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£21,000 for Flood damaged Ganton Special School |
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Written by Ken Cherry (Holderness)
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Ganton Special School was flooded to a depth of 3 feet in June 2007. The school was closed for refurbishment and repairs and the pupils and staff did not return until March 2008. During this time 130 students aged from 3 to 19 years, plus staff, had to share accommodation at 3 other schools.
The £21,000 cheque presented today is the result of funds raised through Rotary from members, friends and supporters throughout the British Isles and overseas. The "sponsoring club" for this particular project is The Rotary Club of Holderness and is typical of similar projects undertaken jointly and individually by Rotary Clubs within Hull and throughout District 1270 which covers an area North and South of the River Humber and other parts of Yorkshire. |
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Re-Opening of the Toll Bar Amateur Rugby League Football Clubhouse and Pitches |
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Written by John Chapman (Doncaster St Leger)
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Sporting legend and former GB Rugby League captain and coach, Ellery Hanley, and RIBI President, Allan Jagger, were guests of honour at the re-opening of the flood devastated clubhouse and ground at the Toll Bar Amateur Rugby League Football Club on 29th April 2008.
Toll Bar ARLFC is a community amateur sports club running teams from under 8 to under 18 and involving some 250 young people including girls who play at the club up to under 12. There is also an adult side. The club had just got back on its feet in terms of financial restraints when the flooding which engulfed Toll Bar in Summer 2007 struck the pitches and clubhouse. The clubhouse was flooded to a depth of 7 feet and the pitch to such a depth that only the tops of the goal posts were visible; the facilities were under water for some 3 weeks. All the club memorabilia was lost. Toll Bar was one of the hardest hit communities in South Yorkshire – already in the lowest 10% of multiple deprivation in the country. The club is central to this small community with a dedicated group of coaches who have gained RFL qualifications in their own time and expense and volunteer administrators working hard to maintain and run the club. There was a massive determination to keep the club alive and running and training took place at a local school with kit and equipment donated by the local rugby community. |
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New Books for Cherry Burton Primary School |
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Written by John Greenwood (Beverley)
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
At a special assembly of pupils, Beverley President David Learoyd presented Cherry Burton Primary School head teacher Mrs K Moore, with a cheque for £550 from the Flood Relief Fund. The money will pay for 243 new reading books the school has purchased to replace those lost in last year's floods. |
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