When local mountain rescuers put a plea out for help, Abergavenny Rotary Club came to their rescue. Longtown Mountain Rescue Team needed to raise more than £70,000 for a new control vehicle which is used on call outs to injured and lost people. Rotary came to the rescue by donating £20,000 towards the cost of the state of the art vehicle.
And recently the team took it to the
club’s HQ at Monmouthshire Golf Club, for members to see.
The Rotary Club is the sole share- holder in the town’s Steam Rally and is responsible for distributing the majority of profit from the rally to worthwhile good causes and projects in the town. Normally the proceeds are distributed to a number of different causes and charities. But last year the decision was taken to make a big impact by donating the vast majority of the cash to one cause - Longtown Mountain Rescue’s control vehicle.
Community Committee chairman, Rtn Don Cecil, said: “The Steam Rally has become our number one fund-raising activity. We have distributed a lot of money to a vast number of good causes and organisations in the town. For the first time we decided to make a big impact with one project which would make a huge difference to one organisation in the town. “We looked at Longtown Mountain Rescue and liked what we saw. Our contribution will help a worthwhile local organisation and will undoubtedly save lives.”
The control vehicle – call sign 700 - is the
team’s mobile operations room from where it runs its rescue operations.
Steam Rally to the rescue
Luke Lewis, Longtown MRT team leader, said: “Our old vehicle was well past its use by date and we desperately needed a new one. “The new control vehicle is equipped with the latest satellite technology which allows us to receive information in the remotest locations – in some situations we can use it to pinpoint the exact location of missing walkers. “The team is almost totally reliant on public donations and raising the extra money for the new vehicle was an extra mountain to climb for us. “We are incredibly grateful to the Rotary Club for such a generous donation. “Without the control vehicle we cannot operate, and it really can mean the difference between life and death.”
Abergavenny Steam Rally, last Bank Holiday, 27-28 May.
Get on your bike for Prostate Cancer
Rotary Ride is a series of bike rides organised by Rotary across the country on and around Father’s Day weekend, 16th-17th June 2018, to raise money for prostate cancer charities: Prostate Cancer UK, Prostate Cancer Scotland, Prostate Cymru and the Irish Cancer Society as well as local charities.
From family days, fun rides, static bike rides to more challenging events, there will be something to suit all abilities and you will help more people to beat prostate cancer, reports district organiser Keith Davies of Cwmbran Vale Rotary.
“However having created high interest in 2016 with about 10 clubs in District running events in 2016 and raising over £10,000 for PROSTATE CYMRU. RIBI changed in 2017 to End Polio Now so clubs in many Dis- tricts completely lost interest in 2017. “So far there is not one Rotary Club in District 1150 South Wales regis- tered or are organising any ride and only 12 rides registered throughout the UK compared to about 50 to 60 rides registered this time in 2016. “District Governor Maggie Hughes and Prostate Cymru CEO Tina Tew have encouraged me to promote the event as best as I can which I am trying to do, all be it an uphill battle.” Your club will be able to personalise the ad, left, as a poster for this year’s Rotary Bike Ride for Prostate Cancer Cymru. For more information please contact our District organiser Rtn. Keith Davies, RC Cwmbran Vale. email:
keithdavies815@btinternet.com
The RIBI guidance pack is available from –
https://www.rotarygbi.org/ media/2017/11/Rotary-Ride-Guidance-Pack-2018_finalpdf
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