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Rotary celebrates India’s first polio-free year,
Rotary members in Comber and across the world are cautiously celebrating a major milestone in the global effort to eradicate the crippling disease polio.
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Call to Young Musicians and their Teachers: The Search is on for Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year 2012
The search has begun to find Northern Ireland’s next Young Musician of the Year. Open to entrants from all corners of Northern Ireland, the competition is for instrume more....
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The Rotary Foundation at Work
The Rotary Club of Tatuape Sao Paulo Brazil with the Rotary Club of Comber recently completed a jointly funded Rotary Foundation Matching Grant project to install 28 work more....
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ROTARY YOUNG CHEF COMPETITION
The 2011-12 Rotary Young Chef Competition is in full swing, and the Comber Club Heats were held in Down High School.
Samantha Dick is a year 14 pupil at Down High S more....
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ROTARY CLUB OF COMBER HOSTS YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION AREA FINALS
Comber Rotary Club recently hosted the area finals for the Annual All-Ireland Rotary Youth Leadership & Development Competition - the purpose of which is to develop yo more....
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The Rotary Club of Comber supports CILNI
The Centre for Independent Living, Belfast is delighted that this year's President of the Rotary Club of Comber, Karen McKeown, has chosen CILNI as on more....
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Comber Rotarians receive an update on Youth Development
The Rotary Club of Comber is not behind the door when it comes to contributing to the development of the young people in the area. At different times more....
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Hannah tells her Story
Hannah Lennon from Downpatrick the Rotary Club of Comber’s winning finalist in Rotary’s annual Youth Leadership challenge tells members about her visit to the European Pa more....
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Comber Rotary Congratulates “Gentleman Jim”
The Rotary Club of Comber celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in the same week as it was announced that a founder member of the Club, Jim McBriar is to receive “the F more....
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25 Years of Service Above Self
The Rotary Club of Comber celebrated its twenty fifth birthday on Monday 12th September 2011 at Comber Bowling Club’s recently refurbished premises.
President Karen more....
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Rotary Club Aid Comber History Book
The Rotary Club of Comber builds on it’s reputation to provide Community Service by part funding the publication of a new history of Comber.
Local history enthusia more....
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New Member for The Rotary Club of Comber
Mark Allen, a local architect joins The Rotary Club of Comber, Mark who lives in Kilmood, Killinchy was inducted on 1st August 2011.
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Karen is first woman President of the Rotary Club of Comber
Karen McKeown from Killinchy is the first woman President of the Rotary Club of Comber. A retired teacher she took over the reins of office from outgoing president Philli more....
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Top Rotary Honour for Paul
Paul Molyneaux (left) from Whiterock has been awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship – so-named after the Founder of Rotary International – in recognition of his long and exemp more....
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Comber Rotary Welcomes Global Boost to Polio Eradication
The Rotary Club of Comber has welcomed the news that polio eradication is getting a global boost. Last week’s announcement by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunis more....
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North Down Cricket Club Raises Funds for Rotary Charities
The cricket match staged at The Green, Comber, last Friday raised in excess of £500 for Rotary charities. The proceeds will be shared among a number of worthy causes incl more....
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North Down Hosts Cricket Fund-Raiser to Aid Comber Rotary Charities
Former North Down Cricket Club professional Taimur Khan has kept his promise made to the Rotary Club of Comber last September.
Taimur visited Comber Rotary in the more....
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Comber Rotary Hears of £3m Castle Espie Facelift
Debbie McCamphill, Site Manager at Castle Espie, has lots of new and exciting ideas to expand the appeal of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust site, as she explained at Mond more....
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Literary Success for Budding Local Young Writers
Entries from three aspiring young literary talents from Downpatrick Schools who entered this year’s Rotary Young Writer contest through the Rotary Club of Comber have won more....
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Kenyan Communities Benefit from Northern Ireland-led Charity
Two Ulsterwomen with full-time jobs are running a part-time charity which is steering Kenyan communities to a better future by teaching them to develop beneficial and sus more....
