filling toy boxes for children in ukraine war zones – november 2024
We collaborated with our Honorary Member, Kenneth Okpeahior from the Rotary Club of Edjeba in Nigeria to fill 33 boxes with toys for children sheltering in Ukraine war zones.
COLLECTING FOR THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION IN NOVEMBER
We again joined with Mapperley & Arnold Rotary to collect at Sainsbury’s in Arnold for the RBL. Club members and friends looked after the stand for 7 full days. It was a pleasure to be able to help, and to have such lovely conversations with members of the public.
FUNDRAISER for WORLD POLIO DAY – OCTOBER 2024
Colin was sponsored to dye his hair purple for World Polio Day in October 2024. Thanks to Keith Hall for the transformation—and WELL DONE to Colin for going out of his comfort zone and raising over £800 !
FUNDRAISER FOR ENDPOLIONOW – october 2024
23rd july 2024
Carlton Rotary have been focused on assisting the local community for over 45 years and it is has always been our passion to support in anyway we can. We got together with members of rotary and the local community to learn more about defibrillators and bleed kits that can be life saving in emergencies. There are never going to be enough kits available so we would like to help make more available. Please kindly visit the link below to help us raise enough money to add more kits and save more lives 
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/carltonrotarydefib
HANDOVER EVENING 27TH jUNE
Our “Handover” Evening went well last night. Maxi inducted another new member, Lord Colin Bristeir, who has been attending meetings for a few months now. She then gave an address summarising her year, our achievements and the great pleasure she had taken in the role of President. Paul Hicking responded with a humerous vote of thanks illustrated with photos taken through the year. Then when chains had been handed over, to Martyn as President and Tony Sherwood as President Elect, Martyn gave a presentation of his plans for this coming year.
Come along and meet us and learn more about Carlton Rotary at Cafe1899 Gedling County Park on 18th July. There will be a Life Saving Defib demonstration by a community trainer. Admission by ticket only. Scan the code below for a ticket. We look forward to meeting you.
GOURMET GADABOUT – SUNDAY 23 JUNE 2024
A great sunny afternoon for our Gourmet Gadabout, a finale to Maxi’s year as President. Mike Harvey again organised this popular event, with a rota of who would host which course, and where we should go next only known on the day. The surprise venue was our final course when we all came together at Tony and Laura’s in Epperstone.
walk and lunch out 18 april 2024
A good walk around Southwell, exploring some hidden gems, then others joined in for a very good meal at the Hearty Goodfellow Pub.
donation to 1st gedling scouts on 11 april 2024
We were very pleased to donate 3 x 4 man tents and 3 x hot water pump action flasks to 1st Gedling Scout Group last Thursday. Picture shows their Fundraiser, Gaynor Clark and Group Scout Leader Phil Beeston. Our member David Falkner who arranged the purchase is on the left.
another successful quiz night raising £1,000 for maggie’s cancer centre at the city hospital
Our annual quiz on 9th March 2024 was enjoyed by all. Neil Kendrick and his team tested us with a variety of questions and Burton Joyce Fish and Chip shop delivered boxes of fish and chips during the break. A great raffle with prizes donated by Complexions Beauty, Marks & Spencer, Nuffield Gym, Savoy Cinema, and our own members raised a good amount and sponsorship by Nexus Fostering also helped to get to the £1,000 total, matching last year’s amount.
Visit to nottingham panthers on 6th march 2024
A successful club outing to watch Nottingham Panthers Vs Guildford Flames at the Motorpoint Arena – and they won! We had a meal first in the Green Room and were honoured to be introduced to Chief Executive Omar Pacha. The skill and speed of the players was awe-inspiring and we were pleased our visit was mentioned during an interval!
OFFICIAL “HAND-OVER” OF ECO-GREENHOUSE AT STANHOPE SCHOOL – FEBRUARY 2024
On 9th February Carlton Rotary had an official “hand-over” of the Eco-Greenhouse and new raised beds which had been completed at Stanhope Primary School in November. Assistant Head, Amy Messom, thanked the 8 members of Carlton Rotary and 3 volunteers from the school who had worked over two days to complete the project. She thanked the pupils and parents for their wonderful collection of over 1,000 2-litre bottles and their work cutting the bottoms off in preparation for the build. Rotary organiser, Colin Gell, presented the school with a “starter pack” of seeds and pots ready for planting. The children and teachers are keen to get started and grow some vegetables.
