Completed meetings and events 2016-2017

Tue 27th June 2017 - Dinner meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Assembly with Committees detailing plans for next Rotary year.
Host - David Ball; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - David Spreadbury; Equipment - Robert Ransom; Projection - Robert Ransom

Tue 20th June 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Matt George - 'Running Land's End to John o' Groats';
Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - John Mott; Equipment - John Grieve; Projection - Rob Ransom read more...

Tue 20th June 2017 - Special Meeting - Rough Sleeper Project

Members only meeting to discuss the Project

Tue 13th June 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

'Chariots of Fire Charity Race'
Host - Patsy Glazebrook; Cashier - Jim Stewart; Reception - Mona Forsberg; Equipment - John Barrett; Projection - Graeme Minto

Tue 13th June 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Jeremy Waller

Thu 8th June 2017 - Syrian Evening

Arrive 7 for 7:30 at the Freemason's Hall on Bateman Street. Tickets at £20 to include a buffet supper. Learn more about Syria, the refugee problem and what is happening in Cambridge. read more...

Tue 6th June 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Tom Tallon - 'Housing First: A second chance'
Host - John Barrett; Cashier - Alan Freeman; Reception - Tony O'Mara; Equipment - Robert Burgin; Projection - Jo Chan read more...

Tue 30th May 2017 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Parker Lawson - 'Being a Rotary Scholar'
Host - John Grieve; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - David Ball; Equipment - Mona Forsberg; Projection - Anne St Ives

Tue 23rd May 2017 - Frugal Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting
Host - John Barrett; Cashier - Graeme Minto; Reception - Francis Hookham; Equipment - Jo Chan; Projection - Jo Chan

Tue 23rd May 2017 - Administration Committee meeting

Tue 16th May 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Prof Chris Dobson - R&D in the fight against Alzheimer's Disease
Host - Colin Smith; Cashier - Maria Xuereb; Reception - Jeremy Waller; Equipment - Morris Chudleigh; Projection - Graeme Minto

Tue 9th May 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Katie Bussiere - Global Scholar – English as a Foreign Language
Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - John Mott; Equipment - John Grieve; Projection - James Taylor

Tue 9th May 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Philip James

Tue 2nd May 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Michael Frape - 'Blood, Sweat, but no Tears - Why a Rotarian ran the Paris Marathon'
Host - David Ball; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - Mona Forsberg; Equipment - Robert Ransom; Projection - Robert Ransom read more...

Tue 25th April 2017 - Dinner meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Jordan Hughes 'The Importance of tackling the greatest cause of death'
Host - Edward Thackray; Cashier - Joshue Vanneck; Reception - Anne St Ives; Equipment - Morris Chudleigh; Projection - Morris Chudleigh

Tue 18th April 2017 - Frugal Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

AGM
Host - John Barrett; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - Jenny Shaw; Equipment - Jo Chan; Projection - Jo Chan

Tue 11th April 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Dr Andy Williams - Why we Chose Cambridge and what makes AstraZeneca different; Host - Patsy Glazebrook; Cashier - Graeme Minto; Reception - David Spreadbury; Equipment - Edward Thackray; Projection - Anne St Ives

Tue 11th April 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Charles Fraser

Tue 4th April 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Nigel Neville - Zambia Water Project 2007
Host - John Martin; Cashier - Rosemary Turner; Reception - Jeremy Waller; Equipment - John Holroyd; Projection - Chris Senior

Tue 28th March 2017 - Dinner meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Report on the South African schools' literacy and numeracy project we have been supporting. Introduced by Rosemary Turner; Host - John Grieve; Cashier - Jim Stewart; Reception - Edward Coe; Equipment - Robert Ransom; Projection - Robert Ransom

Tue 21st March 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting
Host - Colin Smith; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - Francis Hookham; Equipment - Edward Thackray; Projection - Rob Ransom

