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President Ray with crutches

Collecting for Physionet

more Wensleydale Rotary Club's President Ray Wilkinson brandishes crutches which were part of the vanload of mobility aids collected in the dale by the club.

Donation to YAA

A big thank you to Yorkshire Air Ambulance !

more A huge cheque symbolises our long term commitment to supporting Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Rotary marshalls

Wensleydale Rotary provide marshals for Jubilee Beacon at Leyburn

more They attended the lighting of a Jubilee beacon on The Shawl in Leyburn. Pictured are ; Jeremy Burchill, David Milner, Howard Binks, Ray Wilkinson, John Morton, David Spashett and David Blakeley. The beacon was lit by Councillor Mandy Spenceley

Members at St Matthews Church

Wensleydale Rotary donate soup to St Matthews Church Leyburn

more St.Matthews Church Leyburn witnesses its community spirit in action as Wensleydale Rotarians donate bulk packs of soup mix at last Mondays Soup and sweet lunch.

The main tent

Rotary at Wensleydale Show 2021

more Wensleydale Rotary volunteers served tea/coffee to Show organisers before the Show started then manned a tent raising funds for charities.

Wensleydale Rotarians after litter pick

Aysgarth Falls volunteer litter picking

more The superb early summer weather continued as Wensleydale Rotarians volunteered on Tuesday to pick up litter after the busy bank holiday weekend.

Wensleydale Rotarians John Morton & David Blakeley guiding arrivals

Rotarians help marshal at vaccination centre

more Wensleydale Rotarians helped to marshal arrivals as the covid vaccination programme began at Tennants auction room in Leyburn.

David Blakeley and John Morton packing sticks

Rotary helps Chopsticks Charity

more Rotarians from several clubs in North Yorkshire helped at the charity Chopsticks to pack bags of kindling

Quilts

Charity Auction

more Wensleydale Rotary held a Charity Auction to help compensate for having to cancel major fundraising events due to Covid-19

Rtn Wendy in charge

Rotary Tombola at Wensleydale Show

more The Rotary Club held a tombola stall at Wensleydale Show to raise funds for its community projects. All prizes were won despite the rain!

Support for Herriot Hospice Homecare

more President Susan Rogers has chosen Herriot Hospice Homecare as her principal charity for her year in office.

Winning School with cheque

Inter-school Challenge 2019

more Wensleydale Rotary Club gives a small sum of money to each Primary School in the Dale and challenges them to increase it by whatever means for charity.

Blood Pressure Screening at Wensleydale Show 2018

more Wensleydale Rotarians were out in force taking blood pressures at the Wensleydale Show,as part of STROKE awareness

Inter School Challenge 2017

more Wensleydale Rotary Club gives a small sum of money to each Primary School in the Dale and challenges them to increase it by whatever means for charity.

DG Robert Morphet and Prof Lynnette Rhodes-Home

Rotary at Wensleydale Show 2017

more Wensleydale Rotarians ran a Know Your Blood Pressure session as well as a fundraising tent at this year's Show, helped by District Governor Robert Morphet

Wensleydale Rotary does Ice Bucket challenge for MNDA

more Seven Wensleydale Rotarians, and a Rotarians wife, accepted the Ice Bucket challenge thrown down to them by Northallerton Mowbray Rotarians.

Rotary at Wensleydale Show 2016

more Wensleydale Rotary members fundraised for local and international charities, and raised awareness of Rotary International's drive to eradicate Polio.

Mural in Children's waiting area in A&E

MURAL MAGIC

more THE CHIILDREN'S waiting areas at the Friarage Hospital's accident and emergency department have been transformed into a magical wonderland thanks to the Rotary Club of Wensleydale.

The tent with Rotarians

Rotary at Wensleydale Show 2015

more The Rotary tent at the Show was well manned and attended, with around £300 being raised from a bric-a-brac sale for the club Charity fund, and £165 from rafle tickets in aid of a MRI Scanner for the Friarage Hospital.

Audience listen to description of a wine

Wine Tasting in aid of MND

more Around 50 Rotarians, partners and friends attended a wine tasting to raise funds fro Motor Neurone Disease

Yellow Bikes go to Charity for Recycling

more Following the recent Tour de France Grand Depart, there remained a large number of yellow bikes scattered about Wensleydale. The Rotary Club has been collecting some of them to be recycled and sent to third world countries.

Inter School Challenge

more Primary Schools in Wensleydale were given a small amount of money and challenged to make as much money as possible, by whatever means.

cheque presntation

Inter School Challenge success

more Wensleydale Rotary Club gives a small sum of money to each Primary School in the Dale and challenges them to increase it by whatever means for charity.

President David alongside photo of new minibus

Wensleydale Rotary Club thanked for donation

more While President David Pointon was attending the Low Mill outdoor centres annual meeting,the Club was thanked for donating funds towards the cost of the new minibus.

Club treasurer Peter Nattress

Rotary Club of Wensleydale 2010 -2011 Review

more A review of projects supported in the year to 30th June 2011 and of events and fund raising activities. David Pointon was Club President for the year, Peter Nattress (pictured here) is Club Treasurer.

Help for Duke of Edinburgh Scheme for Wensleydale School

more Mr Phillip Benages, Headmaster of Wensleydale School spoke to members on progress with improving standards and achievements at the school.

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Dave Spashett plants the tree

Community Projects

back The Club supports a number of projects within our local community.