Visit of RI Director Dr Harriette Verwey

Cowbridge Rotary was honoured to host Rotary International Director Dr Harriette Verwey on Monday 15th September. . She visited Southway Residential Home where she met the Home Manager,  a number of Rotarians, the Chair of Dementia Friendly Cowbridge as well as some Rotakids from Y Bont Faen primary school and Interactors from Cowbridge Comprehensive School.  The Rotakids informed Dr Verwey of the Rotary projects they had worked on such as Charity Shoeboxes, Micro-loans and Aquabox, the latter being their favourite because ‘everyone has a right to clean water’, while the Interactors spoke about their fundraising evening ‘Curry and Jazz’ for Marie Curie.  

One of the Interactors recounted the opportunity she had in attending the Rotary Youth Leaders Award at Storey Arms, Brecon and what  she had learnt about herself in leading on some of the activities.  Dr Verwey encouraged all of them to continue their connection with Rotary by joining Rotaract while at University and suggested that Cowbridge Rotary should set up an Alumni for past Cowbridge Interactors.  Dr Verwey also had the opportunity to discuss the work Cowbridge Rotary is doing to support Dementia Friendly Cowbridge and Southway Residential Home.

In the evening, a dinner was held at The Bear Hotel, where Dr Verwey addressed gathered Rotarians from Cowbridge, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Pontypool, St Mellons, Bridgend and Llanelli, enlightening everyone with her vision of global connection and peace. Cowbridge President, David Morris, was presented with a Peacebuilder Club Certificate, to acknowledge Cowbridge Rotary becoming one of the first Peacebuilder Clubs in Wales. Dr Verwey thoroughly enjoyed the warm welcome she received in Cowbridge, and now continues her visit to West Wales.

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Goals in the sun!

On a gloriously sunny day over 130 primary school children participated in this year’s Cowbridge Rotary Football Competition.

Teams from Llanfair, Llangan, Pendoylan, Peterston Super Ely, St Brides Major, St Davids Colwinston and Y Bont Faen enjoyed a wonderful day of football in the sun on the splendid all weather pitch at Cowbridge School. Piero Fulgoni, President of Cowbridge Rotary Club awarded the Tournament Winners Shield to Pendoylan and the Plate Winners Shield to St. Davids School. He thanked D Mottram and N Nurton from St Brides for organising the competition, Cowbridge School for the use of their facilities and the Football Association of Wales for their generous donation of much needed water refreshment! All players and spectators enjoyed a great time of football and fun!

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The RotaKids of Y Bont Faen Primary School had a stall at the school fair selling items they had made and some End-Polio-Now key rings. They raised a total of £49 for the Rotary Polio eradication programme. Well done RotaKids!

Young Musician - Instrumental

On Wednesday 20th November, seven talented pupils from Cowbridge Comprehensive School competed in the Club round of the RotaryYoung Musician Competition - Instumental. The performances on the piano, violin, trumpet and trumbone were all of a very high standard and the judging was not an easy task. The winner was Osian Bowen who played a spellbinding piano performance of the 2nd Movement of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata No8 in C Minor followed by Ostinato from Mikrokosmos by Bartok. The runner-up was Isabel Harris who played "Blues", Violin Sonata No 2 by Ravel and "Andantina" from Hoimeland by Smetana.

During the period when the adjudicators were making their decision, the audience were entertained by the School Concert Band.

Charity Quiz

A successful and enjoyable Charity Quiz was held with 19 teams representing local associations was held in the Cowbridge Scout Hall on Saturday, 16th November. More information and pictures coming soon.