MAYOR TO VISIT WEST BRIDGFORD’S HOBBIES AND SPORTS EXHIBITION
By Charles Tyrie The forthcoming Sports, Leisure and Hobbies Exhibition arranged for Saturday 31st March in West Bridgford Community Hall, near St Giles Church, will offer everyone, irrespective of age and ability, the opportunity to discover or take up a new interest. For active sports, you can learn about dragon boat racing, football, tennis, karate, [...]
ROTARY CLUB RAISE MONEY AT CHRISTMAS
The West Bridgford Rotary Club raised money for various charities this Christmas. Pictured left are Father Christmas and his helpers Hilary Tyrie and Sheila Golledge, who helped raise £800 for Young Minds, the Nottinghamshire & Lincolnshire Air Ambulance and other charities at Lenton’s Park and Ride site. President Geoff Chivers, Mary Chivers and Gordon Wilcock [...]
BUSY TIMES FOR ROTARY CLUB
By Denis Bacon Much is happening in the final quarter of 2011 at the Vale of Belvoir Rotary Club. The Vale’s Got Talent 2011 final was held in October to a packed hall at The Grange in Radcliffe-on-Trent. Through October and November, Rotarians delivered illustrated dictionaries to 11 local primary schools in the Vale area. [...]
ROTARY HELPING LOCAL HOSPITALS
The Rotary Club of West Bridgford has donated £250 to Nottingham Hospitals Charity to support cystic fibrosis patients at the City Hospital. Cystic fibrosis is the UK’s most common life-threatening inherited disease, with one in 25 people carrying the gene. The current average age of survival is 36 years and there is currently no cure. [...]
ROTARY CLUB HELPING OTHERS
The Rotary Club of West Bridgford recently made donations of £1,000 to the British Heart Foundation, £500 to the Lady Bay Tennis Club to support local youngsters, £250 to the Sea Cadets and £100 to the Teddy Bears hospital. The donations were headed by president, John Walker, and it followed their successful Christmas collections in [...]
HEADWAY HELP FROM TRENT BRIDGE ROTARY
Headway are a charity that nurtures the rehabilitation of brain injury victims. A local day centre on Mansfield Road provides a respite for carers with counselling, meals and various activities for the service users. As with a number of charities in the city, funding streams have been cut back and placed financial constraints, and future [...]
BINGHAM ROTARY CLUB CELEBRATES ANNUAL CHARTER
It has been busy times for Bingham and District Rotary Club. They had their Charter celebration back in January and have now moved back to their regular meeting location in Bingham. Publicity officer, Anthony Hall, said: “When the club was first formed 36 years ago, it was established at the then Chesterfield Arms but it [...]
BINGHAM ROTARY CELEBRATIONS
The Rotary Club of Bingham and District celebrated its 36th Annual Charter. President,Anni Gell, greeted friends and also colleagues, which included members of eight other Rotary Clubs from theRotary International District 1220. It was interesting to note that the date of this year’s celebration event coincided exactly with the date when the Rotary Club of [...]
CHEQUE PRESENTATION
The Trent Bridge Rotary Club recently presented a cheque for £5,000 to the Rainbows. The money was raised from their traditional bonfire and fireworks event in Wilford Village. Locally-based Streetdancers ‘Dancin’ Motion’ were part of the entertainment on the night. Chairman of Trent Bridge Rotary, Roger Steel, said: “The crowds were very supportive of our [...]
ROTARY CLUB OF KEYWORTH AND RUDDINGTON CHRISTMAS FLOAT
Santa and his sleigh, accompanied by his helpers, will be making special visits to Keyworth this Christmas. Please find a list of dates and streets Santa will visit… Wednesday 15th December: Main Street, Brookview Drive, Park Avenue, Croft Road, Plantation Road, Hayes Road, Thelda Avenue and Manor Road. Friday 17th December: Hillcrest Road, Delville Avenue, [...]