Completed meetings and events 2017-2018

Tue 26th June 2018 Handover

Presentation of the Community Award
Speaker Captain John Harvey Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia (1990 – 1992)
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Tue 19th June 2018 Business Meeting

Wed 13th June 2018 Kids day out

To Crealy Adventure Park

Tue 12th June 2018 Club Assembly

Club Assembly - Our District representative will be DGN Rory O’Donnell from Taunton Vale Rotary Club read more...

Fri 8th June 2018 - Sun 10th June 2018 Vire Exchange Visit

This is the 40th anniversary of our twinning and we shall be visiting France

Tue 5th June 2018 Committees and Council afterwards

Sat 2nd June 2018 Table Top Sale

C2000 Hall, Easton for Island Community Action

Tue 29th May 2018 Normal meeting. Tony Quinn

Tony is our District Foundation Chair and will be coming to speak to us read more...

Tue 22nd May 2018 John Miles. Guildford Eye Project

Note - this is now Guest Night
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A DONATION OF JUST £5 CAN PROVIDE A POOR PERSON IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD WITH A CATARACT OPERATION!!
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Tue 15th May 2018 Annual General Meeting & Business meeting

Sat 12th May 2018 Table Top Sale

C2000 Hall, Easton for Southwell WI

Sat 12th May 2018 District Assembly

At The Theatre, Bath and West Showground 9.30 to 12.30pm

Tue 8th May 2018 Please note the speaker from C-Siders is cancelled

We still have Council read more...

Tue 1st May 2018 Committees

Tue 24th April 2018 Guest evening

Speaker Jeanette McPhail
Life Education Centres
Website - www.lifeeducationwessex.org.uk
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Tue 17th April 2018 No Meeting

Sat 14th April 2018 Presidents Night

At the Con Club
Details to follow

Sat 14th April 2018 Table Top Sale

C2000 Hall, Easton for Royal Manor Theatre

Tue 10th April 2018 Business Meeting

Fri 6th April 2018 - Sun 8th April 2018 Rotary GBI Conference

At Torquay read more...

Tue 3rd April 2018 Committees

Followed by Council read more...

Sat 31st March 2018 Bingo. Margaret Stone with Portland Rotary. Proceeds are going to our Water Project in Nepal

Come support us and play a game or two read more...

Tue 27th March 2018 Progress on Nepal

Our Guest Evening will be an update on the November visit. Barrie from Casterbridge will bring his film of the visit read more...

Sat 24th March 2018 District Forum

At The Theatre, Bath and West Showground 9.30 to 12.30pm

Tue 20th March 2018 Business Meeting

Thu 15th March 2018 District Quiz

The District Quiz at Frome is on Thursday 15 March for teams of 4. Please let Peter know if you are interested.

Tue 13th March 2018 Speaker and Council

Alison Moyce on Julia’s House Childrens Hospice
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Sat 10th March 2018 Table Top Sale

C2000 Hall, Easton for The Drop-in Centre

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Tue 6th March 2018 Committees

Tue 27th February 2018 Guest Evening

Speaker Sally Fielding on Dry stone walling
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Tue 20th February 2018 Business Meeting

Sat 17th February 2018 Club Walk

From Winterbourne Abbas to the Saxon Arms at Stratton

Fri 16th February 2018 Bingo

Proceeds to Foundation
At Julia's House (The 56 Williams Ave Julia's House!) read more...

Tue 13th February 2018 Speaker Steve Cole on the future of the NHS followed by Council

Sat 10th February 2018 Table Top Sale

C2000 Hall, Easton for Jackson Sweeting
Dorset Expeditionary Society trip

Tue 6th February 2018 Committees

Tue 30th January 2018 Meeting cancelled

Another Free Evening

Sat 27th January 2018 Burn's Night 2018

Janet and her helpers are keeping up this popular annual event.
Tickets will be available soon! read more...

Tue 23rd January 2018 Business Meeting

Tue 16th January 2018 Speaker and Council

Rotary Satellite Clubs by DGN Dennis Stevens read more...

Tue 9th January 2018 Committees

This will be followed by Council read more...

Tue 2nd January 2018 No Meeting

Tue 26th December 2017 No meeting

Mon 25th December 2017 Father Christmas Deliveries

Thu 21st December 2017 Potential Santa Sleigh Tour

Three out of these Four nights (to allow a spare in case of bad weather). Santa will tour Portland. Southwell & Weston; Easton & the Grove; Underhill

Wed 20th December 2017 - Tue 12th December 2017 Potential Santa Sleigh Tour

Three out of these Four nights (to allow a spare in case of bad weather). Santa will tour Portland. Southwell & Weston; Easton & the Grove; Underhill

Tue 19th December 2017 No Meeting

Mulled Wine & Mince Pies at President Ian's

Sun 17th December 2017 Coach Trip To Longleat Festival of Light

Please note the trip is full, but you may go on the cancellation list.
Contact Janet if you are inetersted read more...

Sat 16th December 2017 Kids Christmas Party

At St George's Centre

Sat 16th December 2017 Coach Trip To Longleat Festival of Light

Contact Janet if you are interested read more...

Fri 15th December 2017 Christmas Party

At the Heights
(You will be joining in with other parties)

Fri 15th December 2017 Portland Sparkle - see Santa and sleigh at All Saints Church

Thu 14th December 2017 Potential Santa Sleigh Tour

Three out of these Four nights (to allow a spare in case of bad weather). Santa will tour Portland. Southwell & Weston; Easton & the Grove; Underhill

Wed 13th December 2017 Potential Santa Sleigh Tour

Three out of these Four nights (to allow a spare in case of bad weather). Santa will tour Portland. Southwell & Weston; Easton & the Grove; Underhill

Tue 12th December 2017 Business Meeting & Special General Meeting

Tue 12th December 2017 Teddy Tombola & Santa at Tesco Portland

Come and see Santa!

