Sharing Rotary Stories October

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Sharing Rotary Stories September

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Club Focus - Brigg Rotary

Brigg Rotary
Club Focus is a series featuring clubs from big, small, rural, and urban areas around Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The series celebrates the variety of people, projects, and activities found amongst over 100 Rotary, Rotaract, Interact and RotaKids clubs throughout the area. Located south of the Humber, the market town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire is […]
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Rotary for RYLA (R4R)

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards are definitely a win for the students. But the District wants to make RYLA more of a win: win for Rotary as a whole. Clubs go to great effort to recruit ,for RYLA, some of the finest young people in their age cohort. People who should be the Rotarians of […]
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Birstall Luddites and York Rotary clubs share experiences on Friends of Rotary

Birstall Luddites and York Rotary
Birstall Luddites Rotary is one the latest club in the Rotary International District 1040 to try out one of Rotary’s several flexible membership related approaches - Friends of Rotary. “There are a lot of people who are willing to do their bit for charity or the local community as a one-off event but don't want […]
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Young Writer Competition Success from Skipton Craven, Settle and Leeds Roundhay Rotary

Skipton Craven, Settle and Leeds Roundhay Rotary
Thank you to Susan Rogers for sharing this Rotary story: I’ve been running the Young Writer competition for District for 5 years, and despite there being some excellent submissions, we unfortunately haven’t had any National placings … until this year, and we have two! Summer Jennings, sponsored by Skipton Craven came 3rd in the Junior group […]
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Halifax Rotary’s Beacon Hill Centenary Project Comes to Fruition

Halifax Rotary
Thank you to Halifax Rotary for sharing this wonderful story: The Rotary Club of Halifax were delighted to have their Honorary Member, Holly Lynch MP, officially ‘cut the ribbon’ on a gloriously clear and very warm sunny day. The construction of the viewing platform, along with gifting the ownership to Calderdale Council, was the Club’s […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - June 2023

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Denby Dale Rotary’s Theatrical "Kids In"

Denby Dale
Shared by John Purvis, President Elect: For many years the Rotary Club of Denby Dale & District with the help of its Inner Wheel Club have, for KIDS OUT, taken a group of children from Castle Hill School in Huddersfield (a school for children with special needs) out for the day. Since I got involved […]
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Reusable period kit initiative, Yorkits, keeps growing and spreading the know-how

York Ainsty Rotary
For the past ten years, the Yorkits project of Rotary York Ainsty has been making washable, reusable period kits for girls around the world to lessen the period poverty burden. The group has made an average of 300 kits each year (approximately 3,000 in total) since the project began. Kits have gone to twenty-five countries, […]
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Club Focus – Keighley Rotary

Keighley Rotary
Club Focus is a new series featuring Rotary clubs big, small, rural, and urban from around Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The series celebrates the variety of people, projects, and activities from some of the Rotary, Rotaract, Interact and Rotakids clubs in Rotary International District 1040. Keighley Rotary, located in the greater Bradford area of West Yorkshire, […]
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Champion of Change 2023: Bede Mullen, The Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge Rotary
District Governor 2022-23 Malcolm Tagg reports: My wife Judith and I had the pleasure of attending the Rotary Great Britain & Ireland (RGBI) Champions Awards in Birmingham, which demonstrate the huge impact made by volunteers in making life easier or safer for the wider community at home and abroad. Bede Mullen of Hebden Bridge Rotary […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - May 2023

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Hugely successful return of the Rotary Disability Games in Hull

Rotary's Disability Games in Hull continued their post COVID-19 recovery by again returning to Hymers College in Hull on St George's Day 23 April 2023. Howden Rotary kindly shared the following 2023 story: The 2023 event saw each competitor taking part in up to three of the following sports, weightlifting, shooting, swimming, new age kurling, […]
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Roundhay School Interact is going strong two years on

