Newtown Rotary Club

This years walk took place on Saturday the 19th of June. Some 300 people participated.

Next year's walk takes place on June 18th 2011. Details and application forms will be available from the end of January 2011.

Newtown Rotary Club

Remembrance Tree of Light

Newtown Rotary Club invites you to remember a departed Loved One at this very special time of the year, with a sponsored light on our “Remembrance Tree of Light”. Their name will be displayed on the accompanying “Roll of Remembrance”. The proceeds raised from this venture will be donated to:

The Severn Hospice
British Heart Foundation (Newtown Branch)

The Rotary Clubs of Llanidloes, Machynlleth and Newtown join together to organise this very popular Mid Wales Walk for people to enjoy and also to facilitate the raising of charitable funds in two ways:

1/ as one means of raising funds for the three Rotary Clubs for their own charitable giving to local, national and international good causes.

2/ by the walkers themselves through their own sponsorship raising

The recent walks have seen very significant sums raised for many good causes.

The Route

The Rotary Across Wales Walk is organised by the 2 Rotary Clubs of Llanidloes and Newtown. The full walk is 42 miles from Glandyfi which is close to the high tide point of the River Dyfi to the Anchor which is just over the border in Shropshire.

Applications closed on June 1st with 317 applicants.
Best Wishes to all the walkers
Next year's walk will be on June 20th 2009.
Application forms will be available before February 2009

217 walkers set off from Glandyfi at 4.00 a.m. on June 21st. 153 of them completed the full 42 miles, ending at the Anchor. 70 other walkers also reached the Anchor having walked the shorter distances from Staylittle (26 miles), LLandinam (16 miles) or the Devils Elbow (6 miles).
Congratualtions to all the walkers even if they did not all complete their own targets.

June 23 2007

Thanks to all who took part in this year’s event. Thanks also to all the volunteers who made all the arrangements, manned the checkpoints, served the food, etc.

The Abbeyfield house (care home) gardening each year

We collected for the Tsunami as we needed to have more Aqua boxes
Small Aqua box shown for cleaning water for drinking. usually filled with useful items as well, by the club or local help from school etc
we are shown in Newtown broad street in front of the Chrismas tree that we donate to the Town every year

Newtown Rotary club. A Drive all around Wales in a sponsored Ford Focus to visit all the important sites. During the drive in the last week in September 2005 we will raise sponsorship and monies for Newtown Rotary Charities and good causes, Breast Cancer research and Hope House Childrens Hospice