ECO-GREENHOUSE FOR STANHOPE SCHOOL – NOVEMBER 2023
A team of Rotarians and volunteers erected an eco-Greenhouse and replaced four Raised Beds at Stanhope Primary School. Thank you to Nexus Fostering who sponsored the purchase of the Greenhouse frame. Thank you to the volunteers from the School and the children and their families who had collected all the bottles.
toy boxes for children in ukraine
Instead of filling Rotary Shoeboxes this year, members filled a dozen large toy boxes which were shipped along with hundreds of others from our Rotary District direct to Rotary partners in Ukraine.
They were given to bring some joy to children forced to spend hours in shelters during bombing raids, etc.
We received some nice “thank-you” cards and handmade “angels” from the children.
TRIP FOR YOUNG CARERS 21 NOVEMBER 2023
We paid for a group of Young Carers from Young Carers Notts to have visit to Team Sport Nottingham to try out Go Karting. They had a brilliant evening and enjoyed something different from their usual routine. It was great to see them smiling and being competitive.
COLLECTING FOR THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION IN NOVEMBER
We again joined with Mapperley & Arnold Rotary to collect at Sainsbury’s in Arnold for the RBL. A “thank you” was then received:
USED SPECTACLES SENT TO ROTARY CLUB OF yORK aISTY
A box of over 300 used spectacles collected by members and also donated by AC Allan Opticians in Sherwood was sent to York Ainsty Rotary for their SpecSort programme. The spectacles are then forwarded to partners in Africa.
lowdham horticultural show 28th August 2023
A bottle stall as a fundraiser.
GEDLING COUNTRY PARK ENVIRONMENT DAY 2ND AUGUST 2023
OPEN MORNING – SATURDAY 24TH JUNE 2023
Thank you to all who attended on Saturday – and Nexus Fostering Nottingham for sponsoring our event. There was a great sense of unity amongst our 3 clubs to showcase the great things that TEAM means and to encourage membership for the future.
Above is info of an event we are holding on the morning of Saturday 24th June. This year, Carlton Rotary have been talking with representatives of 2 other local clubs – Mapperley & Arnold and Ravenshead & Blidworth – to moot the possibility of forming a “younger generation” Rotary club in the broad Gedling borough area.
To this end we have arranged an initial Open Morning and hope to generate some interest and to showcase the type of activities these 3 clubs have been involved in and the fun and fellowship we have enjoyed as Rotarians over many years.
We have also identified a large project we would all like to get behind to raise funds for a much-needed new minibus for local Derrymount School.
Do come along, or pass this information on to any family or friends who might be interested in being at the start of a Rotary club for a new generation! Or even, to explore membership of one of these existing and active clubs.
All ages and families welcome. See also: District 1220 website
The event is free – with lovely refreshments and goodies kindly provided by our sponsor, Nexus Fostering.
MAY 2023 – DONATION OF CLOTHING TO EMMANUEL HOUSE
Tony Sherwood handing over a large collection of clothing the members had collected for use by Emmanuel House Support Centre. They will give them out to people who are homeless or will be sold in their on-site charity shop, which provides a vital income for the charity.
CORONATION GADABOUT – 7 May 2023
A great way to celebrate the King’s Coronation – a starter, main and dessert with different hosts with no-one knowing who was coming or where they were going next until envelopes were opened at set times. Well done Mike Harvey for organising our event. We then ended up altogether at President Paul and Jill’s for cheese and biscuits.
FUNDRAISING QUIZ FOR MAGGIE’S – 18 MARCH 2023
A very successful Quiz Night with 100 Rotarians, friends and family taking part. Neil Kendrick and helpers provided the Quiz to tax our brains, Burton Joyce F&C shop provided the sustenance and a grand raffle meant that a fantastic £1,000 was raised for the Maggie’s centre at the City Hospital. We were grateful to many local businesses who generously donated prizes.
christmas celebration at ramsdale 15 December 2022
A great Christmas celebration meal was enjoyed by 40 members and friends at Ramsdale Golf Centre. In addition to a quiz and stand-up / sit-down bingo, President Paul was pleased to welcome Maxi Leigh into full membership of Carlton Rotary.