Roundhay Rotary
Nearly two years since their launch, Roundhay School Interact in Leeds is making a positive impact on students and local communities.  The group gets together most Wednesdays at lunchtime to discuss and plan projects and events. During the course of the 2022-23 academic year, the students have stayed busy raising funds, volunteering their time and […]
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Thirsk Rotary nominated Jasmine Harrison, record breaking rower and swimmer, secures a Rotary Young Citizen Award 2023

Thirsk Rotary
23-year-old Jasmine Harrison of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, who is always pushing herself to the limit in the name of combatting climate change, has been recognised with a Rotary Young Citizen Award 2023.   In 2021, Jasmine became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Not content with just one world record, Jasmine […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - April 2023

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3 Rotary clubs, North Lincolnshire Council along with 10 businesses work in partnership to ensure the success of Swimarathon 4

Partnership Working
Over 100 swimmers of all ages took part in the recent North Lincolnshire Rotary Swimarathon, or Swimarathon 4 as it was dubbed by the organising committee of Rotarians from Brigg, Scunthorpe and Scunthorpe Pentagon. The swimmers raised in excess of £9,000 from their sponsors, and with all costs covered through the support of 8 local businesses […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - March 2023

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Welcome back to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

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After a pandemic related enforced break during 2020 and 2021, we welcomed RYLA back this summer to Rotary in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The course itself followed the familiar experiential learning format and the candidates undertook a series of indoor and outdoor problem solving tasks in teams of eight or nine with a mentor – either […]
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Leeds Rotaract reflect on success during International Rotaract Week in March 2023

Rotaract
Thank you to Penelope Milner for sharing: At Leeds Rotaract Club, we are continuing to make a positive impact across Leeds! Our litter picking project is now picking up momentum as we have recently announced an international partnership with other Rotaract Clubs who are starting their own litter picks. These Clubs include the Clubs of […]
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Environmental partnership working in North Lincolnshire, led by Rotary, plants 3.5K trees in 3.5 days

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Thank you to Dr Chris Truman, the Environmental Lead at The Rotary Club of Scunthorpe Pentagon for sharing this smashing story. Alan, the landowner, having purchased land adjacent to Bottesford Beck, had a vision and made a plan. His dream was to provide a walk in the woods for the local people of Scunthorpe. North […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - February 2023

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Five ways Rotary can support communities

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From promoting peace to protecting the environment, Rotary’s seven main causes focus on improving the lives of individuals and communities throughout the world. There are many ways in which Rotary on local, national and international levels. This year’s Rotary International District 1040 Conference, taking place on the 6th and 7th October 2023 in Scarborough, will […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories - January 2023

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Rugby League and Rotary: Sharing values and embracing change

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When England was announced as host for the Rugby League World Cup 2021, organisers promised it would be the biggest, best and most inclusive event in rugby league history. It was the first time that the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments ran simultaneously. With all 61 matches live streamed, the tournament brought in new audiences […]
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Rotary, across large areas of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, reflect on bringing joy to our communities over the Christmas festive season in 2022

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In November and December 2022, we have seen numerous Santa related events spring back into action after largely global pandemic related restrictions in 2020 and 2021. With over 90 clubs in our Rotary International District 1040, consisting of large part of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, we have been delighted to bring smiles to the streets of […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories November 2022

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Rucksacks4Homeless

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Following on from the excellent article about Colin, in the Rotary Magazine article “Bag for Life” The real Bag for Life - Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (rotarygbi.org) which highlighted Colin, an ex- homeless/Rough sleeper, and his journey to get his life back on track by assisting Rotary Sowerby Bridge in Rucksacks4Homeless.  Sadly, Colin […]
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Haworth and Worth Valley, Keighley and Bradford West Rotary Clubs work in partnership with Workouts Gym in the battle to beat Prostate Cancer

Haworth and Worth Valley, Keighley and Bradford West Rotary Clubs
Rotarians from Haworth and Worth Valley, Keighley and Bradford West Rotary clubs staged a charity cycle challenge, during September 2022, on spinning bikes at https://workouts.co.uk/  with the intention to battle and beat Prostate Cancer, the biggest killer of men in the UK. There were also participants at a local leisure centre, home exercise bike owners […]
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Rotary out and about at Elland's show and festival of speed

