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Local Help Crawley Charity

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Here At Last

Your Charity

Yes Crawley (West Sussex) Residents Only

We have been Listening to YOU

 

For some time we have been aware that there is a desperate need for HELP in Crawley and wherever possible we have been catering for that need.

Crawley Happy Times (CHT) and Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club (GDRC) have joined forces to create a dedicated Charity and website to help the people of Crawley.

If you are a resident of Crawley we need your help to raise funds for those less fortunate than ourselves who live in Crawley that may need our help.  Maybe as well as donating you might also be able to spare some of your valuable time to help us.

You can rest assured that if you give money to Local Help Crawley (LHC) it will only go to worthy causes in Crawley.

Rotary is a well known organisation (Established over 100 Years Ago) with over 30,000 Clubs throughout the world and every penny raised by Rotary goes to the designated Charity for onward distribution. Rotary already have a well established relationship with the community of Crawley which will go along way to making this new project very successful and beneficial.

CHT has become a trusted source of local information on news, events and positive feedback for Crawley. http://www.crawleyhappytimes.co.uk/ has a combined readership of well over 50,000 on a monthly basis and is growing on a week by week basis. We feel CHT have their finger on the pulse of the people and therefore are a great source for hearing, or being informed of, needy causes which Local Help Crawley may be able to assist with.

As more and more people use the internet on a daily basis Crawley Happy Times is the perfect medium for keeping Crawley residents informed on what is happening in our town.

This is why CHT and GDRC are the perfect partnership for this new project.

We look forward to hearing from you if you feel you would like to be involved in any aspect of Local Help Crawley….a modern charity for a modern town.

CHT Email: editor@crawleyhappytimes.co.uk  or Call 01293 572182

GDRC Email: smita.bhatia.inbox@gmail.com or Call 07404 041607

LHC Email: info@localhelpcrawley.co.uk

Circus Starr Tickets find good home – Updated 20/01/2012

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Trike Stolen then Destroyed by Vandals

 

 

We were given 4 tickets to the Circus Starr Winter Tour 2012 in Crawley Tues 17/01/12 at 16.45pm & 19.00pm at The Haven Centre, Hophurst Lane, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LJ Charity: St Catherine’s Hospice and were looking for a worthy cause to give them to.

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We asked our friends at Crawley Happy Times if they knew anyone who deserved the tickets and they came up trumps with the following.
Sharon Quinn wrote to Crawley Happy Times saying: Hi.
I wonder if you could please help me. Our little Harry is disabled and can not walk at all. He has spinal cerebella Syndrome. He had a special needs trike which he loved so much. It really helped with the muscles in Harrys legs. It was stolen from his school last night. I wondered if you could ask every one you know if they have seen or heard any thing and if they could please keep there eyes and ears open. I have some lovely pictures of Harry on his trike. Harry loved going on his trike as all the other children at school went on bikes at break time. Harry used to get upset about this so we sent his trike to school . When Harry went to go on his trike this morning it wasn’t there. The padlock had been cut. He’s been sobbing at school. I hope you can help. Kind regards. Sharon, Kev and our little H.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crawley Happy Times UPDATE: The bike has now been found, but sadly it has been destroyed beyond repair. Sharon is hoping to claim off the schools insurance but if anyone has any information about the people who took this bike from a school which caters for the disabled, please call 101 and inform the police. Thank you for all your help in this matter x

12/01/2012 Just back from meeting the most wonderful people. We went round with our dear friend Geoff Williamson of Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club who donated 4 tickets to Harry who is 13 today. Happy Birthday Harry! You may know Harry as he is the young man who had his trike stolen and destroyed. His lovely Mum Sharon Quinn and her partner Kevin were overwhelmed and very grateful. We had a little chat with them too, which we’ll show you tomorrow. Thank you for the piece of yummy cake Harry. We are off to the Harvester in the Leisure park now to test out their new menu…yum yum, oh and to see our good friend Darren Hawes. Be good

Sharon Quinn replied :- a very big thank u Shelley. and Geoff from the rotary club. for the tickets. it was so nice to meet you both and Shelley u are a great lady. its nice to put a face to the name. yr kindness will always be remembered. speak very soon. shaz, kev and little H. x

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If you would like to help raise funds to buy a replacement trike as a result of this pointless vandalism please contact Shelley Facence-Traynor at Crawley Happy Times

A Gift For Harry

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The End of Polio

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Polio – a disease which has disabled millions and pulled people further into poverty – has been reduced by 99% over the past 25 years.

Global efforts have delivered incredible progress: immunising more than 2 billion children and saving more than 5 million children from life-long paralysis or death.

This January, the world will reach a remarkable milestone in the fight to eradicate polio – 12 months without a case of polio in India for the first time in history.