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL IN CALVERTON DECEMBER 2022
We decorated a Christmas tree featuring Rotary’s Purple for Polio campaign at St Wilfrid’s Church Calverton Christmas Tree Festival. Carlton have been supporting #EndPolioNow since the campaign began – and now there are only a few cases reported throughout the world. But polio vaccination needs to continue to fully eliminate this dreadful disease.
volunteering in november 2022
What a pleasure it was to meet so many generous customers in Sainsbury’s Arnold for the Royal British Legion poppy collection. Well done to both Carlton and Mapperley and Arnold Rotary Club for their many hours of volunteering and raising a record amount this year for such a good cause.
On behalf of the club, Carlton Rotary Club president, Paul Hicking attended the Remembrance Sunday service on 13th November at All Hallows Church, Gedling. Afterwards, wreaths were laid in memory, and to honour those armed service personnel who had given their lives in service to their country.
GUEST at our meeting on 15 september 2022
Guests to our meetings are always welcome and in particular, fellow Rotarians form other clubs. Pictured is the president presenting Kenneth Okpeahior from the Rotary Club of Edjeba, Nigeria with a Carlton Rotary pennant.
One of the colourful traditions of Rotary clubs is the exchange of pennants. Rotarians traveling to distant locations often take pennants to exchange at meetings as a token of friendship and to serve as a tangible symbol of our international fellowship.
SOCIAL WALK AND PUB MEAL – THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2022
Member Mike Harvey led another great walk from Burton Joyce, along the Trent valley and then high up back via Bulcote to a welcome meal at the Wheatsheaf Inn.
Carlton Rotary at the Lowdham Summer Fayre on 29th August 2022
Tony from Carlton Rotary at our stand at the Lowdham Summer Fair. There was a terrific buzz about the event with everyone obviously enjoying their afternoon out. We were proud to be associated with the Dako Flying Angels who gave a breath taking display there.
Many thanks to the organisers for for allowing us to share our Rotary experiences with all those that came over to chat.
SOCIAL WALK – 25th August 2022
Instead of our normal Thursday evening meeting, we went for a walk from Morton to Rolleston and then back alongside the Trent. There we were delighted to meet up with some of our past members for a meal at the Full Moon Inn. I haven’t seen rain for what seems like months – until today that is! Still, that didn’t bother us and we had a good day out.
Bowls evening 21st July 2022
Annual bowls competition at Conway Road. A fun evening with a delicious meal at Amores in Gedling afterwards. Picture shows Ken with his trophy for the night being presented by president Paul.
HANDOVER – 30 JUNE 2022
A really enjoyable occasion at Mapperley Golf Club for our handover meeting. It was great to see so many wives and friends there plus our special guest, Gedling MP, Tom Randall.
The picture shows outgoing Joint President Susan handing over the Club’s Charter to incoming President Paul.
Garden Party to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Rotarian Ken Leach and his wife Gill kindly allowed us to use his garden to hold a garden party & picnic on the 5th June. Despite the threat of rain and unseasonal cold weather, Carlton Rotarians, together with friends of Rotary and many from the Gedling All Hallows Church congregation, enjoyed a very sociable afternoon.
Many thanks to Ken & Gill for a lovely afternoon.
Night out at Ramsdale Adventure golf on 29th April
A really good fun evening despite the cold. Then on to the Bridge Inn at Oxton for some well deserved food and beverage!
queen’s platinum jubilee picnic – sunday 5th june 2022
45th charter / birthday celebration – book now – all welcome
LITTER PICK IN NETHERFIELD on 23 april TO MARK WORLD EARTH DAY –
What a success! 1,776 items collected and logged onto Kids Against Plastic website. 20 volunteers – including an enthusiastic 3 year old, our MP Tom Randall and 3 councillors.
VISIT TO NATIONAL HOLOCAUST CENTRE – 12 APRIL 2022
Instead of the weekly meeting, the club organised a visit to the National Holocaust Centre at Laxton. Walking around the museum exhibits is an emotionally difficult experience but educational and extremely interesting too. The Centre serves not only as a memorial to the millions murdered during the second world war, but also to remind all of us – including younger visitors and generations to come – of the dangers of totalitarianism.
