Monthly Archives: February 2018

Calling Wolverhampton Young Citizens

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Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Conor Coady has kick-started this year’s bid to find the city’s Young Citizen of the Year.
This year’s awards were officially launched at Wolves’ training ground Molineux, along with the Mayor, Councillors, Judges and a former winner.

Conor Coady said: “I am delighted to support these awards which recognises and celebrates young people who go the extra mile to help others.”

Organised by the city’s five Rotary clubs, in partnership with the Express & Star, Wolves, Waitrose and The Way Youth Zone, the awards are now in their fifth year. They recognise youngsters aged 14-19 who have made a significant contribution to the city and celebrate their achievements.

Anyone can nominate a young person who lives, goes to school or works within the borough of Wolverhampton. For more details about the award, plus entry forms, visit  www.wolverhamptonyoungcitizen.org.uk

Nomination forms are also available from the Civic Centre and Waitrose on Penn Road and entries are open until the end of May.

High Praise for the Wolverhampton Young Musician Competition.

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Reprinted with permission, a letter from Mr.Pete Edwards from the Wolverhampton Music Education Hub to Rotarian and Past District Governor Richard Green who organised and hosted the event on Sunday 4th February……..

Hi Richard

Thank you so much for inviting me to be an adjudicator for the Rotary competition on Sunday. I thoroughly enjoyed the event which is of such huge benefit to the youngsters taking part and hope my contribution met with your approval 😊. The organisation of the event was brilliant, your hosting skills are impeccable, and the youngsters performing were of course, wonderful.

Organiser Rchard Green with adjudciators Pete Edwards (left) and Simon Platford (right.)

Back in the day we used to have the annual Wolverhampton Music Festival which was several days of competition split into voice, speech, strings, brass, woodwind etc. and I can recall many afternoons spent at the civic hall performing (I still have my certificates and winners medals to prove it!) Those competitions were a fantastic opportunity to develop the performance skills and confidence of many youngsters, all of which were of use in their future careers (not just music of course)  So this Rotary event is a very important focus for budding instrumentalists and singers in the city today.

Sadly I didn’t get the opportunity to say publicly how much the music hub/service value the support the Rotary club provides for Music in the City,  particularly through events like this one and of course the Youth Orchestra tours etc. and how much opportunities like these continue to affect all who have taken part, not only at the time but by also developing contacts, establishing friendships etc. that last a lifetime.

I was at dinner at a friends house in Lapley the other week, sat next to a High Court judge, a successful local businessman, a teacher, a property developer, an engineer, a nurse, and my wife (civil servant), all of whom were from completely different backgrounds, all went to different schools, and all of whom I met at the Music school through the Orchestras some 45 years ago!

So the support of the Rotary club is tremendously important to the City (in all its’ guises, not just Music)

Thank you again and good luck in all your future endeavours, not least the regional event later in the year.

Pete

 

Pete Edwards

Curriculum Development Leader

Wolverhampton Music Education Hub

www.wolverhamptonmusichub.org.uk

Young Musicians Competition- Update

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There were some wonderful musical and vocal talents being presented at the various club rounds of the RIBI Young Musicians Competition in Rotary District 1210. This weekend there were events at Newportlite and Wolverhampton Area clubs.
Congratulations to winners and runners up: Jessica Harrison, (voice,) Angharad Daniel (cello,) Ella Morgan (voice,) Cameron Chin-See (trumpet,) Jonty Watt (piano,) Rowan Macpherson (voice,) William Li (piano,) and Neha Patnaik (voice.)
The District Final is at 3pm. on Sunday, March 11th at Woverhampton Music Hub, Graisley Hill, Wolverhampton.

PDG Richard Green

Vocational Study Exchange and Apprentices Evening Meeting

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF WOLVERHAMPTON INVITES ROTARIANS, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND GUESTS TO A SPECIAL VOCATIONAL STUDY EXCHANGE (VSE) WELCOME HOME MEETING.

AT 7 FOR 7.30PM AT LINDEN HOUSE, TETTENHALL RD., WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 0DD, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 13TH THE VSE TEAM WILL BE TELLING US ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN BANGALORE.

2 OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE APPRENTICES AT THE MICHAEL BEETHAM AIRCRAFT RESTORATION CENTRE, RAF MUSEUM COSFORD. THEY, AND OTHER APPRENTICES THERE ARE SUPPORTED BY THE WOLVERHAMPTON CLUB. THEY WILL ALSO BE PRESENTING  AN ENTERTAINING, ILLUSTRATED TALK ABOUT THEIR  CAREERS, INCLUDING A WORKING TRIP TO THE BODO AVIATION MUSEUM, NORWAY.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH THE PRESENTATION BY DISTRICT GOVERNOR CAROL REILLY OF THE ANNUAL PDG. GEORGE SIDEBOTHAM AWARD TO THE APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR.

THERE WILL BE A THREE COURSE DINNER COMPRISING MUSHROOM SOUP, ROAST BEEF AND APPLE PIE AND CUSTARD, WITH TEA OR COFFEE, PRICED AT £16.50.

THESE EVENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ENJOYABLE, GIVING A CHANCE TO MEET AND CHAT WITH INTERESTING YOUNG PEOPLE.

TO RESERVE A PLACE PLEASE CONTACT BEFORE FRIDAY MARCH 9TH :

PDG RICHARD GREEN,

24, CASTLECROFT RD.,

FINCHFIELD,

WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BT

0 1902 763089