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The Club ran its annual Christmas lunch for nearly 100 Faversham Senior Citizens on Friday 8th December. After setting up the Alexander Centre, we warmly greeted our guests with coffee or tea, biscuits and chocolate sweets.   A regular troupe of Rotarian volunteers delivered chicken or fish to the 10 tables, serving mushy peas and gravy to appreciative guests. There was a last minute dash to  Ossie’s  to top up on chips and fish, with fish being marginally more popular than the chicken. The good outcome was that there was nothing like the waste of last year. Peter Meaney’s generous donation of Madcat beer went down very well as did the sherry, of which 3 bottles were consumed, and the mini mince pies also seemed to please the guests.

As always we had great external support from local musicians the Fleur Singers, led by Andrew Mussett. Diane Griffin provided a very fine performance of seasonal songs and the cheerful smiling Choir from St Mary’s Primary School delighted the audience too. We were grateful to have Martin Young bring along his sound system and also his guitar to add to the entertainment.

The Mayor Alison Reynolds was fulsome in her praise of Rotary and our community spirit. She said it brought home to her how much Rotary contributed to Faversham. This event made one proud to be a member of Faversham Rotary. 

Submitted by David Kirsch-Mills on Mon, 2nd Nov 2020

Evolve UK from Queen Elizabeth School in Faversham win the F1 in Schools World Championships in Abu Dhabi. A team of 17 and 18 year old students had the experience of a lifetime competing and winning the World Championship competition in 2019.

The worldwide F1 in Schools competition requires teams to design, build and race miniature racing cars and carry out a series of presentations on how they approached the challenge.

The Rotary Club of Faversham are delighted to be one of the sponsors that supported Evolve UK in becoming World Champions. Leading up to their win, Evolve UK attended several of the Rotary Club of Faversham's weekly meetings as guest speakers. The team was especially welcome on their return to the UK with this collection of World Championship trophies.

The Queen Elizabeth School continues to take part in F1 in Schools in 2020 with a new team, which the Rotary Club of Faversham are delighted to continue supporting.

Submitted by David Kirsch-Mills on Sun, 1st Nov 2020

The Rotary Club of Faversham has been helping local & international causes for over 70 years. Now, probably more than ever, organisations who provide vital services and support to the local community need help.

During the Covid-19 pandemic the Rotary Club of Faversham Trust Fund has set aside a sum of money to assist local not for profit organisations who have been impacted.

In September 2020 the first round of grants was made to eight local organisations to help support them during the pandemic. The second round of grants is due to be awarded in November 2020.

Submitted by David Kirsch-Mills on Sun, 1st Nov 2020