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On Sunday 25th July 2004 Larissa Volkovinskaya
and her daughter Natasha arrived at Edinburgh Airort accompanied
by ten children, having travelled from the Gomel region of Belarus
via Gatwick. They were met in Fife by host families from Dalgety
Bay, North Queensferry, Comrie, Pitreavie, Gowkhall and Glenrothes
with whom they would spend the next four weeks. The travel costs
were met by CHERNOBYL CHILDREN LIFE LINE Dunfermline and West Fife
Link. The aim of having the children visit Britain is to allow them
respite from the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster which affects
every family in Belarus.The Charity not only cover the cost of travel
but also arrange activities and visits to places of interest that
the children will enjoy plus lots more............ |
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John Scott, Chairman, Dunfermline
and West Fife Link with Larissa. |
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NEWS 'Children from Belarus visit Fife'
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Vladislav Lipski and Sergei Shinkarenka
with Robyn Matthews enjoying a day out at the Silversands Beach,
Aberdour with other members of Child Link host families. |
Sergei Shinkarenka after making his own pizza while following the instructions of the resident chef at Pizza Express, The Brides, Edinburgh. "Umm must I eat this after it is cooked?" |
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Larissa in the check jacket with
some of the children on the approach to the Forth Road Bridge after
an afternoon visit to Deep Sea World. Where did they get the energy
to climb all those stairs? |
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Prior to a tour of Deap Sea World,
Norman Woolley of the Dunfermline Lions presented Dunfermline Link
of CCLL with a cheque for £380, the cost of an airfare for
a child visiting Scotland. At the end of the tour each child was
presented with a goody bag.. |
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Wow this is great fun according to Ivan Metlitskey
on his way down the Foxy Wire at Blairdrummond Safari Park |
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A visit to Kirkcaldy fire station
was arranged with Graham Hogg, HQ Thornton, and Callum Bruce. George
Davies conducted the tour. Each child received a smoke alarm and
the local Belarus Firemen will install them in their homes when
they return to Belarus. |
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