Rotary Club and Community work together to provide more Defibrillators
Four new defibrillators have become operational in the Horbury and Ossett Area as a result of great co-operation between local residents, business, Councillors, Government funding, street lighting contractors Amey and co-ordination from Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix
Photos of the defibrillators and some of the people involved are shown below:
1. Southfield Close, Horbury – funded by an afternoon tea event hosted by the Rotary Club with help from Jonathan Earnshaw and Steve Brook. Now looked after and maintained by the Southfield Close Christmas Lights residents group
2. Manor Road, Ossett – near to Green Park – funded by the family and friends of the late Gary Widdop with additional finance from a government infrastructure grant administered by Wakefield Council and obtained by the Rotary Club. Now monitored by The Friends of Green Park, Ossett.
3. Gaskell Drive, Horbury - financed from a government infrastructure grant administered by Wakefield Council and obtained by the Rotary Club with the support and encouragement of Councillors Byford, Nicholls, and Page. Now monitored by a local family on Manorfields Estate.
4. Kashmiri Aroma, Quarry Hill, Horbury – financed from a government infrastructure grant administered by Wakefield Council and obtained by the Rotary Club with the support and encouragement of Councillors Byford, Nicholls, and Page. Now looked after and maintained by the team at Kashmiri Aroma.
Since 2020 Horbury and Ossett Phoenix members have been involved to a greater or lesser extent in the installation of 18 defibrillators working with local individual funders, businesses and Yorkshire Ambulance Service. As a club they raise and distribute funds for many charitable purposes and good causes but money raised or received for defibrillators is kept in a designated fund purely for that purpose. All charitable funds are subject of scrutiny by the Trustees and subject of annual reports to the Charity Commission.
Anyone wishing to make a donation should contact our Treasurer by email
We are also keen to recruit new members to the Rotary Club we meet every two weeks on a Thursday evening and apart from fundraising, involving ourselves in community activities we enjoy a lively social life. Please contact our Secretary on
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SPRING BIDS FOR FUNDING WELCOME
The Horbury and Ossett Phoenix Club are making £6000 available for bids for funding. The money was raised during the past year and with Santa’s sleigh activities. Bids can be made by community, charitable, youth, and sporting organisations as well as individuals within Horbury, Ossett and surrounding areas. Payments from the fund will be limited to £250 per application, unless there are exceptional circumstances when a larger amount will be considered.
In previous years awards have been made to a wide variety of good causes across the district. They have included kit for youth sports teams, musical instruments for bands, support groups for the elderly, school facilities, equipment for brownie packs, youth clubs and equipment for individuals with very specific needs.
Applications need to be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions on the form, by 23 March 2026.
Application and information forms can be obtained by e-mailing to this address: 2026springbids@phoenixrotary.co.uk
Above are last year's recipients of our Spring Bids Awards.
The 2026 Spring Bids Presentation event will be held on Sunday 17th May 2026
at the Horbury Working Members Club, Cluntergate, Horbury.
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