Completed meetings and events 2016-2017
Tue 27th June 2017 Speaker: Alan Thorpe - A career on the Railway
Alan was a Railway Mission ChaplainSun 25th June 2017 Summer BBQ
at the Oxleys - 41 West HillTue 20th June 2017 Club Handover - Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon
Club handover to new President John Sleight. 3 Course meal with coffee/mints Cost £26 per headTue 20th June 2017 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 June 2017 Club Assembly
~Tue 6th June 2017 Speaker: TBA
~Tue 6th June 2017 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 May 2017 No meeting - Bank Holiday week
~Tue 23rd May 2017 Speaker: TBA
~Wed 17th May 2017 Blood Pressure monitoring at Reed Raines in Portishead High St
The Rotary Club will be operating a drop in for the public to call and have their blood pressures taken by qualified nurses. read more...Tue 16th May 2017 Business Meeting and AGM
Our monthly Business meetingTue 16th May 2017 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 9th May 2017 Speaker: Mark Howson - "The geological story in the rocks of Portishead"
~Tue 2nd May 2017 No meeting - Bank Holiday week
~Tue 2nd May 2017 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 25th April 2017 Speaker: Sandy Tebutt - "The History of Portishead"
~Tue 18th April 2017 No Meeting
Bank Holiday weekTue 18th April 2017 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 11th April 2017 Business Meeting
Our monthly business meeting where we discuss and organise our affairsTue 4th April 2017 Membership Evening
brainstorming session on recruiting new membersTue 4th April 2017 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 March 2017 Swimathon Celebration Evening
... following our event on Saturday 25th MarchSat 25th March 2017 Swimathon 2017
Our Annual Charity swimming marathon. read more...Tue 21st March 2017 Speaker: Bob Day
A fascinating story of a wartime incident in BedminsterTue 21st March 2017 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 March 2017 Business Meeting
Oir Monthly Business MeetingWed 8th March 2017 Rotary Tea Party - Time for Tea Purple4Polio
We all will receive a jar of a Tiptree jam which all Rotarians are asked to donate min £2 for their jar. However to coincide with International Women"™s Day the club will hold a Tea Party at President Richard's house: 7 Maysfield CloseTue 7th March 2017 Quiz Evening
We are being joined by members of Thornbury Rotary who have a scatter evening and are having a quiz nightTue 7th March 2017 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 February 2017 Speaker: Nigel Coombs
What's happening to the Balmoral? read more...Tue 21st February 2017 Speaker: Phil Curme: "Most Interesting Battlefields"
Active in the War Memorial Trust Phil has brought attention to War Memorials in Portishead that members may be unaware of and also has pointed out the anti aircraft gun emplacements near to the Wildlife area.Tue 21st February 2017 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 February 2017 Business Meeting
Our monthly Business meetingTue 7th February 2017 Speaker: Ian Ridell - Penny Brohn
Penny Brohn has been successfully helping people with cancer for over 35 years, with their pioneering Bristol Whole Life Approach.Theycan show you how to live well with cancer and take back control of your health and wellbeing read more...
