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Rotary motto 2011-2012

Meriden Rotary club is located in the Heart of England between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry.

We meet every Tuesday (except following a Bank Holiday) at 7:15pm for 7:30pm at The Manor Hotel, Meriden CV7 7NH (01676-522735).

See the Who’s Who page for more information and the Club Diary for dates of our meetings and events.
 

Club Projects

Katherine's Wood in Lavender Hall Park 

 

What it is

 

"Katherine's Wood" in Lavender Hall Park, Balsall Common, began as a fundraising project in 2006 to plant trees in memory of a local young lady who was lost tragically in March 2006.  The wood was planted in two phases with a variety of local native trees and shrubs, over 2100 in all. Our club adopted the project and was successful in obtaining a Big Lottery "Breathing Places" award, thus doubling the original size of the project and helping create a more or less continuous wildlife corridor across the Park. In 2008 Solihull Council was able to declare the Park a Local Nature Reserve and in July 2009 the Park was officially opened as a Nature Reserve by Chris Packham (BBC Springwatch presenter), along with the Mayor of Solihull, Cllr David Bell and our Meriden MP, Caroline Spelman.

 

Latest news

 

In autumn 2010 some 5000 crocus bulbs donated by our Rotary club were planted by some 62 volunteers from around the county. For more information, see the article on page 3 of the November 2010 newsletter.

 

Photos

 

Lavender Hall Park Autumn pictures

Ian Courts took some pictures of Katherine’s Wood in the autumn of 2010. Click on the picture to see a slide show of these pictures.

 

Lavender Hall Daffodils

Lavender Hall daffodils flowering (March 2011).

Toiletries for Heartlands Hospital

 

Soap, Flannels and other Toiletries for Heartlands Hospital? Yes, we still need these items for Heartlands Hospital. The need is the same as it has been. Some elderly people are brought into hospital and they lack basic items to maintain their personal hygiene and often the finance to provide them. It is difficult to believe in the 21st century but apparently it happens too often. All contributions will be welcomed and collected by Geoff Arthur.

 

Old mobile phones for Foundation

 

If anyone has any old mobile telephone(s) or empty ink cartridges, Jane has envelopes to send them in to District. They will donate £10 per phone for the charity of our choice. We have already been promised the proceeds from the phones for Foundation.
 

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