Our Rotary club is riding on the back of a popular vehicle racing event to stage the very first summer fundraiser in its 37-year history. Some very special machines will be the attraction that Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club hopes will add to the attendance on the occasion of Krazy Kart Races in the Quarry Park
GET YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER ADVICE
President David Morris introduced guest speaker Jerry Carrington, a legal consultant from Silvertime Legal based in Solihull. His talk centred upon ‘getting your affairs in order’ which included wills and inheritance tax. His message to Rotarians was not to leave these issues, but to do something about them now. To put Power of Attorney in
RUSH-ON FOR ROTARY SLEIGH REFURB
For most of us, Christmas seems a long way off but, for our Rotary club, time is already running out following its recent discovery that Santa’s sleigh needs a massive facelift to appear during the month of December. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club will now be working against the clock to ensure their unique
A Grand Day Out
What a fab image from a wonderful day! Most impressive. A wonderful shot. Superb. Just some of the feedback already received by Rotarian David Morris, president of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, following last Sunday’s Severn Valley Railway trip which he organised. The special event was the brainchild of David who was afterwards ‘thrilled’ with the
ROTARIANS GIVEN A LIFT THANKS TO MARCUS
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,