FUNDRAISING QUIZ – 28TH MARCH 2022
Great quiz at the Burton Joyce Village Hall. Quizmaster, Neil Kenrick, did a great job in compiling a very varied quiz with something for everyone. The winners went away with a case of Prosecco plus beer for the runners up. Terrific fish and chips were supplied and delivered from the Burton Joyce Fish & Chip Bar.
£400 was raised for Maggie’s charity and a further £240 was raised through the Carlton Inner Wheel’s raffle for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance.
The picture shows Rotary joint president David Styles with Neil.
VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF TIMEKEEPING – 10TH MARCH 2022
A really interesting visit to the Museum of Timekeeping at Upton near Southwell, followed by an excellent meal over the road at the Cross Keys. If you haven’t been to the museum, it is well worth a visit and in particular, if you can arrange to be with a group you can then apply beforehand for a talk.
MEETING THURSDAY 10th February 2022
Tonight’s meeting was a visit to a local hostelry – the Robin Hood & Little John pub in Arnold, followed by a meal at the Himalayan Restaurant opposite. A very good evening it was too.
MEETING THURSDAY 3rd February 2022
Thursday’s business meeting gave us an opportunity to discuss the various charities and good causes we were planning to support in the coming months plus look ahead to the numerous social events we have planned.
One member was having a clear out at home and brought in all 156 pennants the club had received over the years. We couldn’t really justify storing them so they will all be photographed for a digital record. Rotary is an international organisation and the photo below shows just a few of the clubs that our members have visited over the years.
christmas card sales
In 2021 packs of Christmas Cards featuring winter scenes in Gedling Country Park were designed and sold as a fundraiser. Profits were split between the Friends of Gedling Country Park and Rotary funds.
Carlton Rotary donates to Nottingham YMCA
1st. December 2021. David Falkner on the left, handing over Carlton Rotary’s donation to Andy from Nottingham YMCA. The YMCA had contacted Carlton Rotary, asking for help to provide items that they were in need of for the homeless and refugees in their care. Of course, Carlton Rotary were happy to help.
The first day of Carlton Rotary’s Christmas Appeal
24th November – Carlton Rotary Santa at the Carlton Hill Christmas lights switch on. What a great event. Lots families with children keen to see the Christmas Tree all lit up, listen to the choir and meet Santa.
Remembrance Sunday 13th November 2021
Carlton Rotary Club was proud to lay a wreath at the Gedling Memorial after the All Hallows Remembrance Sunday service.
British Legion Poppy Appeal
Carlton Rotary and Carlton Inner Wheel Club helping out with the British Legion Poppy Appeal today at Sainsburys. (Masks removed just for the photo!)
An honour to be able to help and immensely gratified at the generosity of the Sainsburys customers.
sponsored walk in aid of end polio now
Joint President Susan, District Governor Martyn plus 2 grandchildren and dog completed the sponsored walk organised by Sutton in Ashfield Rotary on Sunday 26 September 2021. We walked 5 miles along the Teversal Trail to Pleasley and back. Why End Polio Now? Rotarians have proudly helped to reduce polio cases by 99.9% since 1988. Bill Gates is “on the case” too and doubles the amount Rotary raises. We’re nearly there! But vaccines need to continue for some time to come to ensure the world is free of this awful disease.
annual Bowls evening on 2nd September 2021.
Bowls competition followed by an excellent meal at Amores Italian Restaurant in Gedling.
fIRST live SOCIAL EVENT OF THE NEW ROTARY YEAR !
The weather was fine for 11 of us on 19th August 2021 when Mike led us on a great 6 km walk around Oxton. We were then joined for a super meal at Ye Olde Bridge Inn afterwards when 24 more Rotarians and some Friends of Rotary had a good “catch up”.
Carlton Rotary’s 44th Birthday Charter Night
The annual Charter Night is normally the social highlight of the club’s year. To help celebrate the club’s birthday along with its achievements for the year, Rotarians from all over the District are invited, together with other guests and local dignitaries. In recent years it has been held at the Mercure Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, but of course this year we were faced with the problem of wanting to celebrate the club but being restricted to remote Zoom meetings. Undeterred, the charter went ahead but without all the normal speeches and toasts but still with the entertainment. A magic show was performed by Steve Price over Zoom and fellow Rotarians from around the district, along with friends from our sister club in Goshen, New York, joined us for a great evening of magic. Unbelievable illusions! The tricks were right up close and personal, yet still you couldn’t see how it was done.
