Burns Night For Farnborough Rotary Club
On Saturday 23rd January Farnborough Rotary Club held a Burns Night. It was a great success with nearly 80 people attending. I made a video of some of the “dancing” but dare not show it for fear of being sued by members worried about their image. Oh alright then!!! Also I took some photos too… A great night and we raised over £1600 Thanks to all who came, especially Sue Evans, Liz Howarth and Pam Minnet for all the cooking of the Neaps, tatties and other delicacies...
Read MoreWorking to Eradicate Polio
‘Thanks for Life’, is a project involving the clubs and members of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland, aimed at helping to eradicate polio throughout the world. Thanks For Life is a purpose-built initiative, specifically designed to combine the talents and efforts of every Rotary club in RIBI with these main aims… To raise £1m for Polio Eradication through the Thanks for Life initiative. To maximise public awareness of the Rotary Polio campaign, the Gates...
Read MoreShelterBox sends earthquake team
Courtesy of the BBC The Cornish charity ShelterBox has sent a disaster response team to the scene of an earthquake which struck central Italy earlier. The workers will report back on the level of aid needed. An initial 40 survival boxes containing tents, sleeping bags and cooking equipment are being sent out overnight from the charity’s Helston base. And as many as 50,000 people are feared to have been made homeless in the area around the medieval city of L’Aquila. Toby Ash, from...
Read MoreTree planting ceremony
To celebrate Farnborough Rotary clubs 50th anniversary this year a tree has been planted at King George V playing fields, Sycamore Road Farnborough on Monday 6th April. The event was attended by over 35 rotarians and the Mayor of Rushmoor Alan Ferrier accompanied by the Mayoress. In his speech the mayor said that he had worked with many of the local rotary clubs and understood the high standing the clubs had with the local community. This he said, was due to the rotary club’s commitment...
Read MoreDistrict Badminton Competition
Farnborough Rotary club is out of the annual district badminton competition. Sean Usher and Jim Thomson from Farnborough played John Dumbrell and Karen Sutton from the Shepperton Aurora club. Shepperton Aurora beat Farnborough A 2-0 (21-19, 21-15). Two other Farnborough members Tim Dunkley and Gil Puxley lost to Rushmoor Rotary Club “It was a great game, I was a last minute replacement and only started playing last week, but I intend to take it up now and play more regularly. But Jim...
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