Rotary's Got Talent

Rotary's Got Talent - Unleash your talent!

A brand, new Rotary's Got Talent livestream competition is happening on June 19th 2021, brought to you by Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club. The livestream event aims to bring together Rotarians across the Thames Valley who will showcase the huge variety of talent we have on our doorstep. Rotarians and their friends and family over 18 are all invited to take part.

Rotary’s Got Talent will see eight selected Rotarians and friends perform a short act in front of a panel of judges and an online live audience, with the winner taking home a prize. Rotary’s Got Talent will be a light-hearted evening of fun and banter with a touch of suspense. Think Britain’s Got Talent crossed with Strictly Come Dancing!

Rotary’s Got Talent is a great opportunity for us all to expand our horizons and have a bit of fun at the same time, in a very Covid-safe way. Whilst we hope in the future to be able to resume face-to-face contact, the online world opens up so many exciting, new opportunities, which will remain just as relevant in the post-Covid world.

The event is all in aid of a really important cause, our Nepal project where we’re supporting the rebuilding of Saurpani Primary School (more details below).

Want to Perform?

Do you, your members, friends of Rotary:

Want to expand your horizons?
Have a talent you want to showcase?
Want to contribute to an event that will raise money for a great cause?

If so Rotary’s Got Talent is for you! We are recruiting acts now - All applications must be submitted by 12th April 2021 at the latest.(please note the selection of the 8 acts may be taken before this date.)

The event promises to be a fun and light-hearted occasion full of banter & a little bit of suspense. Performers don’t have to be a virtuoso or provide a precision performance to take part – we are looking for performers to do something that will entertain an audience & tell us their story.

For more details read our FAQ Document here - and then click on the apply button below!

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Our Nepal Project: Supporting Saurpani Primary School

Following the devastating impact of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and with many members of our club personally connected to the country, we were seeking to support with long term sustainable solutions. In 2017 club member Claire Booth joined the Rotary Club of Faringdon and District on a visit to Nepal, hosted by the Rotary Club of Kopundol in Kathmandu. We visited a potential project, our partnership began and the road to recovery was paved.

Saurpani Primary School: The road to recovery began literally on an almost impassable road to Saurpani – an uphill trek and an unforgettable tractor ride to reach the school on our 2017 first site visit. Saurpani village of Gorkha is 188 kms northwest of Kathmandu in the Himalayan region, south of Manaslu Conservation area in the Barpak area, famous for the Gurkhas and the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake.

Shree Saurpani Samudayik Smriti Primary School is a community school operating since 2007. The school has 8 teachers and 160 children enrolled in primary classes, a drop from more than 200 pupils just before the 2015 earthquake, which devastated the school buildings and displaced some families to city centres for their children’s education. The earthquake completely destroyed or badly damaged the school buildings. The academic year from last April has also been affected by Covid-19 lockdowns.

Phase 1: In partnership with other UK Rotary clubs we helped to fund the reconstruction of a three classroom teaching block to earthquake resilient standards based on the Nepali Government design criteria. Phase 1 also included a new water and sanitation system and re-equipment of the school. The total investment in Phase 1 of the project was £15,750 and was completed in 2019.

Phase 2: Kopundol Rotary Club has requested our support for Phase 2 of the project. The plan comprises both infrastructure development and components to enhance and improve the quality of education in the entire region including teacher training, e-learning, adult literacy and child development. The overall cost of Phase 2 is £20,000 with the planned Rotary contribution £12,500, we are now fundraising for this next phase.