Rotary Club of Sudbury

On Monday, 24 April, Sudbury Rotary members were joined by partners and friends to celebrate the Club's formation (in 1950) with a Charter Night dinner at The Boathouse Restaurant in Sudbury. Guests of honour were the (then) Mayor of Sudbury, Ellen Murphy, and Mel Edwards who runs the 'Pick up and drop off' scheme at the Town Hall, supplying much needed provisions for a number of people. Entertainment was provided by Irie J who sang a number of classic tunes during the meal and afterwards, with some members getting to their feet to dance!

May was a busy month, even allowing for three bank holidays, with the Annual General Meeting, at which the past year's activities were reviewed, taking part in Crucial Crew (this year run by the Bridge Project) as well as the visit of a guest speaker on 22 May.

Mayor of Sudbury, Ellen Murphy and Rotary President, Mike Killoran at the Charter Night dinner.

Looking forward to June's events, our speaker on the 5th will be Robin Drury from Sudbury, with Club Assembly on June 19th, at which the incoming President, Tony Platt, will outline his plans for the Club for the year ahead. Tony will take over the President's role on 3 July, at the beginning of the new Rotary year.

Rotarians will be helping their community by providing a bar at the Hive Community Hub, on Friday 30 June, when The Djangoliers, a quartet playing tunes in the style of Django Reinhardt, make a welcome return visit to delight their audience with a whole evening of music played by two guitarists, one double-bass player and a saxophonist. Tickets at only £10 each will be available from the Tourist Information Centre in Sudbury and on the door. The concert will raise funds for refurbishment work at the Hive Hub.

During the past few months, a number of visitors have joined our lunch-time meetings at Newton Green Golf Club, with a view to becoming members of Sudbury Rotary. They will join an organisation which welcomes men and women from all backgrounds, and undertakes numerous projects across the local community and further afield which will benefit others in need. Meetings take place on the first three Mondays of each month and we would be delighted to welcome you. Lunch is optional, but our meetings give an opportunity for us to hear from speakers on topics of interest, follow up on matters concerned with our activities, and to enjoy each other’s company. Please let our Secretary David Taylor (07341 290415) know if you plan to visit us, so that we can advise the restaurant on numbers.

Lesley Ford-Platt