Completed meetings and events 2020-2021

Tue 29th June 2021 Club Presidential handover

from Phil Westlake to Tom Harper

Fri 25th June 2021 President Phil's Extravaganza via video conference

to mark an extraordinary yet exceptional year under covid restrictions read more...

Tue 22nd June 2021 Red Balloon of the Air

welcome to Liz Smart

Sun 20th June 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Features children's stories about how Nessie came to Essex, Sarah Bowerman talks about taking part in the Virtual Great Baddow Charity Races + Rotarians in Chelmsford talk about what Rotary means to them. And much more . . . Tune in!

Tue 15th June 2021 Fraud, Internet Scams . . .

what are the latest and how can we protect ourselves?

Tue 8th June 2021 Club Assembly

when we present our plans for the coming Rotary year. [June is Youth programme planning month]

Thu 3rd June 2021 Litter Pick: Keep Britain Tidy: Great British Spring Clean

Meet Baddow Road Car Park (opposite B & M) read more...

Tue 1st June 2021 Business Meeting

Tue 25th May 2021 The work of Foundation and the grants system

Welcome to David Whitehead

Sat 22nd May 2021 The VIRTUAL Great Baddow Charity Races over THIS weekend 22-23 May

10 mile road race and two mile fun run (or walk): STILL TIME TO ENTER: https://baddowraces.co.uk/ read more...

Sat 22nd May 2021 - Sun 23rd May 2021 The VIRTUAL Great Baddow Charity Races over weekend of 22-23 May

Entrants complete selected distance in their local area. Download specified running app listed with all entry details at https://baddowraces.co.uk/

Tue 18th May 2021 Prison – so what is it really like and does it work?

Welcome to Lindsay Whitehouse - Deputy Governor and Acting Governor for Chelmsford for over five years and the first Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex from 2013-2016.

Sun 16th May 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Chelmsford Mildmay President Phil Westlake talking about late Rtn Ron Gregory and the current Photo Competition which bears his name, and Amanda Durrant about successful fundraising for Springfield Gymnastics Club. And much more . . . Tune in!

Tue 11th May 2021 Internet Container Project

Welcome to Colin Engelbrecht. President of Klerksdorp Rotary

Tue 4th May 2021 AGM & Business meeting

May is International and Foundation programme planning month

Tue 27th April 2021 Rotary Satellite Chelmsford City

Welcome to Kate Keys talking about Chelmsford City Rotary's successful year in 2020.

Tue 20th April 2021 St George's Day lunch

remembering St George, England's patron saint.

Sun 18th April 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Featuring Rotarian Robert Cappin, Virtual Great Baddow Charity Races (22-23 May), children’s author Josie Dom about writing and Essex Book Festival, gymnast Amanda Durrant Springfield Gymnastics Club and Peter Dilley InterAct. Tune In!

Tue 13th April 2021 Love Your Chelmsford

welcome to Sam Warren

Tue 6th April 2021 Business Meeting

April is Club Council Planning Month

Tue 30th March 2021 The long journey towards the Chiropractors Act.

presented by Ian Hutchinson

Tue 23rd March 2021 Maldon’s historic steam flour mill

Welcome to Paul Chaplin, Chair of Beeleigh Mill Restoration

Sun 21st March 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Featuring midwife Lauren, Julia Chelmsford Mildmay Inner Wheel,
Peter Dilley InterAct, Ros Green Essex Book Festival and
Keith Brownlie District Governor + Rotary Young Citizen Award nominees.

Sun 21st March 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

More reasons to tune in - Lauren, Josh + Daisy nominated for Rotary Young Citizen Award 2021

Wed 17th March 2021 The Friendly Quiz - remember to sign up and RSVP by 12 March.

A Zooming good quiz in aid of Rotary charities. read more...

Tue 16th March 2021 Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club Debating Society 3

chaired by Dave Almond

Tue 9th March 2021 Hidden Harm update

welcome to Lyn McClintock

Tue 2nd March 2021 Business Meeting

March is Community and Vocational programme planning month

Mon 1st March 2021 - Mon 31st May 2021 The Ron Gregory Photography Competition - Spring 2021

Remember to take those photos throughout spring - open to all ages, for photographs taken outside between 01 March and 31 May. Have fun, benefit charities and you could win a prize! read more...

Tue 23rd February 2021 Celebrate Rotary Day - 23rd February!

The 116th anniversary of the founding of Rotary, by Paul Harris. read more...

Tue 23rd February 2021 Taking off at 80!

A parachute jump in aid of Helping Hands Essex. Welcome to Val Chiswell

Sun 21st February 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Featuring Councillor Tom Willis, Climate Ambassador for Chelmsford City; teacher Chris Martin, who works in Alternative Education at Circles Farm in Stock; Ros Green, Director Essex Book Festival; Keith Brownlie, Rotary District Governor. Tune in!

Tue 16th February 2021 Billericay Club's experience of crowdfunding

for their Clean Water Project for 2,500 Kenyan School Children. Welcome to Peter Greene and Les Sheppard .

