Following the disastrous floods of 2007, the Rotary Club of Doncaster St Leger secured an initial  £7,500 to create a new play area at the flood damaged Toll Bar Primary School and then a further £25,000 from Flood Relief funds to replace the ruined ‘green greenhouse’, allotment and other growing areas with  an environmental garden. 

The project, reflecting the wishes of the children and staff, will provide a substantial area at the school with green spaces, including plots for cultivation, wildlife bog area, ‘stone circle’, living willow arbour, a stage and seating area, a story time corner, bamboo walk etc.,The construction work is almost complete and planting will start in February.   The President of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, Ian Thomson, together with the District Governor, Mohammad Ali came to view progress on 14^th January and were shown around by the children accompanied by the

Head, Jill Northwood, Chair of Governors, John Robinson,  and Deputy, Sue Clarke.   The visiting VIPs even found time to join in a ‘healthy exercise session’.

Non Rotarians please note:  The Bill Gates Foundation are financially supporting Rotary to help eradicate Polio worldwide.  Find out more about the $355m joint financing commitment visit www.polioeradication.org/content/pressreleases/20090121press.asp

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Saturday:

I joined the other members of the team in Manchester with a possible concern that our hotel in Delhi, for the immunisation period might not be up to standard. We will see.

The entertainment system on the Emirates flight was first class and the journey passed quickly before a four hour stopover in Dubai, which was in the main a vast shopping complex.The onward journey to Delhi was fine but a medical emergency a few rows in front of us delayed our disembarking. Unfortunately, one of our cases was missing and it had to be the one with the medical supplies. We eventually arrived at the Comfort Inn, which is situated in a very poor area and we saw monkeys/cows and elephants, which would feature throughout the trip.

The room is fine and after a meal we went on a bus tour around Delhi and came face to face with the horrendous traffic. We saw lots of beggars but masses of history and after dinner at the hotel it was bed. 

Monday:

Woke up at 7:00 a.m. and my window looked out onto the middle ages. Cows stroll past and people are performing the most basic human functions from positions by the road, but all seem happy and content.