Craft Fair

Our Craft Fairs are always very popular with great stalls, lots of cake, raffle, tombola. We are able to raise money for organisations we support.

It’s all change at Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula

Past President Janet hands over to new President Pauline

OUR CLUB

Get an idea of what we do!

Marshalling for Keswick to Barrow walk

Members marshalling the Elterwater checkpoint on the Keswick to Barrow walk

Litter picking event

Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula ready to start their Litter Pick evening.

Charter Dinner @ Abbey House Hotel

Dancing to The Flying Cascara Brothers.

Annual Charter Dinner - celebrating 10 years!

Abbey House Hotel 7:00 for 7:30pm. Formal Evening Attire. Note: Abbey House are offering special rates for anyone wishing to stay overnight as this is on SATURDAY. Amazing offer: £65 Bed & Breakfast for 2 people not each but both!

HANDOVER

President John McGill will formally "handover" to our new President David Ogden. Val Robinson becomes our President Elect.

Burns Night Supper

Peter has arranged a special menu with a Scottish theme - including haggis! We will also have a piper to pipe in the haggis.

End Polio Now Campaign

John & Val visit India to take part in one of Rotary's Polio National Immunisation Days.

Annual Charter Dinner 17th February 2017

Abbey House Hotel

Keswick to Barrow Walk

Members required to marshal as usual at Elterwater.

Business Meeting PLUS Comic Relief

PLEASE NOTE: Red Noses & Purple Headwear!

Reg the Roving Rotarian

Reg will collect 1p for every mile he travels.

The Big Idea

A showcase event for youth groups & organisations to show what they can offer to young people in Barrow.

HAND OVER

Our President Angela Fryer "hands over" to Pauline Gardner.

CHARITY AUCTION Raised £2300!

Lots donated by local businesses include: meals, home furnishings, vouchers, butlers & slaves!

Annual Charter Dinner 8th April 2016

The Cavendish Suite, Abbey House, Barrow.

Gillian Grisedale - St. Mark's Church

Club helps Mary's Meals

Happy Christmas

Our display at Furness General Hospital including a contribution from St. Pius X School

Santa rescued!

Barrow firefighters entertained local children at a breakfast organised by The Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula.

Marshalling Heart Foundation Walk

Several of our members helped the local branch of the British Heart Foundation who were holding a sponsored walk

Geoffrey Roe - Manjushri Institute

Furness General Hospital Garden

St. George's Day Celebration

Prior to a wonderful traditional English meal of Roast Beef we were "entertained" by the Iron Shepherds Living History Group. A really interesting, entertaining, educational, exciting, amusing display!!!!! BRILLIANT!

Technology Tournament

Pupils from South Cumbrian schools took part in our annual tournament which tests their skills with technology.

Annual Charter Dinner

Our 2015 Charter Dinner was held at Chequers Hotel, Dalton-in-Furness.

Glen Myerscough - Cumbria Police

This week the club welcomed PC Glen Myerscough, who was voted Dog Handler of The Year 2014 by Cumbria Police. Glen gave members a fascinating insight into the work of police dogs.

Croft Rock

Our Annual Day of Music gets better and better. Tickets on sale now at Crofters.

Coffee Morning

The club held a successful coffee morning at Furness United Reformed Church in Dalton.

Coffee Morning

Lots of goodies on display at Furness United Reformed Church in Dalton where the club held a fund-raising coffee morning.

Festive Lazer Zone

Our club supported an evening for the Leonard Cheshire Youth Group at PlayZone and LazerZone. A very special visitor helped to ensure a good time.

Just got to dash...

Lucky winner bags loads of goods.

Fireworks at Crofters

Thank you to all the members who came out to help at Crofters fireworks. Special thanks to Louise, one of our Friends of Rotary and her friend Dave, who also assisted. It was a great night and everyone who attended seemed to have a good time.

Hospital Garden & CROCUSES by the entrance

Club members have been busy at Furness General Hospital. We now have two gardens, the newer one being a purple garden to reflect the Rotary End Polio Now Campaign

Croft Rock 3

8 hours of local bands for local charities. Our third event at The Crofters Pub on Holbeck, Barrow-in-Furness.

7:00pm Club Handover

President David hands overs the chain of office to Tracy.

K2B Walk

Assisting at this annual event

Annual Charter Dinner

Annual Charter Dinner at Abbey House Hotel, followed by entertainment from local group The Chevrons.

District Bowling at Windermere

Good fellowship at Windermere, where we came up against a very good team of crown green bowlers.

Successful Christmas Fayre

Our annual Christmas Fayre was another successful event

Club makes a spectacle of itself

Our club was invited to perform at the Christmas Extravaganza staged by the Rotary Club of Barrow-in-Furness. Inner Wheel were also invited.

Weekly meeting with speaker & dancers(!),

Furness Morris Dancers Members (and musicians) from Furness Morris came to talk to us about Morris dancing in the area, with a dancing demonstration.

Croft Rock

Slideshow and Review of An Afternoon of Live Local Music - Crofters pub, Holbeck, Barrow

District Governor visit 2011

Visit by District Governor, Members of the Rotary Club of Philippines, plus new member inductions.

Flookborough Steam Gathering 2011

Beach Cleans 2011

Beach Cleans at Biggar Bank and Rampside

Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula Friends of Rotary Celebration Evening

On Thursday the 17th of March 2011 President Helen and Members of the Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula held a celebration evening in honour of our first group of Friends who were welcomed into our club.

Car Boot Sale - Chetwynde Hotel May 2010

Gondola Cruise 23rd May 2010

Foxfield Brewery Trip April 28th 2010

Car Boot Sale - Chetwynde Hotel April 2010

Furness Peninsula 2nd Annual Charter Dinner - Forum 28 April 9th 2010

Christmas Fayre Chetwynde Hotel 21st November 2009

Presentation of Lectern and Bell from Furness Rotary Club Oct 2009

District Grey Games October 2009

Car Boot Sale - Chetwynde Hotel September 2009

District Governor Mick's Visit July 2009

Club Visit to Gleaston Water Mill August 2009

Members of the Furness Peninsula Club had an out meeting to Gleaston Water Mill

Charter Presentation 7th May 2009

Charter presentation by RIBI President Ian Thomson PHF took place at the Lisdoonie Hotel Barrow in Furness on Thursday 7th May 2009

Banners Presented at the Inaugural Meeting

Inaugural Dinner 12 Feb 2009

Walk to Piel June 2010

Photos from our Walk to Piel Island

Walk to Piel - July 12th 2009

Martin Turner braving the elements, tides and quicksands to do his Indiana Jones impression on a walk to piel from snabb point on Walney.

Furness Peninsula - Handover Meeting July 2009

A few photos of the guilty parties receiving their "bling" from one another at the clubs handover meeting to celebrate the start of a New Rotary Year and incoming officers and to say goodbye to Hanna our First President.

Walk to Remember - May 2009

A selection of photos from the Walk to Remember event organised by St Mary's hospice. Members of our club took part and assisted on the event by acting as Marshalls.

Car Boot Sale - Chetwynde Hotel June 2009

Members of the Furness Peninsula Rotary Club attending the car boot sale held at the Chetwynde Hotel in Barrow. This was the second one we have held this year and so far has raised around £600 which has gone straight into the Club's charity Account.

Treasure Hunt on foot around Ulverston

A fun afternoon spent on a treasure hunt around Ulverston.