The Rotary Club of Narberth and Whitland continues with its Aqua Box programme with the help of local schools.

Aqua Boxes fulfil a vital role of the Rotary movement by helping people in emergency situations. The boxes are filled with essential community requirements needed after natural disasters, environmental problems or conflict anywhere in the world, including volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, drought or similar situations.

The boxes are held centrally in the UK by Rotary ready for rapid deployment in large numbers when and wherever required. Items collected include cooking equipment, bandages, cotton wool, clothes, toys, kitchen essentials and any basic goods required in disaster situations. The Aqua Box itself, when emptied, converts rapidly into a very effective water filtration unit and is equipped with filters and sterilisation tablets to achieve a pure water supply.

Recently, president Ted Davies and international chairman Rotarian Ken Morgan from the Rotary Club of Narberth and Whitland, visited St. Aidan's VA School, Wiston, to collect a box enthusiastically filled by the pupils The Rotarians were welcome by deputy head teacher Heather Davies and pupils from the school council.

In thanking all concerned, president Ted said the items would be gratefully welcomed by people suffering from the consequences of some kind of catastrophe.

"Disasters are all too common," he said. "Hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes and other disasters cause so much strife to people in various parts of the world, so we are extremely grateful to the pupils and staff at Wiston School for their very generous contributions."

Said Rotarian Ken, who organised the collection: "Our efforts may be small in this context, but I am sure that the recipients will be extremely grateful to everyone at Wiston who have contributed."