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• International
  • 6 March 2013 - Mike Lee talks about 'Doing business in China'
  • 9 February 2013 - Charity Quiz Night raises over £1,100
  • 13 February 2013 - Rtn Frank Taylor tells of a water project in Nigeria
  • 16 January 2013 - Norma Boultwood on "The Precious Sisters Charity"
  • 25 April 2012 - Red Neale talks about his
  • 12 April 2012 - Cape Town charity receives 14 syringe drivers thanks to Club initiative
  • 4 April 2012 - Tamsin Lillie talks of her time at a missionary hospital in Malawi
  • Rotarians Light Up the World
  • 23 February 2012 - Rotary Day, and Club members collect for Polio Eradication
  • 11 February 2012 - Quiz raises £1,000 for charities
  • 20 January 2012 - Amersham members invade the Rotary Club of Claremont, Cape Town
  • 13 December 2011 - our man in Australia presents our club banner to an Adelaide club.
  • 22 October 2011 - a wonderful evening with Laurie Holloway and friends in concert
  • 19 October 2011 - Rotarian Frank Taylor talks about water and sanitation in Zambia
  • 16 October 2011 - Feeding Children on the Garden Route
  • 31 August 2011 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi bids us farewell
  • 3 August 2011 - Antoinette Ferraro talks about the Belarusian Children's Hospice
  • 18 May 2011 - Peter Tall tells the story of LabAid
  • 26 January 2011 - Club's Workaid container leaves for Kenya
  • 2 February 2011 - Bryony Pritchard talks about Oxfam's worldwide operations
  • 5 February 2011 - our annual charity quiz: the winners
  • 5 January 2011 - Dr Bryn Neal talks about his son's work in Uganda
  • 19 November 2010 - Club presents cheque for £3,000 to Workaid
  • 8 November 2010 - Club helps feed hungry kids in South Africa
  • 13 October 2010 - Harry Vialou Clark talks about his Kenyan charities
  • 22 September 2010 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi's first visit to club
  • 23 August 2010 - Club visit to 2012 Olympic site
• Community & Vocational
  • 15 May 2013 - Nick Buhler modestly explains the success of Big Green Smile
  • 1 May 2013 - Robin Thompson explains 'Benefits in hard times'
  • 13 March 2013 - Liz Wright talks about the work of Chiltern Citizens' Advice Bureau
  • 24 February 2013 - Variety Show for elderly is huge success
  • 6 February 2013 - David Ouvray and Helen Petty talk about Dial-a-Ride
  • 30 January 2013 - Jenny Muncaster talks about The Colour Factory
  • 9 January 2013 - Luke Bedford on “My Grandfather and the 1936 Olympics”
  • 15 and 22 December 2012 - John Stephenson hosts Club's programmes on Radio Christmas
  • 12 December 2012 - Elaine Feast talks about The Pepper Foundation
  • 5 December 2012 - Ben Sharpe receives Club's donation to the Neuroblastoma Society
  • 21 November 2012 - Ruth Dunkin accepts Club's donation to Stroke Association
  • 11 November 2012 - The Club remembers
  • 13 May 2012 - members pick up challenge of cleaning up Amersham
  • 2 May 2012 - Margaret Howard talks about Chiltern Child Contact Centre
  • 21 March 2010 - Rosie Axon explains the work of Chiltern Music Therapy
  • 14 March 2012 - over £1,000 from sale of calendars presented to Iain Rennie Hospice at Home
  • 7 March 2012 - Ben Sharpe tells of "Alex's Journey"
  • 15 February 2012 - Sandra Dibling talks about Macmillan Cancer Support
  • 8 February 2012 - Tom Isaacs, co-founder of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
  • 21 January 2012 - another great Variety Show for Senior Citizens
  • 18 January 2012 - Captain Jennifer Agnew talks about 'My life in the British Army'
  • 4 January 2012 - Club presents £3,000 to S Bucks Hospice
  • 4 January 2012 - Laura Nicholas on 'Thames Valley & Chilterns Air Ambulance Trust'
  • 11 January 2012 - Peter Schweiger on 'Hand-made shoes - from first to last'
  • 7 December 2011 - Club donates £3,000 to Scannappeal
  • 5 October 2011 - Rotarian Bruno Kilshaw tells of his life and career
  • 21 September 2011 - our speaker is Trudi Scrivener, Area Manager of Hightown Praetorian & Churches Housing Association
  • 14 September 2011 - Richard Pushman foresees "The future of Healthcare in Bucks"
  • 17 August 2011 - Barbara Poole talks about People's Voices
  • 10 August 2011 - Councillor Ros Aitken talks about Amersham in Bloom
  • 17 July 2011 - Club sponsors Inaugural Amersham in Bloom 'Outstanding Achievment' Trophy
  • 9 July 2011- Amersham Carnival, What's in the Sock Competition, Answers and Winners
  • 14 May 2011 - ‘What’s in the Sock’ competition at Hyde Heath Fete. The winners and answers.
