Environmental Projects....

.The club continues to undertake a varied and active involvement with environmental projects - NEXT WORK PARTY DATE = 7th OCTOBER 2024

2024 Fundraising Duck Race

WINNING DUCKS... 1st - 215 (1215) 2nd - 147 3rd - 618

Potato BBQ

WEIGH IN Completed and winner announced....

Wyggeston Wood - Maintenance

Located on the A5199 Welford Road, between Foston Rd and Arnesby, The entrance location ///crew.broad.branch. SEE DETAILS BELOW...

Tree Planting

On a bright early spring morning seven substantial fruit trees of heritage varieties were planted by members of the Club and Knighton Wild at Knighton Green.

Disability Games District 1070

Venue Ratcliffe College

Club Meeting - NATS

NATS is the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services. In a typical year pre-Covid, they handle over 2.5 million flights and 250 million passengers travelling over the UK and across the North Atlantic.

Hedge Planting at Gaulby Lodge Farm

100 + whips planted as infill in gaps on existing hedge row..

Club Weekend - Mermaid Inn Derbyshire

19 intrepid De Montfort Rotarians visited the wilds of the Peak District staying for 3 nights at the MERMAID INN. Great fellowship, coupled with good food interspersed with some tough rambles around the area were had by all.....

Litter Pick -

Litter Pick in conjunction with Blaby scout group.... Meet 9.45am at the Blaby Scout HQ, Skippers Close, Blaby, LE8 4JD

PicNic In The Park

District 1070 Event at Bradgate Park.

Charities/Good Causes Supported

.Club President Stuart accompanied by Rotarian LInda, visited Knighton Mead Academy on 3rd March, to present Young Writer Awards.

Kids Out, Wicksteed Park. Detail TBC

.For a number of years District 1070 has supported Rotary’s Kids Out day – which is always in June with a visit to Wicksteed Park Kettering for a day of fun and frolics for around 2000 disabled/disadvantaged kids.

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Purple4Polio for End Polio Now

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QUIZ Evening

Quiz Venue - Glen Parva Memorial Hall £17.00 pp included a fish and chip supper. Profits to Salvation Army (Wigston) and South Leicestershire Food Bank.

Wyggeston Wood Work Party

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Club Meeting - HOME FOR GOOD

Speaker - Debbie Hill

Wyggeston Wood - Work Party January 2023

.Rotarians from Blaby Rotary Club joined members of Leicester de Montfort to coppice a number of willow trees and litter pick.

CHRISTMAS BUFFET MEETING with fun & games

Partners welcome to attend

Crocus Planting Programme 2022

Saturday 22 October 10:00am Aigburth Care Home, Manor Road, Oadby. LE2 2LL. 1000 corms to be planted. Download our Planting Guide.. Volunteers need to bring a spade & gardening trowel. Secateurs and a penknife are useful additions.

Club Meeting - WW1 POstal Service

The postal system to the Western Front did not exist before the declaration of war Peter Cousins story tells of the huge logistical exercise to put a system in place and to get letters and parcels to the “Tommies” - much needed for the morale.

CROCUS PLANTING

Another 1000 crocus corms were planted by members of the club at Leicester's Knighton Park today... .

CROCUS PLANTING

Knighton Green - 1000 corms planted

Crocus Planting Programme 2022

Venue Wyggeston Wood. Time 10am

Guided Tour of Glenfield Railway Tunnel

The guided tour of the tunnel commenced at 11.30a.m. Followed by Lunch at the Forge, Glenfield.

PIMMS & PATE SOCIAL EVENT

at the home of Club President Stuart Mucklejohn.

Guided Walk of The Newarks. Leicester.

The walk was organised by Theresa Phillips. 16 people attended and met at the Magazine Gateway at 6pm. The table at Wyggston’s House Restaurant was booked from 7:15 to 8:45 pm....but the serving of the pre-ordered food proved to be rather tardy....

Club Meeting - Presidents Challenge

An Amusing Talk by Deb Terrett on Lawn Mower racing, first introduced in the early 1970's....

Club Meeting - Speaker HOPE against cancer

Nigel Rose, the CEO thanked the club for the invitation to speak, he gave an outline on the pandemic and its overall effect on the charity sector. Expectations for the future of charities in general and the developments of Hope Against Cancer.

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