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Bonnets and a treasure hunt
Frome Selwood Rotary goes global
The Easter bonnet parade
FAMILIES enjoyed an Easter Trail around the Rec in Oakhill as part of fundraising efforts for the village hall.
A rather shy Penny (wearing bunny ears) with Amy, Laurie and Rory on their way round the trail
Lockdown shop thrives
BRENT Knoll Community Shop, launched as an “emergency shop” within ten days of the first Covid lockdown, has celebrated its second birthday and growing success. Opened on April 18th, 2020, the shop’s volunteers gathered to toast their birthday and share the event with customers. After toasting the date outside the shop, the volunteers helped serve hot cross buns, cakes, and drinks to the many customers and visitors who crowded into the parish hall for the occasion.
COMMUNITY
ROTARY clubs in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset banded together last year to support the people of Nepal who were suffering badly from Covid-19. They raised more than £9,700 which helped the Guy Parkinson with goods bound for Rotary Club of Ukraine Dhulikhel in Nepal buy food and medical supplies for the community. Earlier this year Frome Selwood Rotary also donated £1,600 to finance an “Empowering Women” project to set up a small “pickle” making and bottling business which will enable a group of Nepalese women to become financially self-sufficient. Through this, Frome Selwood Rotary has entered into a club partnership agreement with the Rotary Club of Dhulikhel. Guy Parkinson, Frome Selwood Rotary’s president, said: “Rotary is an international organisation that offers help to communities both local, national and international. “We are a band of like-minded people who are committed to doing good through service and funding. This is one small step to show how communities around the world can help each other.” Frome Selwood, alongside other Rotary clubs in the area, has also been involved in sending funds, medical supplies and other donated goods to Ukraine. Details: Guy Parkinson 07712185798 fromeselwood@btinternet.com www.fromeselwoodrotary.org.uk
More volunteers are joining the team, which has enabled them to extend the shop’s opening hours. Already open
seven days a week, the aim is to recruit sufficient volunteers to expand opening hours on every day. MENDIP TIMES • MAY 2022 • PAGE 67