Tue 9th February 2021 Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club Debating Society 2

chaired by Dave Almond

Tue 2nd February 2021 Business Meeting

February is Youth programme planning month

Memory of last year's wonderful lunch at Little Channels

Tue 26th January 2021 Burns 'virtual' lunch

celebrating the life and work of Robert Burns

Tue 19th January 2021 Crowdfunding

Welcome to Steve Gale, Assistant Governor for Area 1, to bring us up to date with all things crowdfunding.

Sun 17th January 2021 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Includes Ros Green, Director Essex Book Festival re 2021 plans; artist and writer Lu Williams re 'Manifesto for Essex' + our very own DG Keith Brownlie re children's writing competition. Tune in!

Tue 12th January 2021 Chelmsford City Council's top priority - Climate Change

welcome to Councillor Tom Willis, Climate Change Ambassador

Tue 5th January 2021 New Year Fellowship

including Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club Debating Society 1 and a little Home Page update.
January is Public Image team programme planning month

Tue 29th December 2020 No meeting today

Tue 22nd December 2020 No meeting today

Sun 20th December 2020 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Includes John 95-year-old writer, Keith Essen Whitechapel Mission transport driver, Ros Green Essex Book Festival Director and John Spence, Essex County Councillor. Tune in!

Tue 15th December 2020 Christmas lunch

with partners and friends - light entertainment planned.

Tue 8th December 2020 Barrow Farm RDA

Welcome to Karen Lehner

Tue 1st December 2020 Special General Meeting and Business Meeting

December is Club Council programme planning month

Mon 30th November 2020 Foundation fundraising evening

It's St Andrew's Day so what better day for club members to have a talk and quiz about alcohol!? read more...

Tue 24th November 2020 Progress towards eradicating polio

- welcome to Robert Macaulay, District Lead for End Polio Now

Tue 17th November 2020 The Life and Times of

David Pond

Sun 15th November 2020 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Includes Kate Keys, Chelmsford City Satellite Rotary re Christmas Donate-a-Dinner Project, 95 yr old John coping during covid, Chris Bellamy re National Trust Chelmsford+District Supporters Group and Chelmsford Area U3A, and Holly’s voluntary activities.

Tue 10th November 2020 Reflections on National Polio Immunisation Day in India

from Pat Gaudin

Tue 3rd November 2020 Business Meeting

November is International and Foundation programme planning month

Tue 27th October 2020 Fundraising social evening in support of polio eradication

An evening of fun and mystery aided by secrets and youthful photos!

Tue 27th October 2020 No lunchtime meeting today

instead we will be holding a social fundraising evening.

Sat 24th October 2020 World Polio Day

- a day of events to mark progress on the road to polio eradication.

Tue 20th October 2020 Life of a Consultant Paediatrician

with Karen Lehner

Mon 19th October 2020 An evening of fun and mystery in support of End Polio Now

. . . we will try to find hidden secrets about our members and identify mystery photographs, taken when members and partners were younger and not so distinguished. £10 pp

Sun 18th October 2020 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Mayor of Chelmsford, Councillor Jude Deakin, Barrow Farm Riding for the Disabled, litter picking in Chelmsford, Twiddle Muffs for Essex Ambulance Trust and World Polio Day on 24 October. Listen in!

Tue 13th October 2020 Life and Times

of Roy Thorne

Tue 6th October 2020 Business Meeting

October is Community and Vocational Team programme planning month

Tue 29th September 2020 The work of Hearing Help Essex

with Julie Leggett

Fri 25th September 2020 Litter Pick in conjunction with LYC and for the Keep Britain Tidy Autumn Campaign - 10 am

Although a Keep Britain Tidy September Clean Up activity, through the auspices of Love Your Chelmsford (LYC), they have arranged free parking for our litter picking team at the Riverside Leisure Centre - more details below read more...

Tue 22nd September 2020 ‘If and when the Curtain will rise’

Welcome to Neil Arbon, talking about how the Quay Theatre, Sudbury, is managing as we come out of lockdown.

Sun 20th September 2020 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

includes Barrow Farm Riding for the Disabled riders, End Polio Now, Rotary GBI partnership with CarersUK + Jed Brooks team leader for D1240 Membership and Public Image. Tune in!

Tue 15th September 2020 ‘Fun questions on Essex, how many quirky answers do you know?’

With our very own Tom Harper

Sun 13th September 2020 VIRTUAL Edmund Carr Great Baddow Charity Races 10 mile and 2 mile

Details https://baddowraces.co.uk/

Tue 8th September 2020 Business Meeting

September is Youth Services team programme planning month

Tue 1st September 2020 Welcome to our District Governor

Keith Brownlie

Tue 25th August 2020 Welcome to Jed Brooks

District Membership & Public Image Lead 20/21

Tue 18th August 2020 News from Tanzania

with Amani Sedoyeka, for a long overdue catch-up!

Sun 16th August 2020 Rotary Roundup on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4 FM

Includes Paula Ashfield from Kids Inspire, John Bucknell, Chelmsford Mldmay, about recent Paul Harris Fellowship, Neil Macalister, Ingatestone Rotary’s President about his work with the Woodland Trust. Plus some locked-down playlist! Listen in!