The sun was shining and the crowds came!
The winning team- Hawkes Home Improvement- raising funds for the Sedgley Scorpions Junior Football Teama and Rotary Charities.
Himley Park was the scene of the Rotary Club of Wolverhampton’s 18th Dragon Boat Event. Thousands came along to see the spectacle of 18 teams of paddlers
on the Great Lake, while at the same time, raising thousands of pounds for their own chosen good cause, and at the same time, the Roatary Charitable Trust.
Its a superb team effort that makes this special event such a success with £360,000 being raised in the previous 17 years.
Third place team- Jonahs Arc from UTC
Much more about the event can be seen at http://www.rotarydragonboats.co.uk
They visited factories with a technological gamut from ‘welding in flipflops’ to ‘lathes the size of this room’. The cultural aspect of their two week visit was not neglected as several colour slides of temples , pilgrimage sites and a wedding attested. Maddie, Adam (and the absent Nicola) were inducted as Rotary Alumni before it was the turn of several apprentices at the MB Centre to present themselves and their activities, including their visit to a similar group in Norway last year. Brian Bailey, Wolverhampton’s chairman of Youth and Community Service surveyed the many youth activities which we support before trainer Mick Shepherd introduced Daniel, Corey, Tom, Maddie again and Josh. Their three year apprenticeship at Cosford (combined with college courses) involves them in marvellous aircraft restoration activity with transferable skills for their later careers. Josh Sault was awarded the George Sidebotham trophy (with instructions not to break it!) but it was the view of us all that he was a peer amongst equals in this impressive group.Thanks to the staff of Linden House and the organisers for a very convivial evening. Stuart Williams.
port these awards which recognises and celebrates young people who go the extra mile to help others.”
ome 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.
THE VSE TEAM WILL BE TELLING US ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN BANGALORE.
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.