Coalville Belvoir Rotary Club is inviting local schools to take part in a Walk a Mile to End Polio event next month.

The event is being organised to mark World Polio Day on October 24 - with the aim of increasing community spirit, exercise and raising awareness about polio.

It is also to raise funds to help Rotary complete its mission to eradicate polio worldwide.

Polio is a virus that causes paralysis and, potentially, death but can be prevented by simple immunisation. 

Rotary's mission to eradicate polio worldwide is almost a reality as currently, there are only a handful of cases left in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This is also the 90th year of Rotary in Coalville.

And, since receiving its charter in 1933, members have done much to help the local community. 

In 1984, a clock was donated to the town of Coalville to celebrate the club's golden jubilee and can still be seen today outside the council offices.

Over the decades the club has met in various places in and around Coalville; The Railway in the 1950s, The Belfry/Charnwood Towers (now St Joseph's Tearoom) in the 60s, The Fox & Goose in the 70s, the Bardon Hotel/Charnwood Arms in the 80s, the Hermitage Park Hotel from the 90s and currently at Coalville CAN Headquarters. 

the President of Coalville Belvoir Rotary Club, Simon Guile, assisted by Dave Moulton's grandson, Jacob, selected a tractor to receive a trophy for 'Best Tractor'. The winner was David Vernon with his tractor, a 1952 Little Grey Fergie.

If anyone has any further information about the club's history, in particular prior to the 50s, then please get in touch with the officials.

August was a busy month for Coalville Belvoir Rotary Club, culminating in Dave's Tractor Run on the 20th.

Despite it clashing with the Lionesses' World Cup Final against Spain, the crowd came out to see the tractors go by on their way to Ibstock Country Fair - and over £550 was raised for the local charity Wishes 4 Kids. 

The club would like to say thank-you to Secure-a-Field Fencing Access Solutions, Sharnford Tractors, Cooks Midlands Ltd., Home Farm Heritage, Startin Tractors Ltd and Moulton Farm Machinery Ltd., without whose sponsorship the event would not have been possible.

For the first time, the President of Coalville Belvoir Rotary Club, Simon Guile, assisted by Dave Moulton's grandson, Jacob, selected a tractor to receive a trophy for 'Best Tractor'. The winner was David Vernon with his tractor, a 1952 Little Grey Fergie.

The club is currently busy in the background planning its Christmas Santa collections, with this year's proceeds going to the following three charities:

1. LAMP (Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project) which provides independent community mental health advocacy to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, including support to families and carers.

2. Love4Life - Empowering young people aged 11-18 to build confidence and make positive choices in their health, relationships and education.

3. The Brown Dog Cancer Charity - Raise money to purchase vital equipment or infrastructure to improve the detection or treatment of cancer.

To find out more about the club's recent events click HERE or email: [email protected]