Contacts

Helen Ricketts: – helen@highpathway.co.uk
Paul Temple:- tempaul45@gmail.com

Roundup

Tidying the Children’s Cemetery

Sadly, over many years, the children’s cemetery at Rooksdown had become neglected and overgrown. The call came and we were glad to be able to join a group of volunteers, many of whom were connected to children who had been laid to rest there, to cut back some of the overgrowth and restore some order to this peaceful space. The brush that was cut back was stacked in a corner to provide areas to encourage wildlife. We left it a work in progress with restoration events planned in the future and also to plant more bulbs especially in the snowdrop garden. It is a quiet reflective space, close to nature and full of birdsong, it‘s good to see it looking more cared for

Look out for further events and come and join the work party, you’ll be made very welcome

Shoebox Deliveries

We are very pleased to report that Wessex Rotary’s 18,779 Christmas Shoeboxes, including those from the Basingstoke area, were safely delivered by Rotarians to under-privileged children in Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, and Romania. Thank you for your shoebox contributions and look out in September for information about the Christmas Shoebox appeal 2024.

Save the Date

Basingstoke Deane Rotary is a group of 35 men & women from a wide variety of backgrounds. All live locally in the borough but some commute to work outside Basingstoke. Most joined Rotary to help others less fortunate, and they find Basingstoke Deane Rotary adds another extremely enjoyable dimension to their lives.

If you would like to find out more about how we enjoy ourselves, just tune in to www.rcbd.org.uk to see what we have coming up, or contact Helen or Paul above to find out more . We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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