On the 25th January we visited the Black Lion Public House at Telham where we had a buffet and a game of bowls. Our President took the first shot down the bowling alley.
On the 1st February there was a raid from Hastings Rotary and there was also a talk from Mr Paul Fostick DG, also his Deputy Graham Foster ASG also attended.
On the 4th February Bexhill and St Leonards Rotary Clubs worked as Marshalls at a Cross Country and Obstacle Course which was a fund-raising event for St Michaels Hospice. There were 300-400 people and it turned into more of a mud race than anything else.
On the Thursdays during this month Kim Hollis and a few other members helped out at the Salvation Army building in Hastings when they were running a warm up [project for those that needed it. Our President also spent a lot of time baking cakes for the event which went down very well.
On Wednesday 8th February, we had an interesting talk from David Hatherell about the Commonwealth War Graves. The talk was well attended and a cheque was presented to David towards this organisation.
more On Tuesday 25 th April Perry Puddefoot, President of Bexhill Rotary Club, paid a visit to TS Hastings Sea Cadets
more Tour of Ridge Cemetery
more When President John Wren took over his Presidency of Hythe Rotary Club last year he spoke of the aspirations he had for the forthcoming Rotary year
more Fun had by all at the Sheerness St George's Family Fun Day
more I have now completed my 23rd in a row and came in just over 5 hours.
more On 17 April 2023, the recently chartered Rotary Club of Bromley Game Changers teamed up with Everest Inn Helping Hands and Project Hospice Nepal to celebrate the Nepali New Year and raise funds for the building of a new hospice in Kathmandu.
more The annual Beachy Head Lighthouse Challenge fundraising walk will take place this year on Saturday 20th May.
more Each year, the Walk is open for four weeks and charities are invited to be involved. It is hoped the club will have raised more than £2000. It was a great all-round effort with so many Rotarians keen to help out and volunteer.
more Our next main fundraising is a quiz night which is being held on Saturday 13 th May 2023 at the New Romney Bowls Club (see image for details.
more Even though Easter has only recently been and gone, we are now being very organised and starting to make preparations for the 2023 Santa Sleigh Runs.
more We are pleased to hear that Hythe Rotarian Jim Martin, our Town Mayor and Speaker of the Cinque Ports, will be attending the King’s Coronation
more Bexhill Rotary Club’s Community Service Committee Chair, David Dixson (pictured), has announced a raft of donations totalling £1,848 to a number of worthy causes.
more Nicholas Lyons, the Lord Mayor of London congratulated The Rotary Club of Folkestone for 100 years of service during an event at the Guildhall London, attended by Club President Ray Johnson
more Working toward a global grant which will relieve poverty and hunger in a rural area in Zambia
more On Sunday 26 th March, the Rotary Club of Beckenham staged the fifth Swimalong at the West Wickham Leisure Centre, to raise funds for our chosen charity this year… the campaign to restore and redevelop our local theatre.
more Young musicians put on a brilliant performance at the 2023 Medway Young Musicians’ Awards concert
more Senior male and female students from seven secondary schools in Tonbridge attended our annual School Leavers’ Lunch to tell members about their educational experiences, interests and ambitions. Rotarians were impressed at the standard of public speaking,
more Katarina Sherbourne is a Sussex-based writer with a passion for real-life stories. For over fifteen years she has been helping people write about their lives, turning their precious memories into beautiful books to give to family and friends.
more The annual Beachy Head Lighthouse Challenge fundraising walk will take place this year on Saturday 20th May.
more Bexhill Rotarians were treated at their meeting on 21st February to a fascinating and interesting presentation of wildlife rescue by Trevor Weeks MBE, Founder and Operations Director of East Sussex Wildlife Recuse & Ambulance Service (WRAS).
more At this week’s Bexhill Rotary Club Meeting (21st February), a cheque was presented to the club by The Old Bexhillians Walking Football Club to help with aid initiatives with the Turkey earthquake disaster.
more Young at heart
more Channel Rotary turned the Burlington Hotel into a little piece of Scotland to celebrate the birth of Rabbie Burns
more Perry Puddefoot, President of Bexhill Rotary Club, set himself a real challenge for his year in office and that is to walk 1,000 miles.
more The Rotary Club of Romney are proud announce that on the evening of our event to thank our wonderful Elves for helping us with our sleigh collections in December.
more A Brand-New Facility for Valence School
more Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this month, Faversham Rotary organised a collection in the Market Place on Saturday 18th.
more Along with Rotary worldwide, Bexhill Rotary Club President Perry Puddefoot (pictured) announced support this week for Turkey by pledging £590 for a ShelterBox.
more American and English Hands across the ocean; support for Ukraine
more Support for Ukraine
more It was a fabulous opportunity to see both the House of Commons and the House of Lords as well as the Westminster Hall.
more “Uplifting and joyful” says Bromley’s Mayor, Cllr. Hannah Gray
more Alan Eastham (pictured) enthralled Bexhill Rotarians and their guests at their meeting with tales of modern piracy and how the various authorities deal with it.