Completed meetings and events 2015-2016
Thu 30th June 2016 Harry Pearson - Regional writer and sports journalist.
An evening meeting to conclude the Rotary Year read more...
Thu 23rd June 2016 The Rise and Fall of King Coal
A talk by our member Mel French ... read more...
Thu 16th June 2016 The Cheesy Waffles Youth Project
An update on this wonderfully named project by Erika Denholm - Project Manager. read more...
Wed 15th June 2016 Charity Cheques Distribution
Our annual distribution of charitable funds ... read more...
Thu 9th June 2016 The Lake Wamala Project
A talk by Rtn. Colin Watson of the Blyth Club read more...
Thu 2nd June 2016 A visit from the Mayor of Durham
We welcome the new Mayor, Councillor Eddie Bell. read more...Thu 26th May 2016 Club AGM
An important meeting! read more...
Thu 19th May 2016 The World Machine @ Lumiere
A talk by Richard Bower about this spectacular projection read more...
Sat 14th May 2016 Stroke Awareness Day
Know Your Blood Pressure! read more...Thu 12th May 2016 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting ... read more...
Thu 5th May 2016 The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity in County Durham
"A Family Story" - A talk by Caroline Robertson read more...Thu 5th May 2016 The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity in County Durham
"A Family Story" - A talk by Caroline Robertson read more...
Thu 28th April 2016 The Children's Society
A talk by Michael Vallance read more...
Thu 21st April 2016 Charter Anniversary - and another important birthday
We celebrated our 93rd birthday and the Queen's 90th ... read more...Thu 14th April 2016 Job Talk - Alan Watson
Alan, a relatively new member, entertained us with an account of his working life as a policeman in a rural community. read more...
Thu 7th April 2016 Tilery Lanterns - Arts in Health and Education
A talk by Mary Robson, the creative facilitator in the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University. read more...Thu 31st March 2016 NO MEETING TODAY!
No meeting on this date as many of us attended the 10th Anniversary Charter Dinner of the Durham Elvet Club
Thu 24th March 2016 Blind Life in Durham
A talk about this local charity by its founder and chairman, Jim Welch read more...
Thu 17th March 2016 NEPACS
- supporting a positive future for prisoners and their families. read more...Thu 10th March 2016 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting ... read more...
Mon 7th March 2016 Swimathon 2015 - Funds Distribution
Now that all the sponsorship money has been collected and the Gift Aid recovered we had the pleasure of distributing the proceeds to the participants ... read more...
Thu 3rd March 2016 Northumbrian Water
This should have been a talk by Adrian Holmes-Morris ... read more...
Sat 27th February 2016 President's Evening
A thoroughly enjoyable evening ... read more...
Thu 25th February 2016 Elimination of HIV Transmission to Children
A presentation by David Hill and Chris Mayes (Rotary Club of Stokesley) on the current status of the ABC Project (Aids-Free Birthright for Children). read more...
Thu 18th February 2016 Teikyo University of Japan in Durham - Why?
Member Mike Daly, Bursar at Teikyo, will explain why this Japanese University has an outpost here in Durham. read more...
Thu 11th February 2016 Fire and Ice Expeditions - John Robson
An update on the work of this group of firemen who go to great lengths raising money for local charities. read more...
Thu 4th February 2016 Durham Mining History
A talk by Jim Coxon read more...
Thu 28th January 2016 Recent Trends on Social Enterprise
A talk by Kate Welch OBE DL FRSA, Chief executive of Social Enterprise Acumen CIC read more...
Thu 21st January 2016 Waddington Street Centre
... a talk by Steve Wakefield & Ali Lee read more...Thu 14th January 2016 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting ... read more...
Thu 7th January 2016 LionMouth Rural Centre
A talk by Brigid Press, the Project Coordinator at this new(ish) resource in the Deerness Valley read more...Thu 31st December 2015 NO MEETING!
Christmas & New Year BreakThu 24th December 2015 NO MEETING!
