Update on the newsletter: there has been a definite wild polio case identified in Pakistan this year, bringing their total to 2 cases since 2021

Purple for Polio Sadly, a case of wild polio was reported in Pakistan, after the country had gone nearly 15 months without a case. Below is Rotary’s statement on this issue which I would like to share with you all. Rotary statement on WPV1 case in Pakistan 22 April 2022 After nearly 15 months without […]

Rtn. Con Cluskey, the lead singer of the original Irish boyband The Bachelors with huge hits in the 1960’s including Diane, I Believe, Ramona and many others, has sadly died on Friday 8th April 2022 at Calderdale Royal Hospital.   Con joined the Rotary Club of Elland on 20 June 1994 and had an active interest […]

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 […]

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 […]

 Rotary Clubs across District 1040, in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and Inner Wheel District 4 Clubs have continued to take action to support Ukraine.  You will already have seen in the March addition of Sharing Rotary Stories the amazing results from so many clubs across the District.  Our thanks go to all these clubs and the […]

RI President-elect Jennifer Jones, who becomes President on 1 July 2022, imagines a Rotary where members act to make their dreams become reality and they make the most of their club experiences. Jennifer urges members to engage more with each other and use these connections to build partnerships that change the world. A gentle reminder, […]

Throughout February 2022, Aireborough Rotary successfully focussed their efforts on fundraising for Zarach, who are the Leeds based charity supplying beds and essentials to children in need.  Aireborough Rotary staged a virtual walk from Leeds to Paris 22, with donations channelled through the Just Giving platform. Key to Aireborough’s success was its month long, planned […]

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. […]

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. […]