District Secretary

News from the District Secretary's office


Rotary Club Secretary's Training Session 5th May 2021

A Rotary Club Secretary's Training Session was facilitated by the incoming District 1100 Secretary, Willem Pietersen, on the 5th May. If you wish to view this session please click HERE


District Secretary's Notices

Here are just a few items that affect all Clubs, and there is a wealth of information on the Rotary GBI website to help you get it right first time:

Governance Documents

Clubs and Districts are guided by the Manual of Procedure, RI Constitution, and RI Bylaws. These documents provide the structure for RI’s policies and procedures. Every Club and District can propose amendments to constitutional documents through the Council of Legislation. Click here to read them.

Insurance

Make sure that you are adequately covered by Rotary's insurance before you run your next event. Bartlett and Company manage the insurance policy for Rotary GBI – Click here for details

The July 2019 newsletter from Bartlett and Company covers updates to Rotary's insurance cover. Read it here.

Risk Assessment

You will find almost everything you need to know about Risk Assessment and how to complete the form for each of your events on Rotary GBI under Health & Safety – Click here for details

District 1100 Information

Club Secretary Handbook

The Handbook for 2019-2020, which covers the duties and responsibilities of a Club Secretary, has been sent to all Club Secretaries. 

Events

Note that dates of District events are shown on the Future Events section of the website.

General Date Protection Regulations

Click here for details of how it affects us in District 1100.

'What We Do' Main Pages:

The world stands on the brink of the complete eradication of Polio. With your help we can end this dreadful disease for ever. Together we can make history

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A Partner Club is a Rotary club that supports ShelterBox's work in disaster relief by donating over £2,000 in a Rotary year

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24th October is World Polio Day

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From Rotary Club local heats to national finals, Rotary Youth Competitions in a range of creative areas let young people’s skills flourish.

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Brighter Futures launched their Radiotherapy Appeal in 2015. Today, 7 years later, a ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place at the Great Western Hospital

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£1286 has been sent from our Emergency Disaster Fund to the Disasters Emergency Committee UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL

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Rotary’s second major donation, of £208,000, was handed over on 7th July 2021 when local Rotarians visited the Great Western Hospital to view the build progress of the nearly completed radiotherapy unit.

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A brief summary of our Rotary year ending 30/06/2023

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Giving money and support to the people in Swindon & district who need it most

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We went to the races in March. It was a meeting with 10 races, 8 riders in each. It wasn’t at Epsom, or Haydock Park, or just up the M4 at Newbury. It was, of all places, in Wanborough Village Hall.

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"In musical entertainment Swindon punches way above its weight. Some of the youngsters we've heard tonight will go on to make a name for themselves"

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The Rotary Club of North Wiltshire (the name was changed to the Rotary Club of Swindon North in 2008) received its charter from Rotary International on 28th September 1966

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Rotarian Terry Williams' remarkable and unique fund raising effort, living in a ShelterBox emergency tent for a week in the Market Place, Highworth

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