by Scott Wolstenholme | May 5, 2025 | Community, Speakers
A simple idea can turn into a powerful force for good when developed by the right person. We heard of a good example of this in April, when Chris Pointon came to the club to tell us of the tragic yet uplifting story of his wife Kate Granger, who was diagnosed with...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Apr 6, 2025 | Member Events, Speakers
A new entrant to the family of Rotary is expected to give a ‘job talk’ to let other members know something about their experiences: facts that do not necessarily emerge in more casual conversations. At the Rotary Club of Roundhay this can also apply to long serving...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Mar 31, 2025 | Community, Speakers, Young People
The Rotary Club of Roundhay enjoys a mutually supportive relationship with Roundhay School. Last month we were lucky to get deputy head teacher John Mattinson along to a meeting to give us some insights into the modern school and his role in it. Although the club...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 17, 2025 | Community, Speakers
‘You have so many outstanding qualities. You are a very warm, kind, generous, person – one of the kindest we’ve ever met, and certainly one of the most interesting. I do hope politics never hardens you. Please keep your gift of what in political terms can be described...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 11, 2025 | Community, Speakers
The Joanna Project is a small charity inspired by the Christian ideal that every person is a child of God and inherently loved. With this ideal in mind, the Project undertakes to support a challenging client group: women, trapped by life-controlling addictions, often...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Jan 11, 2025 | Community, Speakers
On 25 November 2024 we had the pleasure of a talk all about hedgehogs from Julia Malloch, volunteer for education at Prickly Edge Rescue Centre, Methley. Rotary charitable endeavours and grants used to be concentrated on six ‘Areas of Focus’, namely peacebuilding and...