The Rotary Club of Great Yarmouth have highlighted World Polio Day.

Eastern Daily Press: Great Yarmouth Minster. Picture: James BassGreat Yarmouth Minster. Picture: James Bass (Image: Archant Norfolk � 2015)

Great Yarmouth Minster was lit up purple to mark the occasion.

The Purple4Polio event has seen the church lit up during the week as part of the Rotary End Polio Now campaign.

The colour purple has been chosen as purple dye is placed on the little finger of children's left hands to show they have been immunised against polio.

Since Rotary and its partners launched a global polio eradication initiative nearly 30 years ago the number of cases has fallen from 350,000 in 125 countries to just 37 in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria this year.

President of the Rotary Club of Great Yarmouth Derek Houghton said his club had been supporting the campaign for many years and the end was now in sight in ridding the world of polio.

Since 1985, internationally the Rotary has donated £1.7bn to the cause.