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The Community Committee of Torrington Rotary works on mainly local projects aimed at supporting those who live in our town and surrounding villages.
During the last 2 years we've completed various projects- installing another new defibrillator on the Tarka Trail, providing new seating for Torrington Library, helping fund the new hanging baskets in the Pannier Market and new plants in Sidney House gardens and we've made many donations to local charities, such as Men's Sheds, the Bickford Centre and the Foodbank. We've donated over £500,000 since our club first started.
During 2023 we also knitted woolly hats for newborn Ukrainian babies (over 1800 were delivered), we raised over £1300 for RNLI at a quiz and over £1000 for the Bickford Centre renovations at our July 'Open Gardens' event held in conjunction with Torrington in Bloom and RHS Rosemoor and gave 3 giant hampers of goodies to the local nurses as a thank you for all their work during the pandemic.
President Linda Facey visited Langtree Primary School to promote Rotary's worldwide campaign to eradicate polio (see photo). She delivered crocus corms, compost and a planter made by Torrington Men's Shed for the pupils to plant spring bulbs, in aid of 'Purple for Polio'. Rotarian Martyn Butler also visited Dolton and Clinton Primary Schools, Great Torrington School and Bluecoats Primary.... see the adjacent article. To date, with donations and match funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we've raised over £1280 this year for the campaign.
Our latest local fundraising is at the Torrington Pannier Market... come and visit our Torrington Rotary stall where you can find out more about our club, and maybe have a go on the tombola! Next stall is Saturday 25 May.
If you know of a local 'good cause' that Rotary might help in 2024, please let us know by using the 'Contact Us' link on the home page.
more Emily Wapshott's report on THE DIG
more Torrington Rotary donation
more Rotary's 'Purple for Polio' Crocus project extended to several local schools this autumn.
more In April 2022 we presented 3 huge hampers to our local NHS surgeries and community hospital staff as a thank you for all their support during the pandemic.
more Rotary funds new defibrillator at Tarka Trail (by Cycle hire shop)
more Citizen's Advice Chief Executive Officer Vicki Rowe visits Torrington Rotary
more Torrington Rotary is delighted to fund 2 new armchairs for our local Library
more Our club was delighted to assist the golf club (where we meet most fortnights) in the installation of a defibrillator unit.
more Our club donated £250 to Great Torrington's Town Hall for a new printer to use in their office
more Rotary stand at the November 2021 event Torrington's Town Hall
more Know your blood pressure check in conjunction with The Stroke Assocciation
more Torrington Rotary were delighted to make a generous donation to the Brain Tumour Trust
more Presentation to North Devon Hospice