President is Pat Neininger for 2024-25
The Rotary Club of Tottington & Bury West administers a Charity Trust Fund, Registered Charity
No. 1047285
Our BLEED BOX CAMPAIGN has installed emergency bleed packs all around the Metropolitan Borough (e.g. in Silver Street Bury ). Other local Rotary Clubs have joined us together with Bury Lions and other local organisations. We received the magnificent sum of £7500 from Bury Lions towards more boxes. Many thanks to them!
Forthcoming Meetings etc.
FUTURE EVENTS
2024
Tuesday 13thAugust: Visit to Solar Farm, Bolton, 6.30 for 7 pm
Saturday 17th August: Tottington Village Fair, Tottington Centre. Selling books on behalf of Library
Wedenesday 21st August: Coffee & biscuits at St John's churchyard, Tottington, 10am- 1pm. See our efforts at trying to keep this tidy. We need more volunteers!
Wednesday 28th August: Meal with speaker Rotarian Dave Wilkinson, 6.30 for 7 pm
Friday 20th September to Wednesday 25th September: Club visit to Iasi, Romania with visit to Iasi 2000 Rotary Club
Wednesday 25th September: Meal at Greenmount Golf Club
Thursday 3rd October: Meal at Olives, Walshaw 7 pm
Wednesday 23rd October: Meal with speaker Natalie Berger from Jigsaw, 6.30 for 7 pm
Wednesday 27th November:Meal with speaker TBA
On 3rd weeks in the month we undertake various community projects, at present including helping out at Pets in Need (most Mondays), St John's Garden/churchyard maintainance (most Wednesday mornings, if not wet). Also some litter picks. Contact for details.
Some of us are also helping at Tottington Centre with the voluntary library service which replaced that relinquished by the local council in December 2017. The library is open, Mondays to Fridays from 10.00 am to 5 pm (plus Saturday mornings 10-1). There is also a cafe: hours as library, except 10-4 pm weekdays. Rooms are available for hire and there are several activity groups for children and adults.
With much help from Tottington Primary School Year 5, we are continuing our project to develop Whitehead Gardens, Tottington. Eventually, we hope to have a pleasanter park to visit and to make it part of a Tottington History Trail. This small park is a Memorial to those killed by a bomb in WWII at the site. Hopefully work will commence in October 2024.
Over the last year or so we have donated to, or hosted/assisted at, the following:
British Legion Poppy Appeal at Tesco Woodfields, Various local charities with coats from our "Wrap Up Bury" appeal, the Bleed Box Campaign, a Christmas party for adult Carers, Kids Out for Young Carers, Elms Bank School, assisting a local scout going to an international Scout Jamboree, Bolton Road Food Pantry, Brandlesholme Community Food Bank, Seedfield Football Club, Francis House and Derian House Children's Hospices, Bowel Babe Fund, UK Sepsis Trust, St John's Tottington and Four Lane Ends Chapel, Kids' Cancer fund, Wendy Warrington (for Ukraine), Disabled Sports St Helen's, The Attic Project, Kidscan, Dementia UK, Freedom4Girls, Rotary Shoe Boxes, Life Water, Mary's Meals, Mercy Ships, LendwithCare, Disaster Aid UK for Ukraine Generators and Rotary Foundation (Rotary International's own Charity, which includes Polio Plus)
Note that most of our donations are raised via our Christmas Float and collections from our very generous General Public.
Our Daffodil planting last year was along the road at Greenmount Cricket Club. NB the Spring daffodils along much of Brandlesholme and Longsight Roads are mainly the result of Club plantings over many years.
If you wish to attend a Rotary meeting or event listed above, can offer your help with projects, or would like further information about joining Rotary please contact me
Rotarian Pat(rick) Neininger
or
07885 492 901
We meet on Wednesdays at 1930
(1st week of month Business and Council Meeting. 2nd week of month Alternative event away from Greenmount Golf Club. 3rd week of month No Meeting. 4th week of month Club Meal at Greenmount Golf Club. Possible 5th week of month Alternative meeting.) Greenhalgh Fold FarmBe part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.