98th Charter Night

Friends of the Narrows Community Park

Since 2019, a group of volunteers have been working in the Narrows Community Park in Hoole to develop a number of meadows and planted areas with the support of the Council - this has been much appreciated by local residents and the park has won several awards (King and Queen Consort Coronation Biodiversity Competition - CWAC - 1st Prize (2023), RHS Its your Neighbourhood Outstanding - Level 5 Award (2023) and Cheshire West Design Awards, Commended - Public Realm (2025)).
The local community have really responded positively to the changes in the park over the past 6 years; people now stop and spend time looking at the various meadows on the park, rather than simply walking through.

The Club’s 98th Charter Dinner was held on 8 February in Chester Town Hall in the presence of the Lord Mayor, District Governor and over 100 Rotarians and guests. These included four members of Lorrach Rotary Club in Germany with which Chester has developed a relationship. President, Brian Westcott, said that the Club was in “fine fettle” having acquired twelve new members in the last year and appointed officers of the Club to take it into its centenary year in 2022. The principal speaker, Brian Price, gave an amusing speech based on his experiences as Cruise Director on the Queen Mary 2.