Completed meetings and events 2014-2015

Tue 30th June 2015 Dinner & Presidential Changeover

Handover from President John Bridgwater to President Elect Richard Bonfield read more...
Bees and Bee Keeping

Tue 23rd June 2015 Speaker: John Smythe - Bees and Bee Keeping

John is from the Mendips and will bring some bees if the weather is suitable

Fri 19th June 2015 Collections for St Peter's Hospice

Street Collections in Portishead for St Peter's Hospice
Fracking

Tue 16th June 2015 Speaker: Oliver Taylor - Fracking

Oliver is a Geologist with an oil and gas company based in South Wales. He will be travelling from Cardiff to talk to us about fracking especially in Somerset. Oliver is a graduate in geology and is now a consultant to the oil and gas industry

Tue 16th June 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
West Somerset Railway

Sun 14th June 2015 Trip on West Somerset Railway with Lunch at the Luttrell Arms, Dunster

Please find attached details of the proposed trip on the West Somerset Railway. Overall cost per person is likely to be around £32. read more...
Thornbury Castle

Wed 10th June 2015 Lunch at Thornbury Castle

A repeat visit to Thornbury following our visit in 2014

Tue 9th June 2015 Business Meeting and Club Assembly

monthly Business Meeting and presentation of plans for the 2015-16 Rotary Year
Portishead Marina

Tue 2nd June 2015 Guided walk around the Marina

Walk around the marina with professional guide Mike Rowland followed by a meal at the Royal read more...

Tue 2nd June 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 26th May 2015 - No meeting - Bank Holiday week

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Tue 19th May 2015 Speaker: Roy Ackrill

"Elf & Safety"

Tue 19th May 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 12th May 2015 Business Meeting and AGM

Our Club Annual General Meeting read more...
The Leaf @ St Katherines

Thu 7th May 2015 Meal at St Katherine's Leaf Restaurant

Meal at the Leaf restaurant at St Katherine's School, and home of our Young Chef finalist Sam Rides

Tue 5th May 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 5th May 2015 - No meeting - Bank Holiday week

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Tue 28th April 2015 Speaker: Tinca Art Gallery

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Sat 25th April 2015 Swimathon 2015

Our Annual team swimming marathon read more...
Spike Island

Tue 21st April 2015 Speaker: Adrian Noble: artist associated with Spike Island

Adrian Noble an artisan printer will talk to us about his art. He was a potter in Japan for 2 years and has a Japanese wife. He has connections with Spike Island read more...

Tue 21st April 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 14th April 2015 Business Meeting

Monthly Club Business meeting

Tue 7th April 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 7th April 2015 No meeting

Bank Holiday / Easter week

Tue 31st March 2015 - Scatter Evening

No meeting at Clarence House

Tue 24th March 2015 Speakers: Nicola Jones & Caryn Twyford

"Preparation for Primary School"

Tue 17th March 2015 Speaker: Martin Perry

"Rotary Foundation Explained"

Tue 17th March 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Thu 12th March 2015 Visit to Butcombe Brewery

TBA - Meet at 7pm

Tue 10th March 2015 Business Meeting

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Thu 5th March 2015 Inaugural Meeting of the Gordano Breakfast Club

Somerset Hall

Tue 3rd March 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 3rd March 2015 Guest Evening: Speaker TBA

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Sat 28th February 2015 Collections for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Collections in Portishead High St for Marie Curie Cancer care read more...

Tue 24th February 2015 Members Evening: TBA

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Tue 17th February 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 17th February 2015 Speaker: TBA

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Tue 10th February 2015 Business Meeting

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Tue 3rd February 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 3rd February 2015 Guest Evening: Speaker - Alison Wood

Alison Wood, a Deputy Head at Gordano will speak on the  important work they do in the school for vulnerable students.

Assistant DG Martina Peattie will also be our guest read more...

Tue 27th January 2015 Speaker: Susan Marshall - Bristol Research And Care of the Elderly (BRACE)

BRACE Work and Research into Alzheimer's Disease

Sat 24th January 2015 Barn Dance - Somerset Hall

Our Annual Barn Dance evening at Somerset Hall Portishead read more...