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Comber Rotary hears of Local Heroes of The Great War
The personal tragedies of the Great War (WW1) for Comber families were graphically illustrated in a talk to the Rotary Club of Comber by local amateur military historian more....
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Ambassadorial Scholar tells Comber Rotary about Her German Homeland
Yvette Grave, a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Germany, spoke enthusiastically to Rotary Club of Comber about her home and the enormous enjoyment she gets from being a more....
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WINNER OF NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2011
Fourteen-year-old Bradley Parker from Portavogie is Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year for 2011. A pupil of Regent House School, Newtownards, he won the hotly- more....
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Comber Rotary presentations to local Primary Libraries
Andrews Memorial and Carrickmannon Primary Schools were added last week to the growing list of local schools who have received a gift of illustrated children’s dictionari more....
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‘Reach Within to Embrace Humanity’ is 2011-12 RI theme
RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee will ask Rotarians to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity during the 2011-12 Rotary year.
Banerjee unveiled the RI theme during the more....
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Deadline fast approaching for entries to Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year 2011
There are only days left before the deadline for entries to this year’s competition to find Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year. Applications should be complete more....
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COMBER ROTARY CHEQUE FOR £I,000 TO CHILDREN’S CANCER FUND
Phillip Beggs (left) President of the Rotary Club of Comber, is pictured presenting a cheque for £1.000 to Ken Brundle, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for C more....
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COMBER ROTARY HONOURS KEVIN
Founder member of the Rotary Club of Comber, Kevin McAlpin, was honoured by the award of a Paul Harris Fellowship at the Club’s Christmas Dinner on Monday night. Such awa more....
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ASTONISHING GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE OF COMBER IN WHITE-OUT
The Rotary Club of Comber’s members braved last Friday and Saturday’s unprecedented weather conditions to ensure that their now-annual Remembrance Tree project went ahead more....
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JAPANESE TREAT FOR COMBER ROTARY
A taste of Japan was brought to a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Comber in Balloo House. Head Chef Danny Millar and his team conjured up a special meal in honour o more....
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COMBER ROTARY CHOOSES HANNAH AS ITS “YOUTH LEADERSHIP” CHAMPION
The Rotary Club of Comber has selected 17-year-old Hannah Lennon from Downpatrick to be its representative in Rotary’s annual Youth Leadership challenge. Hannah, a pupil more....
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Praise for Comber Rotary from The Boss
Fulsome tribute was paid to the energies of the Rotary Club of Comber by the organisation’s District Governor for all of Ireland – Wes Armstrong from Coleraine – when he more....
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Comber Promised Three Purple Patches for Spring 2011
Pupils from Comber Primary and Andrews Memorial Schools gathered in Comber Square last Thursday to lend a hand in planting some 4½ thousand purple crocus bulbs – a gift t more....
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Double-Jobbing for Comber Rotary President
There’s a busy Rotary year ahead for Rotarian Phillip Beggs – for on top of his responsibilities as President of the Rotary Club of Comber he also has wider charges for t more....
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Phillip Beggs (centre) is the new President of the Rotary Club of Comber.
He has taken over the badge of office from John Beers (right).
Also pictured is Karen M more....
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New Members Welcomed
John Beers, President of the Club, welcomes Roy Ramsay, Joh Dawson and Allen McKee saying that he and the members were pleased to have Roy, John and Allen as a new member more....
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Craig Competes for National Young Musician Title
The Rotary Club of Comber is sending the winner of its Northern Ireland Musician of the Year contest to represent all of Rotary in Ireland in the finals of the Rotary You more....
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Comber Rotary Hears About the Bricklayers of Strathearn School
Strathearn Primary School may be an unusual name for a brand new school standing in the outskirts of Kampala. But it’s there as a tribute to the girls of its Belfast name more....
