Completed meetings and events 2016-2017

Tue 27th June 2017 Ian A Taylor - Job/Life Talk

Ian Taylor, who joined the club last year, will tell us about his life and work.

Tue 20th June 2017 Club Business Meeting

SHGC (Members Only-Invited Guests)
Antoinette Hotel Kingston

Sat 17th June 2017 President's Night 2017

Black Tie or Lounge Suits at the Antoinette Hotel Kingston, Beaufort Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2TQ on 17th June 2017 read more...

Thu 15th June 2017 Club Council Meeting

Tue 13th June 2017 Charity Speaker

on an interesting local and national subject

Tue 6th June 2017 Rotary Club Assembly

Strategic Planning meeting 2017-2018

Tue 30th May 2017 No meeting after Bank Holiday

There is no Club meeting tonight

Tue 23rd May 2017 AGM and Business Meeting

Club Annual General Meeting read more...

Tue 16th May 2017 Club Social evening

A discussion around the Club's Trust was held this evening, led by Robert Pritt
Merlin Stone - Professor of Marketing and Strategy at St Mary's University in Twickenham

Tue 9th May 2017 Merlin Stone - Universities

Merlin gave us a potted history of University education in the UK and expressed his personal views of educational progress in recent years, with an insight into some amusing somewhat darker stories! Very well presented and interesting.

Tue 2nd May 2017 No meeting after Bank Holiday

There is no Club meeting tonight

Tue 25th April 2017 Club Business Meeting

Monthly Business Meeting

Tue 18th April 2017 There is no Club meeting this week

No Meeting --Following Easter Bank Holiday

Tue 11th April 2017 Dr Tania Mathias talking about her life as an MP

Our Local Member of Parliament will tell us about her life and challenges as an MP with particular reference to local issues

Tue 4th April 2017 Mark Scudamore - Water, Strange but Vital

A new look at an old subject

Tue 28th March 2017 Club Members will visit the Rotary Club of Heston & Isleworth

There will be no meeting at Strawberry Hill Golf Club tonight as the members are visiting the Rotary Club of Heston & Isleworth read more...
A beautiful day for our tour of Kew Gardens

Sat 25th March 2017 Visit to Kew Gardens March 2017

Justine Parker who spoke about the Discovery tour had invited members to visit the Gardens read more...

Tue 21st March 2017 Club Business Meeting

Monthly Club Business Meeting

Tue 14th March 2017 Dave McIntivey - Amusing anecdotes from a funny firefighter

Amusing Stories from a fireman's life read more...
Ronald Porter spoke about three controversial figures from the latter half of the 20th century: Lord Boothby, Princess Margaret and Barbara Hutton.

Tue 7th March 2017 Ronald Porter - Three short talks

Our speaker Ronald Porter spoke about three controversial figures from the latter half of the 20th century: Lord Boothby, Princess Margaret and Barbara Hutton. read more...

Tue 28th February 2017 Peter Lamb - WW1 War Memorial in Strawberry Hill

Peter Lamb, from the Resident's Association of Strawberry Hill, told us about his research into Strawberry Hill residents who had fought in the Great War. read more...

Tue 21st February 2017 Business meeting

Monthly business meeting

Tue 14th February 2017 Joy Samson - SPEAR

Our speaker Joy Samson will update us on the work of SPEAR, Richmond Centre for the Homeless.

Tue 7th February 2017 Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew - Accessibility

Justine Parker spoke about developments in access to the Gardens for visitors with special needs. read more...

Tue 31st January 2017 Neil Siviter "“ Rotary Scholar

Neil Siviter, a Rotary Global Grant Scholar from Canada will tell us about his experiences so far of living and studying in London

Tue 24th January 2017 International Evening (French theme)

An open evening for members and guests. French theme, French food, French entertainment and French fun

Tue 17th January 2017 Joseph Field - Richmond Homes Lifestyle Trust

Richmond Homes Lifestyle Trust is committed to creating and supporting real opportunities for people with a learning disability living within the Borough of Richmond and the surrounding areas.

