Rotary Hexham Photo Galleries

Paul Harris Award

Paul Harris Award

Andy Pryor was surprised to receive a Paul Harris Fellowship Award from President Roy Dallison

Details
Christmas Collections 2019

Christmas Collections 2019

Despite the cold weather, we collected for local charities in Fore Street Hexham in the week before Christmas raising over £2000.

Details
Africa Declared Polio Free

Africa Declared Polio Free

Africa has officially been declared Polio Free

Details
World Wide Zoom

World Wide Zoom

Several of our members regularly join the Kelso Rotary Club in their "Kelso Conversations"

Details
Emergency Aid to India

Emergency Aid to India

Hexham Rotary respond rapidly to the request for better oxygen supplies in India.

Details
Hand Cream to help Hexham Hospital

Hand Cream to help Hexham Hospital

To thank the NHS for their work during the pandemic, we donated 200 jars of hand cream to the staff at Hexham Hospital

Details
We champion the Northumberland Log Bank

We champion the Northumberland Log Bank

This charity helps to provide fuel to the fuel poor of Northumberland

Details
A Bursary for Core Music

A Bursary for Core Music

Hexham Rotary has given £5000 to Core Music of Hexham to provide free tuition for deserving youngsters.

Details
Hexham Rotary honours a local Resident

Hexham Rotary honours a local Resident

At our usual weekly meeting, we presented Mike Coleman of Core Music a Paul Harris Fellowship Award for his services to the Town

Details
Laptops for Children

Laptops for Children

Hexham Rotary has joined the scheme to provide laptops to disadvantaged children to help with their schooling.

Details
Working during Lockdown

Working during Lockdown

We still carry on raising money and distributing it to local charities despite complying with the lockdown rules.

Details
Purple for Polio

Purple for Polio

We raised funds for the elimination of Polio with a Jazz Evening

Details
Not the Great North Run

Not the Great North Run

We raised money for charity by having a marathon walk

Details
Hexham Rotary Help the Environment

Hexham Rotary Help the Environment

In August we helped the Tyne Rivers Trust by destroying some of the invasive weed, Himalayan Balsam, growing next to the Tyne.

Details
Our Covid Walking Initiative

Our Covid Walking Initiative

To help keeping in touch during lockdown, we have started a walking group. It keeps to the lockdown rules so might be as little as two people.

Details
Spectacular Garden Visit

Spectacular Garden Visit

On the 8th July instead of our usual meeting we had a visit to a local garden.

Details
Durham Day Out

Durham Day Out

We had a great day out in Durham, organised by our President. A tour of the Cathedral was followed by a visit to the Harrison & Harrison Organ Works

Details
Not Our Christmas Dinner

Not Our Christmas Dinner

Our Christmas Dinner should have been today, Monday 21st December, but again the virus changed our plans and we had a celebratory Zoom meeting tasting various mince pies and cheeses followed by a Happy Christmas Toast to all.

Details
Visit to Dilston Castle

Visit to Dilston Castle

We had a special visit to Dilston Castle near Hexham to learn of its Jacobite connection

Details
Past Presidents Party

Past Presidents Party

Our Presidents Partyt

Details
Rotarians in the drive to eradicate polio

Rotarians in the drive to eradicate polio

As part of this campaign the Rotary Club of Hexham have arranged for the planting of 5000 crocus bulbs in a three metre wide circle close to the bandstand in Hexham.

Details
Helping to eradicate Polio

Helping to eradicate Polio

The income generated from the recent Tynedale Tall Tales competition organised by the Hexham Rotary Club resulted in a fantastic £3,204 being sent to help eradicate the scourge of Polio.

Details