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Avoiding Aid Dependency

Our meeting on Wednesday 21 April 2021 was a meeting with a speaker.  But as well as the speaker, there was lots of news about the progress with the jabs being received by the members, and their first outings for … Continue reading

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Finding Our Way Back

Our meeting on Wednesday 14 April 2021 was a business meeting with the usual reports from all those responsible for the Club’s Projects and Activities. One of the most interesting topics discussed was how to find a way back to … Continue reading

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Club at Home to St Mungo’s

Our speaker on Wednesday 07 April 2021 was Kirsty Purnell of St Mungo’s (https://www.mungos.org/).  Before Kirsty spoke to the Club we had reports on the welfare of our members, and news on the progress being made with Covid-19 vaccinations in … Continue reading

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Scholarship Recollections

Our speaker on Wednesday 31 March 2021 was Michael Fisher who had had a year as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar back in 1989-1990, studying International Relations at the London School of Economics.  He took part in the meeting from the … Continue reading

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International Insight Given

At our meeting on 24 March 2021, we had our Rotary Global Grant Scholar Lukas Wahden speak to the Club.  Lukas comes from Paderborn in Germany, but after first visting London when 15 years old, and having studied at University … Continue reading

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Rotary Hits The Right Note

On Sunday 21 March 2021, we held our Musical Variety Night using our on-line meeting software to great affect and bringing great pleasure to many people who attended the event.   There was some serious music from the Salvation Army … Continue reading

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It Is When You Wake Up

Our speaker on 17 March 2021 was Sally Lawton who had trained as a nurse in Edinburgh and whose parents were involved in Rotary. However, before Sally spoke to the Club, the members paused to remember Past President Len Gold … Continue reading

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Will It All Go In?

On Wednesday 17 March, members of the Club assembled outside the home of one of the Club members to help load a vehicle assembling a load of aid for the Revival Centre in Chernihiv – the nearest city to Chernobyl … Continue reading

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Helping Where It Counts

With the proceeds of our Fun Quiz on 27 February 2021, the Club was able to purchase and deliver 3 laptop computers to a local school specialising in educating children with special needs. The headteacher was on hand to accept … Continue reading

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Washing Powder Agreed

Our meeting on Wednesday 10 March 2021 was a Club Business Meeting, where a number of reports were accepted and a number of decisions made. After hearing about the welfare of those members not able to make our meetings, we … Continue reading

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