TWO events in one day netted a Weymouth charity hundreds of pounds.

Weymouth Rotary Clubs put on a weekend of entertainments including fearsome competition in dragon boat racing and a concert by The Fab Beatles at Nothe Fort.

The two events raised £473.96. The money will go towards helping people across the world hit by disaster through the Rotary Club’s charity ShelterBox.

The box contains everything a family that has lost everything in a flood, earthquake or other disaster would need to survive.

It includes a tent, blankets, water purification packs, a cooking stove and even pens and colouring books to keep children entertained.

The boxes cost £590 each and are shipped all over the world to Rotary staff.

They are stored in countries so that when a disaster strikes they can be sent out straight away to where they are needed most.

Melcombe Regis Rotary club raised £227.77 from collecting at Weymouth Pavilion next to the Rotary’s Dragon Boat Races on Sunday morning.

Weymouth Carnival Queen for 2011-12 Lucy Compton joined the fundraisers to collect money from the crowds.

Then in the evening The Fab Beatles tribute band played to a packed Nothe Fort. An after-show collection raised £246.19.

Rotary Shelterbox co-ordinator Ian Brooke said it had been a tiring but very enjoyable day.

He said: “Shelterbox is probably the most cost effective charity in the world as virtually everything is done by volunteers.

“When you have lost everything in an earthquake, flood or wildfire, to see that big green box with its tent, cooker, sleeping bags and so on arrive, well, it must be wonderful to realise that other people care enough to donate the money needed for the boxes.”

He added: “I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who made the day so successful including the Rotarians, Carnival Queen Lucy Compton, The Fab Beatles and the staff and volunteers at the Nothe Fort.

“Finally I’d like to say thank you to the wonderful people of Weymouth.”