by Scott Wolstenholme | Dec 13, 2023 | International, Speakers
A very good meeting this week. We, together with members from the Rotary Club of Leeds, were hosted by the excellent CATCH youth centre in Harehills, where we were shown round the impressive building, afterwards well fed, and generally...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Nov 21, 2023 | International, Speakers
Tonight we met for a talk about the work that Alla Bredik, a Ukrainian teacher, has been doing in Leeds schools helping refugee children from the Russian invasion settle in and adapt. Alla arrived in Leeds in May 2022 with her teenage daughter and was accommodated by...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Oct 21, 2023 | International, Speakers
On Monday 9 October, Valerie Taylor came to talk to the club. She is not a stranger to us as she has been to the club before. She gave us a glimpse into her life and work in Bangladesh. Valerie Taylor PhD, OBE and recipient of many other honours, is a remarkable...
by admin | Feb 14, 2023 | International
Rotarian Jill Fisher, a member of our club, is an independent specialist physiotherapy treating people with Strokes and other neurological problems in Leeds. Every few years she volunteers for a few weeks in Bangladesh at the Centre for the Rehabilitation (CRP) of the...