ROTARY BAKEWELL

Stephanie (centre with a duck) and Rotarians from left John Hopkins, Carol Clegg, Mary Ingham, Ann Esders and David Rawson

Rotary Bakewell supports Sheffield Children’s Hospital Cancer patients!

Stephanie McCawley from the Give A Duck Foundation charity attended our bi-monthly Repair Café at Bakewell methodist Church Hall on Saturday 31st May. The club presented Stephanie with a £250 cheque which will enable them to supply Sheffield Children's Hospital with 10 Chemo Ducks for the next children who have been diagnosed and requiring treatment for their cancer.

Huge thanks to the Rotary and community volunteers that were at the Repair café – and we managed to work on 17 repairs, the bulk of which were happily resolved. Repairs included a box lid, a broken drawer handle, knives were sharpened, and one lamp and clock were fixed. Two bicycles were repaired, and the sewing group was busy with an overlocker and sewing machine as well as a few other repairs.

Rotary Bakewell News round-up

Some Rotarians, some with their partners, went on a two night away break to Harrogate in May and enjoyed some of the sights of the town including Betty’s and both a Turkish restaurant and the baths, but didn’t partake of the Hotel’s famous Agatha Christie who-dun-it night!! There was also a trip to the RHS gardens at Harlow Carr.

Future Events

Brass in the Park fundraising concert will take place during Bakewell Carnival week on 2nd July – and a trip to the Stoney Middleton Boot Factory followed by Lunch at The Cupola on 23rd July.

If you would like to find out more about Rotary and its work in the Bakewell and surrounding area and if you are able to support, actively contribute and give time to worthwhile charity activity and fundraising, please contact Membership Chair, Ann Esders: aesders@aol.com or (M) 07967 665580.