Welcome to Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
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About us
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President Nigel 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 but we are lookig forward to our first face to face meeting on July 21st. |
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| Home of 3 past District 1040 Presidents Robert Jackson Keith Davison and Nigel Arthurs. |
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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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| Live around Birstall/Batley/ Heavy Woollen District ? Come and Help us at Birstall Luddites (Contact Sec John 07802176233) This is some of what we do annually in the local Community and Internationally. |
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| July 5th Annual Golf Competition held at Manor Golf Course winner Jeremy See more |
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| 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
Coronavirus world imposed to protect us from this deadly virus is nearly over. Birstall Luddites are using our WhatsApp group "Rotary" to keep Rotary business going forward and keeping social life active between Rotarians throughout 2020. The club is still 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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Birstall Luddites to support 2 local Food Banks. Batley Food Bank and Birstall Food share received 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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Meetings & Venue
Where and when:
We meet on Mondays at 19:00 for 19:15
(Not on Bank Holiday Mondays ) TBARotary 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.
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