Handover 2026
Tue, Jun 30th 2026 at 10:51 am- Sun, Jun 27th 2027 - 12:51 pm
New President installed
It’s all change at Knaresborough Rotary as Stephanie Blevins is installed as the President for the new Rotary year 2026-27. In 2018 Stephanie retired from a General Manager role at Jet2 after 22 years having previously worked for the NHS and also served for eight years as an officer in the RAF. She has lived in Dorset, Cambridgeshire, Germany and Yorkshire. Widowed in 2009, Stephanie moved to Knaresborough from Pudsey five years ago joining Knaresborough Rotary in February 2023. A member of the Aspin Park WI Team and the St Mary’s Singers, she keeps fit by hiking, swimming, Pilates & pickleball. Her married son and daughter, as well as two small grandsons live locally. Stephanie takes over as President from Deborah Wilson and will be supported by fellow chorister President Elect John Westmancoat.
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Dr. Shaunna Burke preparing to return to Everest in 2026 — documenting her journey in the independent film ‘Dying to Climb’ and raising vital funds in support of the Macmillan charity.
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On 16th February our speaker was Andy Dennis on working with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
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128 students from six local schools (St Aidan’s itself, Ashville College, Rossett School, Ripon Grammar School, King James’s School Knaresborough, and Boroughbridge High School) spent a day, without mobile phones, building bridges.
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President Deborah Wilson visited the Artizan International Cafe in Harrogate to present a cheque for £300
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Staff and pupils at local schools and Scout groups have been busy filling shoeboxes as part of Knaresborough Rotary’s annual collection for orphanages and children’s homes in Eastern Europe.
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