A MILFORD Haven Church will be showing off a purple haze tonight, in support of a campaign to end polio.

On Tuesday, October 24, at 6.30pm, St Katharine and St Peter’s Church will be lit up in purple as part of the Purple4Polio project.

The initiative was taken by Milford Haven Rotary Club, and is supported by Fr Harri Williams and by the Mayor Colin Sharp.

Rotary members across the country are also lighting up iconic buildings in purple in towns and cities, including Canterbury Cathedral, the National Library of Wales and the Wills Memorial Building at the University of Bristol, as well as holding a host of other events.

The Purple4Polio campaign highlights the colour of the dye placed on the little finger on the left hand of a child to show they have been immunised against polio.

Since 2013, the Gates Foundation has matched every $1 the Rotary organisation commits to polio eradication two-to-one.

Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative nearly 30 years ago.

Since then, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.99 per cent, from about 350,000 cases a year in 125 countries to just 37 cases in three remaining polio-endemic countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.

To sustain this progress and protect all children from polio, Rotary has committed to raising $50 million worldwide in support of global polio eradication efforts.

Milford Haven Rotary club has played its part in supporting the initiatives to end polio, contributing around £700 each year from members donations, and from fundraising events.

For more details, or to make a donation visit endpolio.org