Elland Rotary
On Sunday 18 September 2022 Elland Rotary organised the Elland show raising money for various charities including the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which spent the day operating from our venue. On Saturday 1 October 2002 Elland Rotary assisted the Elland Events committee with the organisation and running of the Elland Festival of speed. See coverage by the […]
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Wensleydale Rotary's inaugural September Saunter supports the Rob Burrow Centre for the Motor Neurone Disease

Wensleydale Rotary
Eighty-seven entrants took part in the inaugural September Saunter which was held on 24 September 2022. Starting from the centre of Leyburn the walk covered 13.6 miles over the paths and tracks passing through Wensley, onto Middleham, then to Cover Bridge before returning to the Wensleydale School in Leyburn where walkers were greeted with soup, […]
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A lasting memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton Rotary
In 1953, Cleckheaton Rotary Club marked the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by creating a seating area in the grounds of Cleckheaton Library. In a continued commitment to the local community and to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Rotary installed new metal benches in the seating area. Now to commemorate the Queen's Platinum […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories from September 2022

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An opportunity to join us in celebrating the September 2022 success of the Rotary family in our District, covering large areas of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.  
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Gilberdyke Pheonix Red Football Club and Howden AFC U13 Storm were amongst 96 cyclists taking part in Howden Rotary's annual cycle ride

Howden Rotary
On Sunday 18th September 2022, 96 participants undertook the Howden Rotary Club’s annual cycle ride from Laxton and they succeeded in raising £4,300 for their chosen charities.  The determined cyclists, including many children, completed either a 20, 13, 7 or 5-mile course in order to achieve their goals with eighteen different charities benefiting financially from […]
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Skipton Craven, Skipton, Halifax Calder, Richmond, Mirfield, Osgoldcross and Elmet, Bradford Blaize clubs support a second Rotary Youth under Sail voyage of summer 2022- the challenge is now to steer the young people aged to grasp further opportunities within the Rotary family

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11 young persons to come on an adventure under sail on board of training vessel James Cook on Monday 29th August 2022. Like earlier in the summer, the young people had been kindly sponsored through clubs at £620 each. After finding themselves a bunk and unpacking they congregated around the saloon table to meet the […]
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Protecting the environment: what Rotary can do to support its seventh cause

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In June 2020, Rotary International announced its newest area of focus: protecting the environment. The decision follows several years, and $18 million in funding, of Rotary Foundation supporting environment-related projects. As recently as January 2022, Rotary in Great Britain & Ireland dedicated a full issue of Rotary Magazine to climate change. There are many examples […]
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The faces of Rotaract leadership in Leeds

Rotaract
Rotaract gives young adults the opportunity to get involved in volunteering and broaden their CV through the likes of cause-based groups of likeminded people. Rotaract also gives people the chance to reach out to a worldwide network. Here are the current faces of the officials: Penelope is very aware of building a sustainable and diverse Rotaract […]
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Free membership from September 2022 until June 2023, of the Rotary Club of Adventurers to any non-Rotarians who would like to have a taste of Rotary

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Free membership from September until June 2023, of the Rotary Club of Adventurers to any non-Rotarians who would like to have a taste of Rotary. The offer applies to anyone living within the Yorkshire or Lincolnshire postcode areas. Offer ends 30 September 2022. What do you need to do to claim your free membership? Complete […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories from August 2022

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RotaKids launched at Lightcliffe CE Primary through Brighouse Rotary Club

Brighouse
The headteacher at Lightcliffe Primary, Graham Hilton, had seen a successful RotaKids club at his previous school and so shortly after his appointment at Lightcliffe he expressed an interest for his new school.  Brighouse Rotary were pleased to respond and Rotarians David Taylor and Tony Perryman visited the school early March to undertake a presentation […]
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Rotary and businesses coming together for the community

