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Around the Clubs Bideford Bridge organises four major fund-raisers
each year. The next event is a darts marathon in
Charities’ toast local pubs; the Bideford Triathlon; the Two Moors
100 Cycle Sportif; and a Charity Golf Day at Royal
Six charities toasted the President and members North Devon.
of Bideford Bridge Rotary Club back in
November as they received £12,000 among them. Contact Don Adams, community and vocational
service chair, on 01237 424532 or email
At the ceremony at the Royal Devon Golf Club, don.adams1@btinternet.com.
Bideford President Jeremy Drakeford expressed
his delight at being able to support the charities, Heading for the slopes
who are listed below the photograph:
Okehampton Rotary Club has presented a
cheque for £750 to some of the town’s college
students who will be trekking in the Indian
Himalayas this year.
During their travels, the students are hoping to
build some poly-tunnels for villagers in the
remote areas they will be visiting.
L to R: Deri Rundall, from David Rundall Trust; Tim Malone, President Barry Thompson, with the students of
of Northam Lodge; Josh Allen (Children’s Hospice SW); Jo Okehampton College
.
Sawle (Wings SW); Ali Hunt (N Devon Hospice); Canon
Anthony Chambers (Harbour Bideford); and Jeremy More information: Barry Thompson at
Drakeford. bvt17@btinternet.com.
The first five of these charities are local to
Bideford Bridge; the sixth, the David Rundell
Trust, is run by Northam-based Dorothy Rundell
and, according to Jeremy Drakeford, “does
fantastic work in Rwanda, proving that Rotary is
an international organisation that does not forget
the needs elsewhere in the world”.
