Lucy Lewis joined the Army on the spur of the moment and after training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, was chosen in 1989 to become the first woman to operate as a Bomb Disposal Officer with the Royal Engineers. She subsequently served with the Royal Military Police in Germany and Northern Ireland, retiring in the rank of Major to start a family. In 2018, Lucy made history for a second time by becoming the first woman to be appointed University Marshal at the University of Cambridge and now leads one of the oldest Constabularies in the world.
Lucy’s first book, Lighting The Fuse (Orion March 2021), reveals the triumphs and the challenges of being a woman in a man’s world.
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Our annual opportunity for Young Photographers to show off their skills, with Local, District and National stages.
moreWe have been awarded a Bronze Certificate, in recognition of donations to Shelterbox of £2,000 in 2023-4
moreWe are supporting this successful and worthwhile cause, currently with £500 of investment in multiple small enterprises
moreSeveral of our Local entrants had success at District and National level last year. We are running our competitions again this year
moreOur popular event for school choirs and their families & friends raised over £15,000 for local children's charities. The 2024 Concert will be on Friday 13 December at West Road Concert Hall - details coming soon
moreWe organise two-day breaks at a National Trust site in N Norfolk for young people aged 12-15 who probably won't get any other holiday
moreCombating AMR was the focus of our 2023-24 President's Charity, Antibiotic Research UK. We raised nearly £6000 in support
moreOur Junior Competition entrant has gone on to win at National Level. Our Intermediate Team won third prize in their group
morePast President John Martin uses his building skills to help the locals create a community centre for this deprived settlement in The Gambia, only a few miles from the luxurious tourist resorts on the coast
moreWe raised funds supporting Ukrainians both in Ukraine and in Cambridge & East Anglia from several events in 2022
moreThe East Anglian District and National Rotary Magazines feature the wide range of charitable and fellowship activities that Rotary Clubs enjoy
moreWe and our colleagues in the three other Cambridge clubs celebrated 100 years of Rotary service in 2022
moreWe are part of a worldwide movement of 46,000 Rotary clubs with a total of 1.4 million members. We enjoy a range of informal fellowship events while supporting local and international charities
moreCambridge Aid does great work in support of Cambridge residents in need. In 2019-21 we raised over £12,500 and we continue to support them
moreRYLA offers an intensive 7-day course for 18-26 year-olds, helping them to develop as future leaders
moreA sample of our members' varied interests and significant contributions to the local community
moreA brief history of the Rotary Club of Cambridge together with some records which might be of interest to the wider audience
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