Pine Green Academy is a specialist school in Wolverhampton with children with a variety of SEND need that does an amazing job in providing education and support for children primarily with social, emotional and mental health needs.

In association with a charity closely connected to Rotary called ‘Children In Mind’, our club, The City of Wolverhampton was able to provide a wonderful day at Llandudno for 140 of the children over 10 different day trips.

Many had never been to the seaside before; they played in the sand, ate chips, had ice cream, rode the ferris wheel, enjoyed the amusements and travelled to the top of the Great Orme on the tram.

In thanking the Rotarians, Sarah Long, Assistant Head at Pine Green said….. To be able to give the children the opportunity to visit the beach and experience new things whilst making memories to treasure has been really special.

PDG Richard Green

And its now time to announce our next great event- Best Foot Forward at WV Active, Aldersley Stadium on;

Saturday 28th June 8.00am to 8.00pm

On 15th and 16th May, 96 year 5 pupils at Uplands Junior School faced up to the Rotary Junior Technology Challenge with the Rotary club of The City of Wolverhampton over 2 exciting days when we were delighted to make our annual return visit. We were pleased to be joined this time by volunteers from the Global Diabetes Initiatives UK who came along to help, organised by club member Rotarian Matilda Chongwa.

The challenge was for the youngsters to build a bridge to allow a squirrel to cross without being blown off in a gale – with the gale being created by the use of a hairdryer, accompanied by much laughter from all concerned. The challenge takes the form of guidance as part of a STEM (science technology and mathematics) briefing during which the pupils learned in a light-hearted way, what it means to be an engineer.

The pupils had divided themselves into teams of 4, giving themselves a variety of fun names such as ‘chicken jockey’ and’ the ‘4 amigos.’ At the end of each day, the teams ‘cookie crumble’ and ‘doughnuts ‘were judged to be the worthy winners of the book token prizes, having best met the criteria and shown the greatest team working spirit.

In thanking the Rotarians and volunteers headteacher Mrs. Suzanne Webster-Smith said “It was great to see all the children engaged and showing great teamwork throughout the 2 days.”

PDG Richard Green.

On Tuesday the 15 th of April the City of Wolverhampton welcomed its 10th new member this year.

Seen here l to r is is her mentor Lynn Plant, new member Hilary Boucher, Membership Chair Sylvia Morgan and President Lorraine McCarthy

The City of Wolverhampton is an extremely welcoming club which has a great deal of  fun and fellowship while raising large ammounts of money for so many charities at home and abroad.

February 2025 – the crocuses are in full bloom in Bantock Park in support of Rotary’s campaign to eliminate polio. The purple crocus is the emblem of the campaign.

It was wonderful to have the support of the children from Merridale Primary, Warstones Primary and Low Hill Nursery schools when the corms were planted in October 2024.

Former Mayor of Wolverhampton, Rotarian Mike Hardacre happened along today to fix the signs.

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we’ve reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.

Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.

Nominations have opened for the 2025 Wolverhampton Young Citizen of the Year awards.

The awards, now in their 12th year, recognise the achievements of young people in the city who have gone that extra mile to help others .Previous winners include youngsters who have raised funds for charity, supported other members of their community, and made a difference to the people around them.

The awards, which are run by the Rotary clubs of Wolverhampton, were launched in memory of Tom Warren, a former Rotarian and the city’s Education Director for a quarter of a century.

Chairman of the organising committee, former Wolves player Mel Eves, said: “The Young Citizen of the Year awards have gone from strength to strength over the years. Last year, we selected ten young people as finalists and invited them with their guests to an awards ceremony, with many others receiving a certificate of commendation for their efforts.

“This year, we look forward to seeing plenty more fantastic nominations.”

This year’s awards ambassador, Wolves Captain Nelson Semedo, said: “Young people who use their initiative and show kindness to others deserve to be recognised, so I am very pleased to support the awards.”

There are two age categories for the awards, 13-18 and 19-25. Anyone can nominate candidates, who must live or go to school or work in Wolverhampton.

This year’s awards are backed by, Collins Aerospace, the Wolves Foundation, the Express & Star, Wolverhampton City Council, Carvers Building Supplies, the James Beattie Charitable Trust, WCR fm and West Midlands Magazines.

A ceremony will take place later this year, to reveal the winners of these prestigious awards.

For more details and to make a nomination, visit: wolverhamptonyoungcitizen.org.uk/