Rotary Club Update
September and October have again proved to be a remarkably busy time for the Amble and Warkworth Rotary club.
Rotary verge work
We have had a number of interesting and informative after dinner talks. In early September Angela Davis, Environment Manager from the Women’s Workshop Amble, introduced the work of the project to Rotarians and their guests. The project has been involving and supporting local women since 1998 and in 2022 they formally changed their name to the ‘Women’s Workshop.’ The workshop offers a programme for women to try out new ideas, gain new skills and obtain support. The Women’s Workshop whilst based in Amble also supports women across Northumberland via its outreach programme.
On the October 1, Laura and Liz from The Samaritans gave an insight into how this organisation has developed and moved with the times since it was founded in 1953. This talk really highlighted the importance of good listening skills when engaging with individuals experiencing emotional stress. The presentation gave a real insight into the challenging nature of the work undertaken by the Samaritan volunteers.
On October 8 Amble artist Luke McTaggart who has been described as one of best young landscape artists working in the north-east today gave a talk about his personal journey to becoming an artist. In addition to talking about his own work, Luke also highlighted the work of the Dovecote centre in Amble in hosting a recent gallery show of local artists and his own personal ambition to put Amble at the centre of the arts in North Northumberland.
Amble and Warkworth Rotary club have also been active supporting other local organisations in their work and on September 13 Rotarians assisted in the litter pick at Warkworth Beach, organised by Lynn Russell, Warkworth Green Matters events organiser (and also a local Rotarian). This beach clean was part of the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean event. As well as cleaning up our coastline, some of the volunteers noted down all the items they found in a ‘marked out’ 100m area of the beach. Every bit of rubbish within this area, no matter how small was dutifully recorded. This data is important as it helps track litter back to its source and enables the Marine Conservation Society to campaign for positive change.
And finally on Sundays October 13 and 27, members engaged in the planting of thousands of naturalising daffodil bulbs along Rotary Way, whilst other members conducted a litter pick in the area. Bulbs were donated by Northumberland County Council and Rotarian Mike Wyllie. Watch out for the daffodils as they start to flower next Spring.
If you are interested in finding out more about Amble and Warkworth Rotary Club contact us via www.ambleandwarkworthrotary.org or our Facebook page.
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