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Salvation Army 'Sanctuary 21'

Salvation Army 'Sanctuary 21'

Giving our support to the work of Sanctuary 21 to help those who are homeless and sleeping rough in Durham City.

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Rotary Shoeboxes reach Ukraine

Rotary Shoeboxes reach Ukraine

The consignment of 300 shoeboxes from Rotary in the north east reach Ukraine

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Community Litter Pick

Community Litter Pick

Helping out with a clean-up arranged by the City of Durham Parish Council

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CPR/AED Familiarisation session at Sunderland Bridge

CPR/AED Familiarisation session at Sunderland Bridge

Club president Tom Sharples visited Sunderland Bridge this evening to deliver a CPR/AED familiarisation session for local residents.

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Meeting at Hallgarth 'The Manor House'

Meeting at Hallgarth 'The Manor House'

Guest speaker was Charlotte Stow from TeleEEG - providing remote interpretation of EEG files for patients across the globe

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Photo Exhibition - 'The Price of Freedom'

Photo Exhibition - 'The Price of Freedom'

An exhibition of photographs taken by Kostiantyn Revutskyi in Ukraine in Spring 2022

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About us

Durham Elvet Rotary is one of 45 Rotary Clubs that are in Rotary District 1030 which covers the North East of England. We are a small, friendly group that is focused on projects to help improve the lives of others in communities - locally, nationally, and internationally, whilst at the same time enjoying the social and fun aspect of what membership of Rotary can offer.

So Where is and What is 'Elvet'

Elvet is part of the City of Durham and is one of the oldest settlements in the Durham City locality.  It is first mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles in 762 AD as Aelfet ee (trans: Elvet or Swan Island).  The 'island' is believed to be the site of what became the City of Durham on the hill in the large 'swan neck' loop in the River Wear.

It was within this 'swan neck' meander, in 995 AD, that St Aldhun settled with his monks and the relics of the Christian Saint Cuthbert.  The construction of the famous cathedral that dominates and characterises the city was begun in 1092 AD.

The original Elvet Bridge on this site was built by Bishop Hugh Pudsey in about 1160 AD.  It was added to in 1228 and later by Bishop Fox in 1495.  There were  originally 14 arches, of which only 10 now remain, two of which are overbuilt.  In 1771 the bridge was severely damaged by floods.  In 1804-5 the width of the bridge was doubled.  The bridge is now closed to vehicular traffic.

In 1986 the Cathedral and Castle, high on this famous river site, was designated a World Heritage Site.

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Thu, Feb 27th 2025 7:00 pm

Club Meeting

Venue: 'Sixty-One' Durham.
Speakers will be Rotarians Jacqui Molyneux and Mike Overy of Rotary Middlesbrough Erimus who will be telling us about their 'Knife Crime Prevention' initiative.

Thu, Mar 6th 2025 7:00 pm

Club Business Meeting

Monthly business meeting on Zoom

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Thursdays at 19:00

(Our Business meeting is held on ZOOM on the 1st Thursday of the month. On the 3rd Thursday we meet at ) 'Sixty-One Durham'
Pittington
Pittington
Durham
DH6 1AB  0191 372 1188

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