Tue 20th January 2015 Members Evening - Speaker: Richard Bonfield

Life Stories

Tue 20th January 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 13th January 2015 Business Meeting

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Tue 6th January 2015 Speaker Diane Bridgwater: The St Nicholas Cafe

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Tue 6th January 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 30th December 2014 No meeting

Christmas Holiday

Tue 23rd December 2014 No meeting

Christmas Holiday

Mon 22nd December 2014 Bag Packing & Charity Collection

Waitrose Portishead

Sat 20th December 2014 Street Charity Collection

LIDL supermarket

Tue 16th December 2014 The Memory Cafe - Christmas Party

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 16th December 2014 Business Meeting

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Sat 13th December 2014 Street Charity Collection

Co-Op Supermarket

Fri 12th December 2014 Victorian Evening

We will have a stand serving refreshments

Tue 9th December 2014 Club Christmas Party & Dinner

Our Club Christmas Dinner

Tue 2nd December 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 2nd December 2014 Speaker: Sue Mountstevens

Avon & Somerset Police & Crime Commissioner read more...

Sat 29th November 2014 Sainsbury's Charity Collection

Collections for the RNLI Portishead Boathouse Appeal and Rotary Charities at the new Sainsburys store

Tue 25th November 2014 Speaker: Steve Price "Swimming the English Channel, Bristol Channel and Irish Sea"

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Tue 18th November 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 18th November 2014 Speaker: Sue Haggo

ex War Nurse

Mon 10th November 2014 Business Meeting & SGM

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Tue 4th November 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 28th October 2014 Speaker: Martin Dolton

Our future President for 2016-17 reveals his murky past

Tue 21st October 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 21st October 2014 Childrens Hospice and Air Ambulance Presentation

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Tue 14th October 2014 Business Meeting

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Tue 7th October 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 7th October 2014 Speaker: John Wooster

former Vulcan V bomber navigator

Thu 2nd October 2014 Council Meeting

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Tue 30th September 2014 Scatter Evening

No meeting at Clarence House

Sun 28th September 2014 Portishead 10km Multi Terrain Race

We will be helping with stewarding read more...

Tue 16th September 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 16th September 2014 Speaker: Mike Rowland

"10 things you don't know about Clifton Suspension Bridge"
Mike is a founder member of the embryonic Gordano Breafast Rotary Club and a tour guide who has worked in Clifon Visitor Centre read more...

Tue 9th September 2014 Business Meeting

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Tue 2nd September 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 2nd September 2014 Speaker: Paul Morrison

The new Portishead Sainsbury's branch manager

Thu 28th August 2014 Council Meeting

Tue 26th August 2014 No meeting

(Bank Holiday week)

Tue 19th August 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 19th August 2014 Speakers: Bob Walton, David Fairclough

The Theatre Orchard
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Tue 12th August 2014 Business Meeting

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Tue 5th August 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 5th August 2014 Bowls Evening

Bowls followed by supper read more...

Thu 31st July 2014 Council Meeting

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Tue 29th July 2014 Scatter Evening

No meeting at Clarence House
Alternatives are to go to Nailsea & Backwell RC, or there is a possibility of a curry evening organised by David Oyns read more...

Sat 26th July 2014 - Sun 27th April 2014 Portishead Flower Show

We will be taking blood pressures as usual and will also have a splat-the-rat stand on the Sunday read more...

Tue 22nd July 2014 Speaker: Tim King: "Water Aid"

Water Aid: "To be a girl"
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Tue 15th July 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road

Tue 15th July 2014 Speaker: Jonathan Yabsley

RNLI & the new Portishead lifeboat Station

Tue 8th July 2014 - Tue 10th June 2014 Business Meeting

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Sun 6th July 2014 Portishead Raft Race

Lake Grounds
We are helping with marshalling

Tue 1st July 2014 President's Evening & Club Handover

Handover to President Elect Charly Heidelmeyer

The venue is the Avon Gorge Hotel.

Tue 1st July 2014 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road
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