A Rotary club has today expressed its ‘enormous thanks’ to all the kind-hearted supporters of the latest seasonal charity appeals. Although the exact amounts collected are not yet available, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club believe their Tree of Light and sleigh collections will be amongst their best – despite the coronavirus pandemic. “The enthusiasm and support
SCHOOL’S PUPILS GET A BOOK FROM SANTA
Every pupil at a Shrewsbury primary school has received a Christmas book gift – from Santa. Despite wearing a face covering Santa’s traditional end of term visit to the Grange Primary School was a big hit with excited children. Books were received by 224 pupils across the age ranges at the school and there was
ROTARY CHRISTMAS GATHERING RAISES £130 FOR FOODBANK
A Rotary club’s Christmas gathering – which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 – has raised £130 for the Barnabas Foodbank. The donation to the foodbank was the result of a raffle at the Christmas gathering of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club. Thirty seven members and guests attended the event at the Prince Rupert Hotel,
FORD RANGER LOAN FOR SANTA SLEIGH DRIVES
A long-standing Shrewsbury motor dealership is helping a long-standing Santa sleigh bring joy to many children and adults this Christmas. Furrows has loaned Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club a Ford Ranger Wildtrak to tow the sleigh from venue to venue in the run-up to Christmas. In particular, the Ford Ranger Wildtrak will tow the sleigh to
TWENTY ONE CHANCES TO SEE THE ROTARY SANTA SLEIGH
The Rotary Santa sleigh will be making a total of 21 appearances in the Shrewsbury area over the festive season. The Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club Santa sleigh rota begins with the switch on of Shrewsbury town centre lights tonight (Wednesday). Those who missed the Santa sleigh on Pride Hill can catch up through the following
Rotary Santa sleigh is back
The Rotary Santa sleigh got off to a tremendous seasonal start at the switch on of Shrewsbury’s Christmas lights. Santa was in continuous demand throughout three hours on the Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club sleigh on Pride Hill. It was the first time the popular sleigh had been able to receive so many excited youngsters following
ROTARY’S £1,750 SUPPORT FOR SIX ORGANISATIONS
Donations totalling £1,750 in response to six separate requests have been agreed by members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club. At their last meeting members considered all six new requests for support and agreed they should have the club’s backing. Four of the organisations making requests have been supported by the club in the past. They
ROTARY PLANTING OF CROCUS BULBS AT SHREWSBURY ABBEY
It took a small team of enthusiastic Rotarians little more than an hour to plant 4,000 crocus bulbs in the grounds of a historic Shrewsbury building. This was the third crocus bulb planting to be undertaken by members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club at the Shrewsbury Abbey. The group, comprising project leader Alun Humphreys, together
HOMELESSNESS IS NOT JUST A SHREWSBURY PROBLEM – TOWN CLERK
Dealing with homelessness doesn’t just apply to Shrewsbury, but every town in the country, a top local government officer told our Rotary club. Speaking to Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club members, the town clerk of Shrewsbury Town Council Helen Ball said it was about getting organisations working collaboratively together. It was also about drugs and county
GETTING SANTA’S SLEIGH SPICK AND SPAN
Our popular Santa sleigh is currently undergoing its annual maintenance in readiness for a busy festive season. Members are putting in voluntary shifts to ensure that the sleigh will be looking its very best when it takes to the road for the first time this year. The meticulous maintenance programme is being planned to be