Completed meetings and events 2016-2017
Thu 22nd June 2017 City Tour in York
Chris Poulton will guide us around the beautiful city of York (followed by a meal). Meet at 6.00pm Market Weighton car park; tour starts 6.45pm Skeldergate Bridge, York (St George's Field car park)
Thu 8th June 2017 Car Treasure Hunt
Meet in the main Car Park 18.00-18.30 (staggered start), finish with a meal at a mystery destination, cost £10 per person. Guests welcome, numbers limited to 42._1.jpg)
Thu 25th May 2017 Club Assembly
Following the Club Assembly, Bernadette will tell us about the Donkey Library in Ethiopia
Thu 11th May 2017 A visit to Hornsea Inshore Rescue
Full details to follow. Please note the earlier start time - this meeting is not at The Griffin but in Hornsea and will be followed by a Fish and Chips supper
Thu 27th April 2017 Chocolate......!!!!
Our very own Lionel Cashin will talk to us about chocolate, drawing on the experiences of his earlier career, when he worked for 26 years at Mars.
Fri 21st April 2017 Weighton Wolds Charter Night
At Sandburn Hall, Flaxton (just off the A64 between York and Malton).Dinner and disco. Further details to be announced. Cost £30 (+£6.50 for coach transport from Market Weighton, if required)
Thu 13th April 2017 Club Business Meeting
Fri 31st March 2017 Spring FROG HOP
At Market Weighton Community Hall. Tickets £5, including a light supper, bring your own drink. Why not sponsor and name a frog, it's only £5 too !
Thu 23rd March 2017 Half Moon Brewery Visit
Half Moon Brewery, Ellerton, YO42 4PB.Timetable for the visit: Arrive 7.00 for 7.30pm introductions, talk about brewing – in the brewery; 8.00 beer tasting in the Village Hall (2 doors down); 8.30 food served; 10.00 depart. Cost £14.00
Thu 9th March 2017 Chris Poulton of York CityTours
Chris Poulton will give us an insight into guiding around one the UK's most beautiful cities
Fri 24th February 2017 Quiz Night
Open to everyone. At Market Weighton Social Club, in Southgate. Maximum 6 per team, cost £6 per person. Includes a light supper and prizes for the winners. Cash bar. All proceeds to Rotary Charities
Thu 23rd February 2017 Pocklington Canal Amenity Society
A talk about this local canal: although only half the canal is currently navigable the entire canal has a towpath and it's one of our finest canals for wildlife, with both national and international protection..jpg)
Thu 9th February 2017 Poppy Kennedy (from the Pocklington Post)
Come along to listen to Poppy and find out more about local journalism and the "Pock Post" in particular.jpg)
Thu 26th January 2017 Elaine Pierce of Beverley Community Lift
Elaine will explain the work of Beverley Community Lift and how it helps the people of Market Weighton and surrounding area
Thu 12th January 2017 An evening with Chris Stephenson
Our Immediate Past-President will talk to us about a subject close to his heart (a subject which he is also keeping close to his chest !)
Thu 15th December 2016 Christmas Meal
We're holding our second meeting of December a week early as we're having our Christmas meal - at Langlands Marquee: £20 per head for 3 course meal - GUESTS WELCOMEThu 8th December 2016 Christmas Lights Switch On !
Weighton Wolds will play an active part in the evening of the switch-on of the town's Christmas lights
Tue 29th November 2016 An evening with District Governor Phil Poole (at Tickton Grange, Beverley)
District Governor Phil Poole will address a joint meeting, held with Beverley Rotary Club, at Tickton Grange, Beverley. Cost £14.50_1.jpg)
Thu 24th November 2016 Quiz Night (at The Griffin, Market Weighton)
At our new regular venue The Griffin, Market Weighton.jpg)
Thu 10th November 2016 Special General Meeting (at The Griffin, Market Weighton)
A speaker from District 1040 will tell us about Rotary grants. It will also be an opportunity for us to discuss who we would like to help run the Club in the future. PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE AT THE GRIFFIN, NOT THE BAY HORSE
Thu 27th October 2016 Our Weekend Lyonnaise - A Few Days in the Gastronomic Capital of the World
Chris' report from the tri-club weekend in Lyon..jpg)
Thu 13th October 2016 Crewing a Tall-Ship on the North Sea
Club member, Sue Vicary with her tales of the high seas
Thu 22nd September 2016 An insight into what makes a RYLA Weekend so special
We'll here from our sponsored participant, Sarah and one of the leaders, Cindy.jpg)
Thu 25th August 2016 BBQ at Chris and Kay Stephenson's
At Chris and Kay's, Goodmanham Grange, YO43 3LT
Thu 11th August 2016 WW2 Bletchley Park - I was there !
Nonagenarian Jo Dunn will tell us about her time at Bletchley Park, with Alan Turing. Meeting at South Dalton Village Hall, guests welcome, cost £10 including Fish & Chip supper..jpg)
Thu 28th July 2016 An Aid Worker in Ethiopia
Rory Dillon will tell us about his work with LinkEthiopia, including a fascinating insight into the "donkey library"
Thu 14th July 2016 President's Handover Meeting
An evening with the Stephensons, as Chris hands over to Jeff