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In recent years, Rotary has made big strides in adapting to modern lifestyles and accommodating working people. Part of those adaptation efforts require Rotary in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to form closer bonds with businesses, local government, and other organisations. It’s well evidenced that Rotary has a particular specialty in partnering with charities and non-profit organisations […]
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Welcome back to Rotary Youth under Sail (RYuS)

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12 young people came on an ‘Adventure under Sail’ on the sail training vessel, James Cook with Ocean Youth Trust North along the east coast of England from Hull to North Shields from 8 to 13 August 2022.  The young people had been kindly sponsored through York Vikings and Louth Rotary clubs at £620 each. […]
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Messages from 9 members of the Rotary family in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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Ricci from London, UK Lesley from Louth, Lincolnshire, UK John from Louth, Lincolnshire, UK Penelope from Leeds, Yorkshire, UK Caitlin from Louth, Lincolnshire, UK Sathish from Bradford, Yorkshire, UK Rebecca from York, Yorkshire, UK Anne from Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, UK Malcolm from Denby Dale, Yorkshire, UK Jennifer from Windsor, Ontario, Canada Keen to learn more […]
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New Rotary Passport Club - The Rotary Club of Adventurers

Adventurers Rotary
A new District Passport club was launched on 1 July 2022 - The Rotary Club of Adventurers. The club’s primary objective is to bring new members to the Rotary family. Home | Rotary Adventurers (rcadventurers.org) The Rotary Club of Adventurers | Facebook What is a passport club? A Rotary club that gives its members a […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories from July 2022

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Doing Rotary their own way: people of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire share their unique stories and perspectives

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My Rotary story, just like everyone’s, is unique. Mine started in 2004, when at 16 years old I waved goodbye to my family and close friends and boarded a flight to Brazil for Rotary Youth Exchange. A year later, I returned to my hometown of Salinas, California, USA with a new language, a very bronze […]
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People of Kindness (POK) passport club gets off to a flying start

People of Kindness Rotary
A story of a new Passport Club in the South West area of our District which includes Halifax, Huddersfield, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge, Denby Dale, Todmorden, Holmfirth, Elland, Brighouse. If you would like to learn more about Passport Clubs, then see our related article. New Rotary Passport Club - The Rotary Club of Adventurers - […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories from June 2022

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Newcomers to the race steal the show

Scarborough Cavaliers Rotary
Scarborough Cavaliers Rotary report - a fantastic days dragon boat racing on 12 June 2022 at the North Yorkshire Water Park Adventure Awaits! — North Yorkshire Water Park Form 360 Fitness Centre FORM 360 | Facebook won an exciting grand final just piping Barons Health & Fitness Centre Scarborough | Barons Fitness Gym – Gym, […]
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Harrogate Brigantes Rotary Platinum Jubilee Charity Dinner for Ukraine

Harrogate Brigantes Rotary
Harrogate Brigantes Rotary in partnership with the Yorkshire Society held a highly successful Jubilee Charity Dinner at the Cedar Court hotel on 17 June. Guests from local businesses, Rotary clubs and friends gathered amid balloons and bunting to celebrate the recent Jubilee and raise money for the Ukraine appeal. The guest speaker was Harry Gration […]
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How Aireborough Rotary in Leeds helped transform young Billy’s life

Aireborough Rotary
Through Facebook, Assistant Governor for Leeds, Janet Appleton, learned about Donna Gregson’s quest to fund a bionic hero arm for her 10-year-old son Billy which would cot £25,000.  Billy was born with a right arm and hand shorter than his left with only two fingers and a thumb and limited movement. Attending Bramley Park Academy, […]
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An inspiring commentative local heritage story of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022  

Calderdale Rotary Clubs
The story reflects partnership working within the Calderdale area as part of the wider District of Rotary in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Rotary’s involvement with The Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations began when Hazel Brindle, Assistant Governor read the challenge, in the national Rotary Magazine, to have a beacon lit in each Rotary Club area.  Hazel contacted […]
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Sharing Rotary Stories from May 2022