Club Meeting Thursday 29th APril
Tonight’s Zoom meeting was billed as a “bit of fun”. Fun – yes, fascinating – most definately. A number of members presented unusual objects from their homes with the associated background stories.
Perhaps the most bizzare was a section of a carbon fibre, fan blade, taken from a 1970 Rolls Royce RB211 jet engine. The story behind this piece of British engineeering was the story of Rolls Royce aerospace’s decline into receivership and subsequent nationalisation by the British government. Why a large piece was still in one of Carlton Rotarian’s garages was all part of the story.
Other items included a Christmas tree decoration brought all the way back from a holiday in Antiga! Yes, strange but true! A device for cutting a taper into candles, in order that they may be inserted more easily into your candelabra – first find your candelabra. A Clarice Cliff pie funnel (often shaped like a black bird – the 4 and 20 kind). An antique bakelite device for grading eggs – actually used many years ago in the Gedling Dairy. And finally, a stone age (probably from the Paleolithic Period) axe head found in the deserts of Yemen.
Rotary District 1220 Annual Assembly.
Each year, members of Carlton Rotary attend the Rotary District Assembly. This is normally held at a local hotel or conference venue. This year, Covid restrictions prevented this, so for the first time, it was held via Zoom. Over three weeks this April, dozens of Rotarians came together to hear presentations and discuss a wide range of topics. The full programme is shown below.
Club Meeting Thursday 22nd APril
On Thursday, Anthony Poulton-Smith from Tamworth in Staffordshire spoke to the club about “Stupid Moments in History”. He posed some interesting questions such as, When God made earth in a perfect form, why did he create man? and Was the Tower of Babel a big mistake? His talk meandered through various major incidents of history, including the Charge of the Light Brigade; failure to give proper orders, Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow; he returned on the same route as the advance but there were no resources on the ground as they had consumed them earlier, could the sinking of the Titanic have been avoided if the man on watch had a pair of binoculars?
Anthony also talked about the errors of mistranslation in modern times which may had led to the dropping of the first atomic bombs, start of the Vietnam war and others.
A very enjoyable talk from a freelance journalist and author.
All Hallows C. of E. Primary School Eco Greenhouse
The Rotary Business Partnership was designed to enable the business community to satisfy their corporate social responsibility objectives through projects that benefitted the local community.
One such scheme was the construction of eco greenhouses for schools. With funding from the Gedling Borough Council, the Rotary Club of Carlton organised and erected a greenhouse for All Hallows C. of E. School in Gedling. The pupils, staff and parents were all involved in the project, with the plastic bottles used for the greenhouse being sourced by the children from their own homes. Under the supervision of the teachers, they then prepared the bottles for Rotarians to use in the building of the greenhouse.
The greenhouse was then erected by Carlton Rotarians over 2 days in April (2021).
The benefits for the school and children are numerous and varied. Initially it provided the opportunity for them to become actively involved with the technology and science of structures whilst at the same time, learning about the importance of recycling. There will be ongoing learning opportunities too, with hands on lessons in gardening, fruit and vegetable growing plus the whole topic of food production.
April 2021 Meetings
In line with the club’s normal schedule of not having a meeting in the same week as any bank holiday, there was no meeting this week. The meeting would have been held on Thursday the 8th. April but as the Easter Monday holiday fell on the 5th. there was no meeting.
There will be a departure from the normal meetings schedule on the 15th also, as this coincides with the Rotary District 1220 (the area covering Nottinghamshire plus parts of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire) Assembly. This event is normally held at a local hotel with Rotarians attending various talks. Because of the Covid pandemic, in 2021 this is being conducted on-line over a number of days. On the 15th. the club will be attending a meeting focusing on the enviroment.
donation to werhere – march 2021
We were successful in applying for a matching District Grant in February to enable WeRHere to start a new programme of therapeutic work with families on-line. Keep up the good work, WeRHere!
CLUB MEETING 4 MARCH 2021
Zoom has opened new opportunities! Between 1992 and 2010 Carlton Rotary and our twinned club, Goshen (NY), enjoyed several exchanges back and forth across the Atlantic bridge. Some members have kept in touch since then and the idea of a joint Zoom meeting was mooted. It was an opportunity for old friends to reminisce and for us to learn a bit about what each club has been doing over the last few years, both before and during Covid restrictions. One of Goshen’s community and fundraising activities was their “Flags for Heroes” project. We all enjoyed the joint meeting and will no doubt keep up the links and repeat in the future. We have Covid to thank for giving us new communication possibilities. Great evening all round!
