Youth Projects

Our Rotary Club, like many, comprises Members whose ages are above 50.  

Yet we, as a Club, recognise that the future will be in the hands of those who are young students still at school. 

For that reason we have devoted much of our energy in activities that do something to enrich the young.  Examples are: a Technology Tournament that tests the construction ingenuity of young teams; a Youth Speaks challenge which draws attention to public-speaking and debating skills of young students; a Young Essay competition challenges students in Year 6 to write a persuasive, well-structured essay on a selected topic; Young Chef looks at the culinary skills of students in Year 10; while Young Artist looks for those in Year 4 & 5 who can begin to show the artistic flair that singled out the Hockneys, Emins, Hamblings, Monets and Morissots of the past; Young Photographer is open to those between the age of 7 - 17, with three age ranges.       

Add to that our support for Kids Out, where we support a day out at Whipsmade for disadvantaged students; or our Interact Club at a local school where we foster the Rotary ideals among those still studying and our RYLA (Rotary Young Leadership Award) activity weekend developing leadership and teamworking skills.