Martello Rotary Seaford

Here we are again. Spring is definitely in the air and the early lambs are appearing in the fields. Lockdown may have caused major disruption to many, but life goes on and there is an awful lot of activity just here in Seaford.

Local Green Spaces Survey

Last month I mentioned the forthcoming survey on Local Green Spaces. The idea behind this survey is to obtain feedback from local residents as to how they really wish the areas around them to be developed. We need people to be focused and involved in what is happening to their local green spaces and to help identify if these spaces need work or could be used for community-rooted projects and activities, and to help provide wildlife havens, ultimately reducing greenhouse gases and making our environment a nicer place to be. Fundamentally, we need to understand if residents wish to see the development of ‘green corridors’ that enable this, through the planting of trees, creation of meadows, community orchards etc.

We also want to see if you would like to participate, and to be able to have the ability to engage in assisting the ‘Friends of’ Groups, influencing the Seaford Community Partnership and having the ability to effect changes by commenting on, and working on, the actual projects.

Initially we are working on the following areas. • Princess Drive open space/Grand Avenue bridleway • The Ridings, Lexden Road • Normansal Park Avenue/Chalvington Fields • Alfriston Road land east of Old Nursery Close • Foster Close open space So, if you live near one of these spaces or just want to participate please go to our survey site at: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/2znx. Results will be consolidated in April and published as quickly as possible.

Associates Rule, OK!

Now many of you out there will be thinking: Rotary, no good to me, only Bank Managers and Accountants join, smoke cigars and wear DJs, anyway you have to be drawing your pension, don’t you? Wrong! We are all normal people who want to do service for the community that we live in and love. However, Rotary does rather have a certain image, and it is hard to attract younger members of the community who have not been involved in some form of community service activity, and may not know what it’s really like.

So, Martello Rotary is driving the development of a new group, Martello Associates. The objective of this group is to enable joint working on Environmental, Social and Sporting topics in a fun, unstructured, relaxed, and social manner. The Group is part of Martello Rotary, in that we will help to provide structure and direction, but members are NOT Rotarians and are not members of Rotary International. It is formed from a younger demographic and from people who currently have been working within the community during the pandemic.

Some now find they have no natural ‘home’ to continue those chosen works, hence the creation of the Martello Associates group. To enable the group to attract younger members, the membership upper age will be capped at 50 years old. After then, members would join the Martello Rotary Club as full Rotarians.

Associate Members will have the opportunity at any time to join Martello Rotary. Martello Associates will be associated with charitable fundraising activities and community service projects, which can be requests for assistance from the community, from Martello Rotary or projects initiated by the group itself. The Group is designed to offer members the chance to become involved in new events, make new friendships, gain new experiences; with the opportunity to make a difference to those around them.

For those who already work or operate charities or community schemes, it is the opportunity to further interact with like-minded people, finding inter-related projects that can enhance all aspects of modern life. If you are interested, checkout the meetings and program by mailing membership@martellorotary.org.uk.

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If you want to join us or just to find out more about us contact Martello Rotary on contact@martellorotary. org.uk or use our QR code to visit our web site.

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