Rotary Club of Rochdale

The Rotary Club of Rochdale

The Rotary Club of Rochdale is a member of Rotary International, 1.2 Million Rotarians in  more than 33000 Rotary Clubs in 200 countries and geographical regions.

The first Rotary Meeting was held in February 1905. The Rotary Club of Rochdale was formed in 1926. We are a group of  friends ,business and professional people who enjoy fellowship and volunteer our time and talents to serve our community at home and overseas

 

The President this Rotary year 2011/12 is Joan Banks. Joan  can be contacted by e.mail at joanelb@btinternet.com or 'phone 01706 376343.

Her chosen charities are the Alzheimer's Society   at alzheimers.org.uk

and Rochdale Borough Users Forum at rbuf.org.uk

Secretary is Keith Banks email keithbanks@btinternet.com

 

The Immediate Past President is  John Cannell phone 01706 376204

Fellowship is an integral part of Rotary- latest social event is a trip to Carlisle(Roman history is a big feature in the local museum plus marvelous stained glass in cathedral) on the Settle to Carlisle railway over that magnificent Victorian viaduct.The Clubs book group meets monthly and there are regular games evenings and restaurant visits.

 

Service to the community and fundraising for charities is another major activity -The Rochdale Rotary Club has Community, Vocational and International activities;

 

Rochdale Community Projects

  • URBAN HANGING GARDEN (BABYLONIAN) Project using a unique water sparing vertical growing system has been developed by one of our members and has been recognised nationally . It will be trialled out internationally and it's development will mark a new phase in Rotary's progressive ideas for the modern world.Rochdale Rotary Club was given the  2010 national Rotary(RIBI) Rodney Huggins Environment award for innovative projects .
  • Seniors Out is a new project and recently in collaboration with Age Concern took 40 elderly to  Lancastrian Organ Heritage Centre Eccles for a fun Musical day out. Latest event was an afternoon at the welcoming Castleton Bowling club-a quiet idyllic green and pleasant land not far from busy Manchester Road.Our very own 'Blue Eyes'Jonathon  Swift entertained 30 seniors and a nice tea with sarnies and cream cake provided. Bowling on the green was also a new experience for many.
  • Sponsored walks for our Charities in Nidderdale, on Brown Wardle and Yorkshire 3 Peaks by our keen club walkers have raised over £2000 over past 2 years

              Rochdale Vocational Projects

 
  • The club is helping to improve adult literacy with our 'Rotating Books' scheme by placing books in public places for people to borrow and then pass on to a friend,or return to where they were found
  • Redwood School is strongly supported and our club have donated 'Dictionaries for Life'to help with literacy and learning as well as sponsoring events,an annual day out and most improved student award.
  • Members are involved with a number of local secondary schools Oulder Hill.Falinge Park and Wardle enrolling pupils in 'Youth Speaks' speechmaking national contest,Trips to the Excitement of Science at Manchester university and The Royal Institution London. Most Improved student awards are presented each year at the schools' awards evenings
  • A recent new award was 'Best Apprentice of the Year' at Hopwood Hall college to encourage interest in a valuable vocational form of learning
  • Rochdale Youth Orchestra has been sponsored for the last decade to allow young musicians to do public concerts in Rochdale

                    Rochdale International Projects

  • The Rotary Shelter Box Trust sends survival packs to disaster areas -boxes include a tent for 10 people with sleeping bags,food,torches,water tablets,ropes,shovels and other survival necessities at times of earthquakes,Tsunamis,natural disasters eg in China and South East Asia 8 boxes costing £550 have been sent in last 3 years
  • Lifeboxes are also packed by members at a local warehouse for individual families in disaster areas.They contain mainly clothing to help families cope at a very difficult time during disasters when homes are destroyed.
  • Shoe Box Scheme,An Eritrean orphanage,Life Education unit for young people ,a Send A Cow scheme for African villages ,Northern Cleft Foundation for surgery of  severe childhood deformities are other Charities heavily sponsored by the club in the last few years

 

Contact Information

Rotary Club of Rochdale

Masonic Buildings
Richard Street
Rochdale
OL11 1DU

Tel: 01706 767409

Fax: 01706 354681

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