Tue 21st March 2017 - Administration Committee meeting

Tue 14th March 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

David Ball; My Life and Work; Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - Rosemary Turner; Reception - Jeremy Waller; Equipment - John Grieve; Projection - Graeme Minto

Tue 14th March 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Anthony Nix

Tue 7th March 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Host - John Barrett; Cashier - Maria Xuereb; Reception - John Mott; Equipment - David Spreadbury; Projection - James Taylor

Thu 2nd March 2017 - Quiz night

Arrive 7 for 7:30 at the Freemason's Hall on Bateman Street. Tickets at £15 to include a Fish and Chip or alternative supper available from Peter Jones. This will be a fun, and instructive, evening for the teams.
Rob in car

Tue 28th February 2017 - Dinner meeting at the Gonville Hotel

'Messing about in Cars' - Club members Rob Ransom and Philip James share experiences; Host - Sally Stewart; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - Mona Forsberg; Equipment - Edward Thackray; Projection - Anne St Ives

Tue 21st February 2017 - Frugal Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting with speaker Garrett Rubin one of our Rotary Scholars taking about how Education helps Refugees; Host - John Grieve; Cashier - Dee Hutley; Reception - Jenny Shaw; Equipment - Graeme Minto; Projection - Graeme Minto
Neil Mackay

Tue 14th February 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Neil Mackay 'Businesses and Charity- there"™s more than one way to skin a cat'; Host - Sally Stewart; Cashier - Jim Stewart; Reception - Ed Coe; Equipment - Graeme Minto; Projection - Morris Chudleigh

Tue 14th February 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Jeremy Waller

Tue 7th February 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel is cancelled on this day of the Technology Tournament

Members are welcome to attend the Tournament but, if you want a buffet lunch at Freemasons' Hall, Anne St Ives must have been informed by midday on 1st February, otherwise no lunch for you. read more...

Tue 7th February 2017 - Technology Tournament at Freemasons Hall

Young people will pit their wits in an attempt to come up with fresh technology concepts followed by a buffet lunch only for those who have booked in direct to Anne St Ives. Cashier-Rosemary Turner, Reception-Graham Sanderson. read more...

Tue 31st January 2017 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Allen Packwood - 'The Churchill Archives Centre: Hidden treasures on your doorstep'; Host - John Martin; Cashier - Philip James; Reception - Jenny Shaw; Equipment - Graeme Minto; Projection - Graeme Minto read more...

Tue 24th January 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Host - Sally Stewart; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - David Spreadbury; Equipment - Dee Hutley; Projection - Chris Senior read more...

Tue 24th January 2017 - Administration Committee meeting

Tue 17th January 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Rev Richard Higginson 'Christian Entrepreneurs, a voice to be heard'; Host - Colin Smith; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - Francis Hookham; Equipment - Robert Ransom; Projection - Robert Ransom read more...

Tue 10th January 2017 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Robert Raywood: 'Economics, Politics and Markets - the dawn of a new era'; Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - John Mott; Equipment - Robert Ransom; Projection - James Taylor read more...

Tue 10th January 2017 - Monthly Breakfast Meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Anthony Nix read more...

Tue 27th December 2016 - No meeting

No meeting during the Christmas break

Tue 20th December 2016 - No meeting

No meeting during the Christmas break

Tue 13th December 2016 - Christmas Lunch at the Gonville Hotel

Host - Colin Greenhalgh; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - Graham Sanderson, Jeremy Waller, Sally Stewart, Jim Stewart, John Martin, James Taylor; Equipment - Julie Hogg; Projection - Anne St Ives read more...

Thu 8th December 2016 Cambridge Rotary"™s Christmas Concert in Great St Mary"™s Church, Cambridge

Please join us in Great St Mary"™s Church for the Christmas concert of Music Sacred and Secular from a selection of school and youth choirs in aid of Arthur Rank Hospice and the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project - click "˜read more"¦"™ for details read more...
Francesco at work

Tue 6th December 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Francesco Genovese 'Aromi, a slice of Sicilian Life in the heart of Cambridge' - Host - Colin Smith; Cashier - Rob Ransom; Reception - David Ball; Equipment - David Spreadbury; Projection - Nigel Neville read more...

