A TALENTED young engineer from Ewyas Harold is to spend 10 weeks in Tanzania working on community development projects.

Former Hereford Sixth Form student Jack Evans recently completed a Masters in Material Science and Engineering at Imperial College in London, graduating with first class honours.

Now, he is taking a year to help communities in Tanzania, and to raise money to fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

He has already completed a 1,100-mile cycle ride through Europe to raise money for charity and the former Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School pupil will continue fundraising by hosting a coffee morning from 10am until 12noon on Saturday at St Michael’s Church in Ewyas Harold.