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York Rotary - 100 Years Young

York Rotary
York Rotary is one of the largest Rotary Clubs in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire area of the UK. To be strictly accurate this headline should read ‘101 Years Young’! York Rotary came into existence on 4 February 1921 and a strong programme of events and initiatives was planned to mark the Centenary. Unfortunately, like so […]
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The Rotary Club of Richmond take the lead as they welcome back their annual Technology Tournament

Richmond Rotary
For over 15 years the Rotary Clubs of Richmond, Northallerton, Northallerton Mowbray, Thirsk and Wensleydale have organised this annual event for young engineers in local schools. Rotarians are delighted the event is back after the COVID-19 Pandemic. This year it was Richmond Rotary’s turn to lead the event. Richmond Rotarian Jos Huddleston who led the […]
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The Rotary Club of Scarborough-100 years in the community

Scarborough Rotary
The Rotary Club of Scarborough is celebrating its centenary during 2021/22. Formed in 1921, the Club has nearly 50 members and is enjoying a programme of events to help commemorate the milestone and to engage with the community. The foundation for the Club’s year is ‘ROTARY100’ and involves a collaboration with the Scarborough YMCA, Scarborough […]
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Leeds and Cleethorpes Rotary Clubs nominated Bex and Sandra, secure national Community Champion Awards

Leeds and Cleethorpes Rotary
Rebekah (Bex) Wilson of Leeds and Sandra Ellis of Cleethorpes were recently honoured by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland with a prestigious Community Champion award during the national ceremony at Volunteer Expo Live! Volunteer Expo Live! is the UK’s national volunteering show, hosted by Rotary Great Britain and Ireland, and it was where […]
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The Rotarian - a new D-859 RNLI Lifeboat at Filey. Congratulations to all involved in making this happen  

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Rotary in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire was very proud to the asked to name a new D-859 class Lifeboat for Filey, having raised £35,000 towards the cost. The lifeboat has been named The Rotarian. Rotarians from our Rotary International District 1040 were well represented at the Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication in Filey on Saturday […]
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Toys, tools and schools: Rotary in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire take collective action at home and abroad

Birstall Luddites, Shipley, Pontefract, Barrow Meridian Rotary Clubs
Birstall Luddites, Shipley, Pontefract and Barrow Meridian and Rotary clubs demonstrate how collaborative action can have a big impact on individuals and communities. Five years ago, Rotary launched its "People of Action" campaign. Today, Rotary in Yorkshire and Northern Linconshire’s collective action can be seen and felt in big and small ways around the world. […]
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Knaresborough and Harrogate Brigantes Rotary Clubs take to skies

Knaresborough and Harrogate Brigantes Rotary
Knaresborough Rotary Club’s Immediate Past President is at it again!  Helen Westmancoat completed her 49th tandem skydive in 2021 in aid of RAF Charities, including the RAF Benevolent Fund, the Jonnie Egging Trust and the Lincoln Food bank.  The special charity skydive was arranged by Skydive Hibaldstow as part of the RAF Scampton Family Day on 6 […]
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Louth Rotary’s Memory Walk

Louth Rotary
After a COVID-19 lockdown break in 2020, Louth Rotary welcomed the return of their Memory Walk in 2021 and ran the event and partnership with Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure and Culture, who are one of their corporate members. The seventh Memory Walk took place on 15 May 2022 which was again a lovely warm […]
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Cleckheaton, Skipton Craven and Whitby Rotary clubs encourage young writers in local and national competitions

Cleckheaton, Skipton Craven and Whitby Rotary
The Rotary Club of Cleckheaton & District report: At a time when there are concerns that school children may be spending more time 'writing' on computers, laptops, mobile phones etc. rather than with pen and paper, The Rotary Club of Cleckheaton & District has yet again organised its annual handwriting competition for year 4 pupils […]
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Keighley Rotary celebrate the joy of live, in person musical performances

