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Burns Supper Evening

27th January 2018

The Rotary Club of Wirksworth held its annual Burns Supper and Ceilidh on Saturday 27th January in Alderwasley Village Hall. It was a really enjoyable evening and we would like to thank all those who helped to make it such a great success.

Climbing the O2 Dome!

23rd February 2018

Congratulations to Aquabox Trustees and Wirksworth Rotarians David Haspel, Roger Cassidy and Mike Tomilinson who braved the elements to scale the O2 Dome in London all in aid of Aquabox and our Rotary partner charity Roll Out The Barrel!

Happy New Year and a big Thank You to all our supporters

1st January 2018

Last year Aquabox celebrated its 25th anniversary and thanks to your wonderful support we are still going strong, continuing to respond to disasters across the globe and providing life-giving water as well as vital items of humanitarian aid.

Providing safe drinking water after the devastation of the hurricanes in the Caribbean

In response to the devastation caused by the Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria throughout the Caribbean, Aquabox has dispatched 180 AquaFilter Family units to the British Virgin Islands, which suffered widespread destruction. The filters will provide much-needed safe drinking water and will be distributed by Rotary District 7020.

Working with CART to support refugees in Eritrea

20th October 2017

Through our partners Christian African Relief Trust (CART) we have shipped 100 Aquaboxes to help support displaced and homeless refugees in Eritrea fleeing from persecution in Yemen and Ethiopia.

500 Aquaboxes sent to Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugee crisis

500 Aquaboxes were loaded onto a 40 foot container at the Aquabox depot on Friday 27th October to be shipped to Bangladesh to provide much-needed aid in support of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Our Rotary friends in Bangladesh will be assisting in the distribution of the boxes to the refugee camps.