Sun 10th December 2017 Teddy Tombola & Santa at Tesco Portland

Come and see Santa!

Sat 9th December 2017 District Forum

At The Theatre, Bath and West Showground 9.30 to 12.30pm

Tue 5th December 2017 Committees & Council

Sat 2nd December 2017 Christmas Dinner at L&Os

Tue 28th November 2017 Guest Evening

Speaker Martin Blundell
Portland Archaeological Society
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Tue 21st November 2017 Business Meeting

Tue 14th November 2017 Speaker and Council

Tony Quinn, District Foundation Chair will talk to us about The Rotary Foundation read more...

Sun 12th November 2017 Remembrance Sunday

at Portland Cenotaph or helping with the road closures

Tue 7th November 2017 Committees

Thu 2nd November 2017 - Mon 20th November 2017 Nepal Trip

To visit the water projects and a short trek
In conjunction with the Okhle Village Trust and RCs Casterbridge and Poundbury

Tue 31st October 2017 Guest Evening

Jim Chapman (used to be a member of the club) will talk on the Berlin Wall read more...

Tue 24th October 2017 Balti Evening

No meeting, but a provisional booking for the Balti House on Portland

Sat 21st October 2017 District Conference

Wed 18th October 2017 Skittles

The skittles match with Crewkerne is at Tom Browns pub in Dorchester. Please let Rachel know if you would like to come along to support the team – you might even get to play!

Tue 17th October 2017 Business Meeting

Tue 10th October 2017 Speaker and Council

Or open forum if no speaker found read more...

Sat 7th October 2017 Quiz Night at the Aqua

Teams of 4-6
Start time 7-7.30pm at The Aqua Hotel
£9.00 per person entry price to include a light supper and prizes

Tue 3rd October 2017 Committees

Sun 1st October 2017 Community Tea

At Colliton Club
A joint event with Casterbridge and Bridport Rotary Clubs

Sun 1st October 2017 Collections at Tesco

ShelterBox/Disaster appeal

Sat 30th September 2017 Collections at Tesco

ShelterBox/Disaster appeal

Tue 26th September 2017 Scatter Night.

Fri 22nd September 2017 - Sun 24th September 2017 Vire Visit

Visit to Portland by our twinned club of Vire

Tue 19th September 2017 Business Meeting

Tue 12th September 2017 Speaker and Council (At the Aqua)

Our speaker tonight is Bill Reeves, CEO of Portland Port read more...

Sun 10th September 2017 Club Walk

From Cerne Abbas read more...

Sat 9th September 2017 Avalanche Memorial Service

St Andrews Church
Time TBC

Tue 5th September 2017 Committees (At the Aqua)

Sat 2nd September 2017 District Forum

At The Theatre, Bath and West Showground 9.30 to 12.30pm

Wed 30th August 2017 42nd Street

Tue 29th August 2017 Guest Evening

and presentation of Community Award. Anna will give a presentation about her work read more...

Tue 22nd August 2017 Business Meeting (At the Aqua)

Tue 15th August 2017 Meeting at Sarah's

Sea themed evening with Fish & Chips in the garden at Sarah's House. Partners welcome.
Note that Council meeting has been changed to August 8. read more...

Sun 13th August 2017 Rotary Walk

Today will be a walk through the Dorsetshire Gap.
Details of the meeting place and time to follow

Sat 12th August 2017 Easton Gardens Summer Fete

Volunteers will be required for general assistance and to provide a Rotary presence.
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Help requested at 8:00am (2/3 people) to move stuff from hall into gardens, and then again at 4pm to help take down.
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Wed 9th August 2017 Friendship Cup

Darts Evening at the Conservative Club read more...

Tue 8th August 2017 Committees (Note this meeting is at L & O's)

This is followed by Council read more...

Sat 5th August 2017 Southwell Village Fete

Community event, to steward + monitor road closure + safety.
Volunteer Sessions:
12pm - 2pm
2pm - 4pm
4pm - 6pm
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Tue 1st August 2017 Spoeaker (Note this meeting is at L & O's)

Our speaker this evening is the Reverend James Menzies read more...

Wed 26th July 2017 Business Meeting (Note this meeting is at L & O's)

Note change of date - now WEDNESDAY read more...

Tue 18th July 2017 (Note this meeting is at L & O's)

Ian will talk about the new meal ordering system at the Aqua read more...

Fri 14th July 2017 PORSCHES ON THE PROM, Weymouth - Car Parking / Mashalling request

Meet at the Jubilee Clock Tower on Weymouth Esplanade at 5pm. The organisers are hoping this year's event will be even bigger than last year, and they are looking for about 6x of us to help out with marshalling. read more...

Tue 11th July 2017 Committees & Council (Note this meeting is at L & O's)

Council will be tonight. Note the change read more...

Sun 9th July 2017 SUNDAY LUNCHTIME BBQ AND BUFFET

CASTERBRIDGE KENNELS
ROMAN ROAD FARM
OLD SHERBORNE ROAD
DORCHESTER
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Sat 8th July 2017 Club Walk

Tue 4th July 2017 Handover (At the Aqua)

Black Tie at the Aqua
Dave hands over the reins to Ian

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