Wensleydale Young Musician of The Year - Sun 23rd Nov at 14.00

Annual Tournament for young people, held in St Matthews Church, Leyburn.

Jonty Ledbetter

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JAMES HERRIOT COUNTRY TRAIL RUN  2025 RESULTS

JAMES HERRIOT COUNTRY TRAIL RUN 2025 RESULTS

Quite cool conditions, ideal for running, apart from a headwind on the outgoing moor section.

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September Saunter 2025 Report

September Saunter 2025 Report

Despite the wettest day we have had in over 20 years for any of our walks, this was a successful event!

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WENSLEYDALE WANDER 11th April 2026

WENSLEYDALE WANDER 11th April 2026

This Walk/Run continues to be popular, so we hope to see many new entrants in 2026, as well as our regulars, some of whom have been coming for 20 years or more! This year, we will decide which main charity to support shortly

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Wensleydale Young Musician of the Year 2025

Wensleydale Young Musician of the Year 2025

As part of the Rotary National Young Musician of Year competition, Wensleydale Rotary Club together with BlueBoxt Creative and Performing Arts in Leyburn is holding the Wensleydale Area heat of the competition held on the 23rd November

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Wensleydale Wander 2025 Report

Wensleydale Wander 2025 Report

A record entry and perfect weather for walking

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About us

We lit Bolton Castle in Wensleydale in Purple for World Polio Day on 24th October

We were able to raise over £350 from our coffee morning in Leyburn which with the support of the Bill Gates Foundation has contributed around £1000 to the End Polio Campaign

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Our members come from a variety of backgrounds, including farming, banking, business, education, and health. All enjoy the fun and friendship that Rotary offers, while also helping their  own communities and those farther afield. To learn more about what we do, please explore this site and click on the links on "What we do". If you wish to know more about Rotary International, click on About Rotary. INTERESTED IN JOINING  ROTARY? Please use the Contact Form in the menu at the top. We will then invite you to attend a meeting as a guest, with no commitment! If you have just moved into the Dale, you will find a ready-made group of friends who will help you settle into the community.

Our President is Paul Hardcastle

If you are a Rotarian visiting Wensleydale, you will be very welcome at one of our weekly meetings- please check the "Meeting Information" section on this website, or contact us through the Contact Form in the Join Us section

We meet at Leyburn Arts and Community Centre every other week. On some of the other weeks we make social visits to local pubs and local attractions.

This website short address is www.wensleydale.rotary1040.org .

Our registered Charity Fund number is 1046181

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International

• Supported the Rotary International Stop Polio campaign with fundraising events.
• Donated to Action Aid, Shelter and Syrian refugees.
• Donated to Nepalese Goat project.
• Donated to a charity funding computers to remote Nepalese schools.

Youth

Working with BlueBoxt we run the Wensleydale Young Musician held in November each year

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Regional / Local community

• We run three annual events rasing funds to support local good causes 

  • The Wensleydale Wander
  • The James Herriot Country Trail Run
  • The Wensleydale September Saunter

• Annual Technology Tournament, working with local Rotary clubs we host the event at Catterick Garrison. The object of the tournament is to give children aged 12 – 18 an unseen Design and Technology problem to be completed in a fixed time.

•  Sponsored a student from Wensleydale to attend RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) where for a week they participate in team building programmes to build confidence, motivation and leadership skills   

• Support Children attending Kings Club during the summer holidays.

• School Support - we have made donations to local schools to support disadvantaged children.

 

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Happening soon...

Mon, Nov 10th 2025 12:00 pm

Excursion- Lunch at Blue Bell Inn Kettlewell

meet at pub

Mon, Nov 17th 2025 7:30 pm

Ray

Wensleydale Young Musician of The Year

Sun, Nov 23rd 2025 2:00 pm

Wensleydale Young Musician of The Year

Annual Tournament for young people, held in St Matthews Church, Leyburn.

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Mon, Nov 24th 2025 12:00 am

Excursion to Street Head INN for lunch

Meet at pub

Mon, Dec 1st 2025 7:30 pm

Business Meeting

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Mondays at 1900

(We meet every two weeks at Leyburn Arts & Community Centre with visits on the alternate weeks. We do not have a meal) Leyburn Arts and Community Centre
The Old School House
Richmond Road
Leyburn
DL8 5DL  01969 624510
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