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The
Rotary Wheel Forest
Oldham, Lancashire, England |
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For more details contact Mel Farrar Chairman of the Rotary Wheel Forest Trust Tel 0161 633 0374 Email: mel@rotary wheelforest.org.uk |
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Life
for a Life Web Site |
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Norman
Armstrong-Kersh General Manager Life for a Life Memorial Forests® Tel 0161 624 2299 Fax 0161 624 2340 |
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The
Largest permanent Rotary Wheel in the world |
A Joint project between the Rotary
Wheel Forest Trust, Life for a Life ® and Oldham MBC |
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Completion Celebration of the joint project at Tandle Hill Country Park, Royton. Friday 16th June 2006 2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. |
| More than five years in the planning Friday 16th June2006
marks the completion of the very successful joint project between
the Rotary
Wheel Forest Trust, Life for a Life Memorial Forests and the Countryside
Service of Oldham MBC which has established the Largest Permanent Rotary
Wheel in the world at Tandle Hill Country Park, Royton, Oldham, Greater
Manchester. Begun in 2001 the project sought to mark the Centenary
of the Rotary movement in 2005. The aim was to build a Rotary Wheel
and plant around it a memorial forest with trees from Rotarians and
local people. All the trees on the site have now been planted and after
today around £14000 will have been given to charities, most of
them local.
The event will be marked by the laying down of a Time Capsule commemorating: the Centenary of the Rotary movement (1905 – 2005), the names of all those who have planted trees on the site, the history and development of the project, and significant facts about Oldham, Royton and the Tandle Hill Country Park. The Capsule will be buried under the 2-ton stone ball at the centre of the wheel by the Governor of Rotary District 1280 Graham Southern, who has been involved in and supportive of the project since its very earliest days. It will not be opened until 99 years hence at the bicentenary of Rotary International The afternoon will conclude with the presentation of cheques for over £6000 to local and Rotary Charities. A commemorative DVD which recounts the whole project from conception to completion will be made available after the event for anyone (whether they can attend or not), who wishes to have a worthwhile memento of this innovative project. Chairman of the Rotary Wheel Forest Trust Mel Farrar said, “We are so pleased to see this through to completion, and grateful for all the support we have received. What better way to welcome visitors to the North West than the Rotary symbol of worldwide fellowship and service. It has not been easy but this amazing project has yielded the Largest Permanent Rotary Wheel in the World, a beautiful memorial forest, and significant funds for charities. It is rightly seen as a wonderful example of partnership working between the Life for a Life® Charity, the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council and the Rotary movement, benefiting charities and the environment. Where Oldham leads others follow, and we are aware that more Rotary Districts are now looking to develop similar sites near their own airports.” Although this site is now full Rotarians can still plant trees on other Life for a Life sites (there are 25 countrywide) and if they mention Rotary then funds will come to the Trust to be directed to Rotary Charities. Contact Mel for further details 1. Background Notes: The wheel - the biggest permanent Rotary Wheel
in the world – is a stone structure visible from the air on one of
the main flight paths into Manchester International Airport and designed
to be seen by many of the 20 million passengers who fly into Manchester
each year. Sited in Tandle Hill Country Park, Tandle Hill Road, Royton,
Oldham OL2 5UX it is open 365 days a year. For further details contact Mel Farrar Chairman of the Rotary Wheel
Forest Trust Footnotes: |
Web space donated by Rotary 1280 to assist the objectives of the the 'Rotary Wheel Forest Trust Ltd'