The Bursary was first introduced in 2006 and is aimed at Wellington students completing their 6th form studies. This year students competed for funds by letter and interview and the £1000 bursary was shared between Meg Batchelor and Lauren Fidler both from New College in Wellington. Meg has gained her place to read Natural Sciences …
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intrepid Rotarians regularly turn up at Weston Park following the annual V-Festival. Often dressed for an English summer – waterproofs – they sign in and received a stick-on number [‘I am not a number. I am a person’, said one Rotarian] before boarding a bus to enter the fray. Hundreds of tents, many of them …
The charity called W.Y.C.E [Wonder Years Centre of Excellence] was started after a visit by Hilary and Keith Walker to the Gambia in West Africa in 2001 where they came across a community of refugees from neighbouring countries who were basically destitute and receiving virtually no help from the Gambian Government . Over the next …
The Rotary Club of Wellington holds an annual Charity Film Night that raises funds for local and Rotary Charitiies. In 2017 the film show took place for the first time at Wrekin College Theatre with the film provided by ‘Flicks in the Sticks’.
Two members of the Rotary Club of Saundersfoot were amongst those present for the Celebration of the life of Tom Farmer. Club secretary Charles Hopkinson (centre) and Past President Robert Talboys (right) made the 300 mile round trip from South West Wales to pay their last respects. With them was an honorary member of their …
Sports Officer Rob Evans writes: Wellington Rotary hosted the Stafford Castle Club at Wellington Cricket Club’s ground on Thursday 23 July. Practice the previous week showed that we had much competition for places, so the team knew they had to perform! A close first game reached 6-6 but an inspired Venn and Geoff won out …
A group visit to Wappenshall Junction and Warehouse saw the work of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust at first hand. Their web site can be found by following this link.
We travelled the world by way of 10 wines from Georgia, Austria, Romania, Sicily, Majorca, Corsica, Lebanon and South Africa eventually reaching Mexico. Our intrepid guides were those well known imbibers David Lovatt and Richard Studd who steered us on a very happy tour to obscure places where the wines were made, often with obscure …
The first event of each Presidential Year is the Gateway BBQ at Eyton Village Hall. Members of the Gateway Club and their carers are entertained by Rotarians with a barbecue and social evening. The photographs show from left: Rotarian Chefs; enjoying a hotdog; Gateway Cub organisers Paulette & Bob Bruce with Peter Seaward and event …
Rotarian Peter Seaward has been installed as President of the Rotary Club of Wellington. The President then installed the officers in his team; President Elect John Wardle; President Nominee Brian Richards; Treasurer Jim Tranter and Secretary David Tomkinson. From left: Past President Venn Davies discusses the handover procedure with Peter Seaward. Past President Venn Davies. …
