Council joins Rotary
In what, we believe, is a trail-blazing first for our region, Middlesbrough Council have become Corporate members of Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary Club.
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Wrap Up 202617th October – 1st November 2026  Each winter some adults & children across Teesside don't have a coat to keep them warm. If you have a spare, unwanted coat then please donate it and we will ensure it gets to someone in need. Look out for the Wrap Up boxes to donate your unwanted coats to warm a heart this winter To find the nearest donation point please see next page
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Very varied meetingVariety ,it is said is the spice of life and the members of Erimus with guests from across other Teesside rotary clubs had a richly varied meeting on Tuesday July 28th. |
Tees Heritage Walk 2026TEES HERITAGE WALK Takes bigger steps forward! Sunday May17th welcomed a record number of walkers to the fourth staging of Tees Heritage Walk (THW) Once again a partnership of Erimus rotary and Middlesbrough College assisted by local rotary clubs and the ETC Colleges group brought together fundraising and local history alongside exercise and environment beside now greening banks of the river Tees.
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Bolland's Bouncers win the golf competitionBeautiful weather and a course in great condition welcomed the golfers who braved the dawn for a 7am start.  |
New 8k cycle route |
2025 Rotary Toy Box AppealMiddlesbrough Erimus Rotary have supported the Rotary Kid’sOut Toy Box appeal for many years and have again made a significant donation from this years Santa Float collection to help bring some festive joy to families who find themselves in a refuge over the Christmas period. Please read on for this year’s National appeal report.
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December charity collections£5000 was collected for Charity during December 2025 by members and friends of Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary
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Santa and the elvesGreat effort this year collecting over £5000 with members and volunteers helping over nearly 2 weeks.
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Meserani UpdateHere is an update on the school in Tanzania we regularly help |
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My Sisters PlaceMiddlesbrough Erimus Rotary heard from Sarah Stephenson, guest speaker , My Sisters Place. Sarah Stephenson gave an excellent presentation on how the charity provides vital support, advice, and advocacy for those experiencing abuse. |
Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke guest speaker at Middlesbrough Erimus RotaryChris Cooke, Mayor of Middlesbrough visited our club last week and gave an inspirational talk.
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MER Singing competition
The Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary Singing competition took place on October 7th. And what a wonderful event it was. 221 fabulous voices raised the roof as the youngsters sang their hearts out.
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Visit to Materials Processing Institute in MiddlesbroughAt a recent visit to the Materials Processing Institute in Middlesbrough members were amazed at the fantastic research being carried out on our doorstep  |
Meserani School in TanzaniaThe Meserani Project is a unique ‘home-grown’ charity with a primary focus on providing primary, secondary, further and higher education for young people in an area of East Africa where such education opportunities were not accessible to them due to poverty, family circumstances and lack of educational provision. Because the project is run at their own expense by a group of six trustees from Teesside and North Yorkshire, and there are no administrative costs at all, every penny that is raised is spent directly on the project in Tanzania – nothing at all is syphoned off as necessary expenses.
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Wrap Up 2025
 Wrap Up is a project run by various Rotary Clubs working in partnership with Hands On London. It’s sole aim is to provide coats and other warm clothing, that go directly to people across the UK, who struggle to keep warm during the winter months. Middlesbrough Erimus will collect again this year between October 18th and November 2nd. Watch our for Social Media telling you your nearest collection point. |
Taking Route 66 in MIddlesbrough
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country. |
Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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History of Women in RotaryWomen are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.