by Bob Shrubb | 13 Feb 2025 | News
The Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent is 50 years old today. The Club was chartered as a member club of Rotary International in the South East District of Rotary Great Britain & Ireland 50 years ago. The Club will be celebrating this milestone in the coming months...
by Bob Shrubb | 26 Jan 2025 | News
It may be four months away but preparation for the 40th North Downs Walk is already underway. Our thanks to Vegware who have delivered the food containers for the after walk ploughman’s lunch. Vegware provide compostable, plant based lunch boxes, cups and...
by Bob Shrubb | 19 Jan 2025 | News
RC Weald of Kent Secretary, Chas Bedford, led a training session on Rotary View. On Saturday (18th January) Chas, assisted by David Lister, RC Ribble and Sutton, and Alan Bernstein, RC Tunbridge Wells, demonstrated to the 40 attendees from 22 clubs how members can...
by Bob Shrubb | 7 Dec 2024 | News
On Thursday evening North Downs Walk lead, Chas Bedford, presented the new Keith Simmons Team Challenge Shield and the Group Trophy to 354 Dover Squadron Air Training Corps. 354 Dover Squadron raised £ 2400 in sponsorship, £ 1200 of which went to Cancer Research UK,...
by Chas Bedford | 4 Dec 2024 | News
If you live near Lenham, and your garage, shed or attic are cluttered with old bikes or tools, we have good news for you. Weald Rotary will be running one of our collections at the Community Centre on 22nd March. We work with two charity organisations who collect,...
by Bob Shrubb | 4 Dec 2024 | News
On Tuesday a cheque from sponsorship for the RC Weald of Kent’s North Downs Walk was presented to Cancer Research UK The 2024 North Downs Walk involved 450 walkers and raised a approximately £24,000. Walkers were given the option of donating 100% of their...
by Bob Shrubb | 17 Nov 2024 | News
President Jean and other members of the Club accompanied North Downs Walk lead, Chas Bedford, to the 1404 Chatham Squadron Air Training Corps dinner on Saturday. During the proceedings Chas announced that the Clive Smith Individual Trophy for sponsorship raised, which...
by Bob Shrubb | 14 Nov 2024 | News
On Monday members planted 1000 crocuses on Day’s Green, Headcorn. The crocuses were planted as part of Rotary Great Britain and Ireland’s Purple4Polio campaign. Clubs across the nations organise lots of activities to raise money and awareness of the Rotary...
by Bob Shrubb | 16 Oct 2024 | News
Yesterday evening, Lydia Vadgama of ReQuest Foundation told us about a planned voyage to the Arctic by a group of Kent Scouts. Request Foundation is a legacy of ReQuest 2021 for which a group of 10 Scouts from Kent went to Antarctica to follow in the footsteps of Sir...
by Bob Shrubb | 31 Jul 2024 | News
At our meeting yesterday evening Simon Clark of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex gave a talk on its operation, explaining that it is much more than a patient transport service, effectively providing a mobile A&E unit; where necessary giving treatment from...
