A WARM WELCOME FROM EGREMONT 

Egremont is an ancient market town and at one time the principal town in the barony of Copeland. It still retains marks of its antiquity. A charter for a weekly market and a two-day fair at Ladyday were granted in 1266 - hence the Egremont Crab Fair [pictured above], still held on the Saturday nearest to September 18 each year. 

 Charter Night on the 13th May 2011. President Norman Clarkson

Good food, good company...

With a beautiful setting, succulent food and the best company you could wish for, it was pinnies at the ready for the annual Inner Wheel Barbecue. For more pictures click here

THE Rotary Club of Egremont has been a supporter of the St Bees Royal National Lifeboat Institution since the purchase of the very first lifeboat in 1970 - and  it  played a leading role in the launch of the fundraising appeal for a new-generation lifeboat.

In 2006 - 2007 The club sponsored a fundraising concert by West Cumberland Choral Society's Junior and Youth Choirs and young instrumentalists at St Bees Priory. When the proceeds were counted, the club was delighted to top up the total to £1,000 for the appeal.

Now two years on President Bob Salkeld and Secretary Bill Lee attended the naming ceremony of the new St Bees lifeboat, Joy Morris MBE on Sunday the 30th August 

Helping hand for Life Education Centres, Cumbria

Members were delighted to donate £500 to Life Education Centres, Cumbria.

Life Education Centres work in partnership with schools and engage with others in the community to help children make healthy choices by:

contributing to life-skills and health education programmes
educating children about the effects and risks associated with the use of drugs,including alcohol and tobacco
working with parents, carers, teachers and others in the community in communicating healthy life-styles messages effectively

ShelterBox donation helps flood victims

The Rotary Club of Egremont has donated £490 to send a ShelterBox to tsunami vitims in Samoa.

ShelterBoxes are basically a dry shelter, a warm bed, light and heat, clean water, cooking aids and tools for ten people - all stored in one box.

The Big Band Sounds for Flood victims.

This time around it is not Carlisle, but the people of Cockermouth and Keswick who bore the brunt of the severe  flooding in Cumbria, but closer to home some properties in Egremont and Cleator were flooded to a depth of 1.2 metres (4 feet) when the River Ehen flood waters reached heights of 0.6 metres (2 feet)greater than the flood of 1938.

In Egremont, one of our own members, Rotarian Mike Bell, the owner of Mill House was one of the unfortunates  whose ground floor was inundated with muddy water.  In Cleator, properties  adjacent to Cleator Bridge  were all flooded and one unfortunate Salmon was caught on the garden gate of one of the properties which was all of 70 to 80 metres from where the river edge would normally be. Despite the Flooding which peaked in the early hours of Friday morning the 20th November  The Rotary Club of Egremont's Big Band Dance still went ahead with reduced numbers. Allthough our thoughts were with those  struggling to cope with their personal problems or helping friends and relatives the nominal 100 who did get to the dance, enjoyed a good buffet and  music from the Music Masters. Everything from the Glen Miller Sound to the Canadian Three Step

President Bob Salkeld was in fine form and the far from shy efforts of Past President Alan Grey (& team) selling raffle tickets  which together with a game of pich & toss - pound coins -thrown towards a bottle of whisky, donated by Rotarian Les Moore, brought in over £460. 

President Bob thanked all those who attended and explained that when the waters have receded The Rotary Club of Egremont will be looking to donate this money to where it can do the most good.