Local Community & Rotary Becket

Members of Rotary Becket’s “Community  and Youth Committee” are extremely active in numerous projects assisting other groups around Northampton including:

Young Carers 

The Club provides drivers to transport (free of charge) young Carers to events organised by Northamptonshire Young Carers.  A young carer is aged between 5yrs-18yrs. They take on the responsibility for helping to look after someone (usually a family member) who has a long-term illness or disability.  Work in this area reduced durring the pandemic and in the main has been limited to home deliveries.

Since the pandemic has come under control the number of youngsters transported has increased significantly.

   
To learn more about what Northamptonshire Young Carers do visit http://www.northamptonshire-carers.org/

Kings Trust (Formerly Prince's Trust)

Rotary Becket provides ongoing support for Northampton North Kings Trust Teams who help young people 13-25  to try a mix of activities to develop their skills and confidenceI  The Club gives both hands on and financial assistance to candidates and in some cases assist them to find employment and a successful future.

To learn more about Northampton North Kings Trust Teams visit their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/PTTeam/

Calvert Trust

Each year Rotary Becket sponsors a person suffering from a disability to enjoy a week at one of the Calvert Trust Outdoor Centres together with a volunteer supplied by the Club. The week promotes independence in a safe environment and everyone is encouraged to do as much as they can and, frequently, more than they themselves expect. 
To read the Calvert Story and to find out what it is all about click here.
For more information about the Calvert Trust Project visit http://www.rotary1070.org/community/calvert/
 

Food banks and help for the Homeless

Since the start of the pandemic a major area of activity has been the provision of food to three of the food banks in the Town. In the Rotary year 2021-22 our contribution in food alone was in excess of £22,000
Currently we are supporting the Hope Centre Charity in the donation of clothing, a service from volunteer drivers and of course food donations. The volunteer driving has brought the Club into contact with a variety of schools across West Northants including what used to be called South Northants.

Over the Christmas period the Club is providing a contribution towards "Christmas Extras" for those accessing the Hope Food Club. The Club is also providing small presents to children off the families supported by the Hope Centre Charity

Please revisit this page to learn more about our Community Activities as the page will be regularly updated.

If there are any projects you think Rotary Becket could assist with please contact Jane Simpson, our Community & Youth Chair