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The Rotary Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe is one of two active clubs in Lutterworth and around 31,300 clubs worldwide in 166 countries and geographical regions. Rotary’s 1.25 million members worldwide share the common objectives of fostering high moral standards in business and the professions whilst, at the same time, initiating and supporting community service projects locally, nationally and internationally.

The Rotary Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe meets on Monday evenings (except Bank Holidays) at 19:30 for dinner at the Greyhound Coaching Inn, Market Street, Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Our parent club, The Rotary Club of Lutterworth, also meets at The Greyhound Inn, High Street, Lutterworth on Mondays for lunch at 12:30. Visitors are very welcome at both clubs, however, if possible, advance notification of your attendance would be appreciated so that meals can be arranged.

Rotary is also about fellowship. The regular weekly meetings held by the Rotary Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe provide an opportunity for members to enjoy each other’s company and to develop business and social relationships. Speakers are regularly invited to introduce a topic of interest for the members and lively discussions usually follow.

Associated closely with that of fellowship is the idea of service to the community. This takes several forms including fund raising and active participation in community projects. This may be something as simple as providing marshals for the town Feast Week. At other times, members provide helping hands in community projects such as creating a garden play area for recently orphaned children, altering a rear entrance door so that someone of limited mobility may regain access to their garden, taking disabled shopping or for a fun day out, or raising much needed funds for a children’s hospice caring for children with life-limiting illnesses. At an international level, thanks to the active and significant financial participation of Rotarians all over the world, the scourge of Polio has all but been eliminated by the World Health Organisation.

Within Rotary, we often speak of 'The Family of Rotary' and Lutterworth Wycliffe Rotary Club is strongly orientated towards the full integration of our families in our activities. There are regular events where partners and families may join in. Strong friendships and bonds develop between members and between families.

Generally, membership of Rotary is by invitation. However, men and women of any age, race and physical ability are welcome to attend our meetings (other than business meetings for non-Rotarians). Our meetings and affiliations are non-sectarian and non-political. We are more than pleased to discuss membership with those who feel that they may have something to offer our community through membership or in conjunction with Rotary.

Club Diary & Events

Date Special Note Event/Subject Speaker/Comments 30/07/08   Council Meeting At the home of Club President Milton Scott 04/08/08   Business Meeting Rotarians Only 11/08/08   Rugby Training in Gambia Speaker: Camilla McCray 18/08/08   TBA   19/08/08 Social Evening South Kilworth Bowls Club   25/08/08 Bank Holiday No Meeting Bank Holiday - No Meeting 01/09/08   Being a Magistrate Speaker: Vernon Mumford 08/08/08   Committees and Fellowship Meeting Preceded by a short Council Meeting. Rotarians Only 15/08/08   Rutland Wildlife Trust Speaker: Frances Payne 22/08/08   British Heart Foundation Speaker: Sue McNeelance 29/08/08   Tall Ships Adventure Adam Murgatroyd (Sponsored by RC Lutterworth Wycliffe) 06/10/08   TBA   09/10/08 Social Evening Visit to Dow Bridge Brewery, Catthorpe Social Event. Must be pre-booked. 12/10/08   Business Meeting Rotarians Only 19/10/08   The Prison Service Speaker: Susanne Robinson 26/10/08 Partners' Eventing His Work with Radio Leicester's Ruby Rainbows Appeal Speaker: Dave Andrews 03/11/08   The resurrection of Red Leicester Cheese in Leicestershire Speaker: David Clarke 10/11/08   Special General Meeting Preceded by a short Council Meeting. Rotarians Only 15/11/08 Special Event SWIMFEST   17/11/08   TBA   22/11/08 Special Event Musical Evening at Broughton Astley Village Hall Social Event. Must be pre-booked. 24/11/08   TBA   01/12/08   TBA   08/12/08

Club President & Officers

Rotary is Active in Communities

Rotary is often noted for significant international projects such as the struggle to eradicate Polio from the world. However, Rotarians are also very active in their local communities and this is true of Lutterworth Rotarians. This takes many forms. Sometimes, it's a case of raising the funds for someone else to undertake a social project, e.g. purchase of equipment for hospitals; assisting a young person to undertake an overseas trip or a study project; or providing funds for a children's hospice towards the care of young people with life-limiting medical conditions. Sometimes though, it's simply a case of rolled-up-sleeve Rotarianism with assistance at public events, providing helping hands to those in need, driving the community minibuses or even undertaking a physically demanding project on behalf of some who are less able to do this for themselves.
The Calvert Trust. For several years now, the club has provided support and assistance so that local people who are less physically or mentally able can visit Calvert House at Bassenthwaite in the Lake District. Delegates are encouraged to take part in a range of physical activities which includes horse riding, fell trekking, abseiling and canoeing, as well as a range of social activities in the evening. On the main site there is a photograph of a wheelchair bound delegate, assisted by one of the Trust's permanent staff, abseiling down a vertical cliff face which would have been challenging enough for an able bodied person.
Fund Raising Each year, Rotary International in Lutterworth raises and contributes significant funds to local, national and international good causes through a variety of fund raising initiatives. For ten years the club organised Last Night of the Proms in Lutterworth which raised almost £120,000. Our present fund-raising scheme is SwimFest.	Active with Rolled up Sleeves Lutterworth Wycliffe Rotary Club also serves the community in many practical ways, not just in fundraising. In response to a request, Rotarian Dennis Chedgey (a builder by profession) was recently able to obtain and fit a patio door to the home of a housebound lady with severe mobility problems. The patio door allows her to access the rear garden of her home without having to go out of the front door and through the garage in her wheelchair. She will now be able to get herself outside unassisted and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. On a another occasion, hard landscaping was undertaken at the home of a young mother with a large family who had been tragically widowed and could not manage to maintain the family garden in a suitable condition to ensure her children’s safety.
Helping Young People. The club helps young people in many ways. Mock job interviews are held for those about to go into the world of employment, financial grants are considered to those who want to undertake humanitarian projects, training and management projects are organised and funded for others. All requests for help are carefully considered from young people.
Active at Fun Days: The Rotary Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe is active in many ways, whether it be marshalling for the town carnival, at events held by other charitable organisations, or at events which we organise ourselves. Lutterworth Wycliffe regularly hosts a group of members from the local Gateway House Club at a District fun day organised at Rockingham Castle. The club has a continuing involvement with organisations such as Gateway in terms of providing transportation for Outings and for Christmas and other shopping trips.

