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Supporting Youth Talent.

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The Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton continues to support our many talented young people.
This time the support took the form of the presentation of a trophy in memory of the late Past District Governor Fraser Dukes. The trophy was presented to Lysia Bayley, a pupil at the Wolverhampton Music School, to mark her obtaining the highest marks in an external examination. Lysia gained 130 marks out of a possible 150, leading to a distinction rating in her grade 7 clarinet studies.
The trophy was presented by President Elect Sylvia Morgan, who was accompanied by husband Derek, along with Fraser’s son, Tim, and wife Ann. The head of the Schools Music Service, Ciaran O’donnell is also seen in the picture.

Wolverhampton Ukrainian Community Centre

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I was glad to be on hand at the  today as the volunteers loaded a van – provided by Royal Mail – with relief goods for refugees fleeing the war. The van left us to collect a generator – again gifted by Royal Mail – and was then going on to Peterborough where the goods will be loaded, together with donations from across the UK, onto a fleet of large lorries going direct to Western Ukraine.

It was pleasing to be told, several times, that the Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton is held in very high regard by the community for the help we are providing.

President Richard Green

District Final of the Young Musician Competition

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It is pleasing to be able to record that even while Rotarans are focused on supporting Ukraine and helping the refugees, our other activities continue.
The winner of the District Final of the Young Musician Competition was 17 year old trombonist Sebastain Brailsford, sponsored by the Rotary club of The City of Wolverhampton.
His award was presented by District Governor Robyn Davies after what the adjudicators described as ‘a fautless performance.’

New Members Join!

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A warm welcome- Emmanuel Jones with President Richard

City of Wolverhampton Rotary club has just expanded its international flavour with the induction of 2 new members.

President Richard inducting Rupesh Shrestha to our Club.

Emmanuel Jones, who hails from Nigeria is a pastor and hospital radiographer

 

 

 

Rupesh Shrestha from Nepal

Welcome to the family of Rotary!

President Richard

Bantock Blooming for End Polio Now

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The crocus planted last Ocotber and in previous years in Bantock Park are in full bloom. Planted with the help of The Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Greg Brackenridge and children from Uplands Junior and Merridale Primary schools,they are the symbol of Rotary International’s campaign to eliminate

the scourge of polio from the world.

When the campaign started in 1988, there were over 1000 new cases throughout the world every day. To date in 2022, there has been only 1 case in Pakistan and 1 in Afghanistan.

President Richard Green