A Happy Christmas to you all, the last visit from Santa this year is  Tuesday 24th December at Morrison's in Ramsbottom. 
Thank you to all who have contributed to the fund raising Christmas Collections. All funds raised go to help people in need.

If you would like to contact us please email ramsbottomrotary@gmail.com

The Annual Duck Race will be held on  SUNDAY 24th MAY 2020, Duck tickets available from January.

 
 

_{Kiddies Rides, Stalls, Catering Van, Bar, and our Duck Races, and all this during the 1940s weekend. What a great day, if you missed it it will be held at the same time next year.}

The Ramsbottom Rotary Club Annual Duck Race 2020 

Sunday 24th May 

Young Chef Cookery Competiton 2019

The District Final is being held on Thursday 28th 2019

Congratualtions to Amelia, coming in third place in the Regional Finals, which means Amelia is in the top twenty or so of the Young Chefs in the country.

Young Chefs at Woodhey 2019

Last Years success

Amelia at the District Finals with her Father.

Amelia has won through again, off to the district finals very soon, good luck Amelia & hope you get to the National Finals  

Amelia at the District Final with her personnel assistant - her Dad.

Amelia Tweddle is our Ramsbottom Rotary Young Chef from Woodhey High School, who came from 120 competitors at Woodhey Highschool through to the District Finals and is now on the way to the Regional Finals on the 17th of March.

We have recently completed a record breaking 120 entrants taking part this year. Claire Gallie Head of Food Technology was amazed at the number of pupils taking part, said it's a wonderful experience which Rotary bring to Woodhey High school. 

Ramsbottom Rotary's Chair of Vocation, Keith Crane has been liasing with Claire for five years now. Said the standards were as high as ever. We had ten heats and a Final Cook off to find two winners, which was an exhausting time for everyone involved, especially the two Judges, Trevor Hoyle & 

Last Year the School Winner  - Rebecca Wilkinson went onto win the District final, then the Regional final and came third in the National final. The judges at the National Final said her Smoked Haddock Soufflé was outstanding.    

Mrs Claire Gallie, the Head of Food Technology, said the interest is growing year on year, pupils are showing a greater interest in food and cooking, the quality and variety is outstanding for year nine pupils. The entrants had to choose a two course healthy meal for two people, provide their own recipes & ingredients, cook and present the food on their “ dressed”  table all in one and half hours.
  
Two winners were chosen and one person in reserve. Will all be mentored by local restuarants in preparation for the next stage. 

“Double the Love” & provide “Bags of Love” for Mary’s Meals

The story begins in 2002, in a lopsided shed in the Scottish Highlands, where Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow started a small charity which grew into a massive organisation helping millions of children fulfil the simple ambition of “having enough food to eat & be able to go to school”.

Mary’s Meals now feeds a nutritious meal to more than 1.25 million children every school day in 13 of the poorest parts of the world, including India, Thailand, Burma, Lebanon, Haiti, Ecuador and 7 African countries. Wherever possible the meal is made using local ingredients produced by small-holder farmers, thereby supporting the local community.  Being educated and fed enables children to lift themselves, their families and their communities out of poverty.

Between now and the 31^st December every donation to Mary’s Meal’s “Double the Love” appeal will be matched by a supporter-led match-funding campaign (up to £1.9 million), so for every £13.90  donated two children will be fed and educated for a whole school year, the very best  present you could give.  Go to www.marysmeals.org.uk to make some hungry children in the world very happy.

Many children receiving Mary’s Meals do not have basic learning tools such as pencils & notepads. The Backpack Project helps the children get the most out of their learning by donating a backpack full of the things they need.  For many children, a Mary’s Meals backpack will be the first gift they have ever received.

Janice & Hilary began their “Bags of Love” project this summer under the Rotary Ramsbottom umbrella, and have been asking schools and organisations to provide backpack items, new or good condition pre-owned. We have 65 completed backpacks ready for collection by Mary’s Meals and many more which are almost complete.  It’s a great way to recycle school bags, uniforms, sandals, PE kits, towels and spoons. Other items required include A4 lined and unlined notepads, pens, pencils, coloured pencils, sharpeners, erasers,  pencil cases, rulers, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste. They would really appreciate it if you or any school, organisation or club you know could contribute. Financial donations are also very gratefully received to purchase those “hard-to-come-by” items such as sandals and boys’ shorts. A brief presentation for younger children or a more detailed one for those interested in the fuller benefits of the project can be given. Current participants include Holcolme Brook Primary School, 38th Rossendale (Open) Scouts, Speakeasy, Holy Cross College, Ramsbottom Rotary, family and friends.

Janice & Hilary are delighted at the enormous response and good-will they have encountered and know that the smiles on the faces of the children participating will be multiplied many times on those receiving these “Bags of Love”.  If anyone wants to help with this worthwhile project, has items to donate, or is part of a group which may want to get involved, please contact Ramsbottomrotary@gmail.com