Lunch Meeting: Haydock Park Golf Club

ROTARY CLUB OF NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS

LUNCH MEETING

Tuesday 05 March 2019

1.Introduction and Welcome to guests:  Linda Harrison, Angie Murray, Viaduct Violets, Women’s Institute 

2. Grace Rtn. 

3. Loyal Toast (After the meal) “The Queen Duke of Lancaster”

4. Apologies:-  Today there are          apologies

5. Early Leavers:

6. Announcements:

Fellowship Stewards 

05 and 12 Mar: Bob Thomson and Brian Woodward

19 and 26 Mar: Stuart Ainscough, Ian Bowden

Hospital Visitors

05 and 12 Mar:Geoff Fisher and Ian Bowden.

19 and 26 Mar: Syd Slater, Denis Hall

Speakers:  

Tue 12 Mar: Tom Dickerson-Bridge2Aid

Tue 26 Mar: Joan O’Hanlon Hargreaves Dementia Trust

Tue: 2 Apr: Nicola Laughton and Anita Johnson, Penkford School

Notice of Other Meetings

Wed: 13 Mar: Wigan Cluster Group: Leigh cricket Club 7.00pm

Thur: 14 Mar: Beer Festival Planning Meeting-Dootson’s High Street

Tue: 19 Mar: Committee and Business Meeting, St Patrick’s Parish Centre

Sat 23 Mar: Grants Management Seminar, Culchet Sports Club 9.30am

Wed 27 Mar: District Council Meeting

Thur 28 Mar, Beer Festival Final Planning meeting

Fellowship and Events

Fri 22 Mar:Purple4Polio,Crocus, Community Event, St Patrick’s Parish Centre

Tue 26 Mar: Visit to NewsPrinters, Knowsley Print Works

Wed 3 Apr: Coffee in the Park

4 Apr: Annual Beer Festival

26 Apr: Fellowship Weekend: Payments to David Smith Travel

29 Apr: Senior Citizens Concert

7. Visits and Reports: Hospital visit

                                        Excitement of Science

                                        Young Chef District Final

                                        Youth Speaks District Final

8. Guest Speakers: Linda Harrison and Angie Murray, Viaduct Violets WI

9. AOB

10. Closing Toast “Rotary, Fellowship & Peace the World Over

Linda Harrison (President) and Angie Murray (Secretary) explained to members what this local organisation was involved in. Since its  formation two years ago it has expanded at one stage to 55 members and hopefully there are lessons learned as to how how club can increase membership.

The club donated £300 towards their Stitch Sister Project- a sewing group which meets weekly. This will help with room hire costs at the library and the project is beneficial in that it brings older members together for social activities.

A further update from Angie has now been received:

17.04.19

Just to update you on your very generous donation recently, we have purchased a sewing machine to teach our members to sew and make items for the local community. We have also booked a venue at the Community Centre to teach our members to crochet and i have bought some yarn for us to make lap blankets for the Big Local to distribute to the elderly in the winter in addition to the winter warmer packs that are distributed in Wargrave.
So a MASSIVE thank you for your donation, its being  used wisely to benefit our community.
Best Regards
Angie Murray
Viaduct Violets WI secretary