But progress towards eradication is at risk: with the critical work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative constrained by a $535 million funding gap – threatening international polio eradication efforts.

That’s why the Global Poverty Project is working with partners to support Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and make the end of polio reality.

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Dear World Leaders,

We call for your support to help eradicate the second human disease in history.

We call on you to fully fund the critical work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which will provide vaccines for hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest children and support health workers to protect future generations from this debilitating disease.

 

Contact Details and 2012 Club Venue

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All correspondence to:
Margaret Williamson
Secretary
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club
c/o 4 Greyhound Slip
Worth
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7FP
Tel: 01293-443675 Fax: 01293-885839
or email margaretwilliamson@gatwickdiamondrotary.org

In Oct 2010 we moved to our new venue in Pound Hill which is the 5 STAR award winning Real Barbecue and Bar

Address:

Real Barbecue and Bar
1 Peterhouse Parade
Pound Hill
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 3BA

This has recently been completely refurbished and on 13 December 2010 Environmental Services visited the Real Barbecue and Bar, and gave them a 5 STAR food and Hygiene score. ALSO they were told that they are the only Turkish Kebab Restaurant/Takeway in West Sussex to get a 5 STAR award.

We meet every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm and anyone is welcome to drop in to our informal, fun meetings.

This New Restaurant in Crawley has only just reopened and we are priviledged to be able to use their facilities

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Knickers to Zambia

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Chikumbi School is a community school catering for children whose parents are too poor to afford to send their children to the state schools. Although primary education is free, children need uniforms, school bags, books, etc to attend state school and many are unable to go to school for those reasons. This school has been set up in the local community so that those children can still get an education. The children at this school need clothes; the sponsors we have send children’s clothes but no-one ever sends underwear. The little girls have to be especially taught how to sit down so that they don’t expose themselves and lose their dignity. The boys too have problems since once the flies on their trousers stop working they can be in a rather embarrassing position too.

We have been asked to help with this Crawley based campaign called “Knickers to Zambia” asking for donations of either new or good as new used children’s knickers and underpants for the children aged 5-16. We also need money to pay for the cost of getting them to Zambia.

Please help us with this very worthwhile campaign for Girls and Boys aged 5 to 16

For more information please contact

Margaret Williamson, Secretary, Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club 01293-443675

email: margaretwilliamson@gatwickdiamondrotary.org

 

Rotary 1250

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District 1250 is part of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI)

 

District 1250 is made up of 60 clubs of which the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club is the 60th (Diamond)

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If you wish to visit another Club in District 1250

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To see the latest 1250 Communiqué and our Events on page 4, August 09 Edition

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Crawley Happy Times Broadcasts Henry Smith MP meeting

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Crawley Happy Times were invited to our special meeting on Tues 26th July where Rt. Hon. Henry Smith MP joined our Club

 

The Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club held a meeting on Tuesday 26th July when thr Rt. Hon Henry Smith MP was presented with his Honorary Membership. Apart from Club Members we were also lucky to have Shelley Fagence-Traynor fron The Crawley Happy Times in attendance and whilst there she made a video which has now been uploaded on to th Crawley Happy Times website

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Contact Details and 2011 New Club Venue

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We have moved again
Our new venue is the 5 STAR award winning
Real Barbecue and Bar

 

We are pleased to announce that we now meet at:-

Real Barbecue and Bar
1 Peterhouse Parade
Pound Hill
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 3BA

This has recently been completely refurbished and on 13 December 2010 Environmental Services visited the Real Barbecue and Bar, and gave them a 5 STAR food and Hygiene score. ALSO they were told that they are the only Turkish Kebab Restaurant/Takeway in West Sussex to get a 5 STAR award.

We meet every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm and anyone is welcome to drop in to our informal, fun meetings.

This New Restaurant in Crawley has only just reopened and we are priviledged to be able to use their facilities

For more information on Real barbecue and Bar

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Please send All Correspondence to
Margaret Williamson
Secretary
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club
c/o 4 Greyhound Slip
Worth
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7FP
Tel: 01293-443675 Fax: 01293885839

eMail :- margaretwilliamson@gatwickdiamondrotary.org

Club Location Closed 31/12/2010

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From Tues 6th July 2010 to 31st December 2010 Prezzo was our meeting place
This blog also contains CONTACT information and Google Map

 

 

We used to meet at

1st Floor
Prezzo Restaurant
60 High Street
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1BT

We met every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm and anyone was welcome to drop in to our informal, fun meetings.

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Find us via Google Maps including Directions

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Please send all correspondence to
Margaret Williamson
Secretary
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club
c/o 4 Greyhound Slip
Worth
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7FP
Tel: 01293-443675 Fax: 01293-885839
or email : margaretwilliamson@gatwickdiamondrotary.org