Completed meetings and events 2012-2013

Fri 28th June 2013 President's swan song

Fri 21st June 2013 Rtn John Hassard: Bringing hope in Africa

John talks about his work in DR Congo

Thu 20th June 2013 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 14th June 2013 Auli Miles: Fostering and adoption

Fri 7th June 2013 Committee business

Fri 31st May 2013 Club assembly

The President Elect and committee chairs will present to the club their plans for 2013-14.

Fri 24th May 2013 PDG Ken Robertshaw: Across northern Scandinavia by dog sled

PDG Ken Robertshaw gives an account of his trip by dog sled across northern Norway and Sweden to raise funds for the Theodora Children's Trust

Fri 17th May 2013 Derek Brown: The Ultimate Walk

Thu 16th May 2013 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Sun 12th May 2013 Braunschweig-Richmond Visit

Farewell to German Rotarians departing from Leeds by train to Manchester Airport

Sat 11th May 2013 Braunschweig-Richmond Visit

Visits to Temple Newsam and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park followed by dinner at Sand Moor Golf Club

Sat 11th May 2013 District Council Meeting

Fulford School, York

Fri 10th May 2013 Braunschweig-Richmond Visit

Reception with the Lord Mayor at the Civic Hall, club meeting, canal trip, then home hospitality in the evening.

Fri 10th May 2013 Recital by Donald Webster Memorial Prizewinner and Twin Club Visit

Members of our twin club, the Rotary Club of Braunschweig-Richmond, Germany, will join us for this meeting.

Thu 9th May 2013 Braunschweig-Richmond Visit

Braunschweig Rotarians arrive at Manchester Airport 11.30. Convey them to welcome buffet lunch at Bramhope, then to hotel. Dinner at the Park Plaza Hotel 7 for 7.30 pm

Fri 3rd May 2013 Committee business

Fri 26th April 2013 Annual General Meeting

Meeting for the election of council members and setting of the club subscription for the forthcoming year.

Sat 20th April 2013 District Assembly

at Fulford School, York; coffee from 9.00 am - meeting starts 9.30 am

Fri 19th April 2013 Dragana Vidovic, Rotary World Peace Fellow

Dragana is a student at the Rotary Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford

Thu 18th April 2013 Satellite group information meeting

Meeting at the Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds, at 6.00 for 6.30 pm, for those who have been invited to join the club's satellite group.

Thu 18th April 2013 4:30 pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 12th April 2013 Rtn Brenda Wood: CRB legislation and Rotary obligations

The speaker is District 1040 Protection Officer and Equality and Diversity Officer. She will speak about changes to protection legislation and the Disclosure and Barring Service and how they affect our obligations.

Fri 5th April 2013 Discussion meeting

Fri 29th March 2013 No meeting

Good Friday

Fri 22nd March 2013 Rtn Clive Barwell: Your care.

Will the council sell your home to pay for your care?

Thu 21st March 2013 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 15th March 2013 Julie Hattersley: Court Witness Service

Fri 8th March 2013 Visit of Ambassadorial Scholars

Lord Mayor's Civic Hall reception for Ambassadorial Scholars, followed by lunch at the club. Visit organiser: Melvyn Sumroy.

Fri 1st March 2013 Committee business

Tue 26th February 2013 President's Charity Dinner

Grand Charity Dinner in aid of the Leeds Branch of the Royal British Legion, in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, the Lord Mayor of Leeds and the District Governor. read more...

Fri 22nd February 2013 NO MEETING TODAY

MEETING CANCELLED

Thu 21st February 2013 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 15th February 2013 Daniel Evans: American Geographical Exploration

Sat 9th February 2013 District Council Meeting

Fulford School, York

Fri 8th February 2013 Naoya Maruyama, Ambassadorial Scholar

Naoya tells us something of his native Japan and his experiences here as an ambassadorial scholar.

Fri 1st February 2013 Discussion meeting

Mon 28th January 2013 Service Above Self Awards

In the presence of the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Ann Castle.
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FROM 21ST TO 28TH JANUARY read more...

Fri 25th January 2013 Mary Robinson: Contact the Elderly

Fri 18th January 2013 Catherine Boyd: GSE visit to Brazil

Our sponsored GSE candidate gives an account of her visit to Brazil last year.