Tue 7th February 2017 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 31st January 2017 Speaker: Julian Withers about the Jessie May Charity
Jessie May is a Children's Hospice at home. read more...Tue 24th January 2017 Speaker: Richard Harrison - "The Canals Trust"
~Sat 21st January 2017 Barn Dance
Our Annual Barn Dance at Somerset Hall to get you moving in the New Year read more...Tue 17th January 2017 Guest Evening, Speaker Roy Shaw: "Story of Ships Tonnage"
~Tue 17th January 2017 - Tue 15th November 2016 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 10th January 2017 Business Meeting
Our monthly Business MeetingTue 3rd January 2017 No meeting
Bank Holiday weekTue 3rd January 2017 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 27th December 2016 No Meeting
~Tue 20th December 2016 Council & Business Meeting
Our monthly Council & Business MeetingsTue 20th December 2016 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 December 2016 Christmas Meal
~Tue 6th December 2016 Speaker: Susan Marshfield - Christmas Past & Present
~Tue 6th December 2016 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 29th November 2016 Speaker: Ash Jones - The Nobel Prizes
~Tue 22nd November 2016 Speaker: Dr Jonathan Rees - Makunduchi and Kivungi
~Tue 15th November 2016 Speaker: Rebecca Howarth - European Tour Redcliffe Bay Rangers
~Tue 15th November 2016 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 8th November 2016 Council & Business Meeting
our monthly Council and Business MeetingsTue 1st November 2016 Speaker: Simon Caraffi - St Peter's Hospice
Simon will give an update on the work of St Peter's Hospice and receive the cheque for the money we collected for them in our Street Collection read more...Tue 1st November 2016 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 25th October 2016 Speaker: Geoff Vian - My career as a TV cameraman
~Tue 18th October 2016 Speaker: Ron Febrey:Tanzania Farming & Education
~Tue 18th October 2016 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 11th October 2016 Business meeting
Our monthly Council and Business meetingsTue 4th October 2016 Speaker: Brian Bradley - The Wreck of Danegarth
In 1946, he steam tug Danegarth was endeavouring to recover a 100 ton lock gate which had broken adrift in a heavy sea in the Bristol Channel when she sustained under water damage and immediately began to sink.Brian will continue the story
Tue 4th October 2016 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...Sun 2nd October 2016 - Wed 12th October 2016 10k Multi-Terrain Run
Portishead Running Club's 10k Multi-Terrain Run - we do the stewarding read more...Tue 27th September 2016 Speaker: John Store - steeplejack
~Tue 20th September 2016 - Wed 21st September 2016 Speaker: Andy Marsh - Chief Constable Avon & Somerset Police
On 1 February 2016 Andy Marsh returned as Chief Constable to his home force of Avon and Somerset, where he first joined as a new recruit in 1987. Andy built his early leadership skills here, working in uniform in Bath, Bristol and Somerset. read more...Tue 20th September 2016 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 September 2016 Spreaker: Jo Hook - Temwa
Temwa's missioin is to develop self-sufficient communities in hard to reach rural areas of Malawi read more...Tue 6th September 2016 Business Meeting
our regular monthly Business Meeting read more...Tue 6th September 2016 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 August 2016 No Meeting
Bank Holiday weekTue 23rd August 2016 Speaker: Clifford White
The Antiques Road Show - Behind the scenes. Clifford has been involved in the production of this show and will talk about his experiences read more...Wed 17th August 2016 Guided walk round Bristol Docks
"‹Members of 'the Mother Club' and their partners are cordially invited to join the Gordano Breakfast Rotary Club on a guided tour of Bristol's Historic Harbourside. read more...Tue 16th August 2016 Speaker: Simon Grove - Lifelites
Through the magic of technology, Lifelites gives life-limited and disabled children in hospices opportunities they wouldn't otherwise have. They do this in childrens hospices including Children's Hospice South West read more...Tue 16th August 2016 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 9th August 2016 Business Meeting
our regular monthly Business Meeting read more...Tue 9th August 2016 Business Meeting
our regular monthly Business Meeting read more...Tue 2nd August 2016 Speaker: District Governor - Richard Purdon
Meet our new District GovernorTue 2nd August 2016 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 July 2016 Speakers: Andy & Barbara Thatcher, Portishead Pool Community Trust
Talk on our open air community pool and cafe read more...Tue 19th July 2016 Speaker: John Adams - Classic Cars
~ read more...Tue 19th July 2016 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...Sun 17th July 2016 Annual Barbeque
Our summer barbeque in the Oxley's garden on West HillThu 14th July 2016 Inter Schools Swimming Gala - Portishead Pool
We support with volunteers and some sponsorshipTue 12th July 2016 Business Meeting
our regular monthly Business Meeting read more...Sun 10th July 2016 Portishead Raft Race
~ read more...Tue 5th July 2016 Visit to the Life Centre Bristol
Meet 18:15 for 18:30 start. More details to follow read more...Tue 5th July 2016 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...