A PUB landlord was so moved by how a charity helped people during last year’s Somerset Levels floods that he’s headed to Nepal to volunteer following the recent devastating earthquake.

Jim Winkworth has taken a fortnight break from pulling pints in the King Alfred Inn, in Burrowbridge to take out a consignment of water filtration equipment.

He is linking up with Ravi Singh, of Khalsa Aid, who came to Somerset to help with the clear up after large swathes of the Levels were underwater for weeks.

“It’s absolutely horrendous out in Nepal, truly awful,” said Jim.

“I’ve been speaking to Ravi every day and the biggest thing they need at the moment is water filtration equipment and purification tablets.

“I’ll also be helping generally in whatever way is needed.”

It is the second time Jim has joined up with Khalsa Aid, a British-based Sikh organisation that helps the needy around the world – he helped out during severe flooding in Bosnia last year.

“I do a lot with them now because of how helpful they were in Somerset during the floods,” said Jim.

“I’ve been moved by the response of the people of Somerset and the rest of the country to what has happened in Nepal and I’m keen to do my bit.”

Around 8,000 people are known to have died in the Nepal earthquake at the end of last month, with hundreds of thousands forced to live in the open after homes and other buildings collapsed.