  • 11 June 2011 - Little Chalfont Village Day - 'What's in the Sock' Competition Winners and Answers
  • 1 May 2011 - Club win's Mayor's Special Award for service to the community
  • 11 May 2011 - Keith Hoffmeister advises members to "Beware the HS2"
  • 13 April 2011 - Rebecca McMurray talks about RNID
  • 9 April 2011 - Club hosts Know Your Blood Pressure event
  • 26 March 2011 - Choir concert boosts Club's charity funds
  • 22 & 25 February 2011 - Bric-a-brac stall takes nearly £400 for charity
  • 16 February 2011 - Richard Lambert & Tim Millward talk about Careers Springboard
  • 11 February 2011 - Chilterns Calendar raises over £1,000 for Help the Heroes
  • 9 February 2011 - Johanna Dodd talks about 'William's Fund'
  • 22 January 2011 - Variety Show is a hit with senior citizens
  • 23 December 2010 - we take to the air in Radio Christmas. HEAR THE PODCAST.
  • 13 December 2010 - Shop Window Competition winners and answers
  • 11 December 2010 - MP and Mayor visit Christmas Parcel Scheme packing session
  • 6 December 2010 - Club members and Amersham Round Table collect with the Christmas float
  • 11 November 2010 - Club visit to the College of Arms
  • 18 November 2010 - we donate £3,000 to Stony Dean School's Polytunnel Project
  • 1 December 2010 - Big Band Concert raises £5,000 for charities
  • 10 November 2010 - talk by Stephen Archibald, CEO of Carers Bucks
  • 29 October 2010 - Keep Clear Jazz Band entertains at Club's Jazz Evening
  • 4 August 2010 - Tony Hardware & Fiona Turner talk about South Bucks Hospice
  • Amersham in Bloom "Design a Flower Bed" Competition - winning entries
• Previous events
  • And before that...
• Our latest Newsletter
• Club Programme
• House & Fellowship rota
• Foundation
  • 17 April 2013 - we welcome the GSE team from Auckland, New Zealand to our evening meeting
  • 17 April 2013 - Group Study Exchange Welcome Rally
  • GSE Team from Auckland, New Zealand. Biographies.
  • 3 April 2013 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Jomain McKenzie speaks to Club
  • 13 June 2012 - an inspiring talk by Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Mayuko Hirai
  • 18 May 2012 - Big send-off for GSE Team from Sydney
  • 16 May 2012 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Oli Pattenden talks about his year in South Africa
  • 15 May 2012 - Sydney GSE Team visit Channel 4 - and meet Jon Snow
  • 16 November 2011 - Mervyn Edwards talks about Rotary's own charity, Foundation
  • 30 August 2011- Club Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi presents her sponsor club banner to Rotary Club of Welwyn Garden City
  • 1 July 2011 - Paul Harris Fellowship awarded to Mr Tony Weedon
  • 4 May 2011 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Benny Manser talks about his work in Thailand and Burma
  • 9 April 2011 - Street collection raises £294 towards a new ShelterBox
  • 18 March 2011 - our Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi goes on air
  • Lindi's Photo Diary
  • 29 March 2011 - work starts on Kenyan school's toilet block
  • 11 March 2011 - Autumn-planted purple crocuses are putting on a show
  • 2 March 2011 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi van Niekerk talks about healthcare in South Africa
  • 6 February 2011 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi visits The Brickhills Rotary Club
• New Generations
  • 24 March 2013 - Regional Final of Rotary Young Musician enthralls Amersham audience
  • 10 April 2013 - Matthew Talks outlines the work of Chiltern Youth Projects