Keighley Rotary
On Saturday 26 March 2022 Judy Hazlehurst hosted The Rotary Club of Keighley’s annual Young Musician Competition in Keighley Shared Church. In Jan 2021 the Rotary Club of Keighley held the competition virtually and last Saturday was the first time in two years that the competition was held in person and it was a joy […]
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A lovely Rotary without borders lost camera story from Bingley Airedale Rotary

Bingley Airedale Rotary
I received an e-mail via the Rotary portal from a Sven Struman in Iceland requesting help in identifying the owner of a lost camera. It transpires that Sven is a professional photographer and has a shop in Reykjavik and during recent refurbishment work being carried out by his daughter she found the camara under a shelf. […]
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Grimsby Rotary Club reflecting on the past and looking to the future

Grimsby Rotary
The week before the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 saw a group of Grimsby Rotarians once again helping with a cleanup of the River Freshney and surrounds. Two years on, Grimsby Rotarians are back demonstrating they are people of action as they participated in the river clean with a local charity Grimsby in Bloom. […]
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Rotaract and Rotary collaborating in Leeds to serve their communities

Leeds
Headingley Rotary Club and Leeds Rotaract Club collaborated on a tree planting project on 16t March 2022. In total, seven trees were planted at West Park Playing Fields along a public footpath. The project was co-ordinated by one of the Rangers from Leeds City Council. Many Rotarians and Rotaractors were surprised by the number of […]
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Rotary, People of Action, tree planting in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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As spring arrives, we celebrate how our Rotary Clubs have been actively tree planting in partnership with other each other and wider community organisations. Harrogate Rotary report:  The last couple of weeks has seen a considerable amount of activity by ‘Trees for Nidderdale’, the charitable group run by Rotary Club of Harrogate organising tree planting […]
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Cleethorpes Rotary, 8 years and counting for their marvellous partnership with the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Cleethorpes Rotary
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income. After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a […]
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Bradford Bronte and Bradford West Rotary Clubs Tree Planting with Partners

Bradford Bronte and Bradford West Rotary
A fine example of partnership working in our Rotary District of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Enthusiastic children and parents from Harden Primary School came along on Saturday 12th February to plant 500 trees in a field in Harden.   Caroline Hall, Assistant Head Teacher at Harden Primary was delighted with the turnout and said "Thank you all so […]
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Harrogate Rotary Centenary Colouring Competition"The Art of Children".

Harrogate Rotary
Harrogate, within the Rotary Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District, is a beautiful town, and not only the happiest town in the UK, but also now one of the most artistic towns in the UK. The Rotary Club of Harrogate have been supporting schools in the Harrogate area for 100 years, and to celebrate this commitment, they […]
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The Rotary Club of Hull step up to support a community impacted by a fire accident

Hull Rotary
The Rotary spread a little Christmas 2021 cheer to support over 100 employee and their families impacted by a fire at Bridgewood UK plastic products factory in the Hessle area of Hull. £500 worth of tins of sweets and chocolates were donated from the Club’s UK Disaster Fund. John and Margaret Curry of the Rotary […]
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Barton-Upon-Humber Rotary demonstrate partnership working over Christmas 2021

Barton-Upon-Humber Rotary
Pandemic rules allowed to let Santa tour some of the streets and villages around Barton-Upon Humber.  Many delighted children came out to see Santa.  Santa collections went ahead outside Tesco and the Co-op supermarkets. Thanks to Martyn Bell Motor Engineers of Barrow-Upon Humber donated a heavy-duty battery for the Sleigh.  We were able to cook […]
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18,000 plus charity shoeboxes for locals in Calderdale over the last 10 years

