The Rotary Club of Mendip will reach its 75th birthday this month.

To celebrate this event, and to raise funds for its charity account, the club organised a 75 Club Draw, selling 75 tickets at £75 each.

The main draw will take place in June next year, with three main prizes to be won by lucky ticket holders, but in the meantime there are monthly prizes of £75, the first of which was drawn by Lori Toms, the landlady of the Strawberry Special in Draycott.

Half the proceeds will be paid out in prizes, the remainder used to support Rotary projects.

Club president Ceri Davies said: "We are very grateful to all who have purchased tickets and to the Strawberry Special which opened specially to host our first draw.

"This has helped us a time when much of our other fundraising has been put on hold due to coronavirus restrictions.

"We are currently holding our meetings online and are looking forward to resuming them face-to-face at the Strawberry Special as soon as it is safe to do so.

"Wherever there is a humanitarian need in the world you will find Rotary members at work, and the club is proud to have been able to send £500 towards relief efforts following the massive explosion on Beirut.

"We also sponsor a number of local projects, the latest of which is a Young Citizen Award for under-21s living in the Cheddar Valley area.

"Application details can be found on our club web page. We are also working with a local youth project which supports local children with educational and behavioural needs.

"Any person wishing to find out more about Mendip Rotary can contact us via our web page or on Facebook."