Completed meetings and events 2021-2022

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Thu 30th June 2022 President's Dinner

During which we celebrated the achievements of President Peter's year and Graham and Mary Brace told us about the wildlife of Brazil. Black tie. read more...
Painting of roses

Thu 23rd June 2022 Colin Murphy: Myths of Wills and Probate

Colin Murphy from our corporate member Backhouse Solicitors looks at them. read more...
Flag of Essex

Tue 21st June 2022 Tour of Ingatestone Hall

The seat of the Petre family read more...
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Thu 16th June 2022 Club Assembly

We hear the Club's plans for the year ahead read more...
Families seen through cartoon spectacles

Thu 9th June 2022 Kirsty Cornell: Families in Focus

Supporting families which have a child with learning difficulties
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Wed 1st June 2022 Business meeting

Our last business meeting of the Rotary year read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 31st May 2022 Council meeting

Council members only
A watermill seen from the road

Thu 26th May 2022 Alan Pamphilon: Chelmsford's industrial heritage

A proud heritage read more...
Beeleigh Abbey

Wed 25th May 2022 Visit to Beeleigh Abbey

One of Essex's historic buildings
A smiling bald man wearing glasses

Thu 19th May 2022 Rtn Chuda Karki: Hidden Kingdom - Upper Mustang

The famous area
Outline of a head with a question mark superimposed

Thu 12th May 2022 Sophie Ede: Hearing Help Essex

Supporting those with hearing loss
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Thu 5th May 2022 Annual General Meeting

We receive reports on the Rotary year to date. read more...
A line of  seated African medics, with two of our Club members.

Thu 28th April 2022 Rtn Chuda Karki: International Evening

The Chair of our Foundation and International Committee read more...
A previous jumble sale

Sat 23rd April 2022 Jumble Sale at Danbury Village Hall

Our regular spring event. read more...
A computer graphic of children dancing in a ring

Thu 21st April 2022 Katharine Loveday: Kids Inspire

A charity providing mental health and trauma recovery support for children, young people and their families. read more...
Tudor rose

Thu 14th April 2022 Tony Tuckwell: Mary Tudor at New Hall

Mary Tudor at our local Tudor palace read more...
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Thu 7th April 2022 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 5th April 2022 Council meeting

Council members only
A man wearing a poppy

Thu 31st March 2022 Rtn David Axon: My very first job

What David did first to earn money read more...
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Thu 24th March 2022 Daisy Mansfield: The Leprosy Mission

TLM helps sufferers from this devastating disease read more...
An RNLI lifeboat

Thu 17th March 2022 Ken Harrison: RNLI

Ken tells us about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution read more...
Two male heads facing each other

Thu 10th March 2022 Liz Rotherham: Heads2Minds

A charity raising mental health awareness in the UK read more...
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Thu 3rd March 2022 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 1st March 2022 Council meeting

Council members only
Computer image of a smiling nurse holding a clipboard

Thu 24th February 2022 Rtn Sara Arun: Job talk

Sara was a District Nurse read more...
Image of a tree with empty labels on branches

Thu 17th February 2022 Rtn Keith Dabbs: Aspects of family history

Keith tells us about this fascinating subject.
Drawing of Saxons in battle

Thu 10th February 2022 Rtn Keith Otter: Battle of Maldon

The most famous battle fought in Essex before the Conquest read more...
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Thu 3rd February 2022 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting. This meeting was held at the Chelmsford Rugby Club. read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 1st February 2022 Council meeting

Council members only
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Thu 27th January 2022 Rtn Keith Brownlie: Our District Governor

Our DG joins us online. read more...
Computer image of a woman juggling balls

Thu 20th January 2022 Rtn Angela Dickman: My very first job

Angela told us about the summer job she had before going to university. read more...
View along a canal to a shopping area

Thu 13th January 2022 Cllr Rose Moore: New Year's Message

We heard from Chelmsford City Council's Cabinet Member for Safer and Greener Chelmsford. read more...
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Fri 7th January 2022 Rotary Young Musician: Chelmsford Heats

The Chelmsford heats of Rotary Young Musician - Vocalist and Instrumentalist. read more...
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Thu 6th January 2022 Casablanca

Our speakers from The Leprosy Mission will address us at a later date. read more...
A computer image of a blue genie

Sun 2nd January 2022 Senior guests' outing to panto

One of our annual treats for those of mature years. read more...
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Thu 23rd December 2021 Social meeting

