from Borodyanka, a town around 50 miles from the reactor site where many Chernobyl evacuees were resettled. Every year the Chernobyl Children’s Life Line charity brings youngsters affected by radiation from the 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power station to Britain.
Steve Lloyd, chairman of Chernobyl Children’s Life Line West Wilts Link, said: “This year’s group will take part in a programme of activities including horse riding, sailing, ten-pin bowling, crafts and pizza making, which are being provided free by local companies.”
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