News Articles: May 2009
LIFE STRAWS (SAVE A LIFE FOR £3)
Life Straw: an invention that could become one of the greatest life-savers in history, costing less than the price of a cup of coffee A personal water purification device that turns any water into drinking water. It is a plastic pipe filter - just 25cm long and 29mm in diameter - which can be hung around the neck. It lasts an adult a whole year and a child nearly two years before they need a replacement. ...
Feet For Feet
'Feet for Feet' is an idea devised and developed by two brothers, Simon and Anthony Devine who were both born in Holbrook, Derbyshire the most southerly village of the Pennine chain. Combining their love of walking and the great outdoors and a wish to help underprivileged children in rural Tanzania they plan to walk the Pennine Way. This is a total distance of 268 miles which they plan to complete in twelve days. They will each carry a school chair with them. ...
