Completed meetings and events 2009-2010
Tue 29th June 2010 President's Handover
Left to right:John Quinton, Past District Governor and President Elect; Tony Parr, President and Andrew Hopkins, Immediate Past President
Sat 26th June 2010 Kilo of cash
An annual event where coins are collected on Erdington High Street with the target being that they cover a kilometre distance.Tue 22nd June 2010 Club Assembly
Tue 15th June 2010 Lisa Daymond-King, My latest fundraising quest for Acorns Children's Hospice.
Lisa spoke about her amazing trip canoeing down the Zanbezi River and the work done at an orphanage school in Lusaka.
Fri 11th June 2010 2009-10 President's Night
A fun filled evening of Rotary fellowship at Wishaw Country Sports Centre, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9OQ with good food and fine wines.
Wed 9th June 2010 Kids Out
A nationwide Rotary event - the largest day out for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. The Club takes young people to Drayton Manor Park from Wilson Stuart School in Erdington.Tue 8th June 2010 Business meeting
Sun 6th June 2010 BRMB Walkathon
Rotarian Tony Parr organised 4 local Rotary Clubs to marshall the Brookvale Park stage of the BRMB Walkathon. In total the event raised £405,000 to support injured troops at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Tue 25th May 2010 Tony Swannie, My life story
Fri 21st May 2010 A charity Golf Day
A highly popular annual event that raised £2000. A raffle raised a further £460 that will go to Troop Aid, the charity that supports our injured troops.
Tue 18th May 2010 Fellowship Visit to Meriden Rotary Club
An evening with Don McLean.
Sun 16th May 2010 Trip to Tissington to see the well dressing together with a visit to the Hall
Photo: Glyn Williams 2009
Tue 11th May 2010 Andrew Rose, My Ugandan Community Project
There will be a fellowship visit from members of Sutton Coldfield Vesey Club this evening, too.
Sun 2nd May 2010 Cotswolds Walk
A regular fixture on the Rotary calendar - 7 miles walking through 4 beautiful counties.
Tue 27th April 2010 Nick Thurston, Hen keeping
Tue 20th April 2010 David Battersby, The wonders of beekeeping
Tue 13th April 2010 Annual General Meeting
Sat 10th April 2010 Bon Voyage to our Group Study Exchange Team
An evening hosted by Wylde Green Rotary, supported by numerous Clubs around the District, to meet the outgoing Group Study Exchange Team, just before their departure for New Zealand.Tue 30th March 2010 Business meeting
Tue 23rd March 2010 John Powell, Club Service
Tue 16th March 2010 Pam Neaves, My career as a graphic designer
Sat 13th March 2010 St Patrick's Night
A St Patrick's Night full of Gaelic Shenanigans including Irish Stew, Irish Dancing and DJ Dublin Derek!
Tue 9th March 2010 Sarah Quinton, Heartstart - the importance of early defibrillation.
Tue 2nd March 2010 Business meeting and visit by Steve Cartwright, Assistant Governor
Fri 26th February 2010 - Sun 28th February 2010 The Alternative Conference 2010
An opportunity for members and their partners to get away for a weekend,enjoying fine local cuisine, and staying at Bosworth Hall Hotel. Saturday saw a visit to the Battlefield Heritage Centre.
Tue 23rd February 2010 John Watson, Travelling around the USA
Tue 16th February 2010 A review of Club activities
Fri 12th February 2010 Troop Aid support
Troop Aid supports our injured troops by providing them with the basic essentials in a Grab Bag. The Club has made donations and also provides practical help with packing Grab Bags.
Tue 9th February 2010 Emma Holding, Norman Laud Association
Tue 2nd February 2010 Business meeting and 'The Final Inch' towards polio eradication
Thu 28th January 2010 Amy Goes Coastal
Honorary member Amy Leigh is raising funds for Kidney Research by walking the 6824 miles around the coast of mainland Britain. Ian Hazel of the Club has lent her a camper van to support her on her travels. Access her blog via Links to other Sites.
Tue 26th January 2010 Youth Speaks 2010
School pupils participated in the local round of this national competition, designed to give them confidence in their own ability to stand up and speak in front of an audience.
Tue 19th January 2010 Arthur Law, The History of Gasholders
Tue 12th January 2010 Business Meeting, Special General Meeting and Election of Officers 2010-2011
Tue 5th January 2010 Meeting cancelled owing to adverse weather conditions
Sun 20th December 2009 Christmas Carols, St Peter's Church, Little Aston
Sat 19th December 2009 Christmas collections
The President's chosen charities for the year are St Basil's and Muscular Dystrophy, but many other local and international deserving causes will also benefit.
Tue 15th December 2009 Guests' Christmas Evening
A light hearted evening of merriment when a good time was had by all!
Tue 15th December 2009 Presentation of £1000 to Erdington Handicapped Children's Club
Support has been provided for the Erdington Handicapped Children's Club's Christmas party for the past 18 years with money raised from local street collections.
