Kids Out Day

Kids Out Day on the River Thames

Every year Rotary in Britain and Ireland organises a day out for disadvantaged and special needs children and young people throughout the country called 'Rotary Kids Out Day'.

Barge Trips

Bruce Trust barge Hannah on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Since 1995 the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper has been running trips on the Kennet and Avon canal, giving many local groups the opportunity to have a wonderful day out on a barge.

The specially-designed barge is built to accommodate people with physical disabilities and is maintained by The Bruce Trust

If your organisation is interested in taking part in the Summer 2009 barge trips, please fill in the contact form.

• Click here to read about the Summer 2008 barge trips

Transport

Transportation to the Stroke Club

Another regular service activity undertaken by the Abingdon Vesper Club is the provision of transport to convey members of the local Stroke Club to their fortnightly meetings. We not only transport some of the members, but we stay with them during their club activities, and the social contact this gives them is as valuable as the provision of transport.

Youth Leadership Awards

Going up the age range, appropriate club members help those coming up to school leaving age to develop confidence and skills in handling interview situations; we also sponsor both able bodied and disabled young adults in the age range 18-25 for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) to enable them to undertake leadership development training.