The Rotary Club Of The Wreake Valley Officially Open Disabled Facility

The residents of Syston now have a new facility in their Central Park, thanks to the Rotary Club of The Wreake Valley. Rotarian Fred Sleath, when President of the Club, was looking for a project for the benefit of the people of Syston. He approached the Town Manager who suggested that the provision of a disabled toilet facility in Central Park was high on the list of needs but low on the list of priorities.
The members of the Club gave their support to the idea and a project was born. The Club set about raising the funds to enable the provision of the facility. Various money raising events were held. The most popular of these was probably the annual Real Ale Festival which is now held in April of each year. Once the funds were in place plans were drawn and the necessary permissions obtain and a builder contracted to undertake the work.
The facility was formally opened on Wednesday 26th May by Rotarian Fred Sleath and Ruth Wheeler, widow of the project architect John Wheeler. The keys to the facility were handed over to the Councillor Mrs Josie Branston of Syston Town Council and it is now available for public use.
If you would like to put something back into the society in which you live and at the same time enjoy a number of social events and activities why not join us? We are always happy to welcome new members and would be pleased to give you the opportunity to find out what Rotary is all about. It is not a secret society and you are welcome to visit us without any obligation or permanent commitment just to see what it is we do and why we are the largest international voluntary organisation of its type. After all 1,212,700 Rotarians in 33,660 Clubs in 178 countries cannot all be wrong, there must be something really worthwhile in what we do, so why not be a part of it!