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Whats coming up

2012

Future events can be viewed from the link to Rotobelia on the home page and appear on the last page of the magazine. Reports of events appear in the body of the magazine. Rotobelia is usually published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August October and December.

2011

The Rotary Club of Wellington are please to announce that they will be adding a Young Photographer Competition to their Youth Portfolio this year. For further details please see the Youth opportunities page.

Thu 5 May 2011 Helping Hand Concert for local elderly and disabled

Tue 24 May 2011 Canal Trip - recipients of East Shropshire Talking Newspaper

Sat 18 June 2011 Stroke Awareness Day to check BP etc of local people

Monday 20th June The David Bufton Charity Golf Day

What's Been Happening

Thu 5 May 2011 Helping Hand Concert for local elderly and disabled

Tue 24 May 2011 Canal Trip - recipients of East Shropshire Talking Newspaper

Sat 18 June 2011 Stroke Awareness Day to check BP etc of local people

Monday 20th June The David Bufton Charity Golf Day

24th February Tree of Light Presentation Park House Shifnal

Sat 25 Dec Santa Claus visits Farcroft to help distribute presents

Tue 14 Dec Christmas Carols at Farcroft

Wed 8 Dec Christmas Carols at Abbeyfield

13th October GSE team visit

12th October Visit to Arley Arboretum

25th October Crocus Planting at Severn Hospice

26th October Crocus Planting at Furrows Roundabout

2nd November Royal Balti visit

8-10th October District Conference - Southport

4th October Gateway club disco & fish &chips 60 attendees

3rd October Inner Wheel/Rotary Church Service

1st September Railway Boys outing click here for pics

22/23rd August V-Festival clean up - a few on the way out.

75 tents collect and presented to 2nd Wellington Scout Group and Scout District

4th July Second Right Around the Wrekin Walk raised £500 for club charities and £1,00.00 for personal charities.

Tom's Year

David Bufton Charity Golf Day which will be held at Shifnal golf Club on Monday 21st June 2010 raised £3,300 for local charities

5th March Fron Choir £2,500 raised for Help for Heroes and Air Ambulance

2nd March Tree of Light Presentation Evening

President Tom with Anne Lewis and Mind Representative and then the cheque for £4,425.00

and £17,700.00 to the Hospice

11th February Sportsman's Evening with David Ellory

10th February Youth Speaks, Telford round New College won by Newport Girls' High School

President Tom has asked me to let you know that a collection made at Tesco on Saturday for the Haiti Disaster raised £1588.50.

18th January 12 members of the Club erected the Shelterbox tent among the cars at Furrows and laid out all the other equipment that is contained in a Shelterbox.

For Christmas events please see the Picture Gallery

30 September President Tom presents cheque for £400 to Riding for Disabled

29 September Bucket collection at Bucks Head raises £205 for 'Help Polio Now'

28 September Gateway Club party

6th September Right Around The Wrekin - Charity walk(pictures in the gallery)

5th September Gliding at Cosford

24/25 August V Festival Tent reclamation

Community Awards were presented to Lee Carter, AFC Telford Chairman, on 14 August, and to George Evans, local historian, and Keith Bailey Captain of Oakengates Boy's Brigade on 21 August.

To see Issue 93 of our magazine Rotobelia click here

20/21 June we welcomed our Indian friends in advance of conference

Club members, wives and Inner Wheelers and guests returned safely from an emotional visit to the Normandy beaches.

The last night was celebrated with the Rotary Club of St Lo. 10-16 June.

Our Hotel in ST. Lo

We remember the fallen at the american Cemetary

Golf Day at Shifnal Golf Club 8th June raised £2,500.00

Telford Centre succomb to our Croquet team

Telford Centre too good for us in rain affected bowls match.

District assmbly 16 May

Club Assembly 14 May.

Two new members in May. Thats 7(yes seven) for 2009 - a District high.

Helping Hand Concert 12th May.

Youth Speaks presentation Evening also 12 May (6.15pm at the school).

Heart & Stoke Health awareness - over 100 members of the public 'tested' - 47 with high blood pressure - 16 with high blood sugar readings.

Charity Film night, nearly 300 attended raising over £3,00.00 on 28th April.

Congratulation to the Thomas Telford School Youth Speaks team representing the District and Region in winning the National Final in Chedder on 18 April.

Well done to John Birkett, tutor, and Helen Barnett Tom Coram and Poppy Bennett.

One new member joined the Club in March, thats five for 2009

The AGM took place on 3rd April.

At the Tree of Light Presentation 12 March £4,477.00 was presented to Telford & Wrekin Home Start.