Liz Rotherham of Heads2Minds will speak to us at a later date. read more...
Gold coins on a Christmas background

Fri 17th December 2021 Christmas collection

Collection outside Morrisons, Dickens Place, Chelmsford, in aid of local charities
Computer image of a Christmas wreath

Thu 16th December 2021 Christmas party

Time to let our hair down! read more...
Image of an eye

Thu 9th December 2021 John Miles: Global Sight Solutions

A charity fighting avoidable blindness. It is supported by Rotary. read more...
Images of Santa and gifts superimposed on photograph of large Gothic church

Sat 4th December 2021 Santa's Grotto

Visit Santa's Grotto in the Christmas Market at Chelmsford Cathedral read more...
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Thu 2nd December 2021 Business meeting and Special AGM

We elect our Club Officers for the forthcoming Rotary year read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 30th November 2021 Council meeting

Council members only
A Welcome to the Yorkshire Dales plaque

Thu 25th November 2021 Rtn Francis Whitbread: Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales

One of Francis's favourite places - and one of his favourite hobbies read more...
A large group of smiling African boys

Thu 18th November 2021 Charlotte Tipping: World Vision

Helping the most vulnerable children, in the most difficult places, overcome poverty and experience fullness of life read more...
A crest

Thu 11th November 2021 Rtn David Axon: The Suicide Squad

At the end of WWII read more...
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Thu 4th November 2021 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 2nd November 2021 Council meeting

Council members only
Cartoon of a comfortable chair

Thu 28th October 2021 Sue Rose: Chelmsford in-house care

We learned about the services available from this commercial company. read more...
Map of central London

Tue 26th October 2021 Capital Ring walk

We meet at Chelmsford Station to travel to London and walk Section 15 of the Capital Ring, which is about four miles.
A Community Transport minibus with a man wearing a mask and carrying a bag

Thu 21st October 2021 Clair Dade: Chelmsford Community Transport

We have pledged ourselves to support Chelmsford Community Transport for five years read more...
A computer graphic of a container ship with a white and red hull

Thu 14th October 2021 Rtn Geoff Dickman: Job talk

A career in shipping read more...
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Thu 7th October 2021 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 5th October 2021 Council meeting

Council members only
Cartoon of a giraffe

Thu 30th September 2021 Graham Brace: Wildlife of Tanzania

Tanzania's fauna. This meeting was held at Little Channels. read more...
Red silhouette of a small bird

Thu 23rd September 2021 Darren Couchman: Robin Cancer Trust

The UK's germ cell cancer community
Computer image of a man with a prosthetic right arm, smiling and waving his left hand

Thu 16th September 2021 Lana Meade: The Limbless Association

The largest civilian charity for amputees in the UK, based in Chelmsford read more...
Outline map of Indian subcontinent

Thu 9th September 2021 Rtn Chuda Karki: Latuali Village Project

A humanitarian project in the Indian subcontinent read more...
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Thu 2nd September 2021 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 31st August 2021 Council meeting

Council members only
A white industrial building with a notice bearing the Scout logo

Thu 26th August 2021 Rob Jackson: Springfield Scout Hut

The home of Springfield scouts for over fifty years read more...
Black outline of a skeleton

Thu 19th August 2021 Ann Davis: The MS Society

Dealing with Multiple Sclerosis read more...
A single line of music

Thu 12th August 2021 Lottie Anstee

Former Chelmsford contestant Lottie, a flautist, went through to the National Finals of Young Musician in 2017-18. She is now studying music at Churchill College, Cambridge. read more...
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Thu 5th August 2021 Business meeting

Our monthly business meeting read more...
Line of people in front of a brick wall

Tue 3rd August 2021 Council meeting

Council members only
A long open road

Thu 29th July 2021 Sarah Wright and Leigh Harvey: Open Road

President Peter's chosen charity for his Presidential year read more...
Prince of Wales badge

Thu 22nd July 2021 Claire Burgess: The Prince’s Trust

This meeting was the first for over a year at which we were able to enjoy a sit-down dinner. read more...
Computer graphic of children dancing in a circle

Thu 15th July 2021 Carol Tunstall: The Bobath Centre

The Bobath Centre helps children with cerebral palsy and similar neurological conditions and their families read more...

Thu 8th July 2021 Sophia Pisano: Covid and Chelmsford High School

Sophia was the last President of the County High School Interact Club read more...
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Thu 1st July 2021 Handover meeting

The members of the 2020-21 Club Council hand over to their successors. read more...
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