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President Margaret welcomes you to the website of Birstall Luddites The COVID-19 outbreak is having a significant impact on the daily lives of everyone in and across the country and the world. Rotary is no different. Currently our meetings are are held remotely using Zoom |
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| Home of 3 past District 1040 Presidents Robert Jackson Keith Davison and Nigel Arthurs. ZOOM Handover Night Mon 29th June 2020 |
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The purpose of a local Rotary Club is to connect people who then work together to help the community and promote goodwill and peace. |
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| The Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites has a current membership of 24 men and women who raise money locally from Christmas Santa Sleigh and Tesco collections, social and fund raising events through the year.
Money raised allows us to make donations locally, nationally and internationally. |
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***All meetings now on Zoom until further notice*** |
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| Live around Birstall/Batley/ Heavy Woollen District ? Come and Help us at Birstall Luddites (Contact Sec Paul 07761537811) This is some of what we do annually in the local Community and Internationally. |
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| Mon 6 July Club Zoom Speaker - Life talk President Elect Rotarian Nigel Arthurs |
Mon 13th July Zoom Speaker Life Talk Rotarian John MacKail |
Mon 20th July Zoom Speaker Tom Donahue West Yorks police |
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| Mon 3rd Aug Club Zoom Speaker - Life Talk Rotarian Ian Blamires. |
Zoom Race Night
Mon 17th Aug expertly run by Rotarian Paul Barnes |
Zoom speaker Janet Crampton District Polio Representative |
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| Club speaker Peter Waite Wright "talk about Grandparents" |
Mon 14th Sept District Governor Andrew Bateman Zoom meeting |
Mon 21st Sept Club Speaker Steve Gooder Job talk "Leeds United " |
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| Mon 28th Sept Club Speaker Gerry "My battle with bladder cancer" |
Mon 5th Oct Club Speaker Ian "being a landlord" |
12thOct Club Speaker Dereck KirbyMon "Disability Games" |
| This is Rotary at its best giving life altering help to people who have little hope in life. Wheelchair Foundation UK |
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Coronavirus Pandemic
Birstall Luddites are now using our WhatsApp group "Rotary" to keep Rotary business going forward and keeping social life active between Rotarians. To improve meeting capabilities the club is useing ZOOM video meetings There are a few Rotarians not up to the WhatsApp world who are still in touch via email. Members are also being "buddied to able to join Zoom meetings. |
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| Important decision from the first WhatsApp Group meeting Birstall Luddites to support 2 local Food Banks. Due to donations from local Supermarkets drying up. Batley Food Bank and Birstall Food share will receive a Rotary grant to help them survive through the uncertain Coronavirus crisis.
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Big thanks to our NHS
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| Rotary against Polio | This is Rotary Rotary International Service above Self |
ShelterBox Syria Refugee Appeal |
AQUABOX Give the Gift of Life |
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The Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites was Chartered in 1988
Dictionaries for Life
Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites are very pleased to have presented, for the 5th year, all Year 6 Pupils at Brownhill C of E, Fieldhead, St Peters, St Patricks, Birstall County and Carlinghow Junior Schools.
Luddites 200 year Anniversaries
Luddites to be rememberd in Liversedge LINK
The Luddites History LINK
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Happening soon...
Meetings and events happening soon
Mon, Oct 26th 2020 8:39 pm
Club Speaker Ken Robertshaw Zoom Meeting
Club speaker Ken Robertshaw - Fundraisng Adventures
Mon, Nov 9th 2020 7:30 pm
Special Annual Meeting
Special Annual Meeting to decide future top table
future events Past Events calendar district events local events
Rotary News
Be part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.
Rotary supporting rehabilitation for stroke survivors
Putting the wheels in motion to end polio
Meetings & Venue
Where and when:
We meet on Mondays at 19:00 for 19:15
(Not on Bank Holiday Mondays )
Gomersal Park Hotel
Moor Ln,
Gomersal, Cleckheaton
BD19 4L 01274 869386
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