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SAINT MARY’S PRIMARY JOIN CAMPAIGN TO “END POLIO NOW”
The pupils of St Mary’s Primary School in Comber have made a magnificent donation of £60 – raised through a non-uniform day – towards the Rotary Club of Comber’s “End Pol more....
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WINNER OF NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2010
Fifteen-year-old Craig Lutton from Antrim is Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year for 2010. A pupil of Cambridge House School he won the hotly-contested title in more....
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CATHERINE WINS ALL-IRELAND ROTARY YOUNG CHEF CONTEST
Fifteen-year-old Catherine Burns from Crossgar has won outright the title of Rotary’s Young Irish Chef of the Year 2010. A pupil at Down High School and representing the more....
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LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR COMBER ROTARY REPRESENTATIVE
She had just returned from there, having spent a week in the company of 24 other young people selected by Rotary Clubs from all over Ireland to be their representatives a more....
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COMBER AND NEWTOWNARDS ROTARY CLUBS JOIN FORCES TO HELP END POLIO NOW
A Rotary collection at the doors of Tesco in Newtownards last Saturday will ensure that 4,375 children will be immunised against polio for life. And the members of the Ro more....
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COMBER PRIMARY SENDS HELP TO HAITI
When the children of Comber Primary School made their decision to send a ShelterBox to help with the relief efforts in Haiti they were keen to see for themselves what the more....
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ROTARY SAYS: THANKS AGAIN COMBER!
Last time it was to say thanks for donating sufficient funds at the Fair in the Square to make it possible for the Club to purchase another ShelterBox for dispatch to dis more....
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THANK YOU COMBER
Rotary President John Beers said: “The public’s response to the Club’s appeal for support through a street collection during last week’s Fair in the Square was phenomenal more....
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COMBER ROTARY SEEKS FUNDING AT FAIR IN THE SQUARE FOR ADDITIONAL SHELTERBOXES
The unprecedented scale and frequency of these disasters in the Phillipines, Samoa and Sumatra has proved to be one of the biggest challenges ShelterBox has ever had to f more....
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COMBER PRIMARY JOINS IN CAMPAIGN TO “END POLIO NOW”
Comber Primary School has raised £300 for Rotary International’s “End Polio Now” campaign, and three of its young pupils were there last week to hand over the school’s ch more....
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TOLLYMORE TALK
TOLLYMORE TALK TO COMBER ROTARY
Despite an area in excess of 1,200 acres and some 20 miles of pathways, nearly 90% percent of visitors to Tollymore Forest Park venture n more....
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BATTLE OF THE ROTARY YOUNG CHEFS
Four young cooks from Downpatrick schools battled it out last week to represent the area in the next stage of Rotary’s Young Chef of the Year competition. After a closely more....
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COMBER ROTARY CHOOSES KERRIE AS ITS “YOUTH LEADERSHIP” CHAMPION
The Rotary Club of Comber has selected Kerrie Stevenson from Downpatrick to be its representative in Rotary’s annual Youth Leadership challenge. Kerrie, a pupil of Down H more....
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Call to Young Musicians and their Teachers: The Search is on for Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year 2010
The search has begun to find Northern Ireland’s next Young Musician of the Year. Open to entrants from all corners of Northern Ireland, the competition is for solo instru more....
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COOK ISLANDS INSIGNIA FOR COMBER ROTARY “CHIEF”
Past President Ken Brundle has returned to the Rotary Club of Comber bearing gifts from the Cook Islands.
On a recent South Sea tour Ken dropped in on a Rotary meeti more....
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Saintfield Student sees Chinese Expertise
A study tour to Hong Kong and Beijing gave Saintfield student Caroline Willis experience of advanced technologies in prosthetics and orthotics not generally available in more....
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Minnesotan Rotarian drops in on Comber
Minneapolis Rotarian Gary Marquandt literally “dropped in” on Monday’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Comber.
Gary, who was a leading light in the Children’s Program o more....