Christmas Break
Thu 17th December 2015 Christmas Lunch
...with the Inner Wheel Club of Durham read more...Thu 10th December 2015 Special General Meeting
An important business meeting ... read more...
Fri 4th December 2015 - Wed 23rd December 2015 The Christmas Sleigh - 2015
Santa has been out and about around Durham ... read more...
Thu 3rd December 2015 Public Health, County Durham - Anna Lynch
Anna is Director of Public Health for County Durham ... read more...
Thu 26th November 2015 The Kandy Project
A talk by Rtn. Elaine Smith about a District-wide Project in support of handicapped people in Sri Lanka read more...
Sat 21st November 2015 Swimathon 2015
Our EIGHTH Swimathon - a joint venture between Durham County Council and the Club. read more...
Thu 19th November 2015 De-humanising Young People - Gill Eshelby
Gill is the head of the County Durham Youth Offending Service (CDYOS) read more...
Thu 12th November 2015 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting ? read more...
Thu 5th November 2015 How The Rotary Foundation works
Club members Stewart Atkin and Jim Greensmith explained the workings of Rotary's "own charity" and our own Club's involvement ... read more...
Thu 29th October 2015 Bowes Museum - Jane Whittaker
Dr Jane Whittaker is the Head of Collections at Bowes Museum read more...
Wed 28th October 2015 Norman Richardson Bequest Award
A well-deserved award from our Trust Fund read more...
Fri 23rd October 2015 A Walk to End Polio
David did it again! read more...
Thu 22nd October 2015 Children in Care in County Durham - Karen Robb
... read more...Thu 15th October 2015 NO MEETING!
This meeting was cancelled so that as many members as possible could attend the funeral of Past President Michael Hill. read more...
Thu 8th October 2015 The Great North Air Ambulance - Janet Hume
Janet told us something of the work of this "Great" organization. read more...
Thu 1st October 2015 A talk by Peter Cook
Peter is a Trainer, Supervisor and Practitioner of Counseling and was the former Director of the Centre for Studies in Counselling at Durham University. read more...
Thu 24th September 2015 Caroline O'Neill - Head of Education, Durham County Council
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Sun 20th September 2015 Annual Clay Pigeon Shoot
Open Clay Pigeon Competition at Spennymoor & District Clay Pigeon Club read more...
Thu 17th September 2015 RIBI President Peter Davey visited the Club
We looked forward to meeting the RIBI President ... read more...Thu 10th September 2015 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting.
Thu 3rd September 2015 Deaf Awareness in Business
A talk by Lindsey Foster, Director of the charity Signature ... read more...
Thu 27th August 2015 The Rotary Peace & Conflict Resolution Programme
A talk by US Marine Lieutenant Eric Davids currently studying at Durham University on this programme. read more...Thu 20th August 2015 An impromptu talk by Rtn. Richard Scothon
Our scheduled speaker couldn't make it, so Richard stepped in at the last moment ... read more...Thu 13th August 2015 Job Talk - Dori Beeler
New member Dori told us something of her working life and her involvement with Rotary ... read more...
Thu 6th August 2015 A visit from DG Terry Long
... accompanied by Michael Dynes, chairman of the District Membership Development & Retention committee. Michael talked to the Club about "Rotary Growth Opportunities". read more...
Thu 30th July 2015 The British Honours System - Malcolm Pratt DL
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Thu 23rd July 2015 The Little Count - Jen Straughan
Jen told us something of the unusually small fellow from Poland who fell in love with Durham ... read more...Thu 16th July 2015 Committee Reports
A routine business meeting. read more...
Sun 12th July 2015 A Taste of Persia
Fundraising for the Northern Brainwave Appeal ... read more...Thu 9th July 2015 Restorative Justice - Jenny Sadgrove
A presentation by the wife of the Dean of Durham - one of of our honorary members. read more...
Thu 2nd July 2015 Presidents Handover
President David passed the reins on to President Fari read more...