l-r, President Elect Richard Horrell, Rtn Richard Walton, Rtn Stuart Williams, Rtn Mike Colley and President Paul Lockley

The Tree of Remembrance was officially opened by President Paul on Saturday 17th November. The names of those loved ones remembered are mounted in the cabinets shown below with a message from family or friends. This year to mark the 100th Anniversary of the end of The Great War there are also, mounted in the cabinets, poignant messages and photographs in memory of those who fought and often lost their lives in the conflict.
The Tree of Remembrance has raised over £100,000 since its start in 2004. This year’s charities include; Compton Care, The M.S. Therapy Centre, The Haven (Wolverhampton), Help for Heroes and The Rotary Club of Wolverhampton’s Rotary Charities.

Remembrance Day has been observed since the end of the First World War and on Sunday 11th November,  members of Wolverhampton’s Rotary Clubs joined service men and women and representatives of ex service and civic societies to pay respects to the fallen by the laying of wreaths of poppies at the City’s War Memorials.

The Rotary Young Musicians Competition 2019 is open for instrumentalists and singers up to the age of 17 to take part in this great, well organised and successful event.

A first round will be at Wolverhampton Music School, Graisley Hill at 4pm on Sunday, February 3^rd. 2019, leading onto District, Regional and National finals. Other first rounds take place across the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire areas. Please contact the organiser below for details.

The competition aims to offer young people:

*The experience of performing on a public stage.

*An opportunity to showcase their musical talent.

*Impartial feedback and assessment of their performance by experienced adjudicators.

Entrants perform 2 pieces of contrasting style lasting up to 10 minutes in all.

Full details can be found at www.rotarygbi.org/projects/young-people/competitions

 or by contacting Rotarian Richard Green at richard.green51@talktalk.net for the competition guidelines and an entry form.

Rod Jones- 48 years.

John Baker-47 years.

  During the club meeting on Tuesday October 10th, President Paul Lockley presented Special Long Service Awards to 6 Rotarians who between them have completed 281 years of service to the community.

The club thanked them all for their remarkable achievements.

John Wooton- 48 years.

Jerry Hobbs- 42 years.

Fraser Dukes- 52 years.

Peter Williams- 44 years.

The signing of the agreement. President Paul Lockley flanked by Vice President Brian Bailey (L) and President Elect Richard Horrell (R)

A highly successful Rotary Foundation Global Grant project involving the clubs of Wolverhampton and Bangalore Peenya, India, in District 3190 is nearing completion.

The project, called ‘Happy Schools,’ and valued at $40000, is for the provision of clean water and sanitation in village schools in the state of Karnataka, southern India.

The project has proceeded extremely smoothly and the bonds between the two clubs have become so strong that a sister club agreement has been entered into.

One of Rotary’s key aims is to exchange and foster international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship united in the ideal of service, and the agreement will pursue these plans by exploring further joint humanitarian projects, exchange visits and encouraging communication between the members of the two clubs.

We look forward to an ever growing friendship between our two clubs and our families, with a strengthening bond of Rotary service.

PDG Richard Green

The five Rotary Clubs of Wolverhampton are to hold a Charity Antiques Evening in aid of the four local authority special educational needs schools for which additional funds are vital in maintaining services for pupils.  Green Park in Bilston, Penn Fields, Penn Hall, and Tettenhall Wood will all benefit from the proceeds.

Will Farmer from the BBC Antiques Roadshow will be at The Old School Hall at Wolverhampton Grammar School on Tuesday 23^rd October where he will present a talk “From Rostrum to Roadshow”, a behind-the-scenes look at the BBC Antiques Roadshow, together with a walk down memory lane of some of the most famous finds from the programme and what happened to them after the cameras stopped rolling. He will also be available to look at items brought along by the audience.

Doors will open from 6.30pm when guests attending can bring along articles, preferably ceramic or glass which are his speciality, from which Will will choose examples to be included in part two of the evening as part of an illustrated talk. Limited to 40 pieces, first come first selected.

Tickets are on sale at £12 from Ian Rigby Jewellers of Codsall tel. 01902 845300.

The participating Rotary Clubs are Bilston & Wolverhampton West, Tettenhall, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, and Wolverhampton St. Georges. The clubs meet at varying times every week and have a diverse membership. Anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary can find them on Facebook.