The eagerly awaited brand new Santa sleigh is about to fly into Shrewsbury for the forthcoming festivities. The final touches are being applied to the new ski sleigh by members of our Rotary Club who begin their Christmas fundraising programme this week. Rotarian David Morris, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club’s president, confirmed today that the new
RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO COMPLETE NEW SLEIGH
Santa takes a break from helping to build a new sleigh. He is amongst a team working daily to provide Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club with a revolutionary ski sleigh in time for an extensive programme of Christmas activities. Despite experiencing a number of unexpected setbacks, the volunteer team of members is determined to complete the
SHREWSBURY POLICE SERGEANT ‘ALL IN FAVOUR’ OF MORE BOBBIES ON THE BEAT
More bobbies on the beat? A serving police officer has told us that he would personally like to see more police officers in Shrewsbury Town Centre, but whether that will happen, Sergeant Gary Lansdale said ’I remain positive that senior officers are doing their best to make this happen. ’Speaking candidly to members of Shrewsbury
ROTARY ANNOUNCE FESTIVE PROGRAMME OF SANTA SLEIGH VISITS
Rotary’s popular Santa sleigh takes to the streets of Shrewsbury again, hopefully starting next Monday December 2. The long-established festive programme of sleigh visits is due to begin with a three-hour stint outside Asda, Abbey Foregate, from 12.00-6.00 pm on that day. The following day Santa and the sleigh should be travelling round the Monkmoor
SANTA AND BRAND NEW SLEIGH EXPECTED AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH-ON
Following cancellation of last year’s switch-on of Shrewsbury’s Christmas lights, a Rotary Santa is looking forward to the return on Wednesday. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary’s Santa will be returning to the club’s familiar spot at the bottom of Pride Hill for a three-hour stint from 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Santa is looking forward to meeting
ROTARY SLEIGH’S CHRISTMAS GIFT
Our Rotary club’s Santa sleigh has been promised match funding up to £1,000. The pledge to Shrewsbury Severn Rotary has been made by a global financial services provider who have visited the club to explain they are committed to supporting community-based projects. As a result, members were delighted to hear that the Rotary club’s sleigh
ROTARIANS HEAR OF RECRUITMENT CHALLENGE FACING EMPLOYERS
Rotarians have heard how a significant number of Shropshire employers are still facing a struggle to recruit new staff. Otis Powell, membership manager at Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, delivered an update on the local economy when he spoke at a meeting of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club. He updated members on some of the policy and
KNIFE CRIME INCORPORATED INTO YEAR 6 SAFETY AWARENESS EVENT – ROTARIANS TOLD
A Rotary club which has strongly supported an annual social and safety awareness event for 1,500 11-year-olds has been told that knife crime is now on the agenda. Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew’s trustee fundraiser Geof Proffitt visited Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club to make an appeal to members for their backing for the 2025 event
SHREWSBURY SEVERN WELCOME TO ROTARIAN MIKE
At the age of 16, Mike Roberts was the undisputed North Wales Junior Tennis Champion during which he has subsequently described as ‘happy days’. In that era, he played against tennis stars like Mark Cox, long time former British no.1 who went on in tennis history as the first amateur player to beat a professional.
NEW SANTA SLEIGH WILL HAVE ANTI-GRAVITY SKIS
Shrewsbury’s 21st century Santa Sleigh is to have anti-gravity skis. Designer Johnathan Callwood has revealed how the brand-new sleigh is moving with the times and incorporating latest technology which not only includes the anti-gravity skis, but the latest in audio visual technology. “It will be lower, lighter and quicker as well as being more high-tech in