HARRY BIRDSALL
Members and guests were priviledged on 23rd October 2025 to hear a talk by 99 year old Harry Birdsall. Towards to end of World War II he served as a driver in the Army and took part in work associated with the D-Day landings. Later in Germany he drove several groups of about 30 former inmates of German concentration camps to Poland, travelling about 100 miles each day. Whilst most people have seen photographs of the camps he told us that only those who were there could experience the terrible smell. As part of his experience he learned to speak German and is still fluent to this day.
Harry was brought to the club by Barbara Preston who is the widow of former member Ray Preston. She is shown in the photograph together with club president Stuart Livesey. A vote of thanks was delievered by Rotarian Michael Stead.
SHELTERBOX
On 26th June 2025 we were delighted to welcome Rotarian Stephen Woodcock who is just coming to the end of his presidency of the Rotary Club of Normanton.
Stephen gave the members a very interesting talk about Shelterbox, a charity formed by Rotarians to provide immediate assistance in times of crisis around the world. He is the district co-ordinator for Rotary District 1040 of which we are part. In the year to 31st June 2025 the club has donated £500 to help them in their work.
The Rotary Club of Wakefield has linked up with Unity Lottery. Please consider taking part if you are over 18. There are some large prizes to be won and half of all stakes are sent directly to our charitable trust fund. From £1 per week.
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The club meets at 18:30 on Thursdays. The venue is now The White Horse Coaching Inn, West Lane, Sharlston, Wakefield WF4 1EP.. For variations please see the PROGRAMME page.. Occasionally we meet by Zoom to access speakers in other parts of the country or world. The cost of the meal is £15.
Rotarian visitors are always welcome but it would be helpful if they could advise us of their attendance by the Monday of the same week. Please write via "Contact Us". .
There is no formal dress code although many male members wear a jacket and some wear a tie. Smart casual is perfectly acceptable. Members are asked not to wear jeans.
A map for most locations used can be seen by clicking on the venue name on the Programme page listing.
The club is in Rotary International District 1040 (Yorkshire,UK) Rotary International club number 1069
The Secretary or any other members can be contacted via the Contact Us facility
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Founded in 1921, we have 24 members. Membership is open to both men and women.
E-mail can be sent via the CONTACT page to the Web Manager who will forward it to any member who is named in the message.
The Rotary Club of Wakefield Trust Fund is registered with the Charity Commission. Its number is 501456. Profits from public charitable fund raising activities of the Rotary Club of Wakefield are all passed to the Trust Fund prior to distribution.
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