Wessex Mead (Trowbridge) Rotary Club

Wessex Mead Rotary members raided their garages and attics to supply ‘goodies’ for the car boot sale as part of Trowbridge Carnival’s Country Fayre.  It was a very early start for some, but well worth the effort as over £100 was raised for the Rotary Charity Foundation.

The following week, we hosted the Trowbridge Carnival Pub Quiz to raise funds to help Shaftesbury Court buy a new minibus (Trowbridge Carnival’s Charity this year).  Club members were involved in writing questions, asking them, marking them or answering them!  A record 25 teams took part, enjoying 8 rounds of questions plus an extra table round for a separate prize.  Frydays Fish Bar, Frome Rd Trowbridge supplied the delicious Fish supper that was served during the mid break.  Over £500 was raised in the evening which included a raffle.

As well as our usual business meeting that included a visit from our District Governor, we visited other clubs, got involved with marshalling at Frome Carnival, visited a Children’s hospice at their open day and met for a social evening at a local pub. Some members also went to France to visit with a French Rotary club with a view to possible twinning. This is much the same as how towns twin – a social relationship, learning about different cultures and in Rotary as a way to support joint international projects.