by Scott Wolstenholme | Apr 3, 2024 | Speakers
Tony Allinson, Chair of the Sylvia Wright Trust for the last 16 years, came to the club to give us an update on the amazing work the Trust has been doing for deaf and disabled people in Tamil Nadu, in south India. Sylvia Wright herself last visited our club in 2018...
by Raghu Das | Mar 20, 2024 | Community, Speakers, Young People
Young Writer District Finalist Vishali Gokani receives her certificate from Rotarian Scott Wolstenholme As in previous years, the Club hosted the Young Writers’ Evening, where the winning entries from the Rotary Young Writers’ competition are read out to the Club by...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 19, 2024 | Speakers
Lost Pilots of the Caribbean Glenn Parsons, a barrister practising on the North Eastern Circuit, is Chair of the Circuit’s Diversity Outreach programme, which spreads the word to schools that a legal career is open to everyone. Finding himself with time on his hands...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 12, 2024 | Speakers
Kevin’s view of action from the scorer’s box at Headingley Cricket ground Introducing tonight’s speaker, President Jacqui said that the well known double act Kevin and Maureen Metcalf are known as most supportive friends of our club. They run the Roundhay...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 12, 2024 | Speakers
Juli Thompson – teacher, chef, charity worker- is President of the Rotary Club of Bradford Bronte, and has spent much of her working life in Bradford. She endeared herself to us when she came to talk to the club by assuring us that although she has her...
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...