With open arms, and the true Welsh spirit, an afternoon of welcome took place in Cardiff for 70 Ukrainian mothers and their children who have sought refuge in south Wales. On Saturday many mothers and children enjoyed a day of fun, with a bouncy castle, ice cream van, live music and food within a safe environment for them to relax and meet up with each other, following their harrowing escape from their homeland Ukraine.
As I walked up the path of Brook House in Old St Mellons, I heard children laughing as they kicked around a ball, jumped on a bouncy castle and splashed about in the outside pool - you wouldn't think that months, or even weeks ago they had just evacuated their home due to war. Instead, they were given a day to switch off and experience normality for a few hours.
Olga Bakar, 40, from Ukraine came to Wales with her two children and has recently started an admin role at BCB International, who had sponsered the event. Sat in the shade, in her flowing pink and white polka dot dress - that was donated to her - Olga explains her journey on how she came to Wales.
