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Countdown to Chernobyl children's visit

A group of children from Eastern Europe will arrive on the island next month - to give them a break from unhealthy conditions at home.

The friends of Chernobyl's Children will bring eight girls and eight boys from Belarus to spend time on the Island.

They and their families are still suffering the after-effects of the 1986 nuclear disaster which spread radiation across their country.

Norman rivers from the organisation says there's a variety of activities planned:

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