Completed meetings and events 2018-2019

Sun 30th June 2019 District Handover Winter Gardens Beamish Hall Hotel

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Thu 27th June 2019 Club Handover

Outgoing President Tom hands-over to incoming President Ian

Sun 23rd June 2019 Treasure Hunt – Newcastle City Centre –

Meeting up at Greys Monument at 1.30pm.
From 2.30-4pm a café has been booked for coffee and cakes at the Café Royal in Nelson Street just off the Monument to enjoy time together after the Treasure Hunt.

Fri 7th June 2019 Strawberry and sparkling night at the home of Ann & Jeff

There is a £10 fee for the evening. Money will be raised for an autistic unit in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. The evening starts at 7pm.
The event raised £520

Thu 30th May 2019 Fish and Chips Supper at Hallgarth Manor

Fundraising for the Spinal Injury Association

Wed 17th April 2019 - Thu 18th April 2019 Maundy Thursday – no meeting

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Thu 4th April 2019 AGM & Business meeting

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Thu 28th March 2019 Speaker Pres. Bill Robson of Bishop Auckland – Topic: “Games Makers” & Olympics Rio

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Pupils from Pittington Primary School, next to the Defibrillator that is installed at Pittington Village Hall

Sat 23rd March 2019 Fundraising Quiz Night Pittington Village Hall - Community Fundraising event (Defibrillator )

Thanks to our President Tom Sharples funds have been raised to install defibrillators in Brandon and Pittington read more...

Fri 22nd March 2019 District Young Technology Tournament - Sunderland –

Associate Members providing First Aid Cover
a public access defibrillator

Thu 21st March 2019 How to use a public access defibrillator

Barbara Broadbelt will explain and demonstrate how to use a public access defibrillator

Mon 18th March 2019 Durham Bede Rotary Club's Games night – Bowling Club Durham

contact Arthur if you are interested in joining this night

Thu 14th March 2019 Rotary Foundation Scholars – Seamus & Freddie

A visit to the club by this years Rotary Foundation Scholars – Seamus Matlack & Freddie Campbell

Thu 7th March 2019 Committees and Business meeting

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Sun 3rd March 2019 Collection & Sale of Jewellery New College Durham –

£240 was raised for the Pittington Defibrillators; project

Thu 28th February 2019 Talk by Rtn. Josey George – Update on situation in Kerala (BB)

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Sat 23rd February 2019 Rotary Day

Paul Percy Harris (1868-1947), lawyer, created the first Rotary Club on February 23, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois with three friends Silvester Schiele, coal merchant , Gustave E. Loehr, mining engineer, and Hiram E. Shorey, tailor.

Thu 21st February 2019 Spk: Rt. Rev Malcolm Jones – PCDC – Serving children in crisis in the Holy Land

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Sat 16th February 2019 - Sun 17th February 2019 Leadership Assembly - Warwick

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Thu 14th February 2019 Gulyás evening

Our yearly Gulyás evening evening at Klari and Stuart's house: Cost £10. Please bring a bottle. Address is: 39 Thorndale , Belmont Durham DH1 2AJ

Thu 7th February 2019 Committees an Business meeting

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Sun 3rd February 2019 District Officers Training

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Thu 31st January 2019 Preparation meeting for quiz night in Pittington

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Jo Dunnett MSc BSc

Thu 24th January 2019 Speaker Jo Dunnett “ Let’s eat together”

Families are being encouraged to cook together and eat healthier options as part of an initiative in the PhD research of Jo Dunnett at Teesside University to promote the benefits of family meal times.

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Sun 20th January 2019 Stall and collection – Antique Fare

£200 was raised for the Pittington Defibrillator project
Zanzibar

Thu 17th January 2019 Spk. Youth - Hollie Handford - VSO works with the children and young people of Zanzibar

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Mon 14th January 2019 - Sun 20th January 2019 International Assembly

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Sun 13th January 2019 Collection at Tesco's in Langley Moore

The collection raised £258.36. The funds will be used to proceed with the purchase of two lockable boxes and two defibrillators, one to be sited at Meadowfield Social Club and the second at Brandon Welfare Hall.

