The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale
(Trust Fund) Registered Charity No 1041015
Current News
Children's Hospices Appeal
August 2011
The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale have again appealed for donations to Chldren's Hospices in the South West of England (Naomi House and Children's Hospice South West).
This time, the venue was Sainsbury's Chippenham, on Saturday 6 August, and over £600 was raised.
Dragon Boat Day 2011
9th July 2010
On Saturday 9th July the Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale held the third Dragon Boat Day fund raising event on and alongside the River Avon in Monkton Park, Chippenham. This year, seventeen teams took part to raise money for charity and to have some fun on the water!
The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale would like to thank Chippenham Borough Lands Charity, Emery Gate Shopping Centre Chippenham, Borough Parade Shopping Centre Chippenham, Chippenham Town Council, Waitrose Chippenham, The Black Farmer, and Whitehall Garden Centre Lacock, for sponsoring this year's event.
Congratulations to the The River Raiders (Chippenham Sailing and Canoe Club), winners of Dragon Boat Day 2011.
The Fire Arrows (Fairfield College) being presented with the President's Award and medals by Andrew Edwards (Club President).
Fundraising is still coming in, but it is likely that the event will raise in excess of £10,000 for the benefit of the following charities or community organisations:-
- Amber
- Cancer Research
- Wiltshire Air Ambulance
- Wiltshire Blind Association
- Dorothy House
- Fairfield Farm College
- Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Springboard Opportunity Group
- Solar Aid
- The Children's Trust
- Tenovus
- Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team
- Cirencester Under 16 Rugby Club
- The Rise Trust
- Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
- RNLI
- Royal British Legion
- SSAFA
More pictures and the race results are at:-
Street Fayre 2011
Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 30th May 2011
As it has done for the past 10 years or so, the Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale promoted the Chippenham Street Fayre, an integral part of the 3 day Chippenham Folk Festival. The event took place in the High Street and the Market Place, Chippenham, and traders came from far and wide to sell their wares. Impromptu displays of Morris dancing added to the carnival atmosphere, and the income from renting stalls to traders benefitted the Folk Festival (itself a not-for-profit company) and other charities the club supports.
Children's Hospices Appeal
November 2010
As it has done for a number of years now, the Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale again appealed for donations to Chldren's Hospices in the South West of England (specifically Naomi House and Children's Hospice South West).
This year, the venue was Whitehall Garden Centre, Lacock, over the weekend of 27 and 28 November. A contingent from Chippenham Town Band was also present and played a selection of carols and other Christmas music. The sum of £400 was raised overall the two days and the club have been invited to return at a future date.
Dragon Boat Day 2010
10th July 2010
On Saturday 10th July the Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale held the second Dragon Boat Day fund raising event on and alongside the River Avon in Monkton Park, Chippenham. This year, sixteen teams took part to raise money for charity and to have some fun on the water!
The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale would like to thank Blue Cedar Homes, Whitehall Garden Centre, Mail Boxes Etc, Fullers Brewery, and the Emery Gate Shopping Centre, for sponsoring this year's event.
Congratulations to the Palm Tree Pirates (30 Squadron, RAF Lyneham), winners of Dragon Boat Day 2010.
Alex Tidmarsh (Blazing Paddles - HSBC Bank and others) team captain (centre) presented with five cases of beer by Mike Hole (Club President - extreme right) and Stan Jones (Rotary District Governor - right, with the hat), for raising the most money for charity. In all, over £10,500 was raised for the benefit of the following charities:-
- Amber
- SNAP
- Cancer Research
- Wiltshire Air Ambulance
- Wiltshire Blind Association
- Dorothy House
- Prospect Hospice
- Help for Heroes
- Royal Air Forces Association
- Mind
- North Wilts Carers
- Fairfield Farm College
- Macmillan Nurses
- Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
- Fatboys Charity
More pictures and the race results are at:-
KidsOut Day
June 2010
The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale is a keen participant in The Rotary KidsOut National Day Out. This is the largest single day out for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Over 28,000 children from all over the country participate - thanks to over 750 Rotary Clubs throughout Great Britain and Ireland who work with local schools etc to make this happen.
This year, club members Graham Lindsey and Paul Thatcher and their wives, together with representatives from other Rotary clubs in the District, accompanied and transported a party of disabled children from the local area, to Longleat Safari Park, where a great time was had by all.
Grizzly Cub Run 2010
Sunday, 7th March 2010
Acting completely on their own initative, local Chippenham girls Emma Barry and Anna Ratcliffe ran the Grizzly Cub Run, a gruelling 9.3 mile multi-terrain run centred on the town of Seaton in Devon, on 7th March , and raised over £480 for the Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale in the process. The weather was perfect - clear blue sky and a bit of breeze - and, although Emma had only been running for long and Anna had not been in the best of health in the previous 12 months, they completed the course in an impressive 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 47 seconds. Emma said '"we wanted to raise money for a local charity so that people in the area would benefit from the money and we could see where the money was going, rather than a national charity were it gets absorbed into a bigger project or research". As a reward for their efforts, Emma and Anna have both been invited to one of the club's meetings where they will be wined and dined and be able to choose which of the charities the club supports, will benefit from their efforts.