Rotary Club of Swindon North and Thamesdown Photo Galleries
The Rotary Charity Swimathon 2024
Rotarian Ken Winslow presents a cheque for £3,670 to John Stow from the Swindon Down's Syndrome Group. With John is his son Lane who is a regular entrant in our annual Swimathons. Click on 'DETAILS' for more information.
DetailsSpeaker Meeting 30th September 2024
"Swindon Connections" by Graham Carter. From Diana Dors to Desmond Morris to Johnny Morris to William Morris to Edwin James to Edith New to Ian Fleming to C.B.Collett, and so on.
DetailsMembers, Partners & Friends Weekend Away - September 2024
To the Brooklands Museum (incls the London Bus Museum and Concorde) near Weybridge
DetailsMembers, Partners & Friends Weekend Away - September 2023
To the Black Country living Museum in Dudley
DetailsHandover Meeting with partners, 6.45 for 7pm
President Ann inducts Rotarian Steve Davison as Club President 2024/25
DetailsSpeaker Meeting, 6.15 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Former Club member Peter Hinton: "Living with Parkinson's"
DetailsIPP Ann's End-of-Year Celebratory Tea Party
Immediate Past President Ann invites all members and their partners to her End-of-Year Celebratory Tea Party
DetailsSpecial Presentation Meeting on 29th July 2024
At this Special Meeting cheques for £500 each were presented to 13 local charities.
DetailsThe Television Game Show
Our TV Game Show raises £2,000 for The Olive Tree Café in Cheney Manor. In the picture: Game Show organiser, Rotarian Bob Humphries, with Phyllida Richards, Manager of the Café and Rotary Club President Ann Debureaux-Dias
DetailsMeeting with members of the Rotary Club of Ingolstadt-Kreuztor, 6.15 for 6.30pm
Joining us at this meeting will be members and partners from the Rotary Club of Ingolstadt-Kreuztor, Germany, to present their proposal for a joint International Project between us.
DetailsCharity Quiz and Ploughman's Supper 2024
£1382 raised for the Wiltshire Treehouse charity which provides bereavement support to young people living in Swindon and Wiltshire
DetailsSwindon Young Musician of the Year 2024
Pianist Elizabeth Pope, a pupil at St John’s School Marlborough, is our Young Musician of 2024. In a closely contested competition she was overall winner, narrowly ahead of singer Bonnie Laker
DetailsSpeaker Meeting with partners, 6.45 for 7pm
Speaker: Jim Macleod, a professional Toastmaster, will make a presentation entitled "The history of the traditional British Toastmaster”.
DetailsOur Christmas Sleigh 2023 Collection for local charities
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Swindon shoppers, our collections with gift aid added amounted to a fantastic £5.540
DetailsSWIMATHON 2023
Our SWIMATHON 2023 beats all previous. A SMASHING £8,910 was raised for charity. Click on DETAILS to see how it has been distributed.
DetailsPresident Ann enters the European Rotary Golf Open Championship 13-17 November 2023
Report and pictures
DetailsChristmas Meeting with Partners and Friends, 6.15 for 6.30pm
Entertainment: The Parky's Singers (pictured)
DetailsSpecial Meeting with partners and Friends of Rotary, May 2023
6.15 for 6.30pm start. Distribution of the money collected on our Santa Sleigh Appeal in December and at the Quiz with a Ploughman's Supper in March.
DetailsTheatre trip for members and partners
Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury. RG20 8AE THE LORD OF THE RINGS Based upon the books by J.R.R. Tolkien Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus. Music by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä and Christopher Nightingale
DetailsRotarian Tim Odoire, PHF
30/10/1944 to 22/9/2023 Club President 1991/2 Paul Harris Fellow 2001
DetailsPurple4Polio Planting
We are going to start planting 4,000 purple crocus corms at TWIGS Community Garden on Saturday 7th October from 12 to 4pm. It’s also the TWIGS Apple Fayre on that day so there will be lots to see and do.
DetailsPresident Terry's End-of-Year Celebration
President Terry and Christine invite members and their partners to an End-of-Year Cream Tea in their garden
DetailsPresident's Handover Meeting with partners, 6.45 for 7pm
Dress: Dinner Jackets and Evening Dresses
DetailsCutting the ribbon at Swindon's new Radiotherapy Centre
Brighter Futures launched their Radiotherapy Appeal in 2015. Today, 7 years later, a ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place at the Great Western Hospital
DetailsCharity Quiz and Ploughman's Supper
£1,300 raised which will be distributed on an equal basis to the "Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service" and “Operation Smile”.
DetailsClassical Concert raises £1,130 for the Swindon Down's Syndrome Group
Swindon Downs Syndrome Group will use the funds for their speech therapy work in particular
DetailsOur Christmas Sleigh
<strong>INCLUDING GIFT AID, OUR TOTAL COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO A FANTASTIC £5,621</strong> THANK YOU, YOU WONDERFUL GENEROUS PEOPLE OF SWINDON.
DetailsMembers & Partners Weekend Away - September 2022
To the National Space Museum & Planetarium and Museum of Science & Technology, Leicester. Click on Details to read more
DetailsRotary Youth Competitions
From Rotary Club local heats to national finals, Rotary Youth Competitions in a range of creative areas let young people’s skills flourish.
