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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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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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Basingstoke Festival of Transport

Basingstoke Festival of Transport

Always a great day out for all the family, whether you're a keen motor buff or you just want an interesting and enjoyable Sunday.

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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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Whitchurch Silk Mill - Sponsoring Students

Whitchurch Silk Mill - Sponsoring Students

Delighted to have sponsored students at Whitchurch Silk Mill for another year.

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Scout Hoodies

Scout Hoodies

Presenting our local scout troop with hoodies for their camp.

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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...

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

Tue, Oct 15th 2024 7:00 pm

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

More details to follow

Tue, Oct 22nd 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Speaker - Michael Bailey (Farmer): Club Host - Tony Pickering : Speakers Host : Graham Bone

A characterful talk on Farming.

World Polio Day

Thu, Oct 24th 2024 1:00 am

World Polio Day

World polio day

Rotary meeting : Shoebox sorting night : Club Host - Laura Preston

Tue, Oct 29th 2024 7:00 pm

Rotary meeting : Shoebox sorting night : Club Host - Laura Preston

Rotary meeting

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

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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