District Conference

April 2025 - Speaker presentations now available to view

2025 District Conference

Rotarians Care – People and Places

Held on Saturday 12 April 2025 @ Lancaster House Hotel

Presentations of some speakes available below.

Keynote Speakers included :

Lee Birkhill – the Garden Ninja. Lee has been a presenter on Garden Rescue since 2020. Before that he had a career in IT. Presentation not available.

Alastair Richards – CEO NW Cancer Research. Alastair is passionate about advancing the fight against Cancer. His priority is research, information and education to make our region healthier. He shared an amazing new break through in the quest for solutions to cancer diagnosis. Presentation.

Rebecca Batstone – Growing Well. Rebecca is the Partnerships Manager for this developing organization that supports people with mental health wellbeing through growing activities in 4 different locations in our District. Presentation

Eden Project – Morecambe. Morecambe will shortly host the second Eden project. Conference heard first hand about the latest concepts and developments from a local project team member. Presentation

Val Ayre - Cockermouth Rotary, Community Resilence. Presentation

Anuyha - Aspirations of a Youth Volunteer Presentation

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Rotary Working in Eswatini/Swaziland

Club support for Partners in Education Eswatini/Swaziland which helps street and vulnerable children.

The Club has taken the lead role in managing the Wrap Up Central Lancashire Initiative to collect warm winter coats since 2021. This continues into 2025 with the aim of organising the collection of coats from 29th Sept to 26th Oct.

The Cost of Living Crisis has placed increased demands on the Salvation Army Food Crisis Centre in Preston and the Club continues to make a £100 monthly contribution.