Who Do We Support Locally?

These are some of the local projects we are involved in.

Rotary in Leyland started in 1953 and has helped many local charities and good causes by raising money and in other ways:

Locally:

Annual Charity Duck Race and Santa 'shake-a-can' collections - providing fun and entertainment whilst raising funds for selected local charities. Go to our Links page for further information.

Environmental Projects - we are collaborating with two other local Rotary Clubs to create a well-being/memorial garden at a local high school.

Helping Hand Fund - by being the major sponsor of Leyland Trucks' annual fundraising campaign by turning miles into money for local charities. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Leyland Barracudas Swimming Club - by sponsoring a poolside volunteer to gain accredited qualifications. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Leyland Festival - providing support to the Festival Committee in enabling this popular annual event to take place. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Wrap-Up Lancashire - by collecting, sorting and distributing unwanted warm clothing to people in crisis. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Leyland Foodbank - in collaboration with Leyland "Churches Together' and local supermarkets, providing physical and financial support to the foodbank.

Young People - through various Rotary programmes and competitions such as 'Youth Speaks' which is designed to improve the public speaking abilities of pupiles from our local schools and colleges, and one day 'Technology Tournament' events for multiple teams of four students to collectively design, build and test their solution to a previously unseen technology task. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Health Mela - supporting the local Health Mela inspired by one of our members who has been instrumental in promoting this initiative around the NW of England.

Galloway's Society for the Blind - sponsoring their Christmas Party and assisting on shopping days at a local supermarket. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

'What We Do' Main Pages:

PRESTON HEALTH MELA

Saturday 12 April 2025 11am - 3pm Foster Building, UCLAN, Preston Leyland Rotary is delighted to support this important event.

President-elect Sue with the Friends of Leyland Station

New awards made to local volunteer organisations - including FRIENDS OF LEYLAND STATION

President Jim went along to meet the ‘Friday Guys’ at St Mary’s Community Centre, a group Leyland Rotary is pleased to have helped secure their future.

A summary of the projects/organisations which have successfully bid for financial support from Leyland Rotary. If you know of any projects or good causes that could benefit, please contact us.

President Jim and members of Leyland in Bloom

Leyland Rotary was delighted to award Leyland in Bloom funds to purchase farmyard manure and mulch to enable them to enrich the soil at the entrance to Leyland Railway Station.

Leyland Rotary is delighted to be able to support Leyland-based, award-winning ladies’ show choir, the Red Rosettes, as they represent the UK at a competition in Sweden in May 2025. President Jim went along to meet them and present them with a donation.

At the start of his presidential year, Rotarian Jim Costello outlined his hopes that in our 70th year we in Leyland Rotary will be able to expand our involvement with the local community.