DetailsSt. George’s Day Ball and Gala Evening
"Thank you so much for a brilliantly organised and extremely enjoyable evening. The venue was fabulous, the food was good and the evening went very smoothly." Click on "details" to read the accolades received from our guests
DetailsSpeaker Meeting with partners, 6.45 for 7pm
Speaker: Nick Felsing: Twilight at Dawn (Tales of my father)
DetailsCharity Quiz and Ploughman's Supper
£1,336 raised for Swindon Carers. In the picture: Question-master Mike (with the mike) is with the winning team "Ever Hopeful".
DetailsOrgan Recital with Community Carols
£400 raised for charities supported by Highworth Church and our Rotary Club
DetailsWhen Barry Cryer joined our Rotary Club
Sadly one of our most talented comics and writers, Barry Cryer, died on 25th January 2022. The announcement of his death prompted Ken Winslow to recall the time when Barry joined our Rotary Club
DetailsSwindon Young Musician of Year 2020
"In musical entertainment Swindon punches way above its weight. Some of the youngsters we've heard tonight will go on to make a name for themselves"
DetailsTerry Williams receives a Paul Harris Sapphire award
A special presents ation to one of the Club's most active and popular members
DetailsMeeting on 8th February with partners (Zoom), 7.30pm
Guests: Kim Cypher (Saxophonist, vocalist and composer) and her husband Mike Cypher (Drummer). Click on "details" for report
DetailsRadiotherapy Appeal celebrates reaching the £2.9m target
To thank Rotary for raising a third of a million pounds towards the £2.9m appeal for a radiotherapy centre in Swindon Brighter Futures puts on a party [Picture:Swindon Advertiser]
DetailsExtra Fellowship Meeting for members and partners on the last day of the Rotary Year 2020/21
Red Lion, Castle Eaton, SN6 6JZ
DetailsDistrict Skittles - 12th March 2020
Peterborough Arms, Dauntsey Lock, (Nr. Lyneham), SN15 4HD
DetailsSwindon Young Musician of the Year 2019
The young musicians gave us 3 hours of incredible ENTERTAINMENT. The 2020 competition is on Sunday 9th February at the Blunsdon House Hotel
Details£4,360 RAISED AT THIS SUPERB EVENT
Dinner, cabaret and dance - all proceeds for Friends of Gloucester House Highworth
DetailsOur new team for 2019/2020 is installed
President Ann inducts Robin Elliott as her successor
DetailsSummer Walk and fellowship evening for members and partners
The Club meeting on 29th July took the form of a walk followed by a pub meal for members and partners.
DetailsCharity Quiz 2018
£1,500 raised for Swindon Womens Aid at the Club's annual Quiz and ploughmans supper
DetailsChristmas Meeting, 6.15 for 6.30pm
Presentation of £500 to the Open Door Centre followed by entertainment by their choir
DetailsMembers & Partners Fellowship Weekend Away - September 2018
The Royal Mint Experience, Llantrisant, South Wales
DetailsTwo Grand for TWIGS - April 2017
Presentation of two £1,000 cheques to TWIGS at their Community Gardens in Cheney Manor
DetailsQuizzers dig deep for TWIGS
More than 100 people reached into their pockets and their generosity leaves TWIGS with a pledged donation of £1,890
DetailsSwindon Pegasus Brass Band Concert raises £600 for SHELTERBOX
A concert given by Swindon Pegasus Brass for the Rotary Club in Highworth Parish Church
DetailsMembers and Partners Weekend Away - 8th September 2017
A social weekend with a 2-night stay in Bournemouth and a trip to Swanage and Corfe Castle by sea and rail (steam locomotive)
DetailsFellowship weekend for members and partners 2017
Staying for 2 nights at The Premier Inn, Westcliff, Bournemouth, and including a sea cruise and steam train journey from Poole to Corfe Castle via Swanage
DetailsFellowship weekend for members and partners 2016
Two nights at The Premier Inn, Basingstoke and including a visit to Milestones Museum
DetailsCharity Quiz raises £873 for BRIGHTER FUTURES Appeal
Organised jointly by the Rotary Club and the Inner Wheel Club of North Wiltshire to raise funds for BRIGHTER FUTURES
DetailsPresident David Collett's End-Of-Year BBQ (Members and partners only)
At the Bakers Arms in Badbury, 1.00pm
DetailsRotary Club of La Fleche
Some 14 members of the Rotary Club of La Fleche in France, with their partners, were in the Blunsdon House Hotel, staying for one night whilst on a journey from La Fleche to Leominster.
DetailsTour of BBC TV Bristol Studios 25 Jan 2014
BBC Bristol, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR
DetailsWeekend in Ironbridge Gorge
Members & Partners weekend away, staying at the Premier Inn, Telford and visiting the attractions in Ironbridge Gorge
DetailsWeekend on the Isle of Wight, October 2012
Club Members' & Partners' weekend away on the Isle of Wight.
DetailsJohn Goodearl visits Rotary Clubs in Canada, August 2012
John & Linda Goodearl went to Canada in August 2012
DetailsThe 1940's Evening
DetailsSwindon Young Musician of the Year 2011
Details2010 Charity Golf Day
Organised jointly by the Rotary Clubs of Swindon North and Swindon Thamsdown at Ogbourne Downs Golf Club
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