Fair weather favours the Rotary Barge Week

Fair weather favoured the guests and volunteer crews for the Rotary Club of Newbury annual barge week which took place between the 8th & 14th September.

Guests from The Polio Group with their Rotarian crew enjoying their outing

Fairweather favoured the guests and volunteer crews for the Rotary Club of Newbury annual barge week which took place between the 8th & 14th September. The week gave the Newbury Rotary crews the opportunity of giving local community groups the pleasure of a day out on the beautiful Kennet & Avon canal on sections between Great Bedwyn and Woolhampton and back to Bedwyn again. This year they were delighted to entertain groups from Eight Bells Mental Health, Fairclose Day Centre, Kintbury Volunteers, The MS Society and The Polio Group..

Typical of the guest responses to their trips was on the Monday outing between Newbury & Kintbury, when Cyrilene of the Polio group commented “Thank you so very much for a very relaxing and enjoyable day. The volunteer Rotary crew worked very hard to make sure that we had a fantastic time – we hope that we can come again next year”

This is an annual event in Newbury Rotary’s Community calendar in which the club uses a specially adapted barge from the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Bruce Branch fleet. Hannah is a specially-designed, purpose-built, wide-beam canal boat which can be used by disabled, disadvantaged or elderly people having wide-access ramps for boarding at the stern deck and a electro hydraulic lift down into the boat. The extra width of the boats provides excellent manoeuvrability for wheelchair users and they all have special built-in facilities.

Since the late 80’s, The Rotary Club of Newbury has utilized one of the KACT Bruce Branch canal boats to treat local charities to day trips as part of their Community programme. To date in excess of 200 day trips have been provided enabling over 2000 charity members to enjoy the tranquility of canal barge travel and our local Kennet Valley scenery. If any local charities are interested in being guests next year they should get in touch. www.newburyrotary.org

Irene Waters, the current Newbury Rotary President, commented “This event fully demonstrates our Rotary community focus and we get great joy from operating the barge week and seeing the pleasure that this gives to those members of our local community & charity groups that join us.”

The final leg between Hungerford and Great Bedwyn proved to be hard graft with low water levels causing two other boats to be marooned. Not so with the Rotary team who managed to get the boat Hannah back to base.

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Afternoon Tea at Rowan Garden Centre Cafe

Enjoying afternoon tea with friends and keeping out of the rain, what could be better!!

Delicious food, good company and friends meeting up for afternoon tea, what could be better!

Rotarians & Partners in Vienna visiting Schonbrunn Palalce Christmas market

Annual visit to a European Christmas Market

Guests and Friends who made the evening so enjoyable andsuccessful

After nearly two years of delays caused by Covid-19, our Rotary finally managed to hold our Charity Gala dinner in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice

After 3 years, finally our annual garden get together with our Elderly Friends has begun again.

Reuniting with our Elderly friends after a long break.

Two members of the Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter, Donna Foxwell and local Property Solicitor Kiran Nota, helped promote Rotary at a Ladies Business Event at Gerrards Cross Golf Club

Rotarians & Partners in Vienna at Schonbrunn Palace Christmas market

A visit to Schonbrunn Palace Christmas Market

An evening spent with partners & friends and entertained by Tony Kent, Boxer, Barrister, Author

President Jim Patterson, with family and friends at farewell dinner at Harewood Downs Golf Club

This year's President's Evening was held in perfect weather and at a beautiul location overlooking the Misbourne Valley in Chalfont St Giles

Two of our team at Chalfont Hospital on a Covid-19 Vaccination Day

Rotary suporting the NHS deliver immunity in the community with a smile and a helping hand

Ladies Business Event Promotes Rotary

Two members of the Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter, helped promote Rotary at a Ladies Business Event at Gerrards Cross Golf Club.

Adding a little colour to the BBQ for Ukrainian Families

Family BBQ hosted by Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre

After a successful month supporting Santa and Rudolf, we have retired our sleigh for another year

Misbourne Matins, Gerrards Cross & Chalfont St Peter and Jordons & District promoting our Organization at Feast Day Celebrations

Local Rotary Clubs gather together to promote our Organization

Relief efforts for the flood victims in Pakistan

Rotary and UKMAP team up to promote a Gala Dinner benefiting the relief efforts for the flood victims in Pakistan

A collage of our Elderly Friends enjoying a morning out and eating lunch together

A Lunch to celebrate Spring and see our Elderly Friends

How to park your Classic Car and still have room to move.

On a hot summer's day..... Classic Cars came to play.

A Gathering of Friends in aid of Charity

A Gala Gathering to celebrate Friendship and Charities close to our hearts

Our club is particularly active in raising funds and supporting local charities.

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Fair weather favours the Rotary Barge Week

Fair weather favoured the guests and volunteer crews for the Rotary Club of Newbury annual barge week which took place between the 8th & 14th September.

Afternoon Tea at Rowan Garden Centre Cafe

Schonbrunn Palace Vienna

Charity Gala Dinner

Summer BBQ

Bingo Evening at Chalfont Park Sports & Cricket Club

Members promote Rotary to Ladies Business Event at Gerrards Cross Golf Club

Schonbrunn Palace Vienna

An evening with our partners, friends and Tony Kent

President's Evening

Covid & Flu Vaccinations

Ladies Business Event Promotes Rotary

Ukrainian Families BBQ

Rotary Santa's Sleigh Ride delivers for Local Charities

Chalfont St Peter Feast Day Celebrations

Relief efforts for the flood victims in Pakistan

Lunch with our Elderly Friends

15th Gerrards Cross Classic Car Event

Gala Dinner in aid of Riding for the Disabled

Local charity work

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