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Grant Applications invited
‘Ludlow Rotary Cares’ is the Rotary Further information can be found on the
Club of Ludlow’s scheme offering website www.ludlowrotaryclub.org.uk
modest grants of up to £500 to charities including details of the criteria and a
and other organisations supporting simple application form. Organisations
community life in and around Ludlow. which meet the criteria will need to get
Over the last seven years Ludlow their applications in by 10 April 2022.
Rotary has invested over £30,000 in 60 Those shortlisted will be invited to an
local community projects in this way. evening event at Ashford Carbonell
After a gap of two years of very limited Village Hall, SY8 4BZ on 24 May to
fund raising due to Covid restrictions, explain their project for a few minutes
the Club is delighted to be able to invest to a small panel. There will be an
again in our community. opportunity to meet other applicants as
Local charities and other community well as members of the Rotary Club.
organisations are therefore invited to Cheques will be handed out very soon
apply for a grant. afterwards!
The Club intends to be very open- The Club is keen to hear from a wide
minded about the types of activities it range of organisations so if you are
will support so long as the project or involved in or aware of one which might
programme responds to a community benefit, do take a look at the website
need in, or within 15 miles of, Ludlow and follow the link to download an
and meets its criteria on the giving of application form. For further
grants. What the Club will need to information please email:
understand is exactly what the money lrc@ludlowrotaryclub.org.uk
will be used for, who will benefit from it,
Barry Forrester
and how much difference a grant will Ludlow Rotary Club
make.
correction
We are indebted to Stephen Wooley for Nick Ford, writer of our long-running
a correction to our article in the series on the many former places of
February issue of the Ludlow Tower on worship in Ludlow, comments that he is
the Old Street Gospel Hall always pleased to hear from anyone who
Stephen tells us that it was not in fact can shed additional light on the history
demolished in the 1930s. His parents and background of any of the buildings
were in fellowship there long after that. he is researching. Records and
He, too, worshipped there and believes documentary evidence are often scanty
that the building was not demolished so personal knowledge can be
until 1980 or very soon thereafter. invaluable. You can contact Nick
through the Parish Office (see p42).
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