A TINY Caribbean island devastated by two major hurricanes is on the road to recovery with a helping hand from a Teesside Rotary Club.

The island of Grenada, which lies between Barbados and the north coast of South America, was wrecked by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 - with 90 per cent of the buildings on the island damaged or destroyed by the storm.

Work had only just started on re-equipping a local school and an old people's home when Hurricane Emily struck a few weeks later.

Rebuilding projects went back to square one, with all local resources exhausted.

The Guisborough and Great Ayton Rotary Club was keen to pledge its support after hearing about the efforts of the Grenada Rotary Club to help the islanders.

The president of the east Cleveland club, Mark Hards, said: "We had some unallocated funds in our charity account and this seemed an ideal way of putting them to immediate and effective use.

"This is a perfect example of direct club-to-club support for a project that will be a huge benefit to the children of Grenada."

The club's donation was doubled with a cash injection from the Rotary District covering Cleveland, Durham and Northumberland - making a total of £1,320.

The money will be used to provide a new library at St Andrew's School, in Grenville, on the east coast.

Headteacher Sister Lucy said: "This intervention by the Rotary clubs is the answer to our prayers."