Sale Rotary

10/06/2026

Come and visit the Sale Rotary Club stall at the Sale Festival - Lions Fete on Sunday, 21st June from 12noon at Worthington Park, Sale.

28/05/2026

Thank you to Kelvin our guide and all the volunteers at the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport for hosting our Sale Rotary Club visit. It was a great visit, so much to see and explore, over 200 years of transport heritage on display. It was far more extensive than we had released, perhaps the reel produced by Gareth and Louise gives some indication of the scope and scale of the exhibitions and the large number of Trams, Buses and Coaches on display - if you have now been visited we heartily recommend it…..

28/05/2026

Thank you to Kelvin our guide and all the volunteers at the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport for hosting our Sale Rotary Club visit.

It was a great visit, so much to see and explore, over 200 years of transport heritage on display. It was far more extensive than we had released, perhaps the reel produced by Gareth and Louise gives some indication of the scope and scale of the exhibitions and the large number of Trams, Buses and Coaches on display - if you have now been visited we heartily recommend it…..

27/05/2026

Sale Rotary - Making Sale a little better every day….



Members of Sale Rotary Club have been working to clean and preserve the bench on Washway Road corner with Eastway, along with a great deal of weeding and sweeping….



In 1969 Sale Rotary donated funds to what was then known as the “Sale Old People’s Welfare Council” to provide the bench – we are pleased that it is still being enjoyed 57 years later….

27/05/2026

Sale Rotary - Making Sale a little better every day….

Members of Sale Rotary Club have been working to clean and preserve the bench on Washway Road corner with Eastway, along with a great deal of weeding and sweeping….

In 1969 Sale Rotary donated funds to what was then known as the “Sale Old People’s Welfare Council” to provide the bench – we are pleased that it is still being enjoyed 57 years later….

15/05/2026

13/05/2026

Thank you to Rotarian Peter Munday for a very interesting presentation last evening.

Peter shared with us his fascinating memories of his time on HMS Ganges a training ship for the Royal Navy.

Peter showed a video which demonstrated mast training. The 142 foot-high (43m) mast, consisted of three separate portions, that are stepped (overlapped) where they join. The mast was used as part of the training for 15-18 year old boy seamen. Each boy at HMS Ganges was required to ascend, at least once, to the top platform (i.e. the lowest platform on the mast), a height of 60 feet (18 m). This required a climb by the inclined ratlines to a point near where the lowest yard crossed the mast where the boy transferred to the outward leaning futtock shrouds to reach the edge of the platform, which protruded 10 feet (3m) from the mast. Once there they would have to hoist themselves up and over the platform edge, a point known as the "devil's elbow". The platform contained doors which allowed access by the ratlines, without passing the devil's elbow. These doors were locked shut on the side that boys ascended the mast but open on the opposite side to allow them to descend by the ratlines alone.

On ceremonial occasions, one boy would be selected to stand on the button, an 18 inch diameter button, a round piece of timber at the very top of the mast some 142ft above the parade ground.
Those selected (from volunteers) were known as "button boys" and received a coin from the commander of Ganges.

Peter also demonstrated his skills at giving commands with his original bosun’s whistle (or bosun’s pipe) this is a traditional, high-pitched nautical instrument used to pass commands on ships, designed to be heard over the sound of the sea.

13/05/2026

Sale Rotary Club visit to the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.

Tuesday 19th May 2026

7pm

Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8UW

The Museum is located on Boyle Street – a cul-de-sac off Queens Road, going along Boyle Street, pass the Tram Sheds on the right and the Museum entrance is at the end of the short road on the right.

Free car parking is available outside the museum.

The nearest Tram Station is Queens Road Stop which is on the Bury Line this is a short walk away from Boyle Street, on exiting the Station turn left, after a five minute walk the large red brick Tram Sheds will appear on the right, just before the entrance to Boyle Street.

Tea and Coffee will be served half way through the visit. We will not be dinning that evening, so members and guests should eat beforehand.

Family, friends and guests are most welcome to join us.

For further information email: [email protected]

27/04/2026

Sale Rotary Club has prepared and donated watering cans for use at Sale, Brooklands Cemetery. We are sure they will be well used and appreciated by those visiting the graves of loved ones.

23/04/2026

Sale Rotary Club is proud to support the Sale St. George’s Scout and Guide Parade, this Sunday (26th April) at 1pm to be held in Worthington Park, Sale.