There was a reminder of the famous catchphrase from the 1980's film "Jaws" as 23 members and guests of the Rotary Club of Llandudno gathered to hear Captain Marcus Elliott, Lifeboat Operations Manager for RNLI Llandudno, speak to their meeting on 9 May 2017.
Captain Elliott spoke of the exciting times unfolding in the history of the RNLI's service to the people of Llandudno and district, and to the seafarers in our waters.
There has been a lifeboat in Llandudno since 1861 and a lifeboat station since 1903, but this summer the town gets not only a new lifeboat station on the beach at Craig-y-Don - due to open in October 2017 - but is to take delivery of a brand new lifeboat. This will be a massive state of the art Shannon class water-jet propelled (as opposed to propellors) vessel capable of 25 knots (about 25mph).
A video presentation of the £2m Shannon class vessel demonstrated its incredible buoyancy, manoeuvrability, facilities and capacity - truly 21st Century technology. Members thanked the Captain for his presentation and the Club presented him with a cheque for £500.00 as a donation towards the new lifeboat station.
Our pictures show an artisi's impression of Llandudno's new lifeboat station, and Captain Elliott receiving a cheque for £500 from Club President Mike Clutton.
more n August 1915 3 POW’s escaped from the camp in Abergele. Unable to secure their escape via a U-boat off the Great Orme, they surrendered after 3 days. Read what happened
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more On the 16th July Rotarians from Llandudno and Conwy along with friends of Rotary and associated guests attended a BBQ at the home of Rtn Sarah Lesiter-Burgess, her husband Dr Chris Burgess and their 3 children
more On Tuesday 2nd July 15 Rotarians and friends were pleased to hear a talk from one of our own Members, Mark Thomson, about the complementary medicine known as Reiki
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more Llandudno Rotary partied the night away at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club on Friday 22nd March 2024 at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club
more On Tuesday, 27th June, 23 Rotarians and friends dined at the Maesdu Golf Club before hearing from incoming President Tris Owen about his plans for the Club for the Rotary year to 30th June 2024
more Rotary is in mourning for our beloved President Alan Guinn, who died on 15th May. Alan had been unwell for a time but his departure has come as a shock to us all
more Our opportunity to show appreciation to all the collection point partners for their invaluable support to the "Hope Restored" Foodbank
more Highlights of our recent Charter Night
more On Tuesday 4th April 2023, the Rotary Club of Llandudno held an evening talk at Maesdu Golf Club on the work of "TVConwy". 19 members and friends attended the event.
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more At a most engaging talk at the Maesdu Golf Club. Rae Lewis outlined the proposed 2024 #LASTPOLE expedition to the least accessible point in the Arctic. The talk was attended by 17 Rotarians and friends
more 9 6th C H A R T E R N I G H T Friday 31st March 2023 – 7pm for 7.30pm meal Colwyn Bay Cricket Club, Penrhyn Avenue, Colwyn Bay LL28 4LR £28 – formal dress Speaker – Cllr. Ian Turner – “The Magic of a Cheese Sandwich”
more On the 7th of February 2023, the Club held an evening event at the Maesdu Golf Club that featured a talk by Cllr Emily Owen, who is the Deputy Leader of Conwy CBC.
more A small group of Llandudno Rotary Club Members, led by Rtn. Mike Perry, is planning and co-ordinating initiatives designed to help the refugees feel welcome and integrate them into the community.
more Rotary says "Thank you" to the kind people of Conwy who have taken in refugees from war-torn Ukraine
more Founded 100 years ago (their centenary inspired the presentation of a bench and two trees to the town’s Happy Valley Park) the Soroptimists have had a presence in the UK for 80 years, Soroptimists seek to support women and girls globally.
more Be involved in your local Rotary Club and be kept informed of what's happening - ideal for anyone wanting to support what Rotary does from time to time but without regular commitment or any expense
more On Tuesday, 19th July, 10 Rotarians and their friends/partners were shown aroun by Dawn Lancaster, the Museum’s proud Museum Director and Curator. In the time we had, she was able to show us just a fraction of the 9,000 artefacts
more Cllr. Ian Turner reprised his 1996 adventure with a skip he drove from Land's End to John o' Groats
more On Tuesday, 7th June,,after dining at the Maesdu Golf Couse (highly reccommended!) 21 Members and friends sat back to enjoy talks from two very different public-spirited people – the common ground is that they are both driven by a passion for what they do
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more Llandudno Rotary hosted another successful "Know Your Blood Pressure" Day
more Llandudno Rotary was pleased to review where donations totalling over £6,000 were made during 2017
more Each year, Llandudno Rotary organizes a day out for any of the patients at St David’s Hospice that feel able to travel
more Every year since the turn of the century, the Rotary Club of Llandudno has made an annual presentation to a person or group who has clearly made a contribution to the social fabric of the town by working tirelessly to address some social need.
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more Llandudno Rotary heard from the Hope Restored charity about their work
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more Recognition of help for victims of Chernobyl
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more Supporting the annual visits to Llandudno of children from Chernobyl
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