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Pakistan Collection

Pakistan Flood Collection 21st of August 2010

Newtown Rotary recently collected £420 from a Saturday collection on the high of Newtown. The moneys raised will be used to donate two Community Aqua boxes. The Aqua Boxes contain water purification equipment.

Currently more than 14 million people are believed to have been affected by the flooding and 1,500 people are thought to have died.

Newtown Rotary is proud to support the Aqua Box campaign in Pakistan and would like to thank the residence of Newtown for their continued support.

Dig for Victory

The back garden = Before

This years garden requires TLC can you assist. Strimmers at the ready!

Work in progress - Back garden next
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President 2010-11

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President Rod Evans takes over from Past President Dr John Harries.

Photographs of competitors - Across Wales Walk 2010

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Congratulations to this year’s walkers for taking part.

View photographs via the following link:

http://newtown-rotary.org.uk/site/image/tid/5

7th of June - New Member

Brian was proposed by Rtn John Evans and welcomed by President John Harries to the club.

Newtown Rotary inducted Bryan Evans as a member of the club. Bryan’s first activity was litter picking on the bank of the river Severn.

7th of June - Rotary Turns Green for one night only

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Newtown Rotary members recently took part in a litter picking activity on the banks of the river Severn. Each member filled a black bag with waste South of the Elephant and Castle Hotel.

18th May - Rotary Environment Day

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Newtown Rotary Club donated a tree to mark Rotary Environment Day and the formation of Newtown High School Interact Club.

Members of Newtown Rotary Club and District Commissioner Mike Clutton, joined Head teacher Mrs Pryce, Assistant Head Teacher Mrs Francis and 7 members of the Interact Club; Luke Jackson, Catherine Amy, Daniel Jones, Jamie Clayton, Rhian Jones, Matthew Tisdale and George Roberts for the tree planting.

19th March - Newtown High School Interact Club Inauguration Ceremony

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President Kelly Price and Vice-President Nia Fitch are pictured with guest speaker Rotarian Mike Clutton; District Governor of District 1180

10th May - Members of the Rotary Club of Stourport on Severn visited Newtown

Newtown Rotary welcomed members of the Stourport on Severn Rotary club who are walking the length of the Severn way from Plynlimon to Bristol.

The objective of the club is to walk the Severn Way in stages as a relay over a 16 day period to raise money for charity. These charities include shelterBox, Muscular Dystrophy and a local charity called Headway. Details of the walk can be found at www.severnwaywalk.co.uk.

Rotarians and members of the public can walk one or more stages, some of the stages are broken down into sub stages so you can walk as little or as far as you would like.

5th of May - GSE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY ROTARIANS FROM JAPAN

5th of May - GSE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY ROTARIANS FROM JAPAN

Rtn Bryn Evans enjoying with guests a light-hearted presentation by this years GSE team from Japan at Newtown Football Club.