Scarecrows Invade Heaton Chapel Station
A display of scarecrows was organised at the station by the Rotary club along with other groups, See details below.
This event helped raise our awareness in the area and we were assisted by the WI , Heaton Mersey Collective , St Johns Church , St Johns School , Friends of the station and sustainable living in the Heatons.
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N W Air Ambulance
more One of the charities we support is N W Air Ambulance. They recently talked to the club and we made a donation of £500. On Saturday 7th September Lamplighter Amy abseiled down Liverpool Cathedral and raised a further £700 .
Helping Other Organisations
more We love to be able to help out when other charitable organisations need help for a big event. On 6th July 2024 we had a busy day helping out at the Wilmslow Round Tables beer festival and the charity fair organised by Together Trust in Cheadle.
N W Air Ambulance
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Helping other organisations such as Round Table
more We like to help out by participating in other organisation's charitable events . Typical of these was the Wilmslow Beer Festival held on 6th July 2024.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
more David, Nic and Matthew Hulme returned to update us on the latest research into this disease. We presented a cheque to the Alex Hulme Foundation .
Stockport Samaritans
more Community Service Chairperson Kevin handed over a cheque for £250 to Lynn Sbaih from the Samaritans .
Community IFTAR
more We were again invited by the South Manchester Muslim Community Association to their IFTAR which celebrates the breaking of the Ramadan Fast.
Buddy Benches - To combat loneliness
more We have placed Buddy Bench signs on 12 benches throughout the Borough and are planning more locations. This is a recent bench at Craig Road Playing Fields.
Purple Crocus Planting Polio vaccination
more We worked with local school children and the Heaton Mersey Collective to plant crocus corms . The choice of flower is a reminder of Rotary's campaign to eliminate polio , more details below.
Food Bank Collections
more Club members organise the collection and delivery of food donated by local people to take to food banks .
Buddy Benches
more In an effort to further boost community spirit and combat loneliness , the Club has sponsored signage for Buddy Benches #PeopleOfAction
Purple Crocus Planting
more In order to highlight the Polio eradication campaign the club has again organised the planting of purple crocus corms in the area. This year some of the planting was done by pupils of Stella Maris school.
Heaton Chapel station
Heatons Open Gardens 2025
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Pots of plants for care homes
more The club planted up and delivered pots of seasonal plants to 63 local care homes.
From Room to Zoom
more A video presentation of how the Lamplighters have operated during a full year of lockdown.
Feeding The Community
more For several years some of our club members helped this charity on a regular basis by delivering hot meals in the Stockport area.
Childrens Hospital Pyjamas
more The Club organised the collection of new childrens pyjamas for distribution to local hospitals.
Christmas Meal
more The Lamplighters helped fund this Christmas Meal organised by Clare Cliff for folk who otherwise might have been on their own on Christmas Day.
Stockport Community Champions !
more We are proud to announce that we are now designated as a Stockport Community Champion.
Wrap Up Stockport 2023
more This is our annual campaign to collect warm clothes for the homeless and less fortunate .
Community Christmas Party
more Held at Heaton Mersey Community Centre on St Johns Road. Just a few of the many photos are shown below.
Heaton Mersey Scarecrow Market
more Photo Gallery of event on 22nd September , great turnout from members to help promote Rotary in the local community .
Blind Bowling
more Our annual bowling match with the team from Walthew House.
Decorating at Norwood House
more Carrying on with our decoration of Norwood House.
HOG 2023
more Another very successful community event with a fantastic attendance.Many thanks to the gardeners, visitors and everyone else involved.In total over £9,000 was raised for charities
Heatons Open Gardens 2022
more On Sunday 19th June we held another successful Open Gardens event. The event raised over £9500 for a variety of charities.
WRAPUP 2022
more We again collected warm coats for the needy this year .
Heatons Open Gardens 2021
more This was our 9th Open Gardens Event and was a welcome opportunity for people to attend an outdoor event in aid of charity.
Robocats for Dementia Sufferers
more These are realistic looking robotic cats that respond when being handled by people . We provided some for local care homes.
