ROTARY BAKEWELL

Santa supported by Rotarians, John Craike and Margie Stuckey

The club collected £1,260 at the Aldi store in Bakewell over three days before Christmas for our own highly commended community grants scheme and for Ashgate Hospice Save a precious Bed fighting fund where reduced central funding has currently limited the number of available care beds from 15 to 6. The club is again very appreciative of the support and encouragement from the store manager and his staff. Santa was there to greet the youngsters as well!

At our annual special general lunchtime meeting on Wednesday 17th December, the club nominated Tom Marshall as President from July 2026 along with David Goodlad and Peter Huxtable as Treasurer and Secretary respectively. We are still canvassing members to be President for both 2026-27 and 2027-28 Rotary years.

We once again had our own Rotary tree at the Bakewell Parish church – which had a prime position up above the altar steps.

Looking ahead

Meetings restart on 7th January after the festive break. We have another Seniors’ annual outing to the Youlgrave pantomime “Cinderella” on 7th February. Further ahead we have our first ever-popular quiz night at the Medway Centre, Bakewell on Friday 15th May – and the annual “Bands in the Park” concert on Wednesday 1st July during Bakewell carnival week.

If you would like to find out more about Rotary and its work in Bakewell and surrounding areas contact membership chair, Ann Esders aesders@aol.com or (M) 07967 665580.