Tag Archives: Club Meetings

On Thursday 23 February 2023, Rotary International celebrated its 118th Birthday. On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 22 February 2023 had a speaker from the Rotary Club of Battersea Park, Senia Dedić. Senia told her story and how, at the age of three, her family had uprooted itself from Sarajevo in Yugoslavia to … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 15 February 2023 had a virtual speaker, courtesy of George Monbiot’s address to the London TED Talks, given in October 2022. Before we got to that however, there was some planning for future events that the … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 08 February 2023 was a business meeting at which a number of plans and updates were worked on by the Club.  In particular, each of the Service Chairs had prepared a report and these reports were … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 01 February 2023 was another Fellowship Meeting as the planned speaker had been whisked away to deal with issues overseas. Instead, we had the opportunity to socialise and to chat.  We also heard news about a … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 25 January 2023 was an on-line Fellowship Meeting at which the Club marked the birthday of Robert (Rabbie) Burns, the Scottish poet. Whilst the Address to a Haggis might stretch the vocabulary of a Sassenach, there … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 18 January 2023 was a fellowship meeting which warmed us all on what had been a freezing cold day. For good news, we had a birthday to celebrate with cup cakes, and that was balanced with … Continue reading →

Our first proper meeting of 2023 was an on-line meeting with a speaker from NatWest Bank plc talking about staying safe from scams and fraud, many of which come into our computers on a regular basis. Mark Mullally is a … Continue reading →

Our meeting on Wednesday 14 December 2022 was less formal than usual, being our Christmas Meal at the Kenton Beefeater. With no business to conduct, it was an enjoyable social occasion.  For the entertainment, two members read some poems and … Continue reading →