  • 10 March 2013 - Amersham hosts Rotary Young Musician District Final
  • 14 March 2013 - Stony Dean School students plant trees in Jubilee Wood
  • 24 February 2013 - singers from Jackie Palmer Stage School win Club's bursary
  • 23 February 2013 - Rotary Young Chef Competition - the District Final
  • 7 February 2013 - Christmas Story Competition winners receive their prizes
  • 26 January 2013 - Nathan wins local Rotary Young Chef Competition
  • 25 January 2013 - Alfriston School student wins Kids Out Picture Competition
  • 24 July 2012 - children sail to success
  • 18 July 2012 - Catherine Sanders:
  • 5 and 11 July 2012 - Club presents dictionaries to infant school leavers
  • 13 June 2012 - Club members join Rotary 'Kid's Out' day at Whipsnade
  • 25-31 May 2012 - The 4 winning flowerbed designs are planted
  • 13 April 2012 - Louisa is runner-up in RIBI Young Musician Competition
  • 10 March 2012 - Louisa through to National Final of Young Musician competition
  • 4 March 2012 - Louisa is top vocalist in District Young Muscician Finals
  • 2 March 2012 - Rotary Technology Tournament - the winners
  • 2 February 2012 - budding writers pick up their prizes in Christmas Story Competition
  • 1 February 2012 - presentation at St Mary's School, Old Amersham
  • 20 January 2012 - Flowerbed design awards presented at Chestnut Lane School
  • 4 January 2012 - Flowerbed Competition winners are chosen
  • 2 December 2011 - start of Christmas parcel collection with Lions
  • Enter our YOUNG CHEF Competition
  • 9 November 2011 - Paul Brewster on "Life in the Prep School World"
  • 8 November 2011 - Club presents another local school with an Usborne Dictionary
  • 21 July 2011 - Club presents 35 St George's School leavers with dictionaries
  • 12 July 2011 - Hyde Heath Infants School gives £150 to our Polio Appeal
  • 13 July 2011 - Club present Usborne Dictionaries to leavers at Chestnut Lane School
  • 17 July 2011 - Club presents awards to Amersham Young Environmental Photographer of the Year winners
  • 23 June 2011 - Darren Warwick Wins 'Service Above Self Award'
  • 27 May 2011 - Alfie and Mayor plant out Signature Flowerbed
  • 14 May 2011 - Louisa performs at Rotary Young Musician National Final
  • 28 March 2011 - school's autumn-planted daffs start to bloom
  • 19 March 2011 - Louisa wins place in Young Musician National Final
  • 3 March 2011 - Bursary cheque presented to Choir Competition winners
  • 8 March 2011 - Louisa goes through to Young Musician Regional Final
  • 4 March 2011 - 92 local-school youngsters take part in Rotary Technology Tournament
  • 18 February 2011 - 'Purple Pinkie' Assembly at Woodside School
  • 17 February 2011 - Pipers Corner School group wins Choir Competition
  • 2-7 February 2011 - Town Council Signature Flower Bed Design Competition awards presented
  • 27 January 2011 - Christmas Story Competition winners receive their prizes
  • 15 January 2011 - Jemma Wenman wins local heat of Rotary Young Chef Competition
  • 8 November 2010 - local school donates over £150 to Club's Polio Fund
  • 5 November 2010 - daffodil planting at St Mary's School
  • 12-20 October 2010 - local schools plant bulbs for Rotary's 'Focus on the Crocus'
  • Young Environmental Photographer Competitioin 2010 - the winning entries.
  • Christmas Story Competition
• PR & Communications
  • 13 February 2013 - we welcome 6 past members
  • 7 December 2011 - Robert Bewell tells of his part in "Saving Ian Paisley"
  • 2 November 2011 - Mike Capers looks into the electron microscope
  • 12 October 2011 - Roger Johnson investigates 'The Real Sherlock Holmes'.