FEBRUARY 2021
Our 2021 Calendars featuring Gedling Country Park raised £879.80 for Rotary funds, plus £250 for the Friends of Gedling Country Park. Chairman of the Friends, Terry Lock, updated us at our Zoom meeting on 25th February and showed some beautiful photos taken recently in the Park. This great local facility has become a favourite with our members and their families.
FEBRUARY 2021
All Hallows School in Gedling received a table for their playground, funded by Carlton Rotary.
NOVEMber 2020
Carlton Rotary members were pleased to support AQUABOX “Clean Water for Christmas” appeal. We sent personal donations for 19 Aquafilters which will provide clean, safe water for drinking, cooking and washing to be despatched to disaster zones around the world. The Aquabox charity is based in Wirksworth and this year has despatched aid to Nepal, to Yemen and to Beirut. See: https://www.aquabox.org/ for details.
October 2020
Rotary Christmas Toy Box Initiative 2020
Our Club was pleased to support a new initiative from the KidsOut charity this autumn. Their usual Rotary KidsOut Festive Fun Day in December was cancelled and instead the charity wished to ensure that children who have fled domestic violence and are living in a refuge have a brand new box of toys this December. The Club donated 26 Toy Boxes, 8 met from club funds and 18 paid for by members. See: https://www.kidsout.org.uk/
October 2020
Carlton Foodbank received a second big order of donated food, courtesy of Carlton Rotary and the Rotary4Foodbanks scheme. Their organisers said: “Many thanks for the food delivered to the food bank, which was much appreciated. We are now giving out over half a ton of food per week, so we need a considerable amount of donations for this purpose.”
HELPING OUR ENVIRONMENT
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October 2020 – six members, socially distancing, picked up bags of litter along Colwick Loop Road
CARLTON ROTARY MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING BY ZOOM – held on Friday 18th September 2020
A big “thank you” to all who took part in our Zoom fundraiser – #MacmillanCoffeeMorning We had lovely chats with friends who dropped in and shared recipes. £385 raised – fantastic!
JULY 2020 – We are still active despite meeting on Zoom nowadays!
We are using the money collected locally at Christmas to support your community Foodbanks.
“Rotary Club Carlton, have contributed towards feeding Netherfield, over 8,000 meals in 3 months. Thank you so much for your continuing support. You and others have made the difference to many lives. We are all so grateful ” Tina Simpson St Georges Centre Netherfield. St George’s Centre
Carlton Foodbank is also being supported by us with donations and support from a Rotary Foundation Project- Rotary4foodbanks
We have been pleased to make weekly donations of money for the last 10 weeks to St Georges Centre / Bethesda Foodbank and St Paul’s Church / Main Street Methodist Church Foodbank to help them purchase much needed items.
ROTARY + LOCAL BUSINESS IS DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MASSIVE NEW FOODBANK SUPPORT
A regional Rotary (District 1220) foodbank delivery scheme is up and running, delivering one hundred and fifty thousand food items to people in need in the next eight weeks across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands. Driven by Rotarians and the drive and generosity of East Midlands Chamber member – international haulage firm Taylors Transport.
Explains Rotary’s co-ordinator John Cavey: “We could see a huge and growing need for foodbanks and we in Rotary are committed to helping meet that need. From our own charity funds, we have already allocated £35,000 to buy goods wholesale. Our plan is to extend that with another £60,000 by the end of July. By then we hope many more businesses will see the benefit in what we are doing for some of the country’s most needy and become supporters of the scheme.”
Without warehousing and an effective distribution network, Rotary4foodbanks would not be able to operate on the scale that is needed to meet that growing demand. That’s where local businessman and long-time Rotarian, Alan Taylor, stepped in setting aside warehouse space and delivery vehicles. “Why wouldn’t you help when you see people in need?” Alan says. “Even though we work internationally we have always been rooted in the East Midlands and it is only right to give back to the community in which you are based. It is a philosophy which runs right through to the heart of the business.”
John Cavey said, “We are relying on the generosity of the public, Rotary Clubs, and businesses like Alan’s, to see us through.”
