Charity Fundraising and Social Club in Winslow
The Rotary club’s Past President Mike King is seen here presenting a cheque for £2000 to Emily Penwright from Willen Hospice. The donation is from the Presidents Charity for the Rotary year 2024/25. It will substantialy help fund the ‘Willen at Home’ ongoing service. Last year our Willen at Home team supported 734 patients in their own homes. This is […]
An established motoring event for classic cars held annually and organised by the Rotary Club of Winslownow in its 9 th year. Sunday May 11 th the cars gathered at the popular venue of Little Horwood. 89 entries were registered and set off. Following a “tulip” diagram around Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire they covered 90 miles finishing at the beautiful venue […]
The Rotary Foundation is offering a scholarship grant of up to $60,000 USD for a postgraduate student to study in Melbourne, Australia, during the 2026 academic year. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a talented student from your community to study for 1 to 4 years at a top institution in or near Melbourne, in a field that aligns with […]
If you have a cause, you are enthusiastic about, or a project that needs help to get off the ground, discuss it with us and if we can help, we will. Perhaps an essential piece of equipment for your school or youth club? Help with a recognised charity function or premises repair. Assistance for the elderly / disabled and youngsters […]
Rotary District 1260 (Beds, Bucks and Herts) and District 1130 (London) are pleased to announce that we are able to offer a grant of up to US$60,000 for a postgraduate student to study in Melbourne, Australia, in 2026. All the details of the process and the student eligibility are set out in the attached Information Pack, “The Rotary Garner Scholarship”. […]
In 2023, Winslow Rotary were approached by a local charity, NECS, who were looking for donations towards the construction of a new Community Building in Nkuringo. The purpose of the building was to allow the women on the village to have somewhere to meet and work on the crafts that they produce for tourists. We have supported them financially and […]
On the 14 th December 2024, the Rotary Club of Winslow held their 22 nd annual “Festival of Voices” concert at St Laurence Church. As usual, tickets were sold out within 4 days of going on sale so the church was completely full to hear the excellent Pendyrus Male Choir together with soloists, soprano Jennifer Walker and her husband, trumpeter […]
Winslow President Mike King attended Sir Thomas Fremantle School at Assembly on December 20 th to present the two medal winners of the STEAM awards (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths). years 7-9 category. The Rotary club had donated £240.00 for the cost of the prizes.
A big thank you to the wonderful generosity of the families in Winslow and the villages who contributed to this excellent total, all of which will be distributed to charities in need of our support. In very wet weather conditions Santa’s groups of helpers toured the streets throughout December giving the children afirst glimpse of Father Christmas prior to the […]