Rotary Club of Bexhill - May 9

About 1,300 was raised, which will go to support Rotary International's efforts to help the Jaipur Limb Project and Lifestraws.

The Jaipur Limb Project was started in 1984 to give financial support to provide artificial limbs, callipers and other aids to the poor in India.

In 1990 it was extended to the sponsorship of Rotary limb camps in India and to the establishment of Permanent Limb Centres in other countries, staffed by people trained by master technicians from Jaipur.

The Lifestraw is a personal water purification device designed to turn surface water into drinking water, thus providing access to safe drinking water wherever you are.

Hardly bigger than a banana, it consists of a simple plastic tube that can be dipped into any patch of water, however polluted, enabling clean water to be sucked through it, simply by using revolutionary designed filters.

It could save millions of lives.

Bexhill Rotary Club president John Meadows said: "Thanks go to everyone on the International and Foundation committee who have worked so hard in preparing for the lunch and those assisting with the food on the day, and David Cassar and St Mary's for the use of their excellent facilities.

Also Leah Norman, Maggie Bligh, Kay Parkin and their staff who looked after us so well. We were very grateful for all the donated raffle prizes and to everyone who attended the event in the snow!"