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Comber Rotary gets World Recognition
District Governor Tom, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Athlone, was visiting Comber on Monday (3 August) as part of his tour of each of the 76 Rotary Clubs in Irela more....
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New President Demonstrates Initiative
The Rotary Club of Comber held its final meeting of the 2008-2009 year at which outgoing president Rotarian Howard Beattie handed over to Rotarian John Beers, the preside more....
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Mahee Hosts Rotary Golf
A glorious sunny day greeted the 53 golfers and friends of the Rotary Club of Comber at Mahee Island Golf Club for the Rotary Charity event.
Following a hard fought more....
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Young Rotary Leader Tells of her Experience
The Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition funded by Rotarians is now in its 18th year, finalists were chosen from over 1400 applicants from schools throughout t more....
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Rotarians Race to a Large Donation
The Rotary Club of Comber and North Down Cricket Club jointly organised a Race Night at the Green, Comber on Saturday 30 May 2009.
The event was well supported and more....
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Pleasant Surprise from Rotary for Local Colleges
Each year The Rotary Club of Comber assists local schools with projects aimed at raising awareness of the environment, improving the environment, or usually both.
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Music Competition Winner Returns To Hand Over Cheques
On Monday evening 27th April 2009 Stephen Rankin, the 2009 winner of the Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year Competition (NIMOY), made a triumphant return to The more....
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AWARDS FOR TWO ROTARIANS
Monday 20th April was a very special evening for the Rotary Club of Comber, and specifically for two long serving members, Phillip Beggs and George Pigott.
To t more....
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Life On The Front Line
Members of The Rotary Club of Comber were treated to a talk by Major Richard Crutchley, RAMC about his experiences based in Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. more....
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Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year 2009
The Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year is Stephen Rankin, a 14 year-old flautist from Ballymena and a student at Cambridge House GS.
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Comber Girl Wins Rotary Young Chef District Final
Comber girl Aimee Orr a pupil at Nendrum College and the Clubs winner in the 2009 Young Chef competition won the District final in Dublin on Saturday (28th Feb.).
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Young Rotary Politicians Participate in Euroscola and outperform 18 other European nations present.
The participants of Rotary Youth Leadership Development Week who were left stranded at Dublin Airport two weeks ago by bad weather finally attended Euroscola at the Europ more....
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Some fascinating facts about the Polio virus
The Rotary Club of Comber was treated to an energetic, passionate and insightful presentation by Dr Paul Duprex at a recent meeting. Paul who currently works with Queens more....
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COMBER ROTARY WELCOMES MULTI-MILLION PUSH FOR POLIO ERADICATION
The Rotary Club of Comber has welcomed this week’s news that more than $630 million in new funds has been committed to fighting polio – the crippling and sometimes fatal more....
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Rotarians Learn About Country More Irish Than Ireland
As a departure from the usual speakers from outside the Club a well attended meeting of the Rotary Club of Comber was informed, and very entertained, by one of the Club’s more....
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Rotarians Learn about Orthodox Christmas
Members of The Rotary Club of Comber, together with their wives and partners, had an evening out at La Mon House Hotel on 5 January and were entertained and informed by t more....
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Rotarians learn about Waste
The members of the Rotary Club of Comber listened to an enlightening and highly informative presentation from Clive Catterson who is a waste officer for Newtownards Counc more....
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District Governor Visits Rotary Club of Comber
Twenty four members of Comber Rotary hosted District Governor Paul Hutchinson MBE and his wife Marney at their recent meeting in Balloo House. Paul has responsibility for more....
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COMBER GIRL IS TOP IN ROTARY YOUNG CHEF COMPETITION
The Rotary club of Comber ran its first ever Rotary Young Chef Competition at Nendrum College on Wednesday 12 November. Judging and tasting (lucky people!!) was carried more....
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Astrid Keeps Youth Leadership Title in the Family
With the winter session now well under way this week has been especially busy for the Rotary Club of Comber with several activities taking place in parallel.
