Children at a Shrewsbury primary school were in for a big surprise when Santa and his sleigh suddenly arrived at the school gates and there was more excitement to follow at The Grange School, Harlescott, when Santa presented a book as a Christmas present to each of the 180 children. “The sleigh and Santa were
SURPRISES IN STORE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
There was more than one surprise in store for a group of senior citizens invited to a Christmas tea party. Guests were entertained by a group of musicians and Santa made an unexpected appearance at the event which was organised by Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club. Nearly 70 elderly people living in the Shrewsbury area were
Rotary Christmas
Rotarians have been busy with our annual fund raising and community service activities. We are once again grateful to Furrows for the loan of a Ford Ranger, suitably decorated, to tow our Santa sleigh as seen in the images below. We are halfway through our visits to local supermarkets and touring the streets. As ever,
ROTARY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
A Rotary club will again be giving every child at a Shropshire primary school a book as a Christmas gift and before the end of term Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has promised to send Santa along to The Grange School at Harlescott to present the books in person to each of the children. The club
ROTARY SANTA SLEIGH GETS READY FOR A BUSY TIME
Shrewsbury’s traditional Rotary Santa sleigh programme is announced with three street runs and as many as 13 supermarket visits. The programme which is again organised by Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club gets underway with a visit to Asda on December 5 from 12.00-6.00. The following day the Rotary sleigh, towed by a vehicle, generously supplied by
ROTARY CHRISTMAS TOY BOXES FOR UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN
Children who find themselves in a ‘refuge situation’ within Shropshire and neighbouring Staffordshire will be given a toy box to open on Christmas Day – thanks to Rotary. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club have agreed to purchase 10 toy boxes – two more than they donated last year – to the Rotary district appeal.
SANTA’S COMING TO TOWN FOR LIGHTS SWITCH ON
Visitors to the switch-on of Shrewsbury town’s Christmas lights will be in for a real treat… For the Rotary Santa sleigh with Father Christmas on board will be positioned at the bottom of Pride Hill before and after the ceremony on Wednesday November 22. The sleigh, which will be towed into town with a vehicle
ROTARIANS PREPARE TREE OF LIGHT ENVELOPES FOR 2023 CAMPAIGN
Rotary members spent most of their last meeting preparing envelopes for the forthcoming popular Tree of Light campaign in Shrewsbury. Nearly one thousand letters have been prepared by Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club and once again these will be posted by Dyke Yaxley Chartered Accountants as a gift to the club. “We are indebted to Dyke
SHROPSHIRE ROTARY CLUB RECRUITS TWO NEW MEMBERS AHEAD OF NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
A Shropshire Rotary Club has recruited two new members simultaneously – as its parent organisation announces the imminent launch of an ambitious initiative to grow membership nationwide. Officers and members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club have warmly welcomed Marcus Watkin and Johnathan Callwood who will both be inducted at its next meeting. Marcus, who was
RISK OF FIRE CAUSED BY COST OF LIVING CRISIS ROTARIANS TOLD
The cost of living crisis is resulting in people buying cheaper chargers for their phones and increasing the risk of a fire hazard in the home, Rotarians have been told. Rob Smith, a prevention officer for Shropshire Fire Service, also warned of overloading electrical single sockets and the danger of batteries missing from smoke alarms