Rotary in Calderdale
Halifax Rotary report on a project started 10 years ago, when having filled 1500 international shoeboxes amongst the 7 Rotary clubs in Calderdale, Rotarians had many comments from the local communities who suggested that ‘charity should start at home’. Calderdale Rotary clubs took this on board ever since have run their shoebox scheme to the […]
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Dr Ella Hill, a survivor of sexual grooming, joined a Stainborough Rotary hosted event of club representatives from within District 1040, which includes large areas of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Stainborough Rotary
Dr Ella Hill a survivor of sexual grooming, spoke about her own experience in Rotherham, which meant she had to flee for her own and family’s safety, from the perpetrator. She explained the impact of racism upon herself, and also on the perpetrator. She explained in great detail the impact of the behaviours. Ella expressed […]
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Denby Dale Rotary submitted Kirkburton Middle School, Huddersfield, win national Rotary COP26 poster competition

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Jim Murison is delighted to be able to report that one of the entries submitted by District 1040 has won the national competition. The news was officially announced at COP26 on 5th November 2021 via a live stream. The Rotary specific section can be found between approx 45 and 50 mins. The entry, submitted by […]
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The Rotary Club of Whitby and District welcome back Octoberfest 2021

Rotary Club of Whitby and District
After a fallow year owing to COVID-19 restrictions, we at the Rotary Club of Whitby & District decided to re-launch our Fun Run called Octoberfest aimed mostly at primary schoolchildren. Thanks to the help of Shaun Hopper, a P.E. teacher at the local secondary school, who set up the course around the school playing fields […]
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National music charity endorses and supports Kids Aloud 2023

Harrogate Brigantes Rotary
Harrogate Brigantes Rotary is pleased to announce that Youth Music, the national charity, funded from the National Lottery via Arts Council England, that supports music making by young people, has awarded a grant of almost £6000 to the next Kids Aloud project.  Local primary school children will be helped to write the words and music […]
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Highlights from our Virtual Rotary District Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Conference on 9th October 2021

District Conference 2021
Following on from District Governor Stephen’s Ellis’s direct message to all Rotarians in our District, here you will find some take-ways from our conference. More highlights arriving in November 2021.
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Ilkley Rotary clubs supporting the Nell Bank Charity who bring outdoor day and residential education to many city children with limited access to the countryside

Ilkley Rotary
On a pleasant autumnal Friday evening, Rotary Clubs from across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire gathered at the Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre in Ilkley to recognise their contributions to the region’s schools and children. The evening was organised by the Nell Bank Charity, assisted by the two Rotary Clubs from Ilkley, in recognition of what the […]
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Melia Powell Funeral Services and Keighley Rotary team up to support Staying Put– a local domestic abuse charity

Keighley Rotary
Melia Powell Funeral Services have a long-established premises on the corner of Cavendish Street and Cooke Street, with high profile window frontage.  They have been looking for an opportunity to use some of their window display options to benefit the local community, so approached the Rotary Club of Keighley to see if they could put […]
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New Interact Club formed at Roundhay School sponsored by Roundhay Rotary

Roundhay Rotary
A brand new Interact Club chartered in June 2021 have hit the ground running by successfully applying for a sustainability grant for £500 from Morley Glass and Glazing. Interact at Roundhay School already has 21 members who will be in Year 10 from September 2021. Jean Clennell reports that the Interactors are a delight to […]
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Wakefield Rotary tackle the fight against dementia as robotic cats support carers and families in Wakefield and across the UK

Wakefield Rotary
The Rotary Club of Wakefield has been actively involved in the fight against Dementia since 2011. The cats are supplied under the trade name – Joy For All - by Ageless Innovation (USA) and are very realistic, they move, turn over, miaow and purr. They are controlled by four batteries and can be silenced or […]
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Scunthorpe Rotary partnership working to support fun family literacy kits

Scunthorpe Rotary
The Rotary Club of Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Children's Literacy Trust, worked in partnership to bid into the ONGO community grant scheme earlier this year. ONGO are the largest housing provider in North Lincolnshire and neighbouring areas, offering quality, affordable homes for rent and sale. The grant funding was specifically to work with people living in […]
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Collaborative Rotary club working as Northallerton’s garden grows at the offices of Hambleton District Council