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Remembrance Sunday
On Remembrance Sunday The Rotary Club of Comber was represented by President Howard Beattie, Immediate Past President Ken Brundle and President Elect John Beers in the wr more....
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COMBER ROTARY TRAVELS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
A very well attended meeting of The Rotary Club of Comber was entertained and informed by Mr James Kerr, formerly of Department of the Environment and Heritage Services.
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Young Musician of the Year 2009: the quest begins
The search starts here for the NI Young Musician of the Year 2009.
Launching the event, organiser Duggie Anderson said: “As well as providing a platform for young more....
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New Member for Comber Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Comber welcomed John Ritchie, its first new member of this Rotary year.
Howard Beattie, President of the Club, welcoming John, said that he and t more....
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POLIO ERADICATION ONE STEP CLOSER THANKS TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF COMBER
Members of the Rotary Club of Comber have vowed to back an international campaign to stamp out polio from the world for good by taking part in Rotary’s $100 million chall more....
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MAKE DREAMS REAL
Most people reading this will not have dreamt about being unable to walk yet there are thousands of children in Africa who, because they have a disability, cannot walk, p more....
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Helping young people develop skills and knowledge
“Pupils in the Technology Department of Saintfield High School enjoyed the company of members of the Rotary Club of Comber who visited the school recently to see the work more....
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COMBER ROTARY AND LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) has selected Leonard Cheshire Disability as its partner charity from 1 July 2008 until 1 July 2009. Over the cour more....
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New Rotary President Howard Beattie Welcomed
Outgoing President of The Rotary Club of Comber, Ken Brundle expressed his thanks to the Club for their support during his year in office. He complimented the members of more....
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FROM KILLINCHY TO KAMCHATKA
Killinchy woman Diana Gledhill has a most remarkable story to tell of her journey to northern Russia and in particular a peninsula called Kamchatka.
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ST GEORGES TROPHY TAKEN TO BRISTOL
The Rotary Club of Comber this week hosted a visit from The Rotary Club of Yate, Bristol and the highlight was a contest at “The Green” home of the North Down Cricket Clu more....
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Forth New Member for Comber Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Comber welcomed its forth new member this year, Scotsman Ewan Boyle who is in the financial service profession and is resident of Killinchy.
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ROTARY RELIEF IS FIRST INTO BURMA
More than 1,000 ShelterBoxes were delivered to Yangon (also known as Rangoon) in cyclone ravaged Myanmar (Burma) on Friday 16th May, thanks to the generous donations from more....
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Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year meets the Queen
Fionnuala Ward the Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year 2008 meets Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh at Hil more....
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Comber Music Event Receives Royal Acclaim
15-year-old Fionnuala Ward, an outstanding pianist and winner of this year’s Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year Award held in Comber earlier this year was the se more....
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Two New Members for Comber Rotary
The month of March saw the Rotary Club of Comber welcoming two new members, local ladies Evelyn Dermot, and Judith Sinclair.
Ken Brundle, President of the club, wel more....
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Rotary Youth Exchange - Camps & Tours
For full details of camps & tours to Holland, Belguim & Austria contact:
Martin Ash 2 Christopher Way, Emsworth, Hampshire PO10 7QZ Phone 01243374373 Fax 0 more....
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A New Innovation in Comber Welcomed
Many people in the Comber area took advantage of the Rotary “Remembrance Tree” project to put messages on the Christmas tree in Comber Square in memory of their loved one more....
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Rotary’s own charity
Rotary’s own charity — funded by Rotarians for programmes identified by Rotarians and administered by Rotarians at the project site
At a recent lunch held to promo more....
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£1000 RAISED FOR ROMBO PROJECT
A garden party organized by the Rotary Club of Comber last Sunday raised £1000 for Project ROMBO, this fantastic amount will be doubled with a matching grant provided by more....
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Comber Drugs Awareness Group
Since 2000, Comber Drugs Awareness Group, an initiative of Comber Rotary Club, has been delivering health education programmes to all primary school children in Ards, N D more....
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