Completed meetings and events 2016-2017
Fri 30th June 2017 District Handover
Time and venue TBATue 27th June 2017 Club Handover - Dorchester Rugby Club (Partners & Guests Welcome)
Chris will pass the mantle to Les. Dorchester Rugby ClubFri 23rd June 2017 Mock Interviews - The Studio School
Further details to followTue 20th June 2017 Club Business Meeting
Tue 20th June 2017 Council at Wessex Royale Hotel
Sat 17th June 2017 Dorchester Carnival
Procession at 18:30Sat 17th June 2017 - Dorchester Carnival 2017
Casterbridge Rotary Club participated in the organisation of the Dorchester Carnival last year, on Saturday 18th June 2016.http://www.dorchestercarnival.org
Spot your images on our Facebook links read more...
Tue 13th June 2017 Committee Meetings
Sun 11th June 2017 Rotary Foundation Centennial Birthday Party
Weymouth & Portland Sailing AcademySat 10th June 2017 - Wed 14th June 2017 RI Convention, Atlanta
Further information can be found at http://www.rotaryconvention2017.org/Tue 6th June 2017 Club Meeting
Hold for Club Review of MarathonTue 30th May 2017 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: no club meeting this evening.Tue 23rd May 2017 Club Meeting - Partners and Guests welcome
Marathon Briefing & Barrie's film on Kenya trip. Partners and Guests welcomeTue 23rd May 2017 Club Meeting - Partners and Guests welcome
Marathon Briefing & Barrie's film on Kenya trip. Partners and Guests welcomeTue 16th May 2017 Club Business Meeting including Club Assembly
Wessex Royale HotelTue 16th May 2017 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelSat 13th May 2017 Young Chef National Final
Lincoln College, Lincoln LN2 5HQWed 10th May 2017 Age UK Cream Tea and Sing-a-long
Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, DT1 1PWTue 9th May 2017 NEW Committee Meetings
Sun 7th May 2017 Youth Speaks National Final
Venue and Time TBCTue 2nd May 2017 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: no club meeting this eveningTue 25th April 2017 Club Business Meeting incorporating Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Wessex Royale HotelClub Business Meeting moved from 18th April and now incorporates Club AGM (needs to be held between 1st April and 31st May)
Tue 25th April 2017 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelMon 24th April 2017 District Executive
The Crown & Victoria Inn, Tintinhull, BA22 8PZSat 22nd April 2017 'Call My Bluff' Wine Tasting
Stratton Village Hall read more...Tue 18th April 2017 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: no club meeting this evening. This would normally be Club Council and Business and has been moved to 25th April when the AGM will also occur.Tue 18th April 2017 Council at Wessex Royale Hotel - Moved to 25 April
Thu 13th April 2017 District Service Group
Venue & Time TBCTue 11th April 2017 Committee Meetings
Sat 8th April 2017 President's (Welsh) Night
President's Night at Wessex Royale Hotel. Gwyliwch y gofod hwn am fwy o wybodaeth ...Fri 7th April 2017 RIBI Conference, Manchester
Further information available:http://www.rotarygbi.org/what-we-do/conference/2017-conference/Thu 6th April 2017 District Future Group
Venue & Time TBCTue 4th April 2017 Guest Speaker - Rebecca Meteau
Rebecca Meteau will speak about the work Swanage School do with Brother John School in Uganda and specifically the water and sanitation project that they are seeking support with.Sat 1st April 2017 Young Chef Regional Final
Shaftesbury SchoolTue 28th March 2017 Rotary's Gift of Sight - Guest Speaker Yinka Osoba Rotary Club of Yeovil
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project which is an RIBI approved avoidable blindness programme providing eye care, such as cataract operations, to those in India and Africa who sadly are too poor to be able to access such things for themselves. read more...Sat 25th March 2017 Youth Speaks Regional Final
Venue and Time TBCTue 21st March 2017 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 21st March 2017 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 14th March 2017 Committee Meetings
Sat 11th March 2017 Rotary GBI Regional Assembly
Bristol (Venue TBA)Tue 7th March 2017 Pauline Camm: Lethal Weapons - a 1909 International Threat
The History of Hatpins. Pauline will bring her collection of hatpins, Victorian jewellery and accessories. Partners eveningMon 6th March 2017 District Executive
The Crown & Victoria Inn, Tintinhull BA22 8PZWed 1st March 2017 Young Writer Prize Giving
Waterstones', South Street, DorchesterTue 28th February 2017 Guest Speaker: Peter Lush
Operation Chariot: The Raid of St Nazaire, 28th March 1942Sat 25th February 2017 Youth Speaks District Final
Venue and Time TBCSat 25th February 2017 Young Writer District Final
Venue and Time TBCWed 22nd February 2017 District Service Group
Venue & Time TBCTue 21st February 2017 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 21st February 2017 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelFri 17th February 2017 International Evening - Make Samosas the proper way!
