Drink tap - save lives!
Here in the North East we take clean, quality water straight from the tap for granted. But imagine a world without taps or toilets. Where would you get your water? Where would you go to the toilet? Such a world without taps and toilets is a reality for billions of people in the developing world.• 1.1 billion people don’t have access to clean, safe water
• 2.6 billion people don’t have anywhere safe and hygienic to go to the toilet
• 5,000 children die every day from water-related diseases, making the lack of safe water the second largest killer of children under five
You can help change this!
Starting on World Water Day, Saturday 22 March 2008 Northumbrian Water is promoting Drink tap - save lives! throughout the North East, to raise vital funds for our adopted charity, WaterAid (Registered Charity Number 288701).
We are inviting restaurants, cafes and bars to participate in this initiative by encouraging customers who request tap water to make a donation to WaterAid. Individual donations may be small, but together they will make a HUGE difference. 100% of donations raised will go to WaterAid.
Participating restaurants, cafes and bars
| Area | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Co Durham |
Spice Island Restaurant Ltd, 9 Market Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NF
Manor House Inn, Carterway Heads, Shotley Bridge, Consett, |
| Tyne & Wear |
Copthorne Hotel Newcastle, The Close, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3RT.
Aspers at the Gate, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle, NE1 5TG.
Bistro Romano, 63 Front Street, Cleadon Village, Sunderland, SR6 7PG. |
| Northumberland |
Boat Inn restaurant and bar, Leaplish Waterside Park, Kielder Water and Forest Park, Northumberland. Tel: 01434 250 294. Cafe on the Water, Tower Knowe Visitor Centre, Kielder Water and Forest Park, Northumberland. Tel: 01434 250 294. |
The following eateries have all participated in the campaign - thank you!
Bistro 21, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS
Jesmond Dene House, Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 2EY
For more information on the Drink tap – save lives! initiative, click on the links below.
For restaurants / cafes / bars
About WaterAid
• WaterAid, established in 1981, is Northumbrian Water’s adopted charity.
• WaterAid works in 17 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria, Timor L’este & Papua New Guinea.
• WaterAid is dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water & sanitation.
• WaterAid works by helping local organisations set up low cost, sustainable projects using appropriate technology that can be managed by the community itself.
More information about WaterAid is available on their website, www.wateraid.org/uk