Tue 6th December 2016 - Administration Committee meeting

Tue 6th December 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Philip James

Mon 5th December 2016 - Fri 9th December 2016 Christmas Tree Festival at Gt St Mary's Church

In aid of Arthur Rank Hospice and the Churches Homeless Project for overnight accommodation
Natasha Devon

Tue 29th November 2016 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Natasha Devon 'Modern Culture, the Teenage Brain and why the Government Must Try Harder' - Host - John Barrett; Cashier - Alan Freeman; Reception - Tony O'Mara; Equipment - Robert Burgin; Projection - Jo Chan read more...

Tue 22nd November 2016 - Lunch (frugal) and SGM meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting. Host - John Grieve; Cashier - Dee Hutley; Reception - John Mott; Equipment - Rosemary Turner; Projection - Robert Ransom read more...
Pudsey

Wed 16th November 2016 - Children in Need Collection

Children in Need Collection in the Market Square in front of the Guildhall. Members needed to come and shake a bucket.

All please come and give freely. read more...
 Hannah Murphy with elephant. Photographer Moritz Muschick

Tue 15th November 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Dr Hannah Mumby 'The Lure of Elephants' - Host - Suzanne Sutton; Cashier - Jim Stewart; Reception - Sally Stewart; Equipment - Mona Forsberg; Projection - Morris Chudleigh read more...
Front Room in the David Parr house

Tue 8th November 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Tamsin Wimhurst 'The David Parr House - a Cambridge Hidden Gem' - Host - Sylvia Pryer; Cashier - Maria Xuereb; Reception - Francis Hookham; Equipment - John Holroyd; Projection - Graeme Minto read more...

Tue 8th November 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Anthony Nix
Glenn Collinson

Tue 1st November 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Glenn Collinson 'Cranfield MBA to Cambridge Silicon Radio' - Host - Francis Hookham; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - Edward Coe; Equipment - David Spreadbury; Projection - Morris Chudleigh read more...

Mon 31st October 2016 - Wed 2nd November 2016 Visit to the Rotary Club of Helderberg Sunrise

With visits to the schools we are supporting in the Literacy and Numeracy Projects and also a visit to The Mandela Museum and Robben Island

Tue 25th October 2016 - Charter Night Guest Evening at the Gonville Hotel

Host - John Martin; Cashier - Alan Freeman; Reception - Mona Forsberg, Robert Burgin, Maria Xuereb, Sue Benchley, John Mott, James Taylor; Equipment - Dee Hutley; Projection - Anne St Ives read more...
Cuckoo egg bottom right

Tue 18th October 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Professor Nick Davies 'Cuckoo - Cheat by Nature" - Host - Charles Fraser; Cashier - Graeme Minto; Reception - Suzanne Sutton; Equipment - Tony O'Mara; Projection - Nigel Neville read more...
Speaker Ian Hosking

Tue 11th October 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Ian Hosking 'Designing Tomorrow for Engineers' - Host - Edward Thackray; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - John Martin; Equipment - John Grieve; Projection - Graeme Minto read more...

Tue 11th October 2016 - Administration Committee continued from last week

Committee meeting to be held at the Gonville Hotel

Tue 11th October 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Jeremy Waller

Tue 4th October 2016 - Lunch (frugal) and Business meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting. Host - Edward Thackray; Cashier - Rudolf Hanka; Reception - John Barrett; Equipment - Patsy Glazebrook; Projection - Jo Chan read more...

Tue 4th October 2016 - Administration Committee

Committee meeting to be held at the Gonville Hotel

Tue 27th September 2016 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Tony & Gill Parker - "Policing: Dixon to Line of Duty"
(see 'read more...' for more!)
Host - Colin Smith; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - Rosemary Turner; Equipment - David Ball; Projection - Morris Chudleigh read more...

