Force
Hosts Chernobyl Children's Visit
On Thursday 10th July Lincolnshire Police hosted a visit
by 13 children from Chernobyl, arranged by the Hykeham and Lincoln office
of the 'Chernobyl Children's Life Line' charity.
The
children, aged 10-12 years, from Belarus, are all affected in some way
by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Some have had cancer and are now in
remission, some live in a contaminated part of the country, and some have
other illnesses related to the situation in Belarus, or have recently
recovered from an operation.
The force has hosted an annual Chernobyl children's visit for seven years
now, and is always delighted to help with their month's UK visit, which
has been estimated to extend their life expectancy by up to two years.
The children enjoyed a fun-packed day at force headquarters, during which
they watched a display by the Dog section, tried on some uniform and were
presented with a police badge at Stores, visited the Communications Centre,
and looked around the police cars and bikes. At the end of the day,
they were given a 'goody bag' donated by Lincolnshire Co-op.
Gillian Fleet, who organised the visit to the force says, 'It’s a
real pleasure to have the children with us.
'They all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the day and have a great time.
'Although we packed in loads for them to see and do, I don't think they
were half as worn out at the end of the day as some of our staff who entertained
them!'
On Wednesday 6th August another group of children from Chernobyl will
be visiting Lincolnshire Police, organised by the Scampton link of the
charity.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the Chernobyl Children's Life
Line charity can access the website on http://www.chernobylchildlifeline.org