Tue 8th December 2009 District Quiz. Wylde Green narrowly beat Edgbaston in an exciting competition, and thereby will proceed to the next round.
Sat 5th December 2009 Christmas Fayre, Greenacres, Wylde Green, 2.30pm
Tue 1st December 2009 Business meeting.
Tue 24th November 2009 Tony Parr, English as it is writ
Sun 22nd November 2009 Cantonese Buffet Lunch, Lee Garden, Sutton Coldfield
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Tue 17th November 2009 Robert Plumridge, My career in the world of pianos
Tue 10th November 2009 Peter Weston, Dan Dare and the Vicar of Southport
Sat 7th November 2009 Fireworks display, Greenacres, Wylde Green, 6pm
Sat 7th November 2009 - Sun 8th November 2009 Rotary Disabled Sports Championships 2009
The Club again sponsored the Rotary Disabled Sports Competition. The championships promote team spirit and achievement with the ideal that taking part is the most important aspect.
Sat 7th November 2009 Pride and Prejudice at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
An opportunity to enjoy a rarely performed gem by one of the theatre’s greatest observers of the English way of life.Tue 3rd November 2009 Business meeting
Fri 30th October 2009 District 1060 Conference, Southport
Members from the Club attended the annual District Conference that was held this year at Southport.There was a Harry Potter theme for the Ball.
Tue 27th October 2009 Helen Bradin, A day in the life of a Solicitor
Tue 20th October 2009 Dictionaries for Life 2009 delivered to girls' school in Hadiabad, India
The Club continues its sponsorship of some of the pupils at a girls' school in Hadiabad. Suki from the Aston Club delivered the dictionaries personally whilst in India. He was made very welcome indeed, as evidenced by a selection of his photographs.
Tue 20th October 2009 District Governor's visit
Lorna Beedham,District Governor, gave a thought provoking and interesting overview of Rotary today.
Tue 13th October 2009 Robert Grounds, Rallying and Motorsport in the 1950s and 1960s.
Fri 9th October 2009 Troop Aid Grab Bag packing
The Club has donated £500 to Troop Aid this year, the charity that supports our injured troops by supplying the basic essentials in Grab Bags. Practical help has also been provided in packing Grab Bags.
Tue 6th October 2009 Welcome Dinner, Group Study Exchange Team from New Zealand
Five young professionals from New Zealand have started a four week long study tour that will take place throughout the West Midlands.Tue 29th September 2009 Business meeting and club fellowship
Tue 22nd September 2009 District Quiz
A friendly game played at home against the Rotary Club of Tamworth Anker. Wylde Green Club won the quiz and will go through to the next round.
Sat 19th September 2009 Last Night of the Proms, Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Another wonderful evening of Pomp and Circumstance makes a celebrated return to the Lichfield Garrick Theatre.
Tue 15th September 2009 Chris Angel, A Cornish experience
Tue 8th September 2009 Business meeting
Sun 6th September 2009 Visit to Chatsworth Country Fair
Tue 1st September 2009 St Basil's
The Club recently made a donation to St Basil's, the charity that works with young people to prevent homelessness by providing accommodation and support services. A visit to their Edmunds Court premises in Small Heath followed.
Tue 25th August 2009 David Harries, The Golden Jubilee Scout Jamboree, Sutton Coldfield, 1957
Tue 18th August 2009 Steve Rainbow and Jennifer Johnson, St Basil's
Andrew Hopkins presented the Club's donation to St Basil's, the charity that works with young people to prevent homelessness by providing accommodation and support services.
Tue 11th August 2009 Robert Young, A Freeman of the City of London
Sun 9th August 2009 International Activities
The Club supports school girls in Hadiabad, India (pictured) together with disabled school children in Gede, Kenya.Tue 4th August 2009 Business meeting
Tue 28th July 2009 Arthur Law, Presentations on Rotary Junior Community Awards and Mablethorpe Children's Holidays
Tue 21st July 2009 A journey through Sutton Coldfield in the 1940s.
Tue 14th July 2009 An illustrated history of Cyprus
Sun 12th July 2009 Race for Life
Club members have again volunteered to provide marshalling support.
Sat 11th July 2009 Leonard Cheshire Disability
Rotary supports Leonard Cheshire Disability both locally and internationally. Rotarians Arthur Law (left) and Barry Rainsford (right) are pictured with Simon Bolton from Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church creating a colourful new floral bed at Greenacres.
Wed 8th July 2009 Rotary Junior Community Awards 2009
To achieve the Award Year 6 pupils take part in a range of developmental activities in Community Service, Social Experience, Skills and Physical Recreation.Presentations took place at Bishop Vesey School in Sutton Coldfield.Tue 7th July 2009 Business meeting
Thu 2nd July 2009 Dictionaries for Life 2009
For the second year running the Club has supported the national literacy programme with their Dictionary For Life project by gifting dictionaries to year 6 pupils locally. Pupils at Penns Primary are pictured.