Completed meetings and events 2018-2019
Wed 26th June 2019 President's Handover - Wed 26th June
President Barry will handover the reins to SVP Alan Chilcott who will become President on the 1st July. This is Alan's second time as President. The handover will be a BBQ to be held at the Maids Head in the Beer Garden
Wed 19th June 2019 Business Meeting
Wed 12th June 2019 Club Assembly
Wed 5th June 2019 Meal - RYLA Candidate - Iain Sutherland
Wed 29th May 2019 29th May Programme Change - Vocational visit to Wicken Windmill
In a change to our planned evening, Gill has kindly organised a visit to Wicken Windmill followed by a talk from "Windmill Bob" after.PLEASE NOTE - meet at 18.45 for the visit. Meal at usual time.
Tue 28th May 2019 Incoming Council Meeting - Alan Chilcott
The new Incoming Council will meet at SVP Alan's for this preparation meeting
Wed 22nd May 2019 District Quiz Final - 22nd May 2019 7.15 for 7.45 start
Soham will once again host the FINAL of the District Quiz at Soham Town Football Club read more...
Wed 22nd May 2019 District Quiz Final - 2019
10 teams have won through the qualifying round to take part in the District Quiz final to be held in Soham - for details please see the Clubs website
Wed 15th May 2019 Business Meeting
Wed 8th May 2019 Charter Night - 44th - Date Change
Please note the change of date for this event - 8th May now. This will be the Clubs 44th Charter celebrations. It will be held at the Rosery, Evening. Guest welcome and our speaker will be Guy Pidsley, President of Newmarket Rugby Football Club.
Wed 8th May 2019 44th Charter Night - May 2019
A fun evening to celebrate the Club's 44th birthday - pictures from the evening are available on the Members only pages - Enjoy
Wed 1st May 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder, David Werner
David's speaker, sourced through Bill, will be retiring East Cambs Councillor, Peter Cresswell. Peter will be addressing the Club - we await to be surprised by the subject matter
Sat 27th April 2019 Ely Rotary Club - 80th Charter
Ely will be celebrating their 80th Charter at Ely City Golf Club tonight - Soham guests will be Barry & Joan Lonsdale, Iain & Alison Sutherland, Geoff & Margaret Fisher and Alan Chilcott - we wish the Club well.
Sat 27th April 2019 District Assembly - 2019
District Assembly will take place today - for all details, please refer to the District 1080 webpage
Wed 24th April 2019 Meal - Quiz Night
Wed 17th April 2019 SCATTER Week
We look forward to hearing of other Clubs you have visited during this Scatter Week
Wed 10th April 2019 Annual General Meeting & Business Meeting
This will be a combined business and AGM evening
Wed 3rd April 2019 Presentation Night - Magpas
Wed 27th March 2019 Fill your plate for Polio - Buffet Evening Wed 27th March
In conjunction with The Ali Taj Indian Restaurant, Soham Rotary are supporting the ongoing initiative to help eradicate Polio.A luxury Buffet will be available for £12.50 which includes a donation for the charity. A fun quiz and raffle are included. read more...
Wed 20th March 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder - Alan Chilcott
Alan has kindly agreed to cover David's speaker slot for this evening. Alan will be treating us to some further manual dexterity challenges with Lesson 3 in the Origami portfolio.
Wed 13th March 2019 Business Meeting
Wed 6th March 2019 Meal - Membership Evening - Iain Sutherland
Iain will facilitate our annual brainstorming of Club members, their aspirations for the Club and elements that will help perpetuate the community support while at the same time generating an environment of fellowship and fun.
Wed 27th February 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder - Alan Chilcott
Alan will be introducing a representative of the Blue Smile Charity. Our guest will be Zoe Bunter who will share with us the goals and aspirations of the charity - should be enlightening.
Wed 20th February 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder - Iain Sutherland
Iain will be joined by two founders of this scheme which the Club is proud to support. Amy Bugg and Sarah Hunt will be joining us and we look forward to an update of the Scheme's progress.
Wed 13th February 2019 Business Meeting
In addition to the regular business meeting, we will be discussing the project to support reistatment of the defibrillator at the Football Club for the community.
Wed 6th February 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder, Graham Smith
Graham will be talking himself on the subject of "Bits and Pieces around our coast". We wait in anticipation - the clues in the picture.
Wed 30th January 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder - John Maxwell
We will be joined by Capt. Brandon Kieper of the 100th Air Refuelling Wing based at RAF Mildenhall. He is a KC-135 pilot. He will sharing with us a bit of history of the Wing and also Standard Mission Briefing information. Guests welcome
Tue 29th January 2019 Council Meeting - Venue - President Barry's
Wed 23rd January 2019 Meal - Burns Night Wed 23rd - Guests welcome
Our Burns Night will be at the Maids Head - Graham will be taking numbers - Guests most welcome. See below for menu details and cost.These are the menu choices:- read more...
Wed 16th January 2019 Business Meeting
Wed 9th January 2019 Meal - Speaker Finder, Fellowship evening
Wed 2nd January 2019 Scatter Week
Tue 1st January 2019 - Tue 8th January 2019 Happy New Year - 2019
Soham Rotary would like to wish all its Friends, Supporters & their Families the very best for 2019.