Tue 10th January 2017 Professor Bryan Woodriff - Trams

Bryan will will tell us of his research into the history of trams and tramways centred in Fulwell

Tue 3rd January 2017 No meeting at Strawberry Hill Golf Club

No meeting (following New Year bank holiday)

Sat 31st December 2016 Neil Siviter "“ Rotary Scholar

Neil is on a Global Grant Scholarship from Rotary International. He hails from Canada and is studying for an MA in London

Tue 27th December 2016 No Meeting at Strawberry Hill Golf Club

Tue 13th December 2016 Christmas party

Annual Club Christmas party

Tue 6th December 2016 Peter Emmrich - Doctors for Madagascar

Peter and fellow trustee Satya Tan will update us of the activities of this charity that we have supported

Tue 29th November 2016 Gordon Thomas, Novelist

Gordon, a Rotarian from the Sutton Nonesuch club, will tell us about his life as a novelist.

Tue 22nd November 2016 Brian Love "“ The Poppy Factory

Brian will tell us about the history and current activity of the Poppy Factory in Richmond

Tue 15th November 2016 Business meeting and Special General Meeting

Tue 8th November 2016 Joint meeting of the seven local Rotary clubs

Meeting at Merits restaurant at Richmond Upon Thames College, 6:30 pm
Gerry Anderson told us with enthusiasm all about the National Football   League which is developing quite a following, with annual outings at Twickenham Stadium

Tue 1st November 2016 Gerry Anderson NFL

Our speaker Gerry Anderson spoke to us about the National Football League read more...

Tue 25th October 2016 French film and dinner

At Red Lion, Hampton Wick.
NOT MEETING AT STRAWBERRY HILL GOLF CLUB

Tue 18th October 2016 Business meeting

Monthly club Business meeting
Rosalind O"™Dowd

Tue 11th October 2016 Ormond Opera, Richmond - Rosalind O"™Dowd

Rosalind O"™Dowd, Creative Director of Ormond Opera,
spent 10 years working in marketing before embarking on a professional singing career.

Fri 7th October 2016 Full of Life Fair

Richmond Council is running the Full of Life Fair at Twickenham Rugby Ground so local people can find out about local opportunities. We will be there with a stall waiting to say hello to you! read more...

Tue 4th October 2016 Twickenham Alive "“ Berkley Driscoll and Teresa Read

Twickenham Alive is a social enterprise operating primarily in Twickenham, but also within Richmond Borough as a whole. It creates and organises community, entertainment and sporting events.

Tue 20th September 2016 Business meeting (members only)

Monthly Business meeting.

Tue 13th September 2016 Frank West, District Governor 1145

Frank will to speak to the club about his plans and aspirations for the current Rotary year

Tue 6th September 2016 Reece Galgon "“ Hundred mile walk in Holland

Reece will tell us about his participation in the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, annual marching event in Holland

Sun 4th September 2016 The Golden Day Out 2016

This year's annual Golden Day Out was on the Watercress Line read more...

Tue 23rd August 2016 Feed-back from participants in the RYLA experience

Students sponsored by the club to attend the Rotary Young Leaders Award course this year will tell us about their experiences during the week.

Tue 16th August 2016 Business Meeting

Monthly Business Meeting

Tue 9th August 2016 Grace Gibbs - Club communications in the modern world

An Interactive introduction to communications via Web and internet


The meal is rarely frugal and this year was no exception, with a super meal provided by David and Claire in their lovely garden

Tue 2nd August 2016 Fellowship evening 2016 at David Kilvington

Originally known as the Frugal meal, this is an annual event taking place at a member's home. read more...

Tue 26th July 2016 Claire Barnett "“ Safeguarding vulnerable people

We will hear about how mistakes can be avoided the dealing with vulnerable people

Tue 19th July 2016 Club Business Meeting

Wed 13th July 2016 Annual Garden Visit 2016 to West Dean Gardens, West Sussex

The highlight of every TuT Rotary year is the garden trip. This year it was to West Dean near Chichester in West Sussex read more...

Tue 12th July 2016 Peter Walker "“ Public relations talk

Peter will reveal some of the important ways that clubs can relate to the outside world

Tue 5th July 2016 HANDOVER MEETING & Barbeque and putting (open)

Presidential handover followed by our annual BBQ and putting event

Tue 5th July 2016 President handover meeting.

The handover will be incorporated into our annual and barbecue and putting evening
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