Thu 10th January 2019 Committees & Business meeting & mid-year review

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Thu 3rd January 2019 No meeting

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Thu 27th December 2018 No meeting

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Thu 20th December 2018 No meeting

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Thu 13th December 2018 Club Christmas Meal Hallgarth

Three course meal at £20 pp including coffee. Please find menu choices below. read more...

Thu 6th December 2018 Committees & Business meeting & SGM

Special General Meeting where we will have to confirm our club officers for next year.Can you have a think about positions, particularly that of Treasurer as Dave's time as is well and truly up and it's time some someone else took over the financial reins

Sun 2nd December 2018 Pittington Primary School Christmas Fayre

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Thu 29th November 2018 District Foundation Seminar Hallgarth – no Club meeting

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Mon 26th November 2018 Visit to Pittington Primary School

Visit to Pittington Primary School, Hallgarth Ln, High Pittington, Durham DH6 1AF. Meeting at school reception at 10.30 am

Thu 22nd November 2018 Foundation Food Night at the home of Liz & Dave

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Wed 21st November 2018 District Quiz

District Quiz at The Culpitts Hotel, Hawthorn Terrace, Durham, DH1 starting at 7.30pm against Barnard Castle B Team with Ed Kear as quiz-master.

Sun 18th November 2018 The Elvet Swans swim in Durham's Swimathon

The swans swam at 3pm and raised £780 including Gift Aid. £384.36 of this amount went to our club's chosen charity Breast Cancer Now!

Thu 15th November 2018 Rotary Club Central & Social

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Thu 8th November 2018 Spk: Rt. Rev Malcolm Jones – PCDC – Serving children in crisis in the Holy Land ( B&I R)

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Fri 2nd November 2018 Annual Broth Night at the home of Ann & Jeff

International – £300 has been raised which will go to Regionális Autista Központ, a Hungarian autistic centre.

Thu 1st November 2018 Committee’s & Business meetings

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Dutch bulb fields

Thu 25th October 2018 Rotary goes Dutch

Bert-Jan is going to discuss the provisional programme of our visit to the Netherlands, including meeting Dutch Rotarians! read more...

Thu 18th October 2018 DG Stewart & Christine Atkin – Official visit

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Thu 11th October 2018 Spk. Angela Joseph – Tour Manager

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Fri 5th October 2018 Rotary helps with Firework Display

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Fri 5th October 2018 - Sun 7th October 2018 District Conference The Majestic Hotel Harrogate

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Thu 4th October 2018 Committees & Business meeting

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Thu 27th September 2018 Speaker Dr. Robert Banks: St. Cuthbert's Society buildings – House 12

Tonight we had the pleasure of welcoming Saemus and District Governor Stewart Aitkin and his wife Christine. We are Seamus's host club during his year studying at Durham University. His sponsoring Club is from District 7930 Greater Boston of the USA.
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Tue 25th September 2018 Seamus Matlack our Rotary Global Scholar arrives in the North East today

Durham Elvet Rotary Club is the host club of Seamus, our Rotary Global Scholar. He will be completing a Master's Degree of Science in Defense, Development, and Diplomacy at St. Mary's College of Durham University.

Thu 13th September 2018 Speaker Cathy Lee Head Teacher Pittington Primary School (PA & AC)

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Thu 6th September 2018 Committees & Business meeting

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Thu 6th September 2018 6th RYLA Presentation evening

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Thu 23rd August 2018 Social meeting

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Thu 16th August 2018 Social meeting

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Thu 9th August 2018 Social meeting

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Thu 2nd August 2018 Social meeting & Urgent Business

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Thu 19th July 2018 Social meeting, Diary update and Urgent business

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Durham Elvet at the Tall Ships

Thu 12th July 2018 Tall Ships arrive in Sunderland. We're there.

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Tue 10th July 2018 - Sat 14th July 2018 Tall Ships Sunderland

In July 2018 the Tall Ships fleet will create a stunning spectacle on the banks of the River Wear and within the prestigious Port of Sunderland.

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Thu 5th July 2018 Committees & Business meeting

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Sun 1st July 2018 Family Lunch

District Handover at Hallgarth Manor
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