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Our speaker, Bill Hamilton, has been a journalist and broadcaster for 60 years, having started as a cub reporter on a Scottish weekly paper at £5.10 shillings a week and ended up as Special Correspondent for BBC TV News.
He reported on major incidents across the world and was honoured by The Royal Television Society and Rotary International.
He was also a football referee - once the youngest in Scotland aged 14 - and going on to referee more than 2,000 matches.
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moreBedford Castle Rotary Club put a great deal of effort into raising money for good causes. Over the past few years we have made charitable donations to the following:-
moreThe Rotary Club of Bedford Castle are working together with students and staff from Bedford Academy to raise funds for much needed equipment.
moreClub Members supporting The Kimbolton Fayre selling Raffle Tickets for the Grand Draw
moreAn Annual Competition held in Bedford for Young and aspiring Musicians, sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Bedford
moreGarden Improvement Project
moreMembers of the Rotary Club of Bedford Castle volunteers attend the Bedford Food Bank each week to assist in sorting the food donations ready for delivery
moreThe Rotary Club of Bedford Castle has over many years sponsored many young people to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Courses
moreEvery year the Rotary Club provides opportunities for adults and young people to build confidence and self-esteem by taking part in adventurous outdoor activities at the Calvert Trust's facility in the Lake District
moreBookTastic, Bedford’s Children’s Book Festival, brings the UK’s leading writers and illustrators to Bedford, inspiring children and encouraging them to engage with books and reading in an exciting and accessible way.
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