Blyth Valley Rotary – Celebrating 2023 and looking forward to 2024
Blyth Valley Rotary has lots to celebrate as we go into 2024.
Firstly a huge thanks to everyone that has supported our events throughout 2023. Thankyou to our volunteers and Friends of Rotary that have really helped with events, enabling us to increase our ‘events calendar’ . Thankyou to the businesses that have sponsored us, this allows us to donate more resources to charities and causes, locally, nationally and internationally.
We are also delighted that we have managed to recruit 6 new members.
We continue to try and encourage local residents to join. us. Our future lays with a new generation, we need new ideas, new inspiration and motivation and younger people to get involved. Please, if you have any time to give, get in touch.
Our December Xmas campaign started with the launch of our Advent Calendar, Each day throughout December, we ‘give or do’ . Our Advent calendar donates to recognised charities and organisations, or we undertake a charitable action… for example supporting The Toy Service, Halesworth. and taking the toys collected to social services for distribution. Placing Xmas Trees in Haleswoth, Wrentham and Southwold. Working in Partnership with the Reydon Lights Committee for The Blessing of the Tree. Donations given for Mosquito Nets, Kids for Kids, The Salvation Army, Halesworth Dementia Carers, The Blazeying Star Charity, Reydon and Southwold Food Bank. Reydon and Southwold Scouts/Cubs, plus many others. Of course the Advent Calendar, takes us to the highlight of our year… The Christmas Day Swim.
Christmas morning, gave us a calm sea, mild temperatures and a record breaking number of swimmers, over 350 registrations. Our nominated charities this year are Sole Bay Care Fund, Southwold RNLI. and the Cambridge and Suffolk, Blood Bikes. We also know several people gained sponsorship for other charities, making our total collected currently at over £5k. If anyone wishes to donate please go to:
https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/blyth_valley_rotary
In 2024, we will be continuing to expand our range of activities and community work.
We hope to start Rotary Kids locally, more on this later. We also want nominations for our RISING STAR AWARD, recognising an exceptional local young person who demonstrates ‘good citizen ship’, or an environmental champion, a carer, a charity worker or an individual that has gone the extra mile. We will be contacting local schools, youth groups and organisations or you can nominate via our website, More information on this will follow.
Dates for your Diary.
Women who Inspire – Celebrating International Womens Day March 8th, A two course supper and two Inspirational Women Speakers. Book your tickets via our website.
May 18th. May’s Starlight Walk, a 10k walk 7pm-10pm. Starting from the Old Hall Cafe, Reydon, in aid of Dementia Care and Sole Bay Care Fund. On line booking starts soon.
Thank you once again. Please follow us via our website, twitter or social media, to follow us and book for events.
If you would like any further information please contact us via www.blythvalleyrotary.co.uk
Many Thanks
WISHING YOU VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR from Blyth Valley Rotary