Club Speakers 24/25
Club Speakers 24/25
Club Speakers 2023/24
Club Speakers
Mon 9th Sept George Mullen --- My experiences with RYLA
Mon 16th Sept Iain McInnes --- Charity Zarach
Mon 11th Nov Stephen Woodcock - ShelterBoxes
Mon 9th Dec --- MS Society
Mon 16 Dec --- MND Care Centre update
Mon 20th Jan -- Rotarians John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers. -- Batley and Birstall Community Fund
Mon 3rd Feb --- Ken Goor - The dark side of Leeds.
Mon17th Feb --- Micheal Valor .Being a writer.
Mon 3rd March --- West Yorks Angling Club.
Mon 10th March --- Alzheimers Society
Mon 24th March --- Liz Smaje Incoming Kirklees Mayor.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker George Mullen - RYLA
On 9th Sept George came to the club and gave a talk about how his RYLA course had helped to
change his life and start his career in medicine.
George talked about when he did RYLA when he turned 16 and went in a group of 30 up to Hebden Bridge.
He talked about how he gained confidence meeting people through the weeks exercises in the course and said RYLA had made him a different person.
George talked about after RYLA when he became GB Ice Hockey captain going to the World Championship in Slovakia and Canada.
George's ambition was to be a doctor and study medicine. He did work experience at LGI and applied for Univ and had got 4 offers with 3 As at A level. After a horrendous interview George passed to enrol at Bristol.
He is now in the first year of a 5 year course at medical school.
George thanked the club for giving him the opportunity to go to RYLA and said what a big important opportunity for candidates enrolling each year.
Past Pres Mary thanked George for his talk and for giving good feed back to the club
justifying the club RYLA investment.
George took questions from Luddites.
Past DG Robert said since the courses started he thought George was the best candidate he had seen.
Pictured below George with his Rotary Grandad Terry
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speaker - Mon 16th Sept Iain McInnes --- Charity Zarach
The Childrens bed Charity
Beds have become a luxury item for hundreds of thousands of families, who face the devastating decision to pay for food and fuel, or to buy their child a bed.*
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On Monday 11th Nov Luddites had a talk by Steven Woodcock on the subject of ShelterBox.
Supported by Rotary world wide it's a truly incredible organisation helping all across the world who have lost their homes.
See link for more details ShelterBox
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites 9th Dec
MS Society
Speaker
LINK MS Society in Huddersfield and Kirklees
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites 16th Dec
Speaker for MND Care
Sharlot came to the club and gave an update about the 20 milion pound centre center at Seacroft Hospital.
The new centre should open in August. There will be a family room with overnight stays.
Kevin Sinfield has run 4 charity marathons for MDA, the first raising one million pounds for MDA.
There multidisciplinary team provides clinical care as well as advice, support and education to parents,families and health and social care professionals dealing with motor neurone disease (MND)
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speakers Rotarians John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers.
BATLEY AND BIRSTALL COMMUNITY FUND (BBCF)-- Talk 21 JANUARY
John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers, trustees of BBCF, gave a talk about the history of the trust and described the work it carries out today.
The object of the charitable trust is to provide financial help to the inhabitants of Batley and Birstall in such a way that the trustees think fit. The trust was launched in 2012 following the merger of two older trusts which had a sililar purposes.
John who chairs BBFC, gave the background to the two trusts. The Batley poor Fund was started in 1869 when John Jubb, a Mill owner, and Batlys first Mayor, invested £100 in a trust, the dividend of which were to be distributed to the poor of Batly at Christmas. By 2012 the investment was worth more than a quarter of a million pounds.
The Wiliam Henry Coulter Trust was launched in the 1930s when Bill Coulter, on the closure of his iron foundry, donated the land to the council on the understanding that any proceeds from its sale would go to good causes helping the people of Batley and Birstall. In 1963 the land was sold to the West Yorkshire District Transport Company to accommodate a new bus station and the money was placed in trust. By 2012, the investmen twas worth more than £300,000.
