Confirmation of a road closure for a VE Day celebration event in Shrewsbury on June 1 has been revealed today. Abbey Foregate will be the centre for the day which is being organised by our Club to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied Forces accepting the Nazi’s unconditional surrender from World War 2. During the
OUR CLUB’S CHARITY PLANNING TAKES WHOLE MEETING
Members, who have faced the rarity of having to devote an entire meeting to discussing a record number of charitable funding requests for the next 12 months, have agreed to support three local charities for the first time. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club will be giving the biggest individual sum, £1,000, to a Shropshire charity to
DIVERSIFYING INCOME VITAL FOR SURVIVAL – SAY CHARITY
A Shropshire based charity has disclosed that diversifying their income is vital for survival. Leanne Simcoe, who founded the Little Stars charity during Covid, has also spoken of how the cost of living crises – and rise in mortgages – has hit families they support. She was speaking to members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club
ROTARY APPEAL FOR SEVERN VALLEY TRAIN RIDE SUPPORT
Our club is appealing to the public to support a train trip in aid of the landslip at the Severn Valley Railway’s Hampton Loade venue. The £20 a head ride is on offer from Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club whose president David Morris is a keen fan of the Severn Valley Railway. He said today: “I
NEARLY 8,000 PEOPLE AGED 65 LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN SHROPSHIRE
Figures released to a local Rotary club disclose that nearly 8,000 people aged 65 and over are living with dementia in Shropshire and NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin currently has a diagnosis rate of 62.3%. Speaking to members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, Rachel Ford, regional fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society in Shropshire and Staffordshire,
ROTARY RAIL RESCUE OPERATION ANNOUNCED
Our club is planning to run a rail rescue operation to help the struggling Severn Valley Railway. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club will be chartering a train in a bid to generate much-needed funds for the line’s restoration. The club has announced a journey starting from Kidderminster on Sunday April 27. The train will
ROTARIAN TELLS OF MEMORABLE AND POIGNANT TRIP TO BELGIUM
A visiting Rotarian whose family travelled to Meerhout in Belgium to pay their respects to a grandfather who gave his life there in World War 2 has spread the message with fellow Rotarians in Shrewsbury. Richard Green, of the City of Wolverhampton Rotary Club, visited Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club to tell the story of Flight
EISTEDDFOD THANKS ROTARY FOR NINE YEARS OF SUPPORT
Our Rotary club, which has strongly supported Minsterley Eisteddfod for nine years, has been personally thanked for its contribution to the continued success of the event. The Eisteddfod’s vice chair, Mary Stott, visited Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club to express gratitude to members for their on-going support which she described as ‘absolutely wonderful’. “I can’t thank
NO TAKERS SURPRISE FOR A CHARITY BEARD SHAVE
A Rotarian who shaved his Santa beard for charity said today he was ‘completely surprised’ that this opportunity had not received any responses. Long-serving Peter Love told members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club that there had been no applicants for the financial gift – despite extensive media coverage. He had invited charities to apply for
PLANS FOR A UNIQUE 8OTH ANNIVERSARY VE CELEBRATION
Initial plans were unveiled today for a unique and prestigious 80th anniversary VE celebration in Shrewsbury. In readiness for the launch of the VE celebration starting at the end of May, two Second World War military vehicles were on display outside the Abbey Church yesterday (Sunday) with those involved wearing military re-enactment kit. Pip Robinson, of