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Crocus Planting at Askrigg Primary School

Pupils planted crocuses as part of the nation wide Rotary "Focus on the Crocus" initiative.


Rotary International has been at the forefront of the effort to eradicate Polio from the world. The purple crocuses symbolise the "purple pinkies" - little fingers stained purple after children have been immunised against polio. Rotary clubs throughout the UK are arranging plantings partly to raise awareness of this important project, and partly to raise fund towards the final stages of eradication.

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Jonty Ledbetter the Winner of the Wensleydale Young Musician of the Year

Wensleydale Young Musician of the Year

more As part of the Rotary National Young Musician of Year competition, Wensleydale Rotary Club joined with BlueBoxt Creative and Performing Arts in Leyburn to hold the Wensleydale Area heat of the competition held on the 2nd December.

Rotarians John Morton, David Blakeley, and David Spashett helped steward and judge the student's efforts

Rotary North Group School Technology Tournament 2023

more Wensleydale Rotary Club members helped steward and judge the efforts of students at the Rotary Technology Challenge 2023

Judging

Rotary Technology Challenge

more Wensleydale Rotary Club members David Spashett and Howard Binks judge the efforts of students at the 2022 Rotary Technology Challenge.

Cameron involved iin a challenge

Rotary Young Leadership Award (RYLA)

more Wensleydale Rotary sponsored a local student to attend the annual RYLA residential week at Hebden Bridge

Laptops

Wensleydale Rotary school IT donations

more Rotarians are donating laptops and other IT equipment to Wensleydale School

YOUNG WRITER 2020/21

more This is a national writing competition for young people, sponsored by Rotary to add value to the literacy curriculum in schools and colleges.

Students working on the challenge

Rotary North Group School Technology Tournament 2020

more Wensleydale Rotarians, along with colleagues from Thirsk and Northallerton, hosted this year's School Technology Tournament at Catterick Garrison

An Advanced group completes the challenge

Rotary north Group School Technology Tournament 2019

more Wensleydale Rotarians, along with colleagues from Thirsk and Northallerton, hosted this year's School Technology Tournament at Catterick

Rtn David Spashett watches a group work

Rotary School Technology Tournament 2018

more Wensleydale Rotarians, along with colleagues from Thirsk and Northallerton, hosted this year's School Technology Tournament at Catterick

Rotary North Group School Technology Tournament 2017

more This year's Tournament was attended by some 80 students

Sally Lane's adventure in Ecuador

more Sally Lane and Lucy Porter described their experiences with Camping International in Ecuador. Wensleydale Rotary had given a donation to Sally to help her fundraising efforts to enable her to go.

Teams ready to start

Rotary Technology Tournament for schools 2015

more Teams of four students from seven schools across North Yorkshire attended this year’s Rotary Club Technology Tournament at Catterick Garrison. This was organised by several local Rotary Clubs including Wensleydale

One of the teams from Wensleydale School

Rotary Technology Tournament for Schools

more Eighty eight young people in teams of four students from seven schools across North Yorkshire attended this year’s Rotary Club Technology Tournament at Catterick Garrison. This was organised by several local Rotary Clubs including Wensleydale.

Spennithorne pupils with dictionaries. Also George Chadwick and David Milner

Dictionaries 4 Life

more Wensleydale Rotary gives illustrated dictionaries to pupils about to leave primary school.

Rotary Young Photographer

more Wensleydale Rotary club is organising a local heat for the Rotary Young Photographer Competition

President John Ogbourne presenting the certificate to Sam

Rotary Young Citizen Award Commendation

more The Rotary Club of Wensleydale recommended Sam Blackburn for this year's Rotary Young Citizen Awards. He did not quite make the national final, but did receive a commendation.

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Rotary Technology Tournament

more Rotary Club of Wensleydale joined with Clubs from Richmond, Northallerton, and Thirsk to organise a techology tournament for schhols in our area.

All the teams

Rotary Technology Tournament

more The Rotary Clubs of Wensleydale, Richmond, Northallerton and Thirsk joined to organise a schools technology tournament

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Youth Service

back The club is involved in a number of activities for the benefit of young people