Today the value of the merged trusts is nearing a millioin pounds and each year the dividend from the trusts investments provide more than £30,000 for good causes. Over the past 6 years BBFC has made 57 grants to 40 charities or community organisations. The total amount granted in this period exceeds £125,000.
Ian described the application process and gave examples of the type of grant made. He explained the criteria that the trust uses to decide whether or not a grant should be made, emphasising the rigorous scrutiny is made of each application.
LINK BATLEY AND BIRSTALL COMMUNITY FUND Facebook site
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Ken Goor -- The Dark side of Leeds. 3 Feb
Ken gave an amusing sometimes goury talk about the old times in and about Leeds.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club speaker Micheal Valor "Being a Writer."
Micheal spoke to the club on Moday 17th Feb about his hobby of writing.
Micheal said he wrote 15 pieces for the Spenbrough Gargdian and writen an article on Worth Valley Railways.
In 1990 wrote of 2 children and Railways.In 2012 typed it up.
Micheal spoke and dictated short pieces about 2 books "Steamed Up and A Railway worth preserving.
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He talked of the different types of Dementia and how the symptoms
affect speech, vison, balance, personality and memory loss.
He talked about 2 new drugs that had become available.
Anthony talked about initiatives like " Think Brain Health" and "Going Orange" and "Cheer for Volunteers"
Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Liz Smaje Incoming Kirklees Mayor
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Mon 16th Sept Iain McInnes --- Charity Zarach
Mon 11th Nov Stephen Woodcock - ShelterBoxes
Mon 9th Dec --- MS Society
Mon 16 Dec --- MND Care Centre update
Mon 20th Jan -- Rotarians John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers. -- Batley and Birstall Community Fund
Mon 3rd Feb --- Ken Goor - The dark side of Leeds.
Mon17th Feb --- Micheal Valor .Being a writer.
Mon 3rd March --- West Yorks Angling Club.
Mon 10th March --- Alzheimers Society
Mon 24th March --- Liz Smaje Incoming Kirklees Mayor.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker George Mullen - RYLA
On 9th Sept George came to the club and gave a talk about how his RYLA course had helped to
change his life and start his career in medicine.
George talked about when he did RYLA when he turned 16 and went in a group of 30 up to Hebden Bridge.
He talked about how he gained confidence meeting people through the weeks exercises in the course and said RYLA had made him a different person.
George talked about after RYLA when he became GB Ice Hockey captain going to the World Championship in Slovakia and Canada.
George's ambition was to be a doctor and study medicine. He did work experience at LGI and applied for Univ and had got 4 offers with 3 As at A level. After a horrendous interview George passed to enrol at Bristol.
He is now in the first year of a 5 year course at medical school.
George thanked the club for giving him the opportunity to go to RYLA and said what a big important opportunity for candidates enrolling each year.
Past Pres Mary thanked George for his talk and for giving good feed back to the club
justifying the club RYLA investment.
George took questions from Luddites.
Past DG Robert said since the courses started he thought George was the best candidate he had seen.
Pictured below George with his Rotary Grandad Terry
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speaker - Mon 16th Sept Iain McInnes --- Charity Zarach
The Childrens bed Charity
Beds have become a luxury item for hundreds of thousands of families, who face the devastating decision to pay for food and fuel, or to buy their child a bed.*
Bed poverty exists when a family doesn’t have the sleeping arrangements they need for their children due to a lack of financial resources*. For children in this situation, it has a significant impact on their education.
Zarach’s mission to ensure that every child in England has a bed of their own gives them a greater chance to learn and succeed at school.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Stephen Woodcock - Shelterboxes
President Rotary Club of Normanton (District 1040) 2024/2025
Regional Coordinator for the North and Yorkshire at ShelterBox
On Monday 11th Nov Luddites had a talk by Steven Woodcock on the subject of ShelterBox.
Supported by Rotary world wide it's a truly incredible organisation helping all across the world who have lost their homes.
See link for more details ShelterBox
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites 9th Dec
MS Society
Speaker
LINK MS Society in Huddersfield and Kirklees
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites 16th Dec
Speaker for MND Care
Sharlot came to the club and gave an update about the 20 milion pound centre center at Seacroft Hospital.
