Rotary Club

A potential life-saving defibrillator has been installed at St Thomas' Church in Batley. Pictured from left to right: Fr Jonathan Bish, Kim Leadbeater MBE, Rtn. Steve Gooder, Pres. Mary Wallace, Kat Towler representing Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity, Jeremy Parkinson and Cllr Habiban Zaman.

Public access defibrillator installed at Batley church

A tree planting ceremony, organised by the Rotary Club of Mirfield, to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III is set to take place in Ings Grove Park this weekend.

Coronation of King Charles III to be honoured in Mirfield tree planting ceremony

Members of Dewsbury Rotary Club pictured at a farewell dinner to mark the end of an historic era. From left to right: Anne Reid Skeleton, Ian Leaske, Susan Vesely, Maureen Leaske, Dr Thimme Gowda (president), Martin Vesely and Andrew Young.

Sadness as rotary club closes after just over 100 years

Dewsbury Rock Choir will be taking to the stage at St Thomas’ Church, on Grosvenor Road, on Saturday, November 18, at 7.30pm, to raise money for The Kirkwood.

Rotary club and rock choir combine to support The Kirkwood

District Governor of the Rotary Club in Bradford, Dr Manoj Joshi.

District Governor urges schools in district to sign up to Rotakids scheme

Tree planting to mark the centenary of Dewsbury Rotary Club at Shaw Cross

Dewsbury Rotary Club plants 100 trees as part of centenary celebrations

Vital gear: Pam Scales is producing the hygiene kits.

Feminine hygiene kits created to fight period poverty in Batley and Cleckheaton

Volunteers and organisers at the new Cleckheaton Foodbank: Revd Ray Borrett, Revd Brunel James, Clr John Lawson and Josie Pugsley

Cleckheaton food bank gets funding boost to help the community

CHANGE: Sue Young hands over the chain of office to Gill Poole.

Handover evening at Mirfield Rotary Club

Family links to rotary club are re-continued

L-R: Headteacher Ms Sam Vickers Mayor Coun Paul Kane, Mohammed Lunat, Abdullah Karolia,Farman Ali,Wayne Cosgrove,Andrew Corgrove and the Lady Mayoress.

Proud pupils join club’s charity work
Upper Batley High School is celebrating after officially becoming part of the Rotary Club movement by launching the Interact Club.
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