Club History

The History of Millom Rotary Club


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Founder Members

Occupations

   

Important dates in the life of the Club

S.H.Barrett
H.S.Betts
W.E.Clinch
R.Cowpe
D.L.Craft
W.Dawson
J.L.Dickinson
E.O.Driver
J.C.Emmett
A.F.Fox
H.D.Grayson
T.Gregor
J.Hankey
P.Heath
W.H.Heath
E.Hirst
J.A.Mannifield
J.Park
W.Rayment
G.C.Riley
R.D.Schiefler
G.I.Sheldon
S.C.Southwell
G.Thompson
A.Vigodny
R.B.Ward

Drapery Retailing
Religion
Hotels
Motion Pictures
Plastics
Alcoholic Retailing
Printing
Banking
Tanning
Pig-Iron Manufacturer
Law
Underwear
Sanitary Inspector
Shoe Retailing
Clothing Retailing
Music Teacher
Pig-Iron Manufacturer
Pharmacy
Postal Service
Iron-ore Mining
Meat Retailing
Building Construction
Confectionary
Baking Retailing
Leather Tanning
Newspaper Retailing

First Meeting of the Proposed Club - Friday 30th September 1949
Support for the new club from the Rotary Club of Barrow
Application for Membership of Rotary International - 24th April 1950
Admission into Rotary International - June 1950
Presentation of Charter - Friday 22nd September 1950

Meeting of Millom Rotary Club in 1954 or 1955 showing Harry Heath, Donald Craft, Arthur Clegg, Ronnie Davis, Ted Driver, Donald Schiefler, and Dudley Grayson

Meeting Places

Works Canteen - West Coast Tannery
Danson's Café
West County Hotel
St.George's School Room
Castle Hotel
Bankfield House Hotel ~ June 1977 - February 2009
Commodore Restaurant Port Haverigg
Underwood House ~ May 2010 - January 2014
Brockwood Hall ~ February 2014 - June 2018
Trackside ~ June 2018 - March 2020
Via Zoom - March 2020

 

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Look back at earlier photographs

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Miner - Millom town square

Images from Millom

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Millom Rotary Club's Leaflet

Read, download and distribute the Club's Leaflet.

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Some of Millom Rotary Club's successes.

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Zoom Meetings

The Club met using Zoom during the Lock-Down period.

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Presentations by the Club

The Club has supported a number of local organisations

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Items of on-going and past club news.

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The History of Millom Rotary Club

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Click to read the latest Millomarian - the magazine for the Rotary Club of Millom.

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An explanation of what Rotary is and does.

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Foundation

Foundation Committee

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International

International Committee

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Community & Vocational

Community & Vocational Committee

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Club Service

Millom Rotary Club's own committee.

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New Generations

New Generations Committee

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