A Rotarian’s campaign for a working lift at Shrewsbury’s Flaxmill Maltings attraction has resulted in a big boost for efforts on the part of Marcus Watkin has resulted in Shrewsbury Severn Rotarians being offered a free tour of the internationally important site. Marcus, who himself is wheelchair bound following a motor cycle accident, has engaged
ROTARY TO BE A CATALYST FOR SHREWSBURY’S POTENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Rotary is be a catalyst for consultation on potential future development in the town. Shrewsbury BID executive director Seb Slater has invited Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club to become a ‘focus group’ for various plans the not-for-profit organisation is considering. He outlined some of those plans in a talk to members whose response, he said, would
GET ON YOUR BIKE FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE FROM STALWART BOB, 81
Stalwart Rotarian Bob Scaiff is actively encouraging his club colleagues to join him in a novel fundraising cycle ride. The 81 year old is set to compete in The Border Randonee on May 18. Bob has entered a Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club team and is now actively inviting fellow members, families and friends to show
ROTARIANS TOLD LANCASTER BOMBER TO FLY OVER SHREWSBURY
The most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber, the Avro Lancaster, one of only two airworthy Lancasters left in the world, is to fly low over Shrewsbury at a forthcoming event. Weather permitting at 1.45 pm on May 26 the ex-World War Two bomber will be in full view of spectators at the Krazy Kart
SHROPSHIRE’S BRAND-NEW TRENDSETTING EVENT IS INSPIRED BY ROTARY
Shropshire is shortly to host a brand-new trendsetting event. The Rotary Steam Train will be running on the Severn Valley Railway on April 28 and it’s available to members of the public. All monies raised from the special event will be donated to charity with Midlands Air Ambulance set to be the biggest beneficiary. The
A BEARD SHAVE RAISES £1,000 FOR CANCER CHARITY
Rotarians have been told how a cancer charity is going from strength to strength. Karen Roberts, fundraising and volunteer co-ordinator for the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund, was speaking to members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club which has raised £1,000 for the charity. The donation was the result of a beard shave by Rotarian Peter Love,