Thatcham Purple Crocus

During February and March crocuses can be seen at a number of locations around Thatcham (Bluecoat School, West Berks Hospital, A4 Henwick Fields) These have been planted to brighten up Thatcham with a reminder Spring is on the way, but also to raise awareness of the Rotary's End Polio Now Campaign. 

On 24th Oct 2022, Rotary was part of a pledge at the World Health Summit in Berlin. Governments, NGOs and donors committed $2.6 billion worth of funding towards polio eradication efforts.That funding, which includes $150 million from Rotary, will protect 370 million children per year over the next five years in over 50 countries. 

Since 1985 Rotary has spearheaded the campaign to eliminate Polio at a time when there were 1000 cases a day in 125 countries. Today the cases are down by 99.9%. Click on the Link to find out more about the work being done to eliminate this horrible disease.

We hope you enjoy the display.