Completed meetings and events 2024-2025
Wed 27th November 2024 Speaker Meeting - Chris Lowe - 27th Nov
Finally we get a chance to give Chris who joined us a year ago to share his life's story with us - sorry we missed this first time roundWed 20th November 2024 A Tasca Fellowship Evening - 20th Nov
We will once again be enjoying an informal evening at the local Portuguese cafe, A Tasca, Rtn Bill will be coordinating names etc for this eveningWed 13th November 2024 Special General Meeting - Election of Officers, 13th Nov
The Club will be electing candidates for the forthcoming 2025-26 Rotary Year. This will also be the monthly Business meeting and any Council business raised.Wed 6th November 2024 Speaker Meeting - Adam Brinded - 6th Nov
Our 5th new member this year, Adam is sharing a little bit about himself and his interests, job and general facts - we look forward to hearing more about AdamWed 30th October 2024 Speaker Meeting - Chris Lowe
Chris has invited Howard Laver from the Soham Men's Shed group to come and share with us all about their activities within the community.Wed 23rd October 2024 Fellowship Meeting - Steve Kear - 23rd Oct
Steve's guest will be Matthew Galvin. He is a young man (15) who has been selected for a volunteering expedition Thailand in 2026. He has to raise £4000 by various means. His mum, Natasha, will join us as we hear about this challengeWed 16th October 2024 Fill Your Plate for Polio - 16th Oct
Rtn Steve will be pulling together a buffet evening at the local Indian Restaurant - The Ali Taj, where we will be doing several activities to raise funds to continue helping this Global Rotary initiative.World Polio Day is 24th October.Wed 9th October 2024 Special General Meeting - Accounts : 9th Oct
Treasurer Stuart will take members through the accounts for 2023-24 and the forward projection of budgeted costs. We will also be holding our regular business meeting.Wed 2nd October 2024 Speaker Meeting - Rod Burke
The last of our four new members, Rod, will be taking the stage to share with us a bit more information about himself, previous employment, experiences and anything else he would like us to know.Wed 25th September 2024 Speaker meeting - Claire Needs - 25th Sept
Tonight is Claire's turn to share with Club members a little about her and her background and experiences. This is part of getting to know our new members early on in their association with the Club.Wed 18th September 2024 Council and Business meeting - 18th September
Our quarterly Council meeting and monthly business meeting will be on the agenda tonight - as always, could committee chairs have their input available.Wed 11th September 2024 Speaker meeting - Rik Harris - 11th Sept
Second of our new members, Rik, will be sharing with us some of his background and experiences. We look forward to welcoming Nik and hearing more about him.Wed 4th September 2024 Presentation Evening - 4th September
Following this year's Beer & Music Festival - we will be hosting a presentation evening where the benefiting charities, EACH and Walking in Your Shoes will receive donations. Guests are most welcome - Meal probably roast - numbers to StuartWed 28th August 2024 Review Meeting - Stuart Cavanagh - 28th August
As an update to the programme - tonight will be an internal 2024 Beer & Music Fest wash up discussion with Club members, led by Stuart - please prepare accordinglyWed 21st August 2024 Induction meeting 21st Aug
President Stuart had another duo of new members to welcome into the Club - Claire Needs and Rod Burke having been visiting guests for a few weeks, decided to join the Club and help members continuing to give a bit back to the community.Wed 14th August 2024 Business Meeting - 14th Aug
Committee chairs will give input at our regular monthly business meeting - the agenda will be circulated in advance.Wed 7th August 2024 Speaker Meeting - Neil Stittle - 7th Aug
It is tradition to invite new members to share a little more background information about themselves - we look forward to hearing from one of our latest members, NeilWed 31st July 2024 Council and Business Meeting - 31st July
This will be our regular combined business and Council meeting.Please note that it has rescheduled from the 24th July to accommodate President Stuart's holiday.
Wed 24th July 2024 SCATTER meeting - 24th July
This will be an opportunity for members to visit any Rotary Club they should wish to.Please note this is a rescheduled event from the 24th July.
Wed 17th July 2024 New Member Induction meeting - 17th July
Pres Stuart, in one of his first duties of the Rotary Year, has inducted new Rotarians, Neil Stittle (L) and Nik Harris. Members welcomed them and wishes them a long and fruitful journey in Rotary.Wed 10th July 2024 MEETING CANCELLED - 10th July
Due to the unexpected success of the ENGLAND football team and the semifinal clash with The Netherlands falling on our planned meeting - The meeting for this week, 10th July is cancelledSun 7th July 2024 Aquafest
Elly Rotary Clubs will be holding their annual Aquafest event in Jubilee Gardens from 11.30 until 5pm - Soham members will be assistingWed 3rd July 2024 Walking in Your Shoes presentation - 3rd July
Pres. Stuart handed £255 to Mike Donahugh. Mike received the amount for the local Dementia charity, Walking in Your Shoes. The money had been raised as Past Pres Steve's nominated Charter Charity. Mike was very appreciative of the support.Wed 3rd July 2024 Fellowship meeting - 3rd July
Stuart will take the opportunity to pull together final activities for the forthcoming Beer & Music FestivalMon 1st July 2024 - Mon 30th June 2025 Rotary Year 2024 - 2025
July first sees the start of the New Rotary Year - Rtn Stuart Cavanagh will take over the office of President for the next 12 months - This year's theme is The Magic of Rotary. We wish him every success