Rotary Club of South Queensferry

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Scotland EH30 9TA
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The Rotary Club of South Queensferry Abseil Challenge

Sunday 1st August 2010

Register now to take part in The Rotary Club of South Queensferry's Abseil Challenge on Sunday the 1st of August 2010. It only costs £20 in advanced sponsorship to register. Money raised will be split between Queensferry Church Care in the Community (QCCC) and the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).

Under the direction of expert instructors, entrants will have the thrill of vertically descending 165ft from the Forth Bridge to the beach below. It will cost £20 per person to enter and a minimum of £120 sponsorship is required. We hope the event will attract people who would have entered a rafting team in the Forth Raft Race as well as those excited by the chance to abseil from one of Scotland’s best known landmarks.

Pre-register here to avoid disappointment!

President's message

I was very honoured to be handed the chain on Thursday the 24th June, marking the start of my presidency of The Rotary Club of South Queensferry. Thank you for electing me; I will do my best to be worthy of it.

July sees the start of another busy year for the club. The first quarter is normally very quiet, building up to Christmas. Not so this time, with two new and very exciting projects. We are at the Hopetoun Summer fair on 25 July where we will be holding a silent auction. Visitors will have a chance to bid on items as diverse as a visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and a Kris Kristofferson concert. Full details will appear elsewhere on this page with a link to enable you to bid online before the event. In addition, entries for the Children’s Art Competition will also be on display in the marquee. This is the eleventh year this has taken place and we are most grateful for the continued support from Tesco to allow this to take place.

You can also learn about membership of Rotary – the largest service organisation in the world.

Sunday the 1st of August sees our first abseil from the top of the rail bridge, courtesy of Network Rail. Hopefully, this will provide a fitting replacement for the Raft Race, which the club has run over the last twenty-four years. It is not too late to enter. Just click on the link above and take the first step.

President Graham Clarkson

Latest News

Hopetoun Summer Fair - Rotarians raise over £1000 The Rotary Club of South Queensferry were out in force at the weekend during the Hopetoun Summer Fair. A hugely successful day raised more than £1000 in aid of local Charities. ...read more>> and view some of the day's images here>>	Children's Art Competition - Emergency Services - 25th July Yet again a fantastic support from all the Primary Schools this year with over 200 entries. The theme this year was the Emergency Services and all the children have been very creative. Prizes were awarded at the Hopetoun Summer Fair. ...read more>> .
Scottish Rowing Coastal Project receives Rotary boost Vice-Commodore of the Queensferry Boat Club, Mike McDowall, received a welcome boost to his efforts to stage an inter-community rowing regatta on the river Forth next year, through funding from (amongst others) the Rotary Club of South Queensferry. ... read more>>	The Garvald Centre - Janette Miller - 15th July Janette Miller, a volunteer from the Garvald Centre in Edinburgh, provided an inspiring insight to the work of their organisation this week. ... read more>>
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Dalmeny 'Dawdle' - 22nd MayThe communities of Kirkliston, South Queensferry & Dalmeny joined forces for our inaugural ‘Dalmeny Dawdle’ - a charity walk to Dalmeny Church in aid of projects in the developing world that are supported by our local churches. A successful morning aided by the glorious weather raised £180. Well done to Grainger and his team for an enjoyable morning.	Plant Sale raises over £1400 - 15th MayWell done to Gordon Wood and his team for a highly successful plant sale which raised over £1400 on Saturday 15th May. Thanks to all helpers and buyers for making this event such a huge success. See you all again next year!
New Club Member - Lorna Prentice - 15th April The Club meeting on Thursday 15th April 2010 was a special evening for the Prentice family when Lorna was inducted into the Club following an introduction by husband Enrico. President Stuart Ridge and assembled Rotarian's took great delight in welcoming Lorna to the Club.	Photographic Competition - 9th April Our photographic competition took place on Friday 9 April at Kirkliston Bowling Club. Great food, company and photos were the order of the evening with Graham and Beverley Clarkson taking the top two honours. Many thanks to all those who contributed and to Grainger and his team for a great night.
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Art Exhibition raises over £1200 A retrospective art exhibition of much loved local artist and former Rotarian Robert Cleland MBE was held in the Priory Church on the 20th Feb... read more>>	Kenya children's home donations exceed target Donations for the Kenya Children's Home passes our annual target ... read more>>
Vine trust - homes for children An entertaining talk by David Batty detailing his visit to Peru (raising over £2000 in the process) assisting the Vine Trust and Scripture Union Peru's Children's Centre programme... read more>>	Annual Burns supper Queensferry's Church Care in the Community's enjoyable annual event with our own Robbie Brechin addressing the Haggis ... read more>>