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May 2009
25TH ROTARY HORSELESS TEAM EVENT – THE PAY-OUT
The runners and walkers who completed the 25th Rotary Horseless Team Event (HTE) at Badminton last October have been very generous in collecting sponsorship for their efforts from friends and families. This has enabled the Rotary Club of the South Cotswolds to distribute over £7,700 to a number of charities and local organisations this year.
The main beneficiary, nominated by Rotarians, is the Tetbury-based charity ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ which received £6,000 as a result of the HTE. Founded in 2007, the charity operates a mobile service, bringing chemotherapy treatment closer to the homes of cancer sufferers. The original unit covers the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire and a second unit is due to be launched in June. This will enable the charity’s valuable work to be extended further afield.
Prospect Hospice, Swindon and St Nicholas’ School, Chippenham (which won the Fancy Dress trophy and raised most sponsorship at the HTE) have each received £100. The local young people’s organisations that provide essential help at the event have each received a donation for their funds: 922 Malmesbury Air Training Corps £525; Tetbury Army Cadet Force £250; with 649 Tetbury ATC, Nailsworth Guides and Crudwell Scouts each receiving £200. The Red Cross and the doctor who provided accident cover at Badminton have also received donations.
Plans are well under way for the 2009 Rotary Horseless Team Event, being held on Sunday 4th October at its traditional venue of Badminton Park. Details and entry forms can be downloaded from the Rotary Club website: www.rcsc.co.uk. The main beneficiary of this year’s event is to be ‘Help for Heroes’ the charity for our servicemen and women returning from active service.
Several other donations have been made recently, the Rotary Club charity account having been the beneficiary of a successful and enjoyable Frog Racing evening held at Sir William Romney’s School on 14th March. These included £200 to Rotary’s national appeal for aid to the communities affected by the raging bush fires around Melbourne, Australia; £170 for insurance at Malmesbury Luncheon Club for the Elderly; £100 for a school in Ethiopia supported by staff and pupils at Sir Wm. Romney’s School; £175 to the Malmesbury Centre for the Physically Disabled and £200 for the Tetbury in Bloom committee.
And finally – a first for the Rotary Club of the South Cotswolds. A trio of members has been competing in the Rotary District Quiz each year, so far with limited success. This year the team of lawyer Doug Hughes, teacher Peter Sheppard and the Reverend John Wright not only won through two preliminary rounds, but having made the final, came back with the trophy! In a nail-biting final, RCSC recorded a narrow victory over the Rotary Clubs of Nailsea & Backwell and Cheltenham. Not only did this bring surprising kudos, but also a totally unexpected cash prize of £300, which will be added to the Club’s charity account.
The RCSC Trio of Quiz Experts: Peter Sheppard, Doug Hughes and John Wright
The Rotary Club of the South Cotswolds meets at 7.30 for 8.00pm every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at The Rose & Crown, Brokenborough, Malmesbury.