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Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry - welcome! Please scroll/swipe down through this page to find out more about us, in addition to the pages linked in the menu, top-left.
BAND CONCERT IN SANDAL METHODIST CHURCH
Nearly 100 people gathered in the Sandal Methodist Church to hear a concert by the Wakefield Metropolitan Brass Band under the direction of Richard Larder
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Dictionaries 4 Life
Year 6 pupils at St James CE Primary Academy proudly show off their Dictionaries4Life after the presentation at the school. With Dick Wood - Communities Member of the Rotary Club, Glyn Denton - Headmaster of St James and Bob Guard - Rotary President.
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Members see history being made!
The Chantry visit to Parliament on the day history was made, March 18th 2003, when theMP’s debated the UK’s entry into the Iraq war.
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THE END OF A VERY GOOD YEAR!!
Dick Wood, President elect, Chris Sharp, New President and Bob Guard, Retiring President at the handover.
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About us
www.rotarywakefieldchantry.org.uk
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry
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The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry
meet at:
Hotel St. Pierre
Barnsley Road, Newmillerdam
Wakefield WF2 6QG
Telephone: 01924 255596
Every Tuesday 6.45 for 7pm
(Except following Bank Holiday)
A message from the president
Welcome to the web site for The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry.
The worldwide family of Rotary is one of the largest organisations in the world devoting itself to helping and supporting charities, good causes and those in need around the world. The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry is a club that follows those ideals as it supports many local charities in our area, it contributes financially to a number of International projects and provides help and practical support to projects in the community. At the same time members enjoy the company of a group of like-minded people as well as having fun being pro-active in the raising of funds for our causes. Look on the website for the programme of activities this club undertakes.
This year we are continuing to support the Rotary Youth Leaders Award, a project helping 16/17 year olds acquire real leadership skills; Carers Holidays, jointly with the Alzheimer’s Society, to give carers some well-deserved holiday time; we are a part of the UK wide, Contact the Elderly programme which brings together elderly pensioners who may otherwise not be able to see and join others in the same position; we have projects in both Africa and India supporting needy children; a number of Bursaries for youngsters and groups in the Wakefield area to help them develop skills in music and drama. These are just a snapshot of the things we do.
The club welcomes all who have an interest in joining the Rotary family, either as full members or as Associate members (for those who are either not sure or who cannot devote a large amount of time but nonetheless want to give something back to their community in practical ways).
Are you one of those people? Do you want to come and see what Rotary is all about? Then why not come along to one of our weekly meetings at the Hotel St Pierre in Newmillerdam. Contact details are on the web site, so please let our Secretary know and you will be most welcome.
We look forward to meeting you.
Chris Sharp
President
The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry
Welcome to the web site for The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry.
The worldwide family of Rotary is one of the largest organisations in the world devoting itself to helping and supporting charities, good causes and those in need around the world. The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry is a club that follows those ideals as it supports many local charities in our area, it contributes financially to a number of International projects and provides help and practical support to projects in the community. At the same time members enjoy the company of a group of like-minded people as well as having fun being pro-active in the raising of funds for our causes. Look on the website for the programme of activities this club undertakes.
This year we are continuing to support the Rotary Youth Leaders Award, a project helping 16/17 year olds acquire real leadership skills; Carers Holidays, jointly with the Alzheimer’s Society, to give carers some well-deserved holiday time; we are a part of the UK wide, Contact the Elderly programme which brings together elderly pensioners who may otherwise not be able to see and join others in the same position; we have projects in both Africa and India supporting needy children; a number of Bursaries for youngsters and groups in the Wakefield area to help them develop skills in music and drama. These are just a snapshot of the things we do.
The club welcomes all who have an interest in joining the Rotary family, either as full members or as Associate members (for those who are either not sure or who cannot devote a large amount of time but nonetheless want to give something back to their community in practical ways).
Are you one of those people? Do you want to come and see what Rotary is all about? Then why not come along to one of our weekly meetings at the Hotel St Pierre in Newmillerdam. Contact details are on the web site, so please let our Secretary know and you will be most welcome.
We look forward to meeting you.
Chris Sharp
President
The Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry
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Rotary Young Citizen Awards
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How Rotary is Funding Polio Immunization in 2017
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Meetings & Venue
Where and when:
(Except following a Bank Holiday)
Hotel St Pierre
Barnsley Road
Newmillerdam
Wakefield
West Yorkshire WF2 6QG 01924 255596