Completed events in Rotary District 1240

Brentwood - This Months Selected Charity -SNAP

Basildon - The Rotary Club of Basildon will once again be lighting up the unique glass bell tower of St. Martins Church in aid of The End Polio Now Campaign. Switch on at 7.00pm on Thursday 22nd October

The Early Childhood Development project focuses on pre-school education for black children in South Africa. This meeting will help you to understand the aims of the project.

Dunmow - Takeley litter picking event organised by the to be Satellite group. Starting point Piors Green shops.

Chelmsford Mildmay - Although a Keep Britain Tidy September Clean Up activity, through the auspices of Love Your Chelmsford (LYC), they have arranged free parking for our litter picking team at the Riverside Leisure Centre - more details below

Wickford - Our weekly fellowship meeting - and an international Speaker

Brentwood - Many of us belong to organisations such as Rotary, W.I’s, U3A’s and study groups,In normal times you would meet with a guest speaker providing an interest, stimulation, and friendship.

Steve Gale AG for Area 1, will explain the basics of Crowdfunding

Brightlingsea & District - Join us for a special 2020 Covid-19 safe edition of the much loved Brightlingsea Jog Walk Run which this year will be run as a Time Trial style event between Saturday 5 and Sunday 13 September.

Brentwood - This Virtual Quiz continues to raise money for local charities and organisations. Its easy to take part just get connected -The same format as our traditional monthly Quiz

The second District 1240 Lockdown meeting which will be presented by Heidi Eggleton Rotaract District Representative 1145 - South East England, UK. Heidi will be speaking about all aspects of a Rotaract club

Brentwood - This Virtual Quiz continues to raise money for local charities and organisations. Its easy to take part just get connected -The same format as our traditional monthly Quiz

The physical handover planned for today has been cancelled but life goes on and Pauline passed on the chain of office in a safe, socially distanced manner.

Basildon - The Great Get Together is an initiative designed to bring communities together which takes place every year on the weekend of Jo Cox’s birthday in June. It is at the heart of our vision for a nation of strong compassionate communities.

Chelmsford Mildmay - via Zoom

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the District Assembly will be held via a Zoom Webinar. We are delighted to announce that the Incoming RI President Holger Knaack will be joining the event.

Training seminar for all incoming club presidents for Rotary year 2020-2021. This session will be held as a Zoom webinar

District 1240 will hold its inaugural Virtual District Quiz on Monday 25th May at 7 pm.District Rotarians are asked to join me for a quiz to raise urgently needed funds for Covid 19 Charity Relief

District Forum was originally scheduled to take place in March however this has now been rescheduled as a Zoom Webinar

Dunmow - Willie Fraser, President of the Rotary Club of Dunmow, presented a donation of 1,000 facemasks to Redbond Lodge Care Home.

Chelmsford Mildmay - Stephen King, President of Chelmsford Rivermead Rotary, runs 10 miles for Charities - please support: details below

Colchester Forum - Supervised angling for special needs children

The annual District 1240 Quiz has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak

Brentwood - Brentwood's Young Musicians have got Talent alright

Dunmow - Annual "Sports Personality Speaker Dinner" with guest speaker Charlotte Edwards CBE, former England cricket captain - Postponed.

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Homestart

The District Forum Scheduled for 17th March has been cancelled due to concerns about the Corona Virus outbreak. It will be re-scheduled in due course once the worse of the outbreak is over.

Chelmsford Mildmay - Meet at Baddow Road car park Chelmsford CM2 7PJ at 9 am. Free parking and refreshments for all volunteers. All equipment provided: pickers, gloves, tabards & waste sacks.

Brentwood - Starring all your Brick Lane Music Hall favourites. British entertainment at its best Join us for a fun-filled extravaganza at this fabulous venue.

Basildon - Monthly Presidential handover from Bob Thomas to Toni Wells.

A chance to experience the excellent young musical talent in the District.

Dunmow - Annual Rose Bowl Quiz for local teams to compete for the "Rose Bowl Trophy" or the "Wooden Spoon", if last. Held at Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow.

A lunch for all Paul Harris Fellows and Guests

Manningtree Stour Valley - Quiz Night at The Olgilvie Hall, Lawford 7pm

Ingatestone - Theatre Play at Zinc Arts, Chipping Ongar. Supported by The Rotarians of Kelvedon Hatch & Villages

Ingatestone - To be held in Ingatestone & Fryerning Community Association car park. Organised jointly with IFCA

Thorpe Bay - All Thorpe Bay Rotary Events and |Meetings are postponed but we are busy working behind the scenes. Watch this space for the latest information and feel free to contact us via the links on the website. Please KEEP SAFE

Ingatestone - at Ingatestone Community Centre

Chelmsford Mildmay - 7.00 for 7.30 £20pp, paid before the day, for starter, main course and dessert - menu below: please let Roger Spall have your choices by 18 October.

Ingatestone - at Zinc Arts Centre, Chipping Ongar

Colchester - Dinner Dance in aid of 'End Polio Now'

Chelmsford Phoenix - Come along to our next Quiz Night at Writtle Sports & Social Club Paradise Road, CM1 3HP and Support Local Rotary Charities. Just £7 per person. Bar is available but bring your own nibbles!

Chelmsford Mildmay - run by Inner Wheel Club of Chelmsford Mildmay - see poster below for details

Join us at the Woodlands Event Centre in Wyboston for the 2019 District 1240 Conference.

Brightlingsea & District - Everyone is invited to take part in our annual Brightlingsea Jog Walk Run event. Full details of the event can be found at www.brightlingseajogwalkrun.com

Brightlingsea & District - Join us on our fun family Jog