The new centre should open in August. There will be a family room with overnight stays.
Kevin Sinfield has run 4 charity marathons for MDA, the first raising one million pounds for MDA.
There multidisciplinary team provides clinical care as well as advice, support and education to parents,families and health and social care professionals dealing with motor neurone disease (MND)
They run 3 clinics at Seacroft Hospital each month, in addition to seeing patients in a variety of hospital, community and home settings.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speakers Rotarians John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers.
BATLEY AND BIRSTALL COMMUNITY FUND (BBCF)-- Talk 21 JANUARY
John Broadhead and Ian Blamiers, trustees of BBCF, gave a talk about the history of the trust and described the work it carries out today.
The object of the charitable trust is to provide financial help to the inhabitants of Batley and Birstall in such a way that the trustees think fit. The trust was launched in 2012 following the merger of two older trusts which had a sililar purposes.
John who chairs BBFC, gave the background to the two trusts. The Batley poor Fund was started in 1869 when John Jubb, a Mill owner, and Batlys first Mayor, invested £100 in a trust, the dividend of which were to be distributed to the poor of Batly at Christmas. By 2012 the investment was worth more than a quarter of a million pounds.
The Wiliam Henry Coulter Trust was launched in the 1930s when Bill Coulter, on the closure of his iron foundry, donated the land to the council on the understanding that any proceeds from its sale would go to good causes helping the people of Batley and Birstall. In 1963 the land was sold to the West Yorkshire District Transport Company to accommodate a new bus station and the money was placed in trust. By 2012, the investmen twas worth more than £300,000.
Today the value of the merged trusts is nearing a millioin pounds and each year the dividend from the trusts investments provide more than £30,000 for good causes. Over the past 6 years BBFC has made 57 grants to 40 charities or community organisations. The total amount granted in this period exceeds £125,000.
Ian described the application process and gave examples of the type of grant made. He explained the criteria that the trust uses to decide whether or not a grant should be made, emphasising the rigorous scrutiny is made of each application.
LINK BATLEY AND BIRSTALL COMMUNITY FUND Facebook site
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Ken Goor -- The Dark side of Leeds. 3 Feb
Ken gave an amusing sometimes goury talk about the old times in and about Leeds.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club speaker Micheal Valor "Being a Writer."
Micheal spoke to the club on Moday 17th Feb about his hobby of writing.
Micheal said he wrote 15 pieces for the Spenbrough Gargdian and writen an article on Worth Valley Railways.
In 1990 wrote of 2 children and Railways.In 2012 typed it up.
Micheal spoke and dictated short pieces about 2 books "Steamed Up and A Railway worth preserving.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Anthony Horan - Alzheimers Society.
Anthony gave a general insight into the work the Society does.
He talked of the different types of Dementia and how the symptomsaffect speech, vison, balance, personality
He talked about 2 new drugs that had become available.
Anthony talked about initiatives like " Think Brain Health" and "Going Orange" and "Cheer for Volunteers"
LINK to Alzheimers Society
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Rotary Alzheimers in Yorkshire
Rotarian Patricia Waite Wright from the Headingley Club, talked to the club about the Rotary Club of Headingley and 7 Leeds Rotary clubs who have organized a "Walk for a cure".
Last year the walk from Temple Newsome raised £13K
Patricia said they have organised a walk this year on 31st Aug and Paticia is hoping more Rotary clubs could participate, say 10 people from different clubs could raise more money for the Alzheimers Charity
President Margaret thanked the speakers Anthony and Patricia.
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Rotary Alzheimers in Yorkshire
Rotarian Patricia Waite Wright from the Headingley Club, talked to the club about the Rotary Club of Headingley and 7 Leeds Rotary clubs who have organized a "Walk for a cure".
Last year the walk from Temple Newsome raised £13KPatricia said they have organised a walk this year on 31st Aug and Paticia is hoping more Rotary clubs could participate, say 10 people from different clubs could raise more money for the Alzheimers Charity
President Margaret thanked the speakers Anthony and Patricia.
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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Liz Smaje Incoming Kirklees Mayor
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