THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
What good is the warmth of summer
without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?
(John Steinbeck)
Contributed by Geoff Dickman

Club Council for 2025-26

Keith Dabbs (Elected Member), Bob Booker (Treasurer), Keith Otter (Elected Member), Graham Furnival (President), Francis Whitbread (Secretary and Immediate Past President), David Axon (Elected Member). Not present: Anne Moriaty (1st Vice President).

Our President welcomes you to the Club website and invites you to join members in the Fellowship of Rotary. in the past we have supported both local projects and projects overseas. This year we will be concentrating our efforts close to home, including continuing our events for senior citizens, Rotary Young Musician and our link with Sanctus, one of the local charities providing services for homeless people, giving them practical help and financial support. These are but some of the many ways that Rotary in Chelmsford has moved forward in serving others.

Chelmsford Rotary Club is the original club in the city formed way back in 1927. Since this time members have brought a richness of life to many people in the community and moved on with a broader involvement to incorporate numerous local and international projects. Rotarians offer their services in many different ways. If you have recently moved to the Chelmsford district and wish to put something back into the community, we can offer you an enjoyable and stimulating way of doing so.

We generally meet:

• on the first Thursday of the month on Zoom; and
• on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month for lunch at the Ivy Hill Hotel, Writtle Road, Margaretting, Essex, CM4 0EH

but this may vary from time to time. For the third and fifth Thursdays of a month check this website.

If you would like to attend one of our meetings please contact our Attendance Officer, Keith Otter (see this page).

If you wish to obtain further information contact us on 07857 469275. To discover more about Rotary and Rotarians go to the RIBI website.

You would be very welcome to come along to a meeting to hear more of what Rotary does and how you could be involved.  Just phone or complete the contact form on this website.

Click here for reports on the last meeting we held and other past events. For the latest edition of our Digital Bulletin click here.