Completed meetings and events 2022-2023

Fri 30th June 2023 President's swansong

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Fri 23rd June 2023 Speaker - Steve Kirk: Seeing through the fog

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Sat 17th June 2023 District 1040 Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 16th June 2023 Speaker - Emilia Merenmies talks about her work in Ukraine.

An online meeting

Fri 9th June 2023 Club Assembly

Meeting at Weetwood Hall.

Fri 2nd June 2023 Speaker - Rtn Stuart Mills: "Which Steel" Dave.

An online meeting

Fri 26th May 2023 Speaker - Victoria Marsden: Leeds Woodland Creation Scheme

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Fri 19th May 2023 Speaker - Alice Smart: Zarach

An online meeting.

Fri 19th May 2023 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Sat 13th May 2023 District Assembly

Venue: Manor CE Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6PA

Fri 12th May 2023 Annual General Meeting

Meeting at Weetwood Hall.

Fri 5th May 2023 Speaker TBC: LEPRA

An online meeting

Fri 28th April 2023 Speaker - Mary Holmes: Elizabeth, the Feisty Feminist

Meeting at Weetwood Hall read more...

Fri 21st April 2023 Speaker - Tim Elms: The Life and Career of Tony Hancock

An online meeting. The speaker is the secretary of The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society

Fri 14th April 2023 Speaker - Matthew Beynon-Tullett: The White Knights' Blood Bikes

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Fri 7th April 2023 Good Friday - no meeting today

Fri 31st March 2023 Speaker - Maggie Poppa: Retirement, what Retirement?

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Fri 24th March 2023 Speaker - Tony Allinson: A Passage to India - 40 years' work of a Leeds nurse

An online meeting

Fri 24th March 2023 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 17th March 2023 Speaker - Martin Hamilton, Leeds Civic Trust

Meeting at Weetwood Hall

Fri 10th March 2023 Speaker - Cath Lee: Leeds Mencap, our Global Grant project

An online meeting

Fri 3rd March 2023 Speaker - Matt Walker: Cyber Security

Meeting at Weetwood Hall.

Fri 24th February 2023 Gardeners' Question Time

An online meeting

Fri 17th February 2023 Speaker - Geoff Dixon: The Canal and River Trust

Meeting at Weetwood Hall.

Fri 10th February 2023 Speaker - Aanika Dhillon: St George's Crypt

An online meeting

Fri 3rd February 2023 Rotary Club of Leeds Music Award

Congratulations to this year's winner, Rhiannon McGrath, graduating from Leeds Conservatoire. read more...

Sat 28th January 2023 District 1040 Council Meeting

Meeting online on Zoom

Fri 27th January 2023 Speaker - Rtn Warren Smith: My Trip to Norway

An online meeting

Fri 20th January 2023 Speaker - Mr Stephen Foster

Meeting at The Tetley. Mr Foster is the CEO of the White Rose Centre

Fri 13th January 2023 Speaker - Rtn Uell Kennedy: The History of Glasgow, from the last Ice Age to Yesterday

An online meeting.

Fri 13th January 2023 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 6th January 2023 Speaker - TBC

Fri 30th December 2022 No club meeting today

Fri 23rd December 2022 No club meeting today

Fri 16th December 2022 Club Christmas lunch

Meeting at The Tetley, 11.30 for 12 noon. Bookings for this lunch now closed.

Fri 9th December 2022 Special General Meeting

Meeting at The Tetley

Fri 2nd December 2022 Speaker - Tony Burkitt: Kwa-Zulu Natal

An online meeting.

Fri 25th November 2022 No club meeting today

Fri 18th November 2022 Speaker - Mr Nick Brazil: Chile & Easter Island - Desert, Fire, Ice and Mysticism

An online meeting

Fri 18th November 2022 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 11th November 2022 Speaker - Mr. Jim Noone

Meeting at The Tetley. The speaker is a powerboat champion and world record speed holder.

Fri 4th November 2022 Speaker - Jane Ellis: Old Leeds Cinemas

An online meeting.

Fri 28th October 2022 Speaker - Mr Chris Helme: You want to be a pirate?

An online meeting.

Fri 21st October 2022 Speaker - Mr Martin Chappellow: RNLI

Meeting at The Tetley.

Fri 14th October 2022 Speaker - Mr Martin Hamilton: Leeds, Past, Present and Future.

Meeting at The Tetley - note earlier starting time. Mr Hamilton is CEO of Leeds Civic Trust.

Fri 7th October 2022 - Sat 8th October 2022 District Conference, Scarborough

District 1040 Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire Centenary Conference

Fri 7th October 2022 Speaker - Kenroy Justin: My Travels

An online meeting. Kenroy is a former associate member of the club.

Fri 30th September 2022 Speaker - Rtn George English: Family History and Surnames

An online meeting. The speaker is President Elect of Kilmarnock Rotary Club and Director of Family History Service Research Through People.

Sat 24th September 2022 District 1040 Council Meeting

Venue: Manor CE Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6PA

Fri 23rd September 2022 Speaker - Dr Margaret Bending: Chasing the Dream - the story of a rocket scientist

Meeting at The Tetley.

Wed 21st September 2022 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 16th September 2022 Speaker - Kath Padgett: Are you a strong lass?

Meeting at The Tetley.

Fri 9th September 2022 Speaker - Julia Goodfellow - Smith: Lessons in a Long Walk

An online meeting

Fri 2nd September 2022 Visit of our patron The Lord Mayor of Leeds

Meeting at The Tetley. Today we welcome our patron, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Robert Gettings, MBE, JP and the Lady Mayoress Cllr Lesley Gettings.

Fri 26th August 2022 Speaker - Mr Brian Hull: The History of Parlington Hall

An online meeting

Fri 19th August 2022 Bex Wilson - Zarach

Meeting at The Tetley.

Fri 12th August 2022 Speaker - Mr Philip Ashe: Why We Don't Speak French

Meeting at The Tetley.

Fri 5th August 2022 Speaker - Rtn Carl Evans: A Day in the Life of an Optician

An online meeting
Fundraising BBQ

Sun 31st July 2022 BBQ fundraiser

A fundraising event in aid of the "Leeds Together for Ukraine Appeal" to be held at the Bannatyne Health Club, Cookridge.

Fri 29th July 2022 Speaker - Rabbi Eli Pink

An online meeting

Fri 22nd July 2022 Emmanuel Okolo - My Job presentation

Meeting at The Tetley

Fri 15th July 2022 Cath Lee, CEO Leeds Mencap

Meeting online via Zoom

Wed 13th July 2022 Club Council Meeting

An online meeting

Fri 8th July 2022 Induction of Rtn David Waddington as President 2022-23

Meeting at The Tetley

Fri 1st July 2022 Quiz meeting - Quizmaster Rtn David Johnson

CHANGE OF ARRANGEMENTS: meeting now to be held on Zoom
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