1 minute read
Rotary Gryffe Valley
Bridge of Weir success in COP 26 Climate Change Art competition
An entry from Bridge of Weir Primary school was selected from more than 10,000 entries to be displayed at the COP 26 conference!
Advertisement
In the run up to COP 26, six of our local primary schools participated in a competition to produce posters encouraging action on climate change. Our club competition was the fi rst stage in a UK wide event, organised by Helensburgh Garelochside Rotary.
Our two selected posters feature in a display of posters from the West of Scotland at Glasgow Airport and one by Alexander from Bridge of Weir Primary was selected to be amongst the top twenty-two in the UK!
All thirty of the Gryffe Valley posters can be seen using the link below. Congratulations to all the schools and pupils, and particularly Alexander.
https://youtu.be/HgrIqeFzepk
New venue
Regular meal meetings commenced from 27th October in the Fox and Hounds. We are enjoying being together again in very pleasant surroundings.
Speaker Meetings
Our series of eminent speakers on Climate Change leading up the COP 26 Conference continued.
Over a series of six talks arranged by Les King, we have learned about how climate change is accelerating as the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases year by year.
On 3rd November, our speakers on the same theme were Lucia Fawsset, Karen Gilmore and Anna Lopez - climate change activists from Devon who were attending the COP 26.
On November 17th, James Maclaren spoke about his diverse life and career and, on November 24th, Karen Anderson spoke about Waste Recycling in Renfrewshire.
Corporate Membership
We welcome new corporate members. This offers opportunities to network with members and support our work. Contact us through our web or Facebook page or email gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com
Walk for Health
The club has started work on a project to encourage walking locally in the knowledge that walking is good for both physical and mental health. We would like to make contact with all local walking clubs in our area with a view to promoting them through the project.
Annual Burns Supper
The decision has been made (regulations permitting) to hold our Burns Supper on Saturday 22nd January 2022. Please email gryffevalleyrotary@ gmail.com to book.
