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District Support Team Meeting

Tuesday 21st July 2026

District Event: District Support Team meeting on Zoom

Charity Golf Day 2026

Friday 24th July 2026

RC Penrith The tournament is an AM/AM stableford competition for teams of four with the two best scores counting on each hole. Handicap allowance will be 85% of full handicap adjusted by the PGC slope index up to a maximum if 40 strokes.

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33rd Charity Golf Day

Sunday 9th August 2026

RC Preston South Annual Charity Golf Day at Penwortham Golf Course

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Cumbria and Lancashire

July 2026 

Enjoying local community events 

The summer months are a time for Rotarians to be involved in local galas and fayres, either by supporting other organisations or arranging their own.

One annual event is Cockermouths Touch a Truck which this year included a new event CockerPaws.  The well attended event included trucks, classic cars, a fairground ride, music, dancing displays, food outlets and various other stalls.  The new dog show, CockerPaws saw plenty of wagging tails and happy exhibitors!  A variety of classes resulted in many winners including 'The Waggiest Tail' going to Lily and Bruce being the 'Dog most like their owner'.

Image Cockermouth Touch a Truck

Friends of Lumb Millennium Green, supported by Rossendale Rotary, put on an event that was thoroughly enjoyed by many members of the local community with musical entertainment including the Ukes of Hazzy, Water Band, and the Rossendale Drum Majorettes.  The stalls were from Lumb Baptist Church, Incredible Edible Rossendale, Whitewell Bottom Community Centre, Rossendale Ramblers, Go Velo cycling, Abbie’s Health and Fitness, and Energy Bodi, plus Rossendale Rotary's Human Fruit Machine.  Additional children’s activities included penalty competitions, a ball game provided by the Sea Cadets, a wildlife hunt, and a fun assault course.   




Image Rossendale Human Fruit Machine

Another Club running a Human Fruit Machine was Ulverston Rotary who  supported a fundraiser at St John Barrow school.

Members of Blackpool Palatine Rotary attended Claremont Gala, braving the adverse wind conditions, holding a Teddy Tombola and Splat the Rat. The club raised over £300.

Image Blackpool Palatine Teddy Tombola

 Changing of the Guard

Outgoing District Governor John Edwards handed the chain of office to the incoming District Governor Annette Ramsden at an event held at the Mill, St Catherine’s Hospice, near Preston recently.  John was thanked for his contribution as District Governor for Cumbria & Lancashire.  The presentation was followed by Afternoon Tea.

Image : John Edwards & Annette Ramsden

For further details about other activities in Cumbria & Lancashire visit the Rotary Clubs websites or Facebook pages.

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