Sheds Cymru, and a local established shed in Cardiff, from where a speaker gave a talk to the club. The initiative was launched in Nov 2017 and gained formal local Rotary Club Council authorisation at a meeting in the Newport Civic Centre in early January. Since then the project has become a core activity of the Evening Club.
Stephen Thornton stressed the ongoing bene- fits of the long running initiative: “Pembroke Refinery is delighted to continue our support for these drug awareness workshops, which we have been doing now for nineteen years. The joint efforts put in by Pembroke Rotari- ans and Theatr Fforwm Cymru in educating our young children about what to expect in secondary school is incredibly important, and the use of these drama workshops to help children explore these issues in a safe and positive environment is a brilliant way to get that message across.”
The Pembrokeshire Foodbank, based in Narberth received a welcome present for Christmas from Narberth & Whitland Rotary Club. This has supplemented the work done by other organisations such as the Narberth Primary School, Bloomfield Community Cen- tre and many church congregations who all support this worthwhile charity obtaining and providing food for those people desperately in need in times of financial personal crisis. A cheque for £200 was donated to Theri
Bailey, manager of the centre, based in the former Magistrates Courthouse at Market Square, Narberth. The club also donated one dozen Christmas Puddings purchased from Cwmbran Vale Rotary to support their nom- inated charity MENINGITIS NOW. Sitting next to the puddings and the packed food parcels is foodbank volunteer Hayley Archer and in the background Nicola, Irma, Carol, Richard, Theri Bailey and Roy.
NEWPORT
The Mayor of Newport, Cllr David Fouweather and the Mayoress Mrs Paula Fouweather, were our guests at a recent lunch meeting. He told us with great enthusiasm about the charities he was supporting in his year of office. They are St David’s Founda- tion, Amazing Grace Spaces and the Motiva- tion and Learning Trust.
The Mayor was very impressed with St
David’s support of families in their homes as well as the magnificent cancer care they provide for patients in their day and bedded hospices.
He was passionate about the need to look
after, rather than ignore, those whose unfor- tunate experiences had resulted in their be- coming homeless. The Amazing Grace Spaces project is making safe places for homeless people to recover. They turn shipping con- tainers into self-contained studio flats with a bathroom in each one. The Mayor’s Charitable Fund has already received a number of donations and is pleased to report being half way towards their target. We made a significant donation at the music concert in May but topped it up with a further sum in recognition of the Mayor and Mayor- esses visit.
NEWPORT USKMOUTH The newly formed Newport Uskmouth
Evening Satellite Rotary Club, in association with Men’s Sheds Cymru, has launched a project for the first Men’s Shed in Newport. Last week the club was seeking suitable inno- vative projects to adopt. It became apparent that Newport was one of the few major towns and cities in Wales not to host a Men’s Shed. More research established links with Men’s
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Newport Uskmouth Rotary part-sponsored Edward Jones, a pupil of Rougemont School, to attend the United Nations annual youth conference in New York. It brings together young people from all over the world not only to discuss the issues of sustainable development but also to take back action plans to help them become ambassadors for change. Edward came to the Uskmouth Rotary club to tell members about his experience at the conference and how this had affected him. Edward has recently been appointed a local ambassador for Holocaust remembrance after a visit to Auschwitz and he believes that the implementation of the seventeen UN goals for sustainable development would assist in moving the human rights agenda forward.
PEMBROKE
Pembroke Rotary Club’s annual drug awareness workshops is making its tour of schools in the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock area, sponsored again by Valero Pembroke Refinery. Led by Theatr Fforwm Cymru, the workshops use interactive drama and group activities to help Year 6 pupils explore some of the risks around drug taking and peer pres- sure that they might encounter as they go to secondary school. Valero Refinery Public Affairs Manager,
Excellent progress has been made in the short time that the project has been running. An ideal site has been found at a local Baptist Church in Maindee, a suburb of Newport, and agreement in principal reached on the use of the ground and facilities.
Since launching the project the Evening Club has undertaken a wide range of activities aimed at promoting awareness within the city and beyond, and recruiting shed members including potential committee members. Newport County FC have also agreed to include a flyer in a home match programme and to allow a bucket collection that will provide working funds in advance of grant applications.
Pictured: William James from Valero and Dennis Jones of Pembroke Rotary Club with members of Theatr Fforwm Cymru and pupils from Penrhyn Church in Wales VC School. Dennis Jones of Pembroke Rotary, said, “Pembroke Rotary is very grateful to Valero for their ongoing support for this initiative. Helping our young children navigate these issues at this age as they prepare for the future is a big challenge, but being able to involve Theatr Fforwm Cymru and having the willing cooperation of the schools makes it a delight to be able to organise year after year.” This year 4,550 tickets were sold in the draw and entertainment at St John’s Com- munity Hall, Pembroke Dock, raising over £4,500 for local organisations and the club’s charity account. Over the past four years the annual raffle has raised over £19,800. The event was again organised by Rtn Bernie Scourfield.
Entertainment was provided by two guitarists, Leoni Eve, a young student from Pembroke Dock and the ever popular Roger Ferris. Between them they gave their own ren- dering of popular songs made famous by the Beatles, Eva Cassidy, Queen, Johnny Cash, The Kinks, Paul Simon, Van Morrison and the Eagles – a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
PONTLLANFRAITH
This has been a busy time for all members of the club. The Annual Businessman’s Lunch was again a great success with over 250 local businessmen enjoying an afternoon of fun and fellowship. We were joined on the day by 100 year old Ron Jones, “The Goalkeep- er of Auschwitz” and now a famed Poppy Seller even at his age. The Christmas sleigh did the usual local community tours and also the static days in Tesco’s Caerphilly and Ystrad Mynach. At the last meeting of the year Christmas Jumpers were the order of the day and partners joined members for the annual Carol singing. We presented two new blood pressure machines to the Outpatients department at the local hospital in Ystrad Mynach and sponsored the redecoration of the Old Age Pensioners Hall in Woodfieldside We joined Rotarians from the four local clubs at the Maes Manor Hotel in Blackwood for a presentation given by Mercy Ships.
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