Tuesday meeting 12.00 for 12.30 finishing at 14.00

Tue, Sep 21st 2021 at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Annual Joint Home meeting with Rotary Club of Headingley. With Barry Bootland on cash desk and John Kitching looking after reception. .


Guest speaker will be District 1040 Governor Stephen Ellis

Meal is Chicken in Mushroom Sauce followed by Fruit Salad at a cost of £12.50.

Apologies to Roger Ward by Friday 17 September dependent on which list you are on

0113 2390149/0790 5337427 or r.j.ward@leeds.ac.uk

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Apres lockdown - Kirkstall Abbey for coffee

The Rotary Club of Aireborough owes a great debt to the fine efforts of this committee. Traditionally recruitment begins via personal contact with a member and with meetings now held on both Tuesday lunchtime and Thursday evening there are more options.

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Start of the Leeds to Paris walk for Zarach

This Committee ensures meetings run smoothly, arranges events both fund-raising and social, seeks ways to publicise activities and maintains the website. Reports on activities follow below, although they will often feature on the homepage.

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Jakethon - an annual fundraising event a favourite at the Scarborough Conference

The Community Leader organises events some yearly including Dictionaries4 Life, Easter Egg Hunt, Jakethon and the Halloween Trail as well as the Social Interactive Quiz. It also supports the Friends of Guiseley Cemetery and the Beer Festival.

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Helping Billy Gregsonachieve his dream

This committee covers activities relating to schools, Rotary competitions and individuals in this age group seeking support

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Raising a glass for Dr Pendsey

This Committee supports activities financially and through hands-on help, with Aquaboxes for disaster areas, micro-loans for budding entrepreneurs, partnering the Bambisanani project and providing menstrual care kits for pupils.

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Fundraising for Rotary's own charity, Foundation, includes the weekly wine raffle. Foundation funds the Peace Department at Bradford University and its funding saw the Club host many Foundation supported Ambassadorial Scholars studying in Leeds.

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International Litter Picking Day takes place in Yeadon for Aireborough Rotary

This is a new category of service activity supported by global grants beginning on 1 July 2021. The Club has been involved for some years tree planting in Nunroyd Park and Litter Picking around our area.

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Enthusiastic team planning for the future

The Thursday group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Horsforth Golf Club between 6.00 and 8.00 p.m. on an informal 'drop-in'basis. New members are always welcome.

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Speaker with a difference from Blood Bikes

Tuesday lunchtimes was the only weekly meeting when the Club began in 1953 originally meeting at the then Yeadon Airport. Since then as times have changed so have the venues but we are now firmly ensconced at Horsforth Golf Club

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