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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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Cranborne School - Help with Shoeboxes

Cranborne School - Help with Shoeboxes

At the end of the last school year we worked with Cranbourne School to promote our Rotary shoebox scheme. Here we see Past President David Knights, Laura Preston and student Bhaswati Murali, Cranbourne's Deputy Head Students and Head of Community.

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2024 Club Handover

2024 Club Handover

Club Handover - an evening of handovers, awards and thank-yous

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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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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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New Honorary Members

New Honorary Members

We recently made three deserving people Honorary Members of our club. Dan Putty, Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane; Deputy Mayor Colin Phillimore and past member and enthusiastic community volunteer, Annette Meredith.

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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, Sep 24th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Mencap Local : Club Host - Martin Fielder, Speakers Host: Julian Ricketts

Rotary meeting

Volunteering St Michaels Hospice Moonlight Walk

Sat, Sep 28th 2024 8:00 pm - 1:00 am Sun, Sep 29th 2024

Volunteering St Michaels Hospice Moonlight Walk

Supplying hot drinks and snacks to the walkers

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Rotary meeting : Speaker -  Carl Dunne (Basingstoke Gymnastics) : Club Host - Alan Gibson : Speakers Host - Paul Temple

Tue, Oct 1st 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Speaker - Carl Dunne (Basingstoke Gymnastics) : Club Host - Alan Gibson : Speakers Host - Paul Temple

Rotary meeting

Volunteering : DB Phillips Law Half marathon and 10K

Sun, Oct 6th 2024 10:00 am

Volunteering : DB Phillips Law Half marathon and 10K

We are looking for volunteers to help with the handing out of numbers, medals, bananas and water. We are also looking for volunteers to act as race marshals at points on the course, and to help staff the water stations on the course.

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Tue, Oct 8th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Club Night : Club Host - Jonathan Rouse

Rotary meeting

Rotary meeting : Speaker - Sash Newman (Hampshire Research and Rescue Dogs)  : Club Host - David Knights : Speakers Host : Helen Ricketts

Tue, Oct 15th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Speaker - Sash Newman (Hampshire Research and Rescue Dogs) : Club Host - David Knights : Speakers Host : Helen Ricketts

Rotary meeting

Rotary District Conference (Oxford)

Fri, Oct 18th 2024 6:00 pm - 1:00 pm Sun, Oct 20th 2024

Rotary District Conference (Oxford)

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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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