  • 6 July 2011 - Chalmers Cursley -The RI Convention 2011 - New Orleans
  • 6 April 2011 - Ric Russell relates the story of the Falkirk Wheel
• Membership Services
  • 20 March 2013 - visit of RIBI President John Minhinick
  • 27 March 2013 - Charles Hogbin is welcomed into Club membership
  • 20 February 2013 - Frugal Lunch. Amanda Watkin envisages A Future for Rotary
  • 20 February 2013 - Club welcomes another new member
  • 19 December 2012 - Club's Christmas lunch is a happy occasion
  • 5 December 2012 - Emily Toettcher talks about Amersham Museum and the town's history
  • 26 November 2012 - a wonderful evening with Val Doonican
  • 21 November 2012 - Nick Webb:
  • 14 November 2012 - Michael Gahagan talks about "Housing for England"
  • 7 November 2012 - Visit of District Governor Debbie Hodge
  • 2 November 2012 - outing to Swingle Singers concert
  • 31 October 2012 - Wine tasting with John Ducker
  • 17 October 2012 - Bernie Knill: 'Secret wartime activities at Hughenden Manor'
  • 10 October 2012 - Cllr Mimi Harker OBE talks about being Town Mayor
  • 3 October 2012 - Olympics Games Makers Roger & Bruno recall their experiences
  • 19 September 2012 - Rtn Mac Purcell reveals some great British Rotarians
  • 12 September 2012 - Richard Glyn-Jones: ‘Seeing is Believing – the Intelligent Picture’
  • 14 September 2012 - purrfect evening at the Black Cat
  • 5 September 2012 - Rtn Pauline Camm:
  • 29 August 2012 - John Beardsmore:
  • 15 August 2012 - Peter Oakden relates
  • 8 August 2012 - Ruth Dunkin outlines work of Stroke Association
  • 1 August 2012 - Lucy Goldsman asks:
  • 11 July 2012 - Brian Weild asks
  • 4 July 2012 - Richard Langley's 'Life and Times'
  • 4 July 2012 - New Club President is inducted
  • 29 June 2012 - President's Night at Chartridge Conference Centre
  • 27 June 2012 - Derek Brown recalls his trip to the Canadian Rockies
  • 20 June 2012 - Sir Parry Hughes-Morgan tells
  • 30 May 2012 - Brian Gofton tells of 'Antarctica - the last unspoilt Continent'
  • 11 April 2012 - Rtn Chalmers Cursley explains the importance of social media to Rotary
  • 2 April 2012 - Roger wins Archie Ferguson Darts Competition
  • 2 April 2012 - Members mourn the loss of a dear friend
  • 14 March 2012 - Tim Hunts talks about the island of St Helena
  • 14 March 2012 - we welcome nine old friends to our Past Members' Lunch
  • 29 February 2012 - judges lead debate on 'The Law is an Ass'
  • 1 February 2012 - Professor John Whiteman explains the role of 'Mathematics in the Modern World'
  • 1 February 2012 - two Club members become Paul Harris Fellows
  • 14 December 2011 - members and their spouses enjoy the club's Christmas lunch
  • 30 November 2011 - renowned harpist Clair Jones treats us to a memorable recital and talk
  • 7 September 2011 - Bryan Long shows videos of Chess Valley Male Voice Choir trip to Vienna
  • 24 August 2011 - Club member Stan Fraser talks about his life and times
  • 20 July 2011 - Rotarian Ray Norris talks about his life and career
  • 6 July 2011 - Induction of Bruno Kilshaw by President George Boyle
  • 17 April 2011 - Amersham's is largest delegation at RIBI Conference in Dublin
  • 20 April 2011 - Richard Palmer's enigmatically-titled talk 'Educating Dicky'
  • 6 April 2011 - Club welcomes another new member
  • 30 March 2011 - Tony Eaton tells of "The Curious Disappearance of Glenn Miller"
  • 16 March 2011 - Arthur Moore tells the history of Duck Decoys
  • 9 March 2011 - Bryan Heeps tells of 'Daytona - an Inside Track'
  • 28 February 2011 - members enjoy a great evening at Pizza Express
  • 23 February 2011 - Rotary Day - we toast our Paul Harris Fellows and welcome a new member
  • 19 January 2011 - Richard Neale reveals the secrets of pigeon racing
  • 12 January 2011 - Patrick Hudgell talks about his Photo Master Classes
  • 15 December 2010 - Club Choir leads carol singing at our Christmas Lunch
  • 8 December 2010 - 'Professor' David Warner tells the history of Punch & Judy
  • 1 December 2010 - Club's charity fund boosted by £500 donation
  • 1 December 2010 - Club says a fond farewell to Leonilda Mowlam
  • 1 December 2010 - Lionel Elton on 'The Play's the Thing'
  • 22 November 2010 - Club Golf Society (ROAGS) Dinner at Oaklands Park Golf Club
  • 3 November 2010 - Janet Wheeler talks about her work as Town Clerk
  • 6 October 2010 - Peter Clark tells of his life and career
  • 24 September 2010 - Club visit to Chilterns Crematorium
  • 1 September 2010 - visit of Rotary Club of Barnet
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• Sport
  • 2013 Chiltern Charity Golf Classic details
  • 5 November 2012 - Chris is ROAGS trophy winner
  • 6 September 2012 - another great Chiltern Charity Golf Classic
  • 3 July 2012 - Club Golf Society - tournament winners receive their prizes
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  • 16 April 2012 - Bernice wins Club's golf trophy
  • 5 July 2011 - ROAGS Golf Tournament Winner - Vic French
  • 2nd July 2011 - RC Amersham v RC Bensheim-Heppenheim Golf Tournament
  • 24 February 2011 - Club team win second match in District Darts Tournament
  • 9 February 2011 - Darts team off to a winning start

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