A Rotarian who traditionally grows his beard for Santa sleigh fundraising duties in the run-up to Christmas is now planning to have the whiskers shaved off on Valentine’s Day – again for charity. This year Peter Love of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has selected Parkinson’s to be the beneficiaries of his planned beard shave next
TALK ON ‘THE GRANDPARENT OF SKYSCRAPERS’
The history of Shrewsbury Flaxmill-Maltings, now in its third century, was the subject of a talk to Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club by Richard Bonella, a volunteer tour guide at the Mill. He told Rotarians that the Flaxmill was built in1796-7 and was designed to be proof against fire, which was a major hazard in mills
ROTARY TREE OF LIGHT AND SLEIGH RAISE NEARLY £12,000 FOR CHARITY
Our Rotary club’s two popular winter fundraising events, which currently form its major boost for local charities, have together raised just short of £12,000. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club’s long-standing Tree of Light brought in £6,000 and its equally well-established Santa sleigh activities added £5,812. Beneficiaries from the Tree of Light will be Hope House, Midlands