Ilfracombe Rotary Club recognises the importance of encouraging literacy in young children. As well as organising Young Writer's Competitions in all local schools we also support the Dummer Reading Challenge run by our local library.
Children who sign up have to read a minimum of 6 books over the summer holidays. It is an excellent way to encourage children to read for pleasure. Over 300 children signed up for the challenge this summer and each child received a Goody Bag which was sponsored by Ilfracombe Rotary.
The children who completed the challenge were also invited to attend a special cinema screening at the end of the holidays.
more President Helen Webb and Rotarian Carol Young present a cheque for £1500 from Ilfracombe Rotary Club to Ivan Francis and Ann Doody for Ilfracombe in Bloom
more Rotary Club of Ilfracombe donates to Belle's Place for the purchase of new furniture and a computer
more The Forces March set off on the Ilfracombe leg
more A Cheque for £250 has been presented to Ilfracombe Museum towards the cost of a new laptop so that all the collection can be catalogued with the recommended "Modes" software. There is approximately 27,000 items to be catalogued!
more Rotary members help Events 4 Ilfracombe to marshal the Mayday Parade.
more May Day Maypole Dancing
back The Club is involved with many local community events. This can be in the form of marshalling at the Ilfracombe Jack in the Green procession for May Day, The Carnival in August, Lighting the Lights and other major events.