The joint effort by the two Northallerton Rotary clubs has resulted in an impressive island bed that is a great testament to the community involvement of its two local Rotary clubs. A big thank you to Tom for providing 17 perennials and Tony for providing a couple of big perennials and lots of annuals. The […]
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Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rotary £250,000 lockdown legacy

People of Action
Our Clubs in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have certainly lived up to its motto of ‘Service Above Self’ during lockdown, with almost a quarter of a million pounds worth of food being delivered to foodbanks and similar support groups. Despite COVID-19 and lockdown curtailing many projects, many Clubs worked within restrictions during the pandemic to support […]
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Collaborative Rotary Club Working Backs York Charity Organic Plant Nursery

York Rotary Clubs
Rotarians from across York and throughout Yorkshire have combined to provide improved work conditions for those with learning difficulties and their support team. Brunswick Organic Nursery, based in the city at Appleton Road near to Bishopthorpe, caters for up to 60 people at a time, with more than 100 staff and volunteers assisting. Growing and […]
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Rotary supports laptops for schools through collaborative working

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During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Rotary clubs supported home-schooling. Here are 5 examples of ‘on the ground action’ within Yorkshire of Rotary Clubs providing support for families as children learnt from home. Malton & Norton Rotary  Malton and Norton Rotary worked in partnership with Computer FX to donate laptops to the following schools:  Malton Community […]
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Around The Town

Northallerton Rotary
In September 2020 we formed a Publicity Committee to coordinate better our output for our website, local newspapers, Facebook and Instagram.  Increasing our audience on Facebook was top priority, for which we successfully bid for a District Public Image match funded grant grant   The main drive of our Facebook activity is a campaign called "Around […]
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Stunning Louth Rotary environmental project goes down well in the town

Louth Rotary
St. Mary's triangle, which marks the entrance into town from both the Lincoln and Market Rasen roads, has been completely re-landscaped by Louth Rotary in Lincolnshire. The project leader Rob Hall both designed the renovation the area. Along with other Rotary members, Rob carried out much of the preparatory work. The hard landscaping was done […]
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National Community Champion Award Winners

Rotary Great Britain & Ireland
Congratulations to Ash Razzaq (nominated by Roundhay Rotary) from Leeds and Issy Sanderson (nominated by York Ainsty Rotary) from York, on winning national Rotary Community Champion Awards. Ash has been working tirelessly on CATCH for over 10 years, to improve the lives of young people in the heart of a challenging and diverse area of […]
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Stunning St Paul’s Boxing Academy

Howden Rotary
The transformation of the gym is complete. It is absolutely stunning!  The High Sheriff of East Yorkshire, Andrew Horncastle MBE, has played a major role in ensuring the refurbishment happened. Andrew handed out awards to three other people who have played major roles in making sure we got to this stage - Barrie May, Shelagh […]
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Partnership Working between Braford Bronte Rotary, Inn Churches and The Storehouse Café

Bradford Bronte Rotary
The aim of Bradford Community SOUP is to change local communities for the better by bringing together members of the community to pitch their ideas for improving our area – from social justice to community cohesion, from animals to art, from support groups to sport, the only criteria is that it should benefit the Bradford […]
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RotaKids Memory Chain

Rotakids
The Memory Chain was started at St Mary’s RotaKids in Batley during 2019 as a way to raise funds for their charity. Upper Batley High School Interactors also got involved. It was suggested that people could write the name of a loved one on a band and then when the links were put together by […]
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Jemima Browning - National Rotary Young Citizen Sporting Hero Award Winner - Nominated by Leeds Rotary

Rotary Great Britain and Ireland
Jemima Browning, 20, started Tadcaster Stingrays, a swimming squad for young people with disabilities at Tadcaster Swimming Pool. Driven by her younger brother Will, who has Down’s Syndrome, it was Jemima’s belief that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy sport. An opportunity to find out more about Leeds Rotary  Rotary Club of Leeds | […]
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