Completed meetings and events 2019-2020

Thu 25th June 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 18th June 2020 Council - Sorry! Likely to be Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 18th June 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Fri 12th June 2020 Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19 = Youth Speaks -

Public speaking completion for Juniors organised by the Forum club. Venue: Colchester Town Hall

Thu 11th June 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 4th June 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 28th May 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Mon 25th May 2020 Annual Duck Race -Sorry! Likely to be Cancelled due to Covid 19

Charity Duck race in Castle Park

Thu 21st May 2020 Council -Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 21st May 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 14th May 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Sun 10th May 2020 10 K Race -Sorry! Likely to be Cancelled due to Covid 19

Details TBA

Thu 7th May 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 30th April 2020 No Evening meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Possible luncheon meeting TBA

Thu 23rd April 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Fri 17th April 2020 President's Night -Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Black Tie Dinner and Dance, Le Talbooth Restaurant

Thu 16th April 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 9th April 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Convid 19

Thu 2nd April 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 26th March 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Sorry! Cancelled due to Covid 19

Thu 19th March 2020 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 19th March 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Gerald Oxford on His Life. Host Mary Beverley

Tue 17th March 2020 Youth Speaks - Senior

Public speaking competition between students from local schools. This takes place in the prestigious Council Chamber of the Colchester Town Hall

Sat 14th March 2020 Pelden Wine Night

Wine night in aid of "Food for Thought" and "Water Aid" - Pelden & Wigborough Community Centre

Thu 12th March 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Dr Robinson – Heart Consultant. Host Louis Thorpe

Tue 10th March 2020 Youth Speaks - Intermediate

Public speaking competition between students from local schools. This takes place in the prestigious Council Chamber of the Colchester Town Hall

Tue 10th March 2020 - Thu 12th March 2020 10th - 12th March Mock Interviews at St. Benedict's

Practice interviews for students

Thu 5th March 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Hugh Beattie, Military Oil Portrait Painter

Thu 27th February 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Frugal Meal in aid of Mary’s Meals. + Business Meeting.

Thu 20th February 2020 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 20th February 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Paul Lind, Town Sergeant talking about his job (Oyster Feast, etc).

Thu 13th February 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Keith Lovell on History of Village signs, Host Jo Portway

Thu 6th February 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Lynn Marston Dementia and Alzheimers’ Society. Host, VP Julia Harding

Thu 30th January 2020 5th Thursday Evening Meeting with Partners and Guests. Speaker Norma Howell on Medical Detection Dogs. Host, Colin Bennett Venue Colchester Golf Club - meal £19pp

Thu 23rd January 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Business Meeting

Thu 16th January 2020 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 16th January 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Peter Jones. Host Peter Powell

Thu 9th January 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker – Richard Bowdidge – Tom Bowdidge Foundation.

Thu 2nd January 2020 No Luncheon or Meeting this week - TBC

Thu 26th December 2019 No Luncheon or Meeting this week

Thu 19th December 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 19th December 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Christmas Lunch with Partners and Guests

Thu 12th December 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Paul Bleck Colchester Ambassadors

Thu 5th December 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Mike Hunter Nayland and Wissington Conservation . Host Bill Ward

Thu 28th November 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Business Meeting & SGM

Wed 27th November 2019 Youth Choir Competition Final at the University of Essex

Annual Youth Choir Competition Final in the Ivor Crewe Lecture theatre at the University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ

Thu 21st November 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 21st November 2019 Youth Choir Competition Heat at TLA

Annual Youth Choir Competition. This heat at Thomas Lord Audley School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester CO2 8NJ

Thu 21st November 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Lisa Grantham (from R&C). My Scout trip, Host/VOT Tony D

Tue 19th November 2019 Youth Choir Competition Heat at TLA

Annual Youth Choir Competition. This heat at Thomas Lord Audley School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester CO2 8NJ

Mon 18th November 2019 Mock Interviews Thomas Lord Audley School

Practice Interviewing

Thu 14th November 2019 Youth Choir Competition heat at TLA

Annual Youth Choir Competition. This heat at Thomas Lord Audley School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester CO2 8NJ

Thu 14th November 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Sam Good, Colchester BID. Reporter David Jones

Thu 7th November 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Lindsay Hurrell – Re-Cycle, shipping cycles to Africa Host/VOT Nick Clarke. Reporter David Boyden

Thu 31st October 2019 Evening Meeting with Partners and Guests.. Speaker Sarah Knight – Chappel Chocolate House talk and demo. 7 for 7.30 Colchester Golf Club

Colchester Golf Club, Braiswick 7pm for 7.30pm

Thu 24th October 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Business Meeting

Thu 24th October 2019 World Polio Day

On World Polio Day, thousands of Rotary clubs around the world will hold events to recognise our progress in the global fight to end polio.

Thu 17th October 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 17th October 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Allen Toms on himself. Host ........ Reporter Peter Powell.

Thu 10th October 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Katie Skingle KAT PR Owner and NSPCC. Host VOT David London. Reporter Stephen Penrose

Thu 3rd October 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Paul Bleck MD of Barteck. Diesel Engines. VOT/Host David Priest. Reporter Stephen Penrose

Thu 26th September 2019 Luncheon Meeting - District 1240 Governor Visit (Business Meeting Cancelled). Host, President Michael

Thu 19th September 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 19th September 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Brian Dundon, Ex DeBeer Diamond Talk. Reporter Jo Portway. Host Ray Gamble

Thu 12th September 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Matt Thubron - Stop Loan Sharks VOT David Boyden, Reporter Tony Dutch

Sun 8th September 2019 A Mystery walk organised by Peter Powell

Mystery walk

Thu 5th September 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Lee Watts – From Para to Business Owner. VOT/Host Tony Dutch. Reporter John Lloyd

Thu 29th August 2019 Evening Meeting with Partners & Guests – Speaker Kayla Conley- Dream Interpretation. VOT/Host Bill Ward

Mon 26th August 2019 Panto Horse Race Derby

Fun Panto Horse race - Colchester High Street on August Bank Holiday Monday

Thu 22nd August 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Business Meeting

Thu 15th August 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 15th August 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Paul Draper – Royal Assoc. for the Deaf. VOT/Host Ivan Stedman. Reporter Lyndee Oscar

Thu 8th August 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Robert Walker – Intro into KTP Essex University VOT/Host Irene Kettle Reporter John Russell

Thu 1st August 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Phil Wallis – MTSFC Fishing Charity. VOT/Host Tony Dutch. Reporter Alan Tindall

Thu 25th July 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Business Meeting

Thu 18th July 2019 Council at The Rose & Crown Hotel

Thu 18th July 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Hugo Heij, a Dutch business coach – Leadership in uncertain times. VOT/Host Jon Neil. Reporter Dominic Pape

Thu 11th July 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Speaker Martin Ford – The role of a First Aid Responder. VOT/Host Bill Ward. Reporter Robin Twinn

Thu 4th July 2019 Luncheon Meeting - Handover potponed from 27th June; and Speaker Robert Clubb – Bowel Cancer Survivor. VOT/Host Harvey Faerestrand. Reporter Peter Powell

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