| Rotary in the Forest |
| Actively involved with our local community |
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| Having Fun, Doing Good |
| Forest of Dean Rotary Club members are enthusiastic, fun-loving and active volunteers who give their time and talents to serve the local community. |
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| From organising half marathons to running stalls at local events, we're proud to raise funds for local, regional, national and international charities (and we have fun doing so). |
| Why not come along and see for yourself? |
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| Forest of Dean supports FOAG |
| Farmers Overseas Action Group (FOAG) are a West Midlands based group who have been active in Uganda for nearly 40 years assisting local farmers. They focus on improving methods of agricultural production, harvesting and storage, achieving significant impro... |
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| Ellwood Youth Football Club |
| On 3 December, 2019, President Ian Storrar was able to present a cheque for £500 to John Bevan of Ellwood Youth Football Club to provide essential metal portable goals, and to support a volunteer coach to take an FA level 2 football coaching badge. T... |
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| Parkend / Yorkley Playgroups |
| Chair of Youth and Vocational Committee John Belcher presenting a cheque for £1,000 to Lisa Barnard of Yorkley Playgroup to restart Parkend Playgroup with materials to restore their premises. |
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| Helping the Salvation Army |
| The Rotary Club of the Royal Forest of Dean is proud to present a cheque for £1000 to help the Salvation Army of Broadwell, Coleford with their Christmas outreach. As Major Vivienne Prescott told us, "The need for support in the community becomes... |
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| Quiz team victory |
| Our quiz team travelled to Hereford and gained a convincing victory in the first round of the district quiz. The picture appears to show Rtn Bevan checking what the opponents have written: surely not! |
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| Laying Remembrance Wreath. |
| The club laid a wreath as part of the Armistice Day ceremony held in Coleford on the 11th of November this year. The Rotary Club wreath is shown on the bottom left of the second photo. |
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