Community Projects

Our Community Committee arranges projects for the local community

Committee: Alan Pudney (Chairman), Helder Lemos,

In general, our committee will aim to identify and address those parts of the local community with specific needs. By using the personal and vocational skills and abilities of all club members, we hope to help in meeting these established needs, where the club can make a difference.

To maintain the smooth operation of the Annual Christmas Float Collection.
It was agreed to carry on as usual, but that we need to gather in some reserves for the door to door canvassing as we are all getting older. Alan Pudney will investigate what help we can get from youth, such as scouts.

Blood Pressure Check
Last year it was found that a lot of people had already had it done at the surgery recently, and also that the chemists were not happy because they do blood pressure checks for nothing. Conclusion: probably not worthwhile this coming year.

To arrange & organize the Sainsburys Collection for Macmillan Cancer Support.

To continue the Dictionary 4 Life Campaign in local schools
All in order and paid for this year for Ingatestone, Margaretting, Mountnessing and Highwood Junior schools. It was generally agreed that these Usborne dictionaries go beyond the basic concept of dictionary and are very desirable. The cost per copy is very reasonable, and we will carry on offering them to the local schools.

To continue to support I.A.E.S. in filling shoeboxes

Level Crossing building – proposed premises for village museum
Our intention is to render as much assistance as we can within our resources.

Youth Services

Ingatestone Boys' Own 5 Mile Race
The club annually supplies cups etc for winners of Ingatestone Boys' Own Club race in September. We anticipate continuing to support this event next year with their website and helping to marshall the race.

To try and interest the Ingatestone Anglo European School in the various Rotary GB&I competitions:-
i.e. Young Chef, Youth Speaks, Young Citizen, Young Musician, Technology Tournament, Young Writer, etc.
And also, in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) - Rotary's leadership training program for young people.
We are also looking at launching a Rotary Interact club at the school

To arrange a fund-raising event - if any project requires funding.

Community Projects sub-pages:

Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign

more Results of campaign after our distributing information in High Street, Ingatestone.

Shoebox Collection

more with the help of Anglo-European Students (2 pages below this)

Pupils of Margaretting Primary School with their new Dictionaries

Dictionaries 4 Life

more Presented to 4 local Junior schools (2 pages below this)

Wrap-Up Essex

more Donate a Coat (1 page below this)

Fundangles - Singing for Dementia

more Supporting families living with Dementia (1 page below this)

Ingleton House Pond Project - June 2020

more Clearing pond weed and renovating the water system (2 pages below this)

Christmas Float Collection - December 2021

more The Rotary Club wishes to thank everyone who gave so generously to their 'House-to-House' Collection in Ingatestone, Fryerning, Margaretting & Mountnessing and at the Market Place on the Saturday.