Partners and Guests Welcome. £13 Please refer to RSVP for further information.Fri 17th February 2017 - Sun 19th February 2017 RIBI Leadership Assembly
Hilton Metropole Hotel, BirminghamWed 15th February 2017 District Future Group
Venue & Time TBATue 14th February 2017 Committee Meetings
Thu 9th February 2017 Area Semi Final for Youth Speaks Competition
Event will be held at StanderwickTue 7th February 2017 "Some British Army Experiences" - Guest Speaker: Eliot Glover
Eliot will share some of his personal experiences. This is a partners evening.Sat 4th February 2017 Young Chef District Final
The District final will be on 4th February at King Alfred's School, Highbridge, TA9 3EE read more...Wed 1st February 2017 RI Friendship Exchange D1200 Visit to Kerala, India (D3201)
12 day exchange visit (dates TBA). Organised byPast District Governor Brian Murray PHFThe Rotary Club of Yeovil
Friendship Exchange Chairman D1200
West Street Farm
Seavington St Mary
Ilminster TA19 0QU
01460 240984
brianmurraylls@aol.com
Tue 31st January 2017 Guest Speaker: Bill Reeves - Portland Port
Bill Reeves is the Chief Executive of Portland Port Ltd.www.portland-port.co.uk
Tue 24th January 2017 Guest Speaker Helena Conibear: The Alcohol Education Trust
The Alcohol Education Trust helps parents protect and inform their children about alcohol. Further information available at: www.alcoholeducationtrust.orgThu 19th January 2017 Youth Speaks, United Church
Youth Speaks Local Intermediate Heats read more...Tue 17th January 2017 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 17th January 2017 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 10th January 2017 Committee Meetings
Sat 7th January 2017 District Executive, District Service & Future Groups
The Crown and Victoria Inn, 14 Farm Street, Tintinhull BA22 8PZ.(Joint Meeting with Futures & Project Groups) followed by Christmas Lunch.
Tue 3rd January 2017 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: no club meeting this evening.Tue 27th December 2016 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: No club meeting this evening.Tue 20th December 2016 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 20th December 2016 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelSat 17th December 2016 Waitrose Bag Packing
Bag packing at Waitrose with the ScoutsThu 15th December 2016 Carol Float Collection
Castle Park: meet at lay-by at top of Maiden Castle Road @ 18:15. Please respond to RSVPWed 14th December 2016 Carol Float Collection
Victoria Park. Meet at Alexandra Road/Damers Road @ 18:15. Please respond to RSVPTue 13th December 2016 Christmas Party
Club Christmas party at Kingston MaurwardFri 9th December 2016 80th Anniversary Dinner - Rotary Club of Sherborne
Leweston School. Sparkling reception followed by 3 course dinner with table wine & coffee £30 per person. Black Tie. Tickets from Rotarian Paul Austin, Burlington, Bradford Road, SHERBORNE DT2 6BW or 01935 816915Thu 8th December 2016 Carol Float Collection
Fordington: meet at San Telmo Chip Shop @ 18:15. Please respond to RSVPWed 7th December 2016 Dorchester Service Clubs' Carol Service
The United Church, South Street, Dorchester.Wed 7th December 2016 Carol Float Collection - CANCELLED in favour of Service Clubs' Carol Service
Manor Park - meet Manor Road/Southcourt Avenue junction at 18:15. Please respond to RSVPTue 6th December 2016 Meeting cancelled and replaced with Dorchester Service Club Carol Service on 7th December
Tue 6th December 2016 Tree Planting Kings Field
Replacement 25th Anniversary Trees - time TBCTue 29th November 2016 Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings on 13th December cancelled for Club Christmas Party. Agreed that this would be a Committee night at Business Meeting 18 October 2016Tue 22nd November 2016 Special General Meeting (SGM)
Annual SGM (needs to occur between1st November and 31st DecemberPanini's, Weymouth Avenue.
