Students demonstrate ‘service above self’
Our Young Citizen Awards honour teenagers from Harpenden’s secondary schools and organisations like scouting and guiding, who have been outstanding in reflecting the Rotary motto, Service above Self.
The award winners, chosen by the school or organisation, gather with their parents at a dinner we host each May, to be introduced by a senior member of the school or organisation.
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Achievements Awarded
Eloise Starkey of Roundwood Park School and Aryan Pise of Sir John Lawes School are joint winners of this year’s Bill Hewetson Memorial Prize* and Rotary Young Citizen Award.
The awards recognise a young person’s achievements in the spirit of Rotary’s motto Service above Self and were created by Rotary to counter the negative impact of bad news about young people.
Young photographers’ stunning entries
The Harpenden heat of the 2024 to 2025 Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland Young Photographer Competition saw some excellent images from the young people of Harpenden. The theme of the competition was “Wonderful Water”.
The unenviable task of separating winners within the intermediate and senior entrants was kindly performed by Ali Asplin of Harpenden photographic Society.
A spectacle not to be missed
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 is the day Harpenden Common will come alive with 1000 classic cars, motorbikes and scooters for the 31st annual CLASSICS ON THE COMMON, organised by ROTARY IN HARPENDEN.
Entry is FREE for spectators but visitors to the show give generously to the bucket collections in aid of charity. More than £30,000 is raised regularly for national, local and children’s charities.
The show runs from 11.30am till dusk.
It’s a spectacle not to be missed.