2023 Sale Dates:
Sunday 2nd April, Sunday 14th May, Sunday 11th June
Sunday 9th July, Sunday 13th August, Sunday 10th September
Sunday 8th October
Sellers from 7:00am £7 per car - Rear of Cowbridge Town Hall
It is good to be back.
The Rotary Young Chef Competition is back after missing two years because of the Covid pandemic. There is great enthusiasm amongst the young chefs and this year there were twelve competitors from Year 10 at Cowbridge Comprehensive School who wanted to show their cooking skills in the Cowbridge heat which was held on Tuesday 10th January.
The task given was to prepare, cook and
present a three course meal for two people with ingredient costs that did not
exceed £22. The judges, Rotarian Sîan Whitefield and Sam Morgan of Arboreal in
Cowbridge, were looking for tasty, well-presented food but they were also
awarding marks for planning, presenting on time and maintaining a clean and
tidy workspace.
With much difficulty in making the choice, Olivia Wright and Kate Maunder were declared joint runners-up and Harriet Osborne the overall winner. Harriet prepared a vegetarian meal with Tofu kebab starter, a vegetable curry main course and a chocolate mousse dessert.
Judge Sîan said, “The standard of the meals prepared by all the competitors was extremely high and reflects the enthusiasm within the Design & Technology Department of the school”.
Rotarian Huw
Davies, President of Cowbridge Rotary, thanked Arthur
John and Co. for providing prizes and presented them to the winners. These three chefs will go forward to compete
in the Young Chef Area competition in 10 days time. Further rounds of the
competition will culminate in a national final with the chance to win a trip to
meet some of the top chefs in Italy sponsored by Filippo Berio. The Young Chef Competition
is part of the wide programme of youth activities supported by Cowbridge Rotary
Club.
The Y Bont Faen RotaKids visited the residents of Longmeadow Court and Geoffrey Ashe Court on Thursday 15th December. They showed examples of their work and sung several songs before orange squash and cakes rounded off the afternoon.
Comments from the children "When can we go back?"
PDG of District 1880, Gewig Argow, accompanied by his wife, Rotraud, and Past President, Hans-Joachim Von Hahn, with his wife Christine, from the Rotary Club of Meissen, visited Cowbridge on the 13th - 17th October, 2023. Having spent two days visiting the delights of West Wales, they toured the
Nantgarw China Works to compare the quality of the porcelain produced there with the famous porcelain made in Meissen. The result - a diplomatic draw! The group then joined members of our club for lunch in Fredwell's. The twinning of our two clubs has been active for many years and we have recently co-operated in joint projects to provide water supplies to schools in rural Uganda.
Click here for photos from the event.
You may see purple crocus flowers starting to show in Twt Park and at the Comprehensive School. These have been planted to raise awareness of the Rotary End Polio Now project which started in 1979. The wild polio virus has nearly been eliminated from the world and we must finish the job.
Learn more at www.endpolio.org.
Cowbridge Rotary is based in the lovely market town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. Members, who are from Cowbridge and the surrounding area, and from all walks of life, support the local community by volunteering their time in a range of different activities to help others.
The club usually meets most Monday evenings at the Bear Hotel with a meal and sometimes with a speaker, to enjoy good company and to plan our activities of service and charitable work.
We donate about £15,000 each year to our charitable causes, money we raise each year through car boot sales, concerts and other fund raising events. We work closely with local schools, organising competitions to help young people develop their skills. We also provide support and entertainment for the elderly.
Rotary is evolving, making it easier than ever to be part of this amazing organisation of ordinary people who simply want to give something back to their community and make a real difference. Click on the link below to our video gallery and you may be surprised.
It is easy to contact us using the "Contact" link at the top of the page.
If you think that you would enjoy being a member of Rotary, please go to 'What we do' in the Menu and click on 'Membership' to find out more.
Mon, Feb 6th 2023 7:15 pm
Meeting steward - Andy Banks
Mon, Feb 13th 2023 7:15 pm
MEETING in RESTAURANT not ST QUENTIN'S SUITE
The speaker will be Lynn Murray and partner John.
Meeting steward - Gene Murphy
Wed, Feb 15th 2023 7:00 pm
PE to chair
Mon, Feb 20th 2023 7:15 pm
Meeting steward - Lynn Murray DG Wayne Morgan will attend the meeting.
Mon, Feb 27th 2023 7:15 pm
Wed, Mar 1st 2023 7:00 pm
Mon, Mar 6th 2023 7:15 pm
Meeting steward - Mike O'Hagan
We meet on Mondays at 1915
(1st, 2nd and 3rd Mondays. 4th Monday Club Social. No meeting on Bank Holiday or if 5th Monday in Month.) Bear HotelBe 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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