Remembrance Parade
Members with some wives and dog paraded through Wellington to lay a wreath at the Lych gate
Scout/Young Carers Fun Day
On Saturday 9th November the scouts of 1st Wellington, 1st Wrekin (Hadley) and 1st Prees entertained a party from Telford & Wrekin Young Carers Service to a survival training fun day at the Wrekin Campsite. Rotary provided the BBQ sponsored by Morgan’s Country Butchers & Smokery and a tasting selection of Caribbean food. For details …
Rotary Shoe Box Appeal
Louise Haston gave a presentation to a club meeting and showed members what can be put into shoe boxes for distribution to the less fortunate of Eastern Europe. There is no need to buy a pair of shoes to get a shoe box as the Rotary Shoebox Scheme provide the boxes for a small fee. …
District Grant – Citizens Advice Bureau Laptops
Brian Richards writes: Twelve laptops (each with a USB mouse) and two wheelie laptop bags were handed over to Valerie Graham of CAB Telford at their Wellington offices this week, funded by a £1,000 District Grant matching the £1,000 from the Club Benevolent Account. The laptops will enable the CAB Digital Inclusion Project to deliver …
Carers at the Wrekin Riders
It was rather chilly standing at the start of the Wrekin Riders BMX track as the wind cut across to this high point in Dawley to watch a party of Carers have a go on the superb track in Duce Drive. It was however one of those satisfying moments in Rotary when you know that …
Visit to the Centre for Alternative Technology
President Tom writes (with pictures also additional pictures from John W): A group of 20 from Wellington Rotary, (but also including District Governor Robyn, Past District Governor Trevor and other guests), overcame all obstacles to visit the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth for a day out. We were taking advantage of the free one …
The press this week
You may like to see an article in Shropshire Live that reports the Wellington Rotary projects at the BMX track in Dawley. Please follow this link to read the article: https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2021/09/19/telford-bmx-club-unveils-new-facilities/#
Opening of Club House for Wrekin Riders BMX Track Club
In 2018 Kirsty Smallman made an eye opening presentation to Wellington Rotary. We were unaware of the national standard Wrekin Riders BMX Track Club at Dawley, which Telford & Wrekin Council had funded. A couple of the club’s members went along to see the site with Kirsty and it was apparent that being located on …
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Treasurer’s Tweets
Although we have not been able to hold many fundraising events for a while, we have made the following donations: Food Bank – £1,025 (Aug/Sep) Parents Opening Doors – £1,100 Bursary – £2,400 Bloodbikes – £1,565 Telford & Wrekin CVS – £900 Outreach – £2,250 Medic Malawi – £250 ShelterBox (Haiti Appeal) – £250 Rotary …
Young Heroes Awards
We are looking for nominations for local “Young Heroes” to encourage/recognise those youngsters who have been thinking about others instead of themselves over the past 18 months or so in respect of either the Covid pandemic or any other issue! We would like to make awards to young persons who, at 31/12/21, will be aged …