Thu 17th January 2013 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 11th January 2013 Committee business

Fri 4th January 2013 Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey: New Year Message

Fri 28th December 2012 No meeting

Fri 21st December 2012 Club Christmas lunch

Admission by ticket only

Fri 14th December 2012 Lesley Sharp: Action for Blind People and Leeds Vision Consortium

Services for blind people in Leeds

Mon 10th December 2012 Advent and Hanukkah Dinner party

Join us for a festive evening at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Headingley. Three course meal, with music and dancers to entertain you. All welcome. Tickets £25 from International Committee members. Organiser: Anita Rayner

Fri 7th December 2012 Committee business

Fri 30th November 2012 Peter Warburton: Micro Loans

Fri 23rd November 2012 Special General Meeting

Meeting to elect club officers and to approve the club accounts.

Fri 16th November 2012 Hannah Kieldsen: Teenage Cancer Trust

Thu 15th November 2012 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 9th November 2012 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

The two students sponsored by the club on this year's RYLA course give an account of the course and how they benefited from it.

Fri 2nd November 2012 Committee business

Sat 27th October 2012 Blood pressure testing

Members of the public can have their blood pressure tested in the Victoria Quarter throughout the day. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Ann Castle, will be there at 10.00 am to open the proceedings. Organiser: Roger Ehrlich

Fri 26th October 2012 Visit of the Lord Mayor of Leeds

Visit of our patron, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Ann Castle

Sun 21st October 2012 Rotary and Inner Wheel Church Service

Sung Eucharist at 10 am at St Mary's Church, Selby Road, Whitkirk, Leeds LS15 0AA. President Bill and President Pat invite members to join them for a finger buffet at their home afterwards.

Fri 19th October 2012 Amy Trumpeter: International development in Rwanda

How Kigali Crafts supports genocide survivors

Thu 18th October 2012 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 12th October 2012 - Sun 14th October 2012 District 1040 Conference, Scarborough

Join the club party at the Crown Spa Hotel - speak to Alyson Wort

Fri 12th October 2012 Rtn Pam Smith: Angel Faces

A project to help girls with severe burns and trauma injuries.

Fri 5th October 2012 Committee business

Thu 4th October 2012 Leeds Arena

James Mounty has organised a visit to the new Leeds Arena, which is in course of construction. Numbers are restricted to 12, and to members only.

Fri 28th September 2012 Shelagh Robinson: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Fri 21st September 2012 Claire Priestwood: Marie Curie Cancer Care

Thu 20th September 2012 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 14th September 2012 Philip Meaden: Leeds College of Music

Fri 7th September 2012 Committee business

Thu 6th September 2012 Civic Hall visit

A group from the Cross Gates Good Neighbours organisation will be taken on a visit to the Civic Hall. Organiser: Bronia Cam

Fri 31st August 2012 DG's visit

Visit of District Governor Keith Davison

Fri 24th August 2012 David Bradley: Volunteering with The Prince's Trust

Fri 17th August 2012 Mr D Marshall: The Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion is one of the President's chosen charities for this year.

Tue 14th August 2012 Charity Organ Recital in Leeds

Raising funds in aid of sand dams read more...

Fri 10th August 2012 Andrew Jeffery: The History of Motoring

Sat 4th August 2012 Bowls at Grassington 2012

The annual bowls event at Grassington will be followed by a meal at Skipton Golf Club. The proceeds from the event will be donated to the President's charity. Event organiser: Melvyn Sumroy.

Fri 3rd August 2012 Committee business

Fri 27th July 2012 Paul Baker: Governor of HM Prison, Leeds

Fri 20th July 2012 Dave Wathen: Land's End to John O' Groats

The End to End bike ride raising funds for ABF - The Soldiers' Charity

Thu 19th July 2012 5:15pm - Council meeting at Park Plaza Hotel

Fri 13th July 2012 Committee business

Tue 10th July 2012 Synagogue visit

Synagogue visit - the first of a series of visits to places of worship. read more...

Fri 6th July 2012 Presidential handover

Induction of Rtn Bill Hyde as President for the year 2012-13
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