Here’s a little something Elsa found while in Canterbury, England last month.
Photo courtesy of Elsa Hennings.
The inscription in stone reads: “The Rotary Club of Canterbury in its Golden Jubilee Year of 1972 Restored This Bay.” Here is a description of the project from their web site (https://www.rotarycanterbury.org.uk):
“… in 1972 the Club undertook the restoration of one of the bays in the Cloisters at Canterbury Cathedral. Using the professional skills of Rotarians, it produced a 16 mm thirty minute film depicting the history and needs for restoration of the Cathedral. This was circulated to Rotary Clubs in Britain and the USA, and the requisite funds were collected for achieving the project. Through Club membership and individual service close links have been maintained with the Cathedral. With a special Music Hall Evening at the Marlowe we were able to donate a considerable sum to the “Save the Cathedral” Appeal in 2007, and we currently have Archbishop Justin Welby, the present Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Carey of Clifton, former Archbishop, as Honorary Members.”