President of Leighton Linslade Rotary Robin Comerford is taking up knitting to help with the ongoing Hats for Ukrainian Babies project. Robin Said: I am taking up the challenge and am going to learn to knit and do my bit. The ‘Hats for Ukrainian Babies (HUB)’ project will save the lives of innocent babies, and through the International Fellowship of […]
Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade are delighted that , weather permitting, the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight have agreed for a Hawker Hurricane Fly past at this year May Day Fayre. The attendance of the Hurricane follows the very successful flypast by the world famous Spitfire at last years Queens Jubilee Fayre. The Hawker Hurricane was the […]
The Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade are delighted to be joining the drive by theInternational Fellowship of Rotary Healthcare Professionals to provide hats for small babies inUkraine. So the challenge whether you are an individual or a group is: can you knit a small woolly hat for avulnerable little newborn – or do you know anyone who can? Rotary President […]
Well done Ian from everyone in Rotary and the wider community! Ian‘s citation said: Ian Summerfield is a resident with a long history of volunteering to benefit others, with roles in Scouting, the Leighton Buzzard Rugby Football Club, the Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”) Society, the Leighton Linslade Rotary Club and as a Governor at Oak Bank Academy. He also spent time […]
Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade are delighted to announce the return of the May Day Fayre for 2023 with the event to take place on Monday May 1st. The traditional start of summer has not been staged since 2019 with COVID and The Queens Jubilee interrupting its 30 year run but with the return of many favourites as well as […]
Rotarians, partners and guests gathered on Monday as Leighton Linslade Rotary ran a special evening of discovery for individuals who had expressed an interest in Rotary’s place in the local community. The famous Charlie Ross was on hand to thrill the meeting with stories of famous auctions and TV mishaps as well as receive a donation of £500 for Willen […]
The Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade have had a stunning six months raising and distributing funds thanks to the generosity of the citizens of Leighton Linslade. With recipients locally ranging from the Leighton Buzzard Food Banks, to over 20 other local charities as well as Rotary’s very own “ Yes We Can” Inclusive Sports Program. Robin Comerford Rotary President said: […]
2023 started with fantastic news for three Leighton – Linslade Rotarians as the Club received the news that Martin Kennedy, Simon Marshall and Steve Bigrave had been awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary International. Awarded in recognition of their outstanding work in the community and the tangible and significant difference they have made to the understanding and relations […]
Santa received a supper send off , before his worldwide tour, at Carols in the High St on Christmas Eve in Leighton Buzzard. The long held tradition of singing carols in the town centre was revived this year after being interrupted by COVID and hundreds of Leighton Linslade residents joined Rotary and the Salvation Army in a tremendous outpouring of […]
Moshchun village has been described as “the hero village that stopped the Russian advance on Kyiv but was destroyed in the process”. It lies northwest of Kyiv and saw heavy fighting in the early days of the Russian aggression with around 80% of the village destroyed. Lives were lost, homes destroyed and hearts and minds broken. Many of the villagers […]