In Read All About It, we round up some of our favourite coverage of Rotary Clubs in the media and local press.
INVERNESS ROTARY
The iconic ‘Rose Window’ at Inverness Castle, which was originally crafted in 1867, has been lovingly restored and reassembled thanks to the help of Rotary.
Highlife Highland reported that the Rotary Club of Inverness, and Rotary clubs across the Highlands joined forces with the Inverness Common Good Fund in providing financial support for the restoration. It will become a focal feature within the Inverness Castle Experience when it opens to the public next year.
Colin Munro, President of the Rotary Club of Inverness, told the website: “Highland Rotarians were thrilled to be able to set aside a significant sum in the centenary year towards the restoration of the Rose Window and involved several other clubs across the Highlands. Seeing it all come together, piece by piece, in its new home is very exciting.” Watch a short video here of the restoration.
WARE ROTARY
In an extensive feature, the Bishop’s Stortford Independent explored news that Hertfordshire County Council is looking to provide space for repair cafes at its recycling centres.
The council already runs five Reuse Shops at recycling centres across the county and reports that, as a result, in the past two years, over 1,000 tools have been donated to Ware Rotary Club, working in partnership with Tools of Self Reliance. These have been sent to the charity’s workshop in Milton Keynes and refurbished before being sent overseas. FULL STORY >
EASTBOURNE AM ROTARY
BBC News reported how walkers trekked around the iconic Beachy Head lighthouse in East Sussex, when the extra low spring tide made it possible.
The annual challenge is organised by Eastbourne AM Rotary Club and was first launched in 2013 to raise £30,000 to repaint the lighthouse. Some of the funds from this year’s walk will go towards its next repaint. FULL STORY >
NORTHAMPTON BECKET ROTARY
In another BBC News story, the broadcaster reported an appeal from Northampton Becket Rotary Club for wheelchairs, crutches and walking frames for victims of the war in Ukraine.
The club plans to load the equipment onto a second-hand ambulance, which will be driven to the Ukrainian border in August, they reported. The club has also appealed for warm clothing for all ages with winter just around the corner. FULL STORY >
BRIGHTON ROTARY
The Argus in Brighton reported how Brighton Rotary Club had helped fund the installation of a defibrillator at the Green Insurance Group office building in Old London Road. FULL STORY >
KINGSHOLM ROTARY
While the website Punchline based in Gloucester has published a feature on the campaign by Rotary@Kingsholm President, Bernard Dunkley’s campaign to install more defibrillators in the area. Bernard told the website that when he took over as club President in 2023, he saw that Gloucester was falling very short in defibrillator provision nationally.
He said he became aware of the shortfall following the tragic case of Sam Polledri, the brother of Gloucester rugby star, Jake, who died in his early 20s having had a cardiac arrest in Bristol where there was no life-saving defibrillator close by. FULL STORY >
BURNHAM-ON-SEA ROTARY
Meanwhile, in Essex, Burnham-on-Sea Rotary Club has brought an extra dash of colour to the seafront after donating plants for The Esplanade, according to the website Burnham-on-Sea.com
PANGBOURNE ROTARY
And the Henley Standard reported on Pangbourne Rotary Club’s clean-up along the banks for the River Thames in Berkshire. Organiser Les Jones said the most unexpected find was a pair of men’s underpants! FULL STORY >
KILLARNEY ROTARY
The Irish Independent covered Killarney Rotary Club’s ‘Afternoon Tea & Fashion’ fundraiser held as part of the club’s 40th anniversary celebrations which raised €4,500 for a number of charities including the Irish Cancer Society’s Night Nurses Support as well as the Fuchsia Ward in St Columbanus.
The event, which first began back in 2008 under the stewardship of Ciara Irwin Foley, has become a permanent fixture on the Rotary club’s calendar.
BANBURY ROTARY
In Oxfordshire, the Banbury Guardian reported that Banbury Irish AFC have donated their football kits from last season to be used by schoolchildren in Sierra Leone, West Africa, for PE lessons.
The football club, which has 13 junior and mini teams, have been working alongside Banbury Rotary Club member, Alan Wolstencroft, whose charity has been working in the region for a number of years. FULL STORY >
WEST FIFE ROTARY
Also in Africa, the Dunfermline Press covered the story of West Fife Rotary Club donating 2,000 used spectacles to Africa. The collections began earlier this summer, and the glasses are sent to the SpecSort project in York, the newspaper reported.
Club member, Douglas Scott said: “This is a fantastic effort from our local community. These refurbished spectacles have embarked on a transformative voyage to Africa, where they will become invaluable aids to those in need.” FULL STORY >
FLINT AND HOLYWELL ROTARY
In North Wales, The Leader reported that Flint and Holywell Rotary Club would be honouring dedicated GP, who died earlier this year. Dr Gruffydd Jones was a long serving Rotary club member and a GP for over 32 years in Holywell.
The club is planning to honour his life with an annual award at Ysgol Treffynnon School. For many years, Rotary has sponsored an annual award to a student chosen by the school who has made a significant contribution to community life. FULL STORY >
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