Wed 26th December 2018 NO MEETING
Thu 20th December 2018 - Mon 31st December 2018 Christmas Wishes
Soham Rotary would like to wish everyone very best wishes for this Festive season - Rotary and Peace the World Over
Wed 19th December 2018 Christmas Fellowship Meal
Wed 12th December 2018 Guest Night - Christmas Meal Wednesday 12th Dec
This year's Christmas meal will at The Red Lion in Soham - We will be located in the new function room - tables of 8. Guests are most welcome - please contact Rtn Alan Chilcott by end of November latest. Menu & prices - see details read more...
Wed 5th December 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Barry Lonsdale
President Barry's speaker will be a familiar face to Club members. Ely's Rev Bernard Arnold will be joining us and also giving a talk , the subject of which will be "The wrong side of the Law"
Wed 28th November 2018 Special Business Meeting - Election of Officiers
Tue 27th November 2018 Council Meeting
Council members will be meeting at President Barry's establishment in Burwell - please come prepared
Wed 21st November 2018 RYLA 2018 Leon's Story
Iain will be presenting Leon Harding, our 2018 RYLA Candidate. We look forward to hearing from Leon and also presenting him with his award. We're hoping Robin Wraight, District RYLA officer, can join us for the evening.
Wed 14th November 2018 Greene King Brewery Tour - 14th Nov
Alan has organised a tour of Greene King brewery in Bury St Edmunds - transport and a meal are also going to be part of the trip. Details will follow shortly.
Sat 10th November 2018 Ely Firework Display
Soham members will be helping at this years annual firework display in Ely - details on timings, prices and where to obtain tickets are on the poster available on this website - See Details. read more...
Wed 7th November 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Barry Holmes
Barry's speaker will be a Global Scholar, Rebecca Du. Rebecca is studying to become a doctor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas. Rebecca already has a BSc in Anthropology and Human Biology. We look forward to meeting her. read more...
Wed 31st October 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Peter Holmes
Peter's speaker will be another Peter, Peter Harris ( not our ADG) . He is an Ely-based education consultant previously involved with Kings School International Dep. Peter is heavily involved in the support and organisation for an orphanage in Cambodia.
Wed 24th October 2018 Meal - Firework Safety Briefing
Our guests will be briefing those who will be marshalling at the Ely Firework display in November. To be a marshall, you have to attend. Please come along and support this event.
Wed 17th October 2018 A Night at the Dogs
The Club is having a social evening at Peterborough Dog racing venue. Rtn Alan is taking bookings and it is planned for a coach to and from the venue, a meal at the course and a bit of betting on the side.
Wed 10th October 2018 Special Business Meeting - Accounts
Our SGM will cover the financial information relating to the past year and also discuss our forward budget proposals.
Wed 3rd October 2018 Meal - Speaker
Our speaker will be Ann Roberts of the Archive and Heritage Group - she will be talking about how this organisation is capturing information and images relating to the local areas history.
Wed 26th September 2018 Presentation Night - Beer Fest Charities
Tonight we will be welcoming the beneficiaries from our Beer & Music Festival to come along and formally receive the proceeds. This will hopefully infuse representatives from Arthur Rank Hospicies, the Scouts and Pos+ability
Wed 19th September 2018 Council / Business Meeting
Wed 12th September 2018 Meal - Speaker, Bob Steed
Elaine and David have as their guest, Bob Steed who is a conservationist. He will be talking to us about Hedgehogs in relation to our Tree Management initiative.
Wed 5th September 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Alan Chilcott
This week's speaker will be former Rotarian, Charles Warner. He will be talking about the Soham Heritage organisation and its activities - Guests welcome
Wed 29th August 2018 Scatter Week
Tue 28th August 2018 Council Meeting at President Barry's - North St, Burwell
This is the rescheduled Council meeting from 31st July .
Wed 22nd August 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Stuart Cavanagh
Stuart has secured our own Hon member Martin Heath who has recently returned from his Kenyan missionary work for a few weeks to enjoy family time and celebrate his daughters wedding. We look forward to his latest update.
Wed 15th August 2018 Business Meeting
Wed 8th August 2018 Meal - Speaker - Little Miracles Charity
Two Little Miracles representatives will be joining us to share their experiences of supporting this family orientated charity. They will be Rebecca Seaman, Family coordinator and her colleague Laura Terry.
Wed 1st August 2018 Meal - Speaker finder - Gillian Hamilton
Our newest member Gill will be bringing along a member of the Police Force to share their experiences with us - we look forward to an arresting evening.
Wed 25th July 2018 Meal - DG Visit - David Simpson
Wed 18th July 2018 Business Meeting
Wed 11th July 2018 No Meeting
Sat 7th July 2018 Beer & Music Festival - Friday 6th & Saturday 7th July 2018
Fri 6th July 2018 - Sat 7th July 2018 Soham Beer & Music Festival
Our annual 2 day event will be held in Soham Recreational Ground. Great Beers and Ciders will be on sale and Blueshed Studios will be coordinating a great selection of bands for both days. Entrance is FREE. Raising funds for the Arthur Rank Hospice. read more...
Fri 6th July 2018 Beer & Music Festival
Wed 4th July 2018 Meal - Speaker Finder, Bill Rind
Bill's guest speaker will be Rev'd Eleanor Whalley. Eleanor has become a familiar personality locally and we look forward to welcoming to the Club and hear what she has to say.