Welcome

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We've moved our meeting location, see the bottom of this page.

"Food and water, health care and schooling, the chance of a long and full life - this is the unrealised dream of too many children.

I ask you to "make dreams real" for these children and their families and to work with me toward the Rotary dream of a happier, healthier and more peaceful world".

Dong Kurn Lee. President Rotary International, 2008/9

(For more information and Video of above please go to "Club News" - Make Dreams Real)

Message from our Club President - Chris Ryan

Welcome to our website which I hope you find both interesting and stimulating. It is designed to give you a flavour of our Club and what we do in Rotary.

Rotary or Rotary International to give it its full title is the biggest voluntary service organisation in the world with its 1.3 million members in 187 countries - our Club represents Rotary in the Bulwell & Basford region of Nottingham, but you do not have to live within that area to be a member or to help with projects.

We are a growing Club which is unusual in this day and age. Perhaps because we are a happy group with a large and varied social programme, plus we look to involve ourselves in interesting projects particularly those that focus on help in the community, i.e., the 'Step Up' project with Oasis (Salvation Army) advising and helping people in Bulwell & Basford who are having to face hardship. The 'Schools in Africa' project with Leonard Cheshire helping convert schools for disabled people, the 'Hayward House Hospice' garden project and the 'Support a Soldier' initiative designed to get shoe boxes full of goodies and a letter to our troops in Forward Operating bases in Afghaniastan and the Aqua Box project sending water purification devices and other helpful items to areas of need around the world. These together with the usual charitable work we do in the community define Bulwell & Basford Rotary Club.

If there is one of our projects you feel you could help us with or indeed you may have one you think we could help you with, then do contact us via the website or come along to one of our meetings at the Westminster Hotel, (see below) and discover at first hand what we and Rotary are all about.

We hope to meet you soon.

President 2009 - 2010 Chris Ryan

What have we been doing?

1. B&B Rotary reach their target of 84 AquaBoxs in 2009/10 year. A wonderful result.

Go to "News", then bottom of the page and "International"

2 Our Sleigh roams the streets of Bulwell & Basford at Christmas collecting

money for local charities. Our picture captures Father Christmas Rtn. Roy Batterbury taking

off for Lapland after his hard work. This year we raised over £2,900. See News Item.

3. Rotary & Leonard Cheshire Disability Project raising money to fund Schooling for disabled

children in Uganda. See News Item - International

Want to join Rotary or just help with a project?

Please contact us via the "Contact" page.

Some recent Club News Items

1. Club Charter 2009 see our 'Charter Evening' news item. 'Calendar Girl'.

2. Stroke Awareness day go to news.

3. JVP Malcolm Darroch meets the President of Beijing Rotary Club - see News.

4. George goes to France - see news.

5. Help in the Community Project. 'Step Up'

Bulwell & Basford Rotary Club & The Salvation Army Oasis Team.

Go to 'news' item to read about this exciting new project

6. "Support a Soldier"

David Archer & Bill Smith with a welfare box to be sent to Afghanistan.

Bulwell and Basford Rotary Club have started a scheme to support our soldiers currently protecting the people of Afghanistan at "forward operating bases" (FOB's) in Taliban held areas of the Country. We send to specific addresses only, not general parcels which may not be delivered. 42 and 45 Commandos, Royal Marines have handed over to the Army who are currently occupying 6 FOB's and 2 small supply bases in Helman province. They receive little or no letters / parcels from home unlike the troops at the large Bastion Base.

We are sending New Year greetings in every parcel at this time.

For information on what we are doing and how fellow Rotarians,

Companies and the general public can help, go to our item under Club News.

We have included a list of items that our troops would like to receive.

Go to News item for more information

Nottingham Roosevelt Memorial Travelling Scholarship

Apply for an award which will enable you to visit the USA for between 4 weeks and 3 months....no formal qualifications necessary. This unique self and career development opportunity will allow you to investigate a work related topic of your choice and experience the American way of life.

Further information go to: www.rooseveltscholarship.org

Application closes 5th March 2010

B&B Rotary - Recent Social Events

1. Pre Christmas lunch at Perkins - to see more photos go to "News".

2. President Chris Ryan volunteers a cheque to pay for wine for all

tables at the recent Valentines day Bill Smith do at Strelly Hall.

Tradition states that birthday boys pay for the wine on their birthday -

poor Chris!! Great lunch Bill.

3. Who's this. See Birthday celebrations in "News" Section.

4. Evening Shooting.

For more information see news

Future Events

For future events check out our 'Club Calendar'.

Venue

Westminster Hotel, 312 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG5 2EF. Telephone: 0115 955 5000

Meetings normally held 12.45 each Wednesday lunchtime. If you wish to come along to learn more about Rotary or one of our projects, please contact us via our contact page so that arrangements can be made.