Rotary Fellowship

Being a Rotarian sometimes means dealing with some pretty serious issues, but being a member of Rotary International is not only about that. At the Rotary Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe, we also take the issue of fellowship seriously by having a bit of fun and enjoyment. It starts, of course, with our weekly meetings where members of the club get together for dinner and, usually, a talk from an interesting speaker. But we also enjoy many other things. We don't trivialise the serious side of Rotary, but we keep it in the perspective of an enjoyable fellowship with each other and our families. Amongst other things we do are:

• Family Events

• Lutterworth SwimFest

• Barbeques

• Theatre Trips

• Canal Boat Trips

• Excursions at home and abroad.

• Educational Trips

• Meals out

• Pub sports evenings

• Quizzes

• Treasure Hunts

• And anything else that we can think of to enjoy ourselves

Welcome to the Inner Wheel Club of Lutterworth Wycliffe

Our President

The Inner Wheel President this year is Avril Bicknell, married to Roger, a Lutterworth Wycliffe Rotarian. Avril works as office manager/PA for a small company in the Lutterworth area. Her hobbies include restoration of her 17th Century cottage home in a village close to Lutterworth.
 

Events.

Events for the coming year- well we had a very full programme of social and charitable events last year including 3 War Time sing-a- long teas at local residential homes. The residents thoroughly enjoyed these so Carolyn would like to continue the links made there. There will also probably be a talk to members about ‘Life as a Scenes of Crime Officer’. Whatever Inner Wheel does, will be done with fun and friendship in mind.

Lutterworth Wycliffe Inner Wheel Club meets monthly at the Courtyard Restaurant, George Street, Lutterworth on the first Wednesday of each month and currently has eighteen members.


How Inner Wheel Started.

Inner Wheel was formed in 1924 by the wives of Rotarians in Manchester. Its purpose was to complement the work of Rotary International. By 1934 there were 79 clubs grouped into Districts. In the same year, the Districts were united into the Association of Great Britain and Ireland. By 1967, Inner Wheel had spread to many parts of the world and international Inner Wheel was formed.

Now there are: 103,700 members worldwide in 3,700+ Clubs. In Great Britain and Ireland there are 1,064 Clubs. In our own district there are 49 clubs and around 1,200 members.

Some of the things Inner Wheel does.

Social Events:

Theatre trips - Walks - Supper Parties - Speaker Events

Fund Raising:

Coffee Mornings - Fashion Shows - Silent Auctions - Barbecues - Cheese & Wine
Parties.

Service:

Service in the community
Emergency Boxes for disaster areas.
Financial Support through fund raising for worthy causes.
Financial Support for the Send a Cow stock aid program.
Help with Rotary International events.

Our Aims and Objectives are:

To promote true friendship.
To encourage the ideals of personal service to the community
To foster and promote international understanding.

Rotary District 1070 Links

Information on this page is taken directly from the District 1070 members directory.

If your club is not listed here, email us and we'll put it in. Requests for this will only be considered from registered district members. Of course, if possible we'd like you to reciprocate on your own links page.

SwimFest - Lutterworth's Festival of Swimming, 2005.

The opening of the Lutterworth Sports Centre pool in 2004 provided an opportunity to promote a new community sporting event whilst raising funds for local charities. The first SwimFest event that took place was on Saturday 13th November and attracted fifteen teams of swimmers. The magnificent sum of £3,000 was raised which helped our Club purchase an additional heart defibrillator for Lutterworth's Feilding Palmer Cottage Hospital. It will also help to provide funds for Leicestershire Life Education Trust. This charity educates primary school children about the adverse effects on the human body of taking drugs and other harmful substances.

Teams were formed by colleagues and friends from social contacts, community groups, their workplaces, together with groups from individual families. Gilmorton Primary School and John Wycliffe Primary School entered teams and everyone enjoyed taking part. The event is designed to appeal to swimmers of all ages and abilities. The accent is on fun and not competition.

The format is for up to six people to form a team that swims for 55 minutes with just one member in the pool at any one time. A slot in the program is allocated to each team. Rotary stewards log the number of lengths swum and a certificate noting the total is provided for each team. Swimmers raise pledges of sponsor monies prior to the event taking place based either on the number of lengths swum or on a flat sum. A trophy and a prize are awarded to the winning team based on a points system.