New President Installed. David Lush taking over from Past President Bill Jones
New President: President David taking over from President Bill
Newtown Rotary Club working in the Community
Collecting for Charity
Litter picking along the Severn
The Coffee Morning raising money for the RNIB
We visited Penarth Vineyard, Newtown
20 Twenty Cricket at Worcester: Enjoying the Sunshine
Welsh Hawking Centre, Castle Caereinion: Dawn Lush with one of the Hawks
Sailing at Clywedog
Supporting the next Generation
Working with Newtown High School: Presentation of Anti-Bullying CD to the Head Teacher
Providing additional workbooks: Giving a supply of textbooks
Kids Out 2008
Lunch for 120 at Drayton Manor theme Park
Service Above Self
90 years of Service to Rotary and the community: Three Rotarians were awarded Paul Harris Fellowships for service
Community Service Award: We awarded this Rotary award to Eluned Evans of Carno for her work with the Leukemia Society
Tradition
Remembrance Sunday: In the Parade
Meeting the Town Mayor
Our annual gift to the Town: The Christmas Tree
Working with Llanidloes Rotary Club: The Rotary Across Wales Walk is jointly organised by Llanidloes and Newtown Rotary clubs
Joint meeting with Knighton Rotary Club
Group Study Exchange Team from New Zealand: We hosted the Kiwis and had a joint meeting with Welshpool and Llanidloes Clubs when the Team gave us a great presentation
Visitors from afar
Group Study Exchange Team from New Zealand: Members of the Team learning about Robert Owen, a famous son of Newtown
Great Speakers
Dr Helen Hayes: Dr Hayes gave a talk about her work in Uganda
Jim went to China: Rotarian Jim Burton talked about his experiences in China. Here he is as one of the Terra Cota Warriors!
Guest speaker at the Christmas DinnerLocal History: We had a fascinating talk about some of the Ancient Monuments of the area
New Members
Three new members joined us
International Aid
Emergency Aid materials: The Newtown Team with a Shelter Box and an Aquabox which are sent to disaster areas
Wheelchairs for Malawi: The Wheelchair Foundation acknowledged our gift of money to buy 24 wheelchairs
The Rotary Across Wales Walk
243 walkers completed this years walk and here are 2 of them celebrating at the finish
President David and his wife Dawn resting towards the end of the Walk: They have already walked some 35 miles by this point
Rotary Fellowship
We even barbeque in the rain!
Some of us even enjoy a pint!
Some of us enjoy the horses!
A well deserved "small" ice cream
Handing over
After all that it was time to hand over the reins: David handing over to President Trevor Wheatley