Each year the Rotary Club visits the Lindfield Scout Group for a sausage and mash supper. The Club has supported the scouts in many ways over the years.
Daniel Hope (left) took part in last year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards scheme which involves a week long adventure training course in the Surrey hills. He gave a talk about his life-changing experiences.
For over a decade RCCL has been running the highly successful Youth Speaks competition for schools in the area, and twice our teams have won the National Chamionship.
On 17 Novemberthis year’s first round took place at Oathall Community College.Six terams took part, five intermediate and one senior. Unfortunately the Oathall senior team had to pull out due to illness.
Subjects presented by the Intermediate teams were:
Badger Culling
Has Walt Disney done more for humanity than Shakespeare?
Calming the Mind
A Healthcare Comparison
Contact Rugby Should be Banned
The Voting System in the UK
The judges commented on the very high standard of the presentations. The next round is the District Southern Area competition.