Anyone wanting to help in the programme – or foodbanks requiring Rotary4foodbanks – support can contact John Cavey at rotaryfoundation1220@gmail.com or Tel: 07855 299443
12th May 2020
Rotary Club of Carlton , Collins Cash and Carry and Nottingham Express Carriers worked together to get brand new high-need items to SHAREWEAR https://sharewearclothingscheme.org/ today. After prior arrangement, The Rotary Club bought £200 worth of new clothes for us from the wholesaler, who then said they would match the donation by gifting another £200 worth of clothes themselves. The courier provided free transportation of the knickers, boxers, socks, trousers, coats, T shirts, nighties and jogging bottoms.
Gedling Food Bank Appeal:
The Rotary Club of Carlton have taken their Santa Sleigh around the Gedling area for the past 42 years. Many of our Christmas donors will be struggling in these difficult times and we want to help.We are already supporting two local food banks on a weekly basis but wish to assist in the Council’s efforts as well.
We have cancelled all future meetings until further notice in line with Government recommendation. Our committees will be meeting online to continue our support of the local community.
Are you interested in volunteering and helping your community?
The Rotary Club of Carlton is going to start a new Rotary Satellite Group.
We just need a few more of our followers to register an interest and then we can have our 1st meeting.
This is a new flexible type of Rotary Club best suited for people with busy family or work commitments. We plan to meet once or twice a month in the evening or on a Saturday morning in a Coffee Shop or Bar and have fun planning a range of fundraising and volunteer opportunities. If you would be interested in coming along to our first meeting then please message us to show your interest. Or you can contact Martyn on 07916055823
16th December
Today we took Santa to see the children at Carlton Digby School.
They had made some cards for Santa.
https://www.carltondigby.notts.sch.uk/
15th December
Yesterday Carlton Rotary went with Flying High Expressive Arts CIC to St George’s Centre Netherfield to present a performance of The Wizard of Oz. The message from St George’s Centre is below.
Thank you so so much, the stay and play Mums really loved it today they were so happy and never stopped saying how lovely it was throughout their tea. The Mayor Sanders and Pete were so amazed and pleased to see the young Mums of the community and their children enjoying the panto. Carlton Rotary, you don’t know how grateful our community is and we thank you for all your support in 2019. Merry Christmas to you all Tina xx
Our thanks go to Carrie Bird and Flying High CIC for helping to make this possible.
https://stgeorgescentre.wixsite.com/stgeorgescent…/stgeorges
http://stjohnscanoeclub.co.uk/
Emmanuel House
Two of our members Tony Sherwood and John Branson at Emmanuel House handing over our Clothes Collection to Alistair Paylor – The Centre Manager http://www.emmanuelhouse.org.uk/
Thursday 23rd May
Blood bikes presentation:
The sun shone for us as President Martyn presented a cheque for £4,300 to Blood Bikes. Pat Shawcroft brought a Blood Bike for our photos. During our meeting, John thanked us most sincerely and told us how the Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes are being used more and more by the NHS. They have completed 5000 jobs within the last 3 years. They estimate to have saved the NHS £79,500 to date. Their charity relies on donations such as ours which will be used for ongoing costs of petrol, insurance and maintenance.
https://www.facebook.com/NottinghamshireBloodBikes/
Carlton Town Lions Football Club Under 16 Team
Carlton Town Lions contacted us in September last year to see if we could help them with some money to assist them in going to Barcelona to play in a number of Football Tournaments in April this year. We came to an agreement by way of their parents and players helping us with our Christmas Santa Collection. Carlton Town Lions and Parents filled 47 of the much needed collection slots. We all had fun got cold and wet and raised money for the local community! We gave them the agreed sum of money to help them go to Barcelona. We received this email below from them yesterday.
Hi Rotary Club of Carlton
I just wanted to give you a quick update from our Barcelona tour.
We got back today from a fantastic trip and I am delighted to say that we went and won the whole thing!!
30 teams from Spain, Italy, England, Netherlands, Germany and more were in our age group.
We are all over the moon with the result and I have to say it is a truly wonderful achievement by all the players and parents.
Thank you so much for being such an important part in getting us there, we’ve made so many unforgettable memories and we are all so grateful for that.
