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Paul Harris Award for local businessman, Mark Lane

Paul Harris Award for local businessman, Mark Lane

Member, Alan Gibson recently presented local businessman, Mark Lane with a Paul Harris award. Mark has been a long term supporter of Rotary events.

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Helping out Basingstoke Gym Club

Helping out Basingstoke Gym Club

Providing new equipment

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Rotary in Basingstoke

Rotary in Basingstoke

A page to celebrate the three Rotary Clubs in Basingstoke and a landing page for potential new members

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Belgian Exchange

Belgian Exchange

Every year we run an exchange with a Rotary Club in our Twin Town of Braine L'Alleud where we stay in each other's houses, visit places of interest and generally have a wonderful time. This year we were in Basingstoke!

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Friends of Rotary

Friends of Rotary

Do you love volunteering and making a difference in your community ?

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Riding for the Disabled

Riding for the Disabled

We all loved the visit to Wellington and Dummer Riding for the Disabled. Excited children, beautiful horses and some bacon rolls - what's not to love?

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About us

Basingstoke Deane Rotary supports many local charities, particularly those that have no fundraising capacity for themselves. Please get in touch if you think we can help!


Please see current volunteering opportunities at:

https://signup.com/Group/1067023718327466087/


Club President 2024 – 2025 - Mike Lakin




Born in Coventry, spending his pre-teens there, Oxford and Nuneaton. His father worked in local government for various councils in the Midlands before moving the family to South Bucks in the mid 1970’s resulting in his secondary education at Slough Grammer School.
 
Prior to his retirement, Mike’s career was in Information Technology as a technical specialist working for a variety of large/corporate companies. His more recent roles were as an IT Manager within financial applications and database technologies for a corporate software company based in Reading.
 
Mike is married to Ann and they have a daughter called Jodie. Mike enjoys spending his time with his10 year old Grandson, Ted.
 
For pleasure, Mike enjoys playing snooker (not very well) and the casual riding of his collection of bicycles with the secondary benefit of fitness, but in reality, just getting some fresh air in the lovely Hampshire countryside. He also enjoys repair and fixing up bikes, was meant to be just his own but does seem to be a hobby that his friends and family benefit from.
 
Alongside various Rotary club activities, Mike is also a trustee at the Loddon School, Sherfield-on-Loddon, a residential school, home for children aged 8 – 19 with profound autism, who are non-verbal and have severe learning difficulties, resulting in highly challenging behaviours. 


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Happening soon...

Tue, Nov 5th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Club Social Night: Club Host - Lindy Richardson

Rotary meeting

Volunteering : Overton School Fireworks

Sat, Nov 9th 2024 5:00 pm

Volunteering : Overton School Fireworks

Marshalling traffic and a free firework display

Tue, Nov 12th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Speaker - David Hopkins - Hampshire County Archaeologist : Club Host - Helen Ricketts : Speakers Host - John Willats

David is a Hampshire County Archaeologist and will talk on some aspect of the archaeology of Basingstoke

Wed, Nov 13th 2024 7:00 pm

Council meeting

Council meeting at Mike Lakins

Tue, Nov 19th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Business Meeting : Club Host : Julian Ricketts

Rotary meeting

Volunteering : St Michaels Hospice Reindeer run

Sun, Nov 24th 2024 11:30 am

Volunteering : St Michaels Hospice Reindeer run

St Michaels Hospice Reindeer run eraly sunday and finished by 11:30am

Tue, Nov 26th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Speaker : Chris Barnard: His time on Artic survey ships : Club Host - Dave Knights

Rotary meeting

Volunteering : Overton Christmas Market

Sat, Nov 30th 2024 9:00 am

Volunteering : Overton Christmas Market

Setting up the market and generally marshalling the event

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Tuesdays at 1900 for 1930hrs

(No meeting following a Bank Holiday) Micheldever Rd.

Overton
RG25 3DS  01256 771737

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