The North Pembrokeshire Chernobyl Children Lifeline welcomed a party of 12 'Chernobyl children' visiting the area on a month's stay with host families.
The children, aged 10 and 11, all hail from Belarus, which was badly affected by the Chernobyl explosion back in 1986, and exposed people to radioactivy, putting over 1.5 million children at risk of contracting cancers, leukaemia and other radiation-related illnesses.
Chairman of the North Pembrokeshire Chernobyl Children Lifeline, Bryon Alabaster, believes visits like this one for the children will be of great help to their welfare.
"This is the second group we have had visiting, and all our fund-raising is carried out in Pembrokeshire," said Bryon.
"Doctors say that a month's stay in Britain, breathing uncontaminated air and eating uncontaminated food, can add two years to a child's life expectancy."
The children's group leader and interpreter, Tamara Zosimava, also believes in that notion:
"The children are already healthier and more relaxed, and are so much better than they were when we arrived," she said.
If you would like to help the North Pembrokeshire Chernobyl Lifeline, contact Bryon Alabaster on 01348 811325.