PRESIDENT PETER MURRAY WRITESWhen I agreed to take on the role of President all those years ago I had visions of the drama of an inauguration at the Buckatree. Lots of best wishes from some members, commiserations from others and harmless banter from those relieved that it was not their turn. Little did I know …
John’s nomination is different from Geoff’s in that he has only been a member at Wellington for a few years but, in that time, has become a popular, sociable member as well as giving service in many of our activities such as judging the Young Chef competitions, cooking the Young Carers & Scouts BBQs and …
Nominated by President Vic Young and supported unanimously by Club Council, Geoff has devoted much of his Club membership promoting the Rotary Foundation, an international fund to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. He has consistently over many years encouraged Club …
Our support of Telford Foodbank goes back to September 2018 when Erin Aston spoke at a club meeting about her work seeking food and toiletries donations for the Foodbank and explaining how it operates. At that time it’s fair to say our members were amazed at the high level of demand and the simplicity of …
Lendwithcare has written to all investors advising what steps they have taken to continue to support their entrepreneurs saying: “Thank you so much for supporting hard-working entrepreneurs through Lendwithcare. You will notice that this month you did not receive any repayments into your Lendwithcare account from some (or all) of the entrepreneurs you are supporting. …
I believe that the Global Grant Project has been completed, but we are still awaiting a report from The Rotary Club of Lilongwe. The eye surgery at St Andrews Hospital, Mtunthama, Malawi, health worker training and the establishment of new assessment eye clinics in the villages was achieved and indeed exceeded some time ago and …
WREKIN RIDERS BMX TRACK CLUB DAWLEY A definite success and project completion with the Rotary Wellington Club House and Toilet Unit being lifted into place during the last week in May. It’s a pity that the youngsters of the club can’t meet at the moment to make use of the facilities. The Club House was …
Rotary Telford Tree of Light Distributes £42000 to Local Charities. The Rotary Telford Tree of Light held its presentation evening, hosted by Rotary Club of The Wrekin President David Shelmerdine at the Hadley Park House Hotel on Thursday 27th February. This year the Rotary Telford Tree of Light, which is run by the Rotary Clubs …
Rotarians I’ve finally had the weight of our donations last Friday, a record 313 kgs plus £35. They were very grateful as ever and were especially pleased with the Christmas biscuits. So once again our members have come up trumps. Well done and thank you to everyone. Richard
With Christmas only three weeks away the Rotary Telford Tree of Light already remembers and commemorates almost 5,000 loved ones whose names appear around the Tree in New Row at the Telford Shopping Centre. New updated lists are placed around the Tree each week. The Tree received a special visitor on Thursday 30 November when …