Thanks and take care,
Michael
Rtn Mike Hall recently visited his family in Australia
Our member Rtn Mike Hall recently visited his family in Australia. He was welcomed at the Rotary Club of Port Melbourne at one of their meetings.They were interested to hear about how we help the community in Nottingham.
Saturday 30th March
We had our Social / Fundraiser at Mapperley Golf Club with Gentry.
We raised £460 for Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes.
http://nottinghamshirebloodbikes.org/
https://www.facebook.com/gentryacoustic/
Thursday 7th March
We had a visit from Grace yesterday evening the Gymnast we are supporting. We wish you all the best for the 2019 Gymnastics British Championships
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Grace Davies
Thursday 24th January
Carlton Lions Football Club: At the end of the evening we were joined by several players, their manager and parents so we could say a big “thank you” for their work on our Christmas Float. We presented a cheque for £1,500 and wished them well in their tournament in Spain in April.
Thursday 20th December
We had our Christmas party at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre. Great food, and a fun raffle.Tash Bird sang for our entertainment. A great night.
Charity Fun Quiz Evening Saturday 9th February.
25 Rotary Shoe Boxes filled to help Children and Families in Eastern Europe.
https://www.rotaryshoebox.org/
41 old Phones and Tablets collected for Oxfam.
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/…/other-ways-to-do…/recycle-with-us
Thursday 8th November
18 of us went to The Royal Oak East Bridgford http://theroyaloakeb.co.uk/ for a Skittles evening including some drinks and food. David Styles was our STAR BOWLER!
Wednesday 31st October
10 pin bowling – our team of David Styles, Malcolm Gee, John Branson, Colin Gell, Mike Hall played RC Kirkby this week. A good game, but we were just beaten by Kirkby in Ashfield Rotary Club.
Member visits Australia
Our member Mike Hall recently visited The Rotary Club of Carlton Melbourne Australia and brought greetings and a banner from the Vice-President of the RC Carlton in Melbourne. Mike also presented RC Carlton Melbourne with a banner from RC Carlton Nottingham!
http://carltonrotary.org.au
Thursday 20th September:
We were very pleased to induct a new member to our Rotary Club, Tony Sherwood. Tony we welcome you to our club and look forward to working together. Pictured left to right John Branson proposer, Tony Sherwood and President Martyn
The Kerala Crisis in India
We have sent 2 Aquaboxes and a Shelterbox to help the people effected by the Kerala Crisis in India.
http://.aquabox.org/
Aquabox Relief For Southern India Floods Gets Underway
Responding to the devastating floods in southern India, an initial consignment of 240 Family Filters and 10 Community Filters leaves on 23rd August bound for Bangalore to help meet the urgent need for clean drinking water.
The floods in Kerala state and surroundings are some of the worst in India’s history. Airports, rail and road routes have been seriously affected making aid distribution extremely challenging.
Here at Aquabox we pride ourselves on finding secure, rapid logistics solutions and overcoming local difficulties in order to deliver much needed aid. Through our work with Rotary clubs in the affected areas of Kerala we are now in the position to airfreight out 240 family filters and 10 community filters to Bangalore. From Bangalore the Aquafilters will be transported by road to Mangalore and will then be distributed to the relief camps and other localilities in the devastated zones. We are grateful to our Rotary colleagues in Southern India for their valuable assistance with this.
Helpfully, the Indian Government Ministry of Finance has issued a notification, that subject to very tight conditions, humanitarian aid for the flood affected areas will not be subject to import tax. This will remain in place until December 2018 and is an assurance against abuse of the aid being donated.
Aquabox is continuing to work with local Keralan Rotary groups and examining the possibility of sending Aquabox Gold boxes, containing a wide variety of humanitarian aid items.
Our work in providing this emergency aid places enormous demand on our funds. We rely totally on donations to allow our work to continue. Please help us to help those in need.
Home
Thursday 16th August
We were very pleased to be able to present Hilary Brown from WE R Here with a cheque for £250 to help them with their work in the community.
https://www.facebook.com/werhereuk/
Saturday 21st July
Some of our members on a social walk around Papplewick, Linby and Newstead before a meal at the Horse and Groom.
Wednesday 11th July
We all had a great day with Carlton le Willows Academy. Mock Interviews with some interesting students. Really good standards and an excellent group. They are all very committed and have a desire to be the best. We wish them all the best in the future.
