Completed meetings and events 2019-2020

Thu 25th June 2020 Bradford District Telephone Befriending Service
The Council, NHS and Voluntary sector have collaborated to form a Telephone Befriending Service
Thu 18th June 2020 Rotary Peace Fellowship
Talk by Nabila a Palestinian living in Gaza.Thu 20th February 2020 Bradford Community Soup
Join us at the Storehouse, Caledonia Street, Bradford BD4 7BQ. Listen to local organisations and enjoy soup and good company.Thu 16th January 2020 Round Britain by Rail
Speaker Phil GodfreyThu 5th December 2019 Rotary Peace Scholar
Speaker Nabila
Thu 5th December 2019 Nightstop
Rotarian Darren who is the Chair of Bradford Nightstop explained about the work the charity does for young people. They provide emergency overnight accommodation for homeless 16 to 25 year olds in the homes of volunteers.Thu 28th November 2019 Joanne aka Lucienne aka Pollie
Speaker Joanne CrowtherThu 21st November 2019 Bradford Community Soup
Join us at the Storehouse, Caledonia Street, Bradford BD4 7BQ. Listen to local organisations and enjoy soup and good company.Thu 14th November 2019 Discovering Me! The power of expression
Speaker Nabeela AhmedThu 7th November 2019 Africa
Speaker Roger Barton
Thu 31st October 2019 Bradford Live
Lee Craven of Bradford Live and an update on the restoration of the Odeon.
Thu 31st October 2019 Bradford Live
We were delighted to have Rotarian Lee Craven talk to us about Bradford Live and the new life been given to the old Odeon cinema.Thu 24th October 2019 NO BREAKFAST MEETING
No breakfast meeting today we are holding our 26th Charter this evening at the Midland HotelThu 17th October 2019 Local Novelist
Speaker Stephen Place
Fri 11th October 2019 - Sun 13th October 2019 Rotary Conference
Our biggest ever turnout this year at the Rotary Conference in Scarborough. There was an interesting and very poignant programme which really brought home the vast need there is in the world and the necessity for Rotary to continue to do their bit.
Thu 10th October 2019 Speaker Ben McKenna
Recycle your laptops, tablets and phones, If you are like me you never know what to do with your laptops, tablets and phones when they are no longer needed. Solidaritech based in Bradford will make really good use of the them by helping Refugees.
Thu 3rd October 2019 Toastmasters - where leaders are made
Phil Cavalier-Lumley came to talk to us about Bradford Speaks, a speaking club aiming to become part of Toastmasters International, the world’s largest public speaking club network. Phil explained how people from quite varied backgrounds feel the need to
Thu 26th September 2019 Helping tomorrows inventors find creative solutions to climate change
Building a Creative Nation, speaker Sarah Mumford
Tue 24th September 2019 26th Charter
26th Charter at the Midland Hotel
Thu 12th September 2019 Forget Me Not Children's Hospice
Alison Parker from the Hospice and Ann came to tell us about the work of the Hospice which is in Huddersfield but serves the whole of West Yorkshire.
Thu 5th September 2019 RYLA 2019
Our RYLA participant Charlie Platts came to tell us all about his adventures at Hebden Hey as part of the training programme for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award.
Thu 15th August 2019 Think Blue Green for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
We enjoyed a thought provoking talk by Rotarian Professor Crina Oltean-Dumbrava who is the Chair of Sustainable Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering & Informatics, University of Bradford
Thu 25th July 2019 This place we call home
Darren has been exploring the different ways the City of Bradford and Rotary are rising to the task of tackling our environmental challenges
Thu 18th July 2019 Paul Breeze Award
Estella applied for some funding from our Paul Breeze Award.
Thu 11th July 2019 Jacqui's Million
Jacqui's Million, the main charity for this year's President