Author: CarlB

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

29th September 2018

We are delighted to have received a number of pictures and videos from our Rotary Club colleagues in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Aquabox was very gratified to be able to send a supply of 500 Gold Boxes to be distributed to the needy Rohingya people in the refugee camps in Bangladesh. 

Aquabox helps those affected by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines

Press Release – 28th September 2018 Working with our partner Humanity First, a consignment of 250 Aquaboxes left our depot on Friday 28th September bound for the Philippines to help those affected by the severe flooding and landslides caused by the recent Typhoon Mangkhut. The category 5 typhoon hit the northern end of the Philippine […]

Winster Quiz for Aquabox

26th October 2018

Every month there is a quiz in the Winster village hall, to have fun but also to raise money for local groups and charities. On Friday 26th October Aquabox volunteer Geoff Lester is organising one for Aquabox, with Geoff and his wife asking the questions.

Knitted goods for Aquabox

18th September 2018

A huge thank you to all our supporters for the knitted blankets, children’s clothing and teddies. We now have a large supply of these items and storage is becoming a problem for us at our depot. As we do not want the items to get damaged, we ask that further supplies are not sent to us for the time being.

Wirksworth Wizarding Day raises over £2,000 for Aquabox

20th October 2018

Wirksworth was transformed with imaginative displays in shop windows, weird and wonderful goods for sale, strange potions to drink, a double decker bus to ride and owls, snakes, lizards and spiders to handle!

A Very Busy Time At The Depot!

10th September 2018

Thanks to the efforts of Aquabox volunteers, in the past two months alone we have sent over £90,000 worth of water purification filters and other humanitarian aid items to help people cope with the floods in Kerala in southern India and to support the thousands of displaced people in Cameroon.