We are delighted to be sponsoring two youngsters from the Gryphon School to participate in RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). The two successful applicants for our 2019 RYLA places are Olivia Godfrey who is in Year 12 and Kieran Bennett…
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Passionate about Life!
Week 26 – Wishing you all a Happy new year
Happy new year to all our members and to those of you who have not yet discovered Rotary. We have some exciting opportunities this year, could you be part of them? Save the Date - Monday 4th March 2019…
Week 25 – Happy Xmas to you all
This year instead of sending Xmas cards, I have made a donation to Epilepsy Research UK and to the Daisy Garland charity. In the UK 1 in every 200 children will be diagnosed with epilepsy. For many this is the…
Week 24 – Xmas in Sherborne
The Christmas crib in the Conduit has been a familiar feature of Christmas in Sherborne for the past 40 years. The original Sherborne Rotary club took the time and trouble to put this up each year and the collection from…
Week 23 – Rotary past, present and future
As we head towards Christmas, my thoughts turn towards the future, and the role of Rotary in Sherborne - as well as to mince pies and turkey. Rotary's global network of volunteers has been changing lives for 113 years - 1.2…
Week 22 – £42,850 distributed to Local Charities
Local charities, event organisers, show supporters and Rotarians gathered in glorious sunshine at Sherborne Castle on Monday to distribute funds raised at the 2018 Sherborne Classic and Supercar show. Edward and Maria Wingfield Digby, owners of the Sherborne Castle Estate…
Week 21 – What is a prodigal bike?
It's a second hand mountain bike donated to a small charity in South Somerset, refurbished and shipped to Africa. Children in Africa have to be really keen to get to school as it often involves an 8-10 kilometre walk -…
Week 20 – Rotary Grants continue to support our activities
In 2018 we have supported a number of projects which have benefited from Rotary's District and Global grants in Sherborne, in Dorchester and in Malawi. In January we presented presented £2,542 to 1st Sherborne Scouts Group towards their project to…
Week 19 – We remember them……
..... as we parade down Half Moon Street. 100 years - a very special moment to be laying a wreath ....... ................ like towns and villages all over the country Sherborne remembers, and it is very humbling to be surrounded…
Week 18 -Time for fun and food
Our fund raising events are now finished for this year and so we can take some time out to have fun. After all that organising and film watching we needed a week off so we met up for a meal…
Week 17. Have you seen some amazing films?
I have watched three very different films each of them entertaining and thought provoking, but there is a bit of extra magic. And it is not too late to experience this as the film festival continues today (Sunday) with the last three films being shown at 2.30pm, 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
Week 16 – What does the future of Rotary look like?
Last weekend I spent a whole day on planet Rotary. That means I went to the District Conference which is held once a year.
Week 15 – Sherborne International Film Festival
The opening night of our 10th International Film Festival starts in Sherborne on Thursday 25th October followed by 3 days of foreign-language films which would normally only be screened for specialist audiences.
Week 14 – Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami appeal
The Big Give Indonesia Appeal started yesterday, Friday 6th October and the Rotary Water Survival Box team are asking for our support.
Week 13 – The Rotary Four Way Test
What a helpful little tool this is. Three times this week I have heard it mentioned, and one of them was by me! When we join Rotary we are joining an organisation which has some simple guiding principles for our relationships with…