Mon 26th September 2016 - 7.15 for 7.30pm - Auction of Promises for Syrian Children and Families.

Auction to be held in the Hall of St John"™s College, Cambridge
Please put the auction in your diary and click 'read more...' for a link to the promises read more...

Tue 20th September 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Tim Breitmeyer - "Standing Up For Rural Business"
Host - David Ball; Cashier - Suzanne Sutton; Reception - Jean Millar; Equipment - John Holroyd; Projection - Morris Chudleigh read more...

Tue 13th September 2016 - Lunch and Business meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting with Speaker
John Holroyd 'The World's Best Bargain'
Host - John Mott; Cashier - Graeme Minto; Reception - Edward Coe; Equipment - Chris Senior; Projection - Graeme Minto read more...

Tue 13th September 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Charles Fraser

Sun 11th September 2016 - Bridge the Gap

A walk round Cambridge Colleges for all to enjoy
Click 'read more...' to see full details and register read more...

Tue 6th September 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Maria Xuereb - "My job"
Host - Maria Xuereb; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - David Spreadbury; Equipment - Julie Hogg; Projection - Jo Chan read more...

Sat 3rd September 2016 - Sat 10th September 2016 RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Award

RYLA is a Rotary program to encourage the development of young people (age 18 "“ 26) as future community and business leaders - see 'read more...' read more...

Tue 30th August 2016 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Stephen Matthews - "How to Manage Your Bank"
Host - John Martin; Cashier - Alan Freeman; Reception - Mona Forsberg; Equipment - Sue Brenchley; Projection - Robert Ransom read more...

Tue 23rd August 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

James Taylor - "My job"
Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - John Grieve; Reception - Jeremy Waller; Equipment - Edward Thackray; Projection - Anne St Ives read more...

Tue 23rd August 2016 - Auction of Promises Hosting Group at the Gonville

Suzanne welcome all members

Tue 16th August 2016 - Lunch and Business meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting
Host - John Holroyd; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - David Ball; Equipment - John Barrett; Projection - Nigel Neville
read more...

Tue 9th August 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Professor Norman Freeman - "How to Draw a Biscuit....If You Have To"
Host - Sue Brenchley; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - Francis Hookham; Equipment - Patsy Glazebrook; Projection - Robert Ransom read more...

Tue 9th August 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Charles Fraser

Tue 2nd August 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

David Swain - "Shelterboxes". Julia Goulding - "Mill Road Past and Present". Host - Colin Greenhalgh; Cashier - Philip James; Reception - Jenny Shaw; Equipment - John Holroyd; Projection - Jo Chan read more...

Tue 26th July 2016 - Evening meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Lestor Lloyd-Reason - "The Power of Yes"
Host - Julie Hogg; Cashier - Alan Freeman; Reception - Robert Burgin; Equipment - Rosemary Turner; Projection - Rob Ransom read more...

Tue 19th July 2016 - Lunch (frugal) and Business meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Business meeting
Host - John Mott; Cashier - Joshua Vanneck; Reception - Tony O'Mara; Equipment - John Martin; Projection - Anne St Ives read more...

Tue 12th July 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Piers Burton-Page - "Josef Haydn - dead or alive"
Host - Sally Stewart; Cashier - John Parry; Reception - Jim Stewart; Equipment - Edward Thackray; Projection - Nigel Neville read more...

Tue 12th July 2016 - Monthly Breakfast at the Gonville Hotel

Cashier - Anthony Nix

Tue 5th July 2016 - Lunch meeting at the Gonville Hotel

Mike Petty - "The Future of Cambridgeshire's Past"
Host - David Ball; Cashier - Paul Henry; Reception - Jeremy Waller; Equipment - Suzanne Sutton; Projection - Morris Chudleigh read more...
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