Why I went to Ukraine in March by Mike Handcock

This Summer Southborough should be hosting the Euro Youth Project but instead our youngsters will be involved in EuroCamp 2010 at Swattenden, near Cranbrook, a project organized by the Kent Youth Service of K.C.C. Also taking part will be eight young people from Kaniv provided they can get their visas and their parents can afford the air-fares.
At the A.G.M. it was agreed that one of our projects this year would be to support the Ukranian group by providing funds to help the payment of their visas. So armed with official invitations and all we could afford to help them I paid a short but well worth-while visit as ever enjoying kind hospitality and consideration from friends in Kaniv.


Group of youngsters with their two leaders, who are coming for the EuroCamp 2010 in July. (Taken on my last visit)



Some of you may recognise Oleksandra Kucha and Viktoria Voyutska, the girls who danced for us at the Open Gardens event last year. (They are third and sixth from the left in the group photo.) and of course Iryna Datsenko (far right), who will be paying her third visit to Kent as one of the group leaders