Tue 15th November 2016 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 15th November 2016 Wareham Rotary Club's 'Thank You' Event
Not Just Sundaes, Wareham. This event is to thank participants and supporters for their help and support with the Wareham Rotary Club Bike Ride and to announce the total money raised for Cancer Research.Tue 15th November 2016 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelMon 14th November 2016 - Thu 24th November 2016 Visit to Water Projects in Nepal
Trekking in Nepal read more...Fri 11th November 2016 Poundbury Rotary Club Quiz Night, Brownsword Hall
read more...Tue 8th November 2016 Committee Meetings
Tue 1st November 2016 Speaker: Dave Thompson Dorset Youth Association
Dave Thompson, Director from Dorset Youth Association will join us to talk about this organisation.Ben Woolley (IPP) and Paul Austin (Chair, Club Services) Rotary Club of Sherborne will join us to talk about their 80th Anniversary Event. read more...
Wed 26th October 2016 District Executive
The Crown & Victoria Inn, Tintinhull BA22 8PZTue 25th October 2016 Scatter Night to Wareham Rotary Club
Speaker Simon Grant-Jones: Fellow & Licentiate of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths http://www.simongrant-jones.com.Springfield Country Hotel, Grange Rd, Wareham BH20 5AL. Please respond to Rotary RSVP
Tue 18th October 2016 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 18th October 2016 Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 18th October 2016 District Service Group
Venue & Time TBCTue 11th October 2016 Committee Meetings
Tue 11th October 2016 District Future Group
Venue & Time TBASun 9th October 2016 Bulb Planting A37
Organised by Community Services Committee read more...Tue 4th October 2016 Guest Speaker - Brian Murray PHF
Brian from the Rotary Club of Yeovil will be talking about the Rotary International Friendship Exchange with D3201 Kerala India in February and September 2017Sun 2nd October 2016 Tripartite Tea Party
Collaborative event with Rotary Clubs of Portland and Bridport. Jailhouse Café, Portland. Cost £5 per person.Sat 1st October 2016 Race Night - Pilgrim House Weymouth
Organised by the Rotary Club of Weymouth for the Dorset Domestic Abuse Welfare Committee. £10 to include a Fish & Chip supperFri 30th September 2016 Race Night - Brownsword Hall, Poundbury
Event organised by Poundbury Rotary Club in support of their Nepal Water Projects, HomeStart and Rotary Foundation. Tickets £8 to include a ploughman's supper. Bar available.Tue 27th September 2016 Speaker: Stephen Dominy - Christian Aid Regional Co-ordinator, Dorset & Wiltshire
Presentation by Christian Aid talking about how that organisation gets local firms to run projects aimed at reducing poverty in countries such as India and Nicaragua. read more...Fri 23rd September 2016 Pasadena Roof Orchestra - Weymouth Pavilion. Event organised by Rotary Club of Portland in aid of Rotary Charities
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra are a world class orchestra formed over 40 years ago. Tickets available from: www.weymouthpavilion.com/event/Pasadena-Roof-Orchestra/256Tue 20th September 2016 Club Business Meeting
Club Business Meeting to be held at Wessex Royale HotelTue 20th September 2016 Club Council
Council Meeting to be held at Wessex Royale HotelMon 19th September 2016 Clinton Grassby Memorial Lecture - Richard III: The King under the Car Park
Clinton Grassby lecture at Thomas Hardye School. Please respond to separate RotaryRSVP to reserve tickets.Sun 18th September 2016 Great Dorset Bike Ride organised by the Rotary Club of Wareham
Annual event in aid of Cancer Research. Casterbridge Rotary Club support by staffing a feeding station at Moreton. Rotary RSVP sent 5th July seeking support with staffing a feed station at Moreton. Have you responded?Tue 13th September 2016 Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings to be held at various venuesSat 10th September 2016 District Forum
St Dunstan's School, Glastonbury, BA6 9BYTue 30th August 2016 No Meeting
Tuesday immediately following a Public Holiday: no club meeting this evening.Tue 23rd August 2016 Club Event - Dorchester Treasure Trail followed by meal at the Colliton Club
Assembling at the Colliton Club any time after 6pm; follow a trail around Dorchester collecting clues. The walk is about 1.5 miles and the time it takes to complete depends on how quickly you and your team are at gathering the clues! read more...Tue 16th August 2016 Club Business Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelTue 16th August 2016 Club Council Meeting
Wessex Royale HotelThu 4th August 2016 District Executive
The Crown & Victoria Inn, Tintinhull BA22 8PZTue 2nd August 2016 Visit to Langham Wine Estate
Following a pub meal we had an evening tour of the Langham Winery read more...Mon 25th July 2016 District Service Group
Venue and time TBCTue 19th July 2016 Club Business & Visit from District Governor
Business Meeting at Wessex Royale HotelTue 19th July 2016 Club Council Meeting
Council Meeting, Wessex Royale HotelMon 18th July 2016 District Future Group
Venue & Time TBATue 12th July 2016 Committees
Various Venues