Boscawen Park in mid-summer                                         The city from Boscawen Park

The Club's 34 men and women members give their time and talents to help with local and international concerns. We meet at 18:30 on most Monday evenings at the Truro Cathedral Restaurant. All members of Rotary International are welcome as is anyone interested in finding out more about membership.

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       A new Rotary year opens

On 1 July the Club welcomed in its new President - taking over from another who had also done the job some years earlier.

David Hughes took over the reins from Peter Bayly at a summer party in the grounds of one of the members.

Also elevated were Vivian Hendra as Junior Vice President (on left) and Rajendra Dhumale as Senior Vice President (second from right)

  What we do

We encourage and support schools and young people

2018-2019 Young Chef: 9 October 2018 at Richard Lander School

12 young chefs took part in the school based round, with each one cooking two courses for one person.  As well as producing some mouth watering food within a strict timescale, the youngsters also had to show their costings, meal plan and menu to the judges

The winning entrant was Tiffany (L - with judges Nick Pickles, John Felton, and Rotary Club President David Hughes) and (R) her winning entry of Ghana Masala served with warm chapatis, with a pudding of mint and dark chocolate mousse.  
More information and pictures

2018 Youth Speaks for primary schools

Yet again, the standard was very high. The winners were Truro Prep School (left).

Devoran School (right) were second

More on the topics discussed, and photos

2018 Young Writer - "A Different Perspective" - further local success

Rotary Club prizes and commendations were awarded to entries from St Erme with Trispen Community School, Truro Prep and Richard Lander School.

The local winner at primary school level, Pax McDowell (Truro Prep School left, with President Peter Bayly) won the District (Devon and Cornwall) age group.

Information about this year's topic, "My Inspiration", will be in schools after the half-term break.

Over 70 children  from Curnow School, Redruth, and Nancealverne School, Penzance, with helpers, spent a day at Flambards Theme Park sponsored by Rotary Clubs in West Cornwall.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) : A " life changing experience" for three young men

At the beginning of July, the Club sponsored three young people on the RYLA course, sharing the costs with their employers. Reporting back to members at a recent meeting, they all agreed they had taken part in a life changing experience. Click here for a full report.

The programme offers young people aged 14 – 28 the opportunity to learn valuable leadership skills, and develop confidence. The young people selected spend a week attending seminars, camps or workshops where they take part in activities designed to improve leadership and communication skills, learn about businesses and institutions, explore career paths, share ideas and experiences, learn how to coordinate youth activities and community service projects in the community, and discuss creative approaches for resolving family, social, and professional conflicts.

If you can answer "yes" to both questions, please get in touch using this Contact link, or the link at the bottom of this page.

We support local needs, the local community, and local charities

Participating or helping as course marshals on the ROC (United Response) 5 kilometre charity run and at the Trelissick Family Fun Run in aid of the Merlin MS Centre.

The events raised a combined total of around £18000.

 

Members volunteer to help at the Foodbank each week.

We support the St Petroc's Society throughout the year, and help with marshalling for the Cornwall Hospice Care Santa Fun Run at Christmas.

The Club was represented at Truro Day on 9 September.

As part of the Rotary International Purple4Polio project to End Polio Now,  the President handed over a box of 5000 crocus bulbs to the City's Mayor Lindsey Southcombe for planting around Truro.

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and we engage with international projects

The White Cross Mission in Romania                                                    Shelterbox Disaster Relief 

                How we raise funds to support these activities

21st Annual Golf Day in association with the Mayor of Truro, 11 May 2018

All the results and more pictures are here

 
Winners : The Piranos (capt. David Crossley, with trophy)                    Winning ladies : the Humberts team

Also shown are (l-r) Rotary Club President Peter Bayly, Mayor of Truro John Tamblyn,  and Raj Dhumale (Event Organiser)

Raj Dhumale presented cheques for £1,500 each to the Mayor and to Mark Holdroyd of Cornwall Blood Bikes.

   Alex Walker presents Volvo's sponsorship cheque                            Cornwall Blood Bikes and Cancer Research UK

  Singing Christmas Carols at High Cross

Club members, wives, and friends formed a "community choir" to sing carols at High Cross in front of the Cathedral on the Wednesday "late night shopping" evenings before Christmas.

Sadly, bad weather limited the appearances of our valiant choristers, many dressed in Victorian costume, to one and a half evenings. Nonetheless, over £300 was raised for Club charity funds.

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The concert, in the Chapel of Truro School on 19 October, raised over £1,000 for the Truro Foodbank.