Young Writer 2022. All winners presentations are shown here.
31 March update. School Presentations of Certificates and prizes.
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8 schools entered the competition, Archbishop Benson, Probus School, Kea School, Richard Lander, Penair, Truro Prep. Truro High School and Truro College.
Presentation of certificates have now been made to all schools (except Kea and Penair) and photos of the winners in the 3 age sections are here, below.
Senior Age Section. The 3 winners all come from Truro College.
From left to right: Michael Stafford 2nd place, Lizzie Coad 3rd place and Maddy Vincent the winner of the Senior section. Tom Dennett who won a Highly Commended certificate is also shown.
Intermediate Age Section: Students from Richard Lander School take top 3 places.
Aoife Slade of Richard Lander School receives her winners Certificate and National Book Tokens prize from President Mike Grundy.
From the left, Winner Aoife Slade, 3rd place Oliver Ward, 2nd place Amelie Worden-Evans and all other winners of Highly Commended certificates.
The Junior Age Section: 76 entries from Truro Prep. including the 3 winners.
Certificates and Book Token prizes were presented when President Mike, Publicity Officer Peter Davies and PB visited the school on Tuesday 29 March.
In the photo, from the left are winner Sam Berrington, 2nd place Gabriel Orchard and 3rd place Barney Page.
And at Archbishop Benson School we see, at the back Delilah Pilborough, and with President Mike Grundy at the front from left to right Noon Yassin, Holly Owen-Miner (Highly Commended), Poppy Allen and Vincent Lawrence. And a proud teacher.
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Brian, David P and PB had some interesting moments on the 6.5 miles that completed our summer challenge.
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Hustyns Resort, Hotel and Spa, is set in a remote St. Breock Downs location. And is the only possible safe parking place for miles around. 4 members walk the 6.1 miles to it from Little Petherick.
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An online zoom quiz battle between two friendly local clubs - and overseen by a quizmaster in South Africa.
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Boscawen supported the City Council by sponsoring junior football coaching across the city, providing Rotary-branded drinking bottles. David R. and David P. lead, and here we see Bernard, David C. David P, Ed, Brian and PB at the training sessions.
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We celebrated the Saints Way Challenge and its fundraising aim with a short and easy walk at Fowey.
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We visited Truro School Prep. and Richard Lander to conclude a memorable Young Writer competition.
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Truro Golf Club, Friday 13 May. Click on pictures and then scroll through. Event report below the pictures.
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We will be at Sainsbury's, this month from 16th to 19th, with our newly acquired Barrel Organ. Monies raised will go to St. Petroc's.
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The results have been announced to schools.
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Mike Grundy takes over from Ian Bell as Boscawen President for the coming year. Mike Barber becomes Senior Vice President.
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Our plans to send a generator
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Two or three (or more!) volunteers are needed to represent the Club during the last part of each session and to present the souvenir medallions sponsored by the Club. No more than an hour is asked. Please use the sign up sheet attached
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The District Competition
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For the second year, we will roll out the "barrel organ", play seasonal tunes, and hope to collect money from shoppers in aid of St. Petroc's.
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Presentations to pupils of Devoran School and Richard Lander School are shown here. There will be further presentations after Easter.
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This year, under lockdown constraints and with Julian's expert management we have run an online Youth Speaks competition. The only Club in the District to achieve this.
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During Lockdown we have been prevented from holding our usual fundraising events. However we know that local charities need support at these times more than ever.
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This Challenge is open to all Cornish Rotary Clubs and their friends. We are walking the Cornish coastal footpath all through August to raise funds for Cornwall Mind and for Clubs' chosen charities.
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This is the biggest week yet. We have 18 Related Pages of walks and pics by Boscawen, by Cornwall Mind and by other Rotary Clubs throughout the county. MESSAGE TO ALL: A FINAL PUSH THIS WEEK TO COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS. SEE THE MAP.
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Many Clubs throughout the County have joined the Challenge, and we are now within 36 miles of walking every bit of the Cornish Coastal Footpath. See the Map for the remaining 7 stretches to be walked.
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Our Challenge is completed! (Just one short section in the east remains). When our Senior Vice President voiced scepticism that we could do it he was by no means the only one. Perhaps we should all have a piece of that hat!
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16 other Rotary Clubs in the county, Cornwall Mind, and all their friends have joined Truro Boscawen in COMPLETING THE COASTAL FOOTPATH CHALLENGE
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We recorded the miles we walked/biked each week and have shown them as virtual walks. So far, we have walked from John O'Groats to Lands End, and from Lands End to London. We are also raising charity funds at the same time.
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Triumph for local school! The West Cornwall round of the National Rotary Youth Speaks Competition is won by a Boscawen sponsored Team.
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We recently entertained our friends from St Petroc's at the club and heard from them about the encouraging reduction in homelessness in the county over the last 3 years.
moreEvery year just after Christmas we go for a bracing walk with friends, children, grandchildren, dogs, whatever..This time we started at Mylor, went round via the Pandora Inn and back all via creekside paths and woodland.
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St Petroc's CEO Steve Ellis will update us on the work of the charity which the club has supported for many years in cash or kind.
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Links to the year's events
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Our Community and Vocational Services Committee supports local charities with members' time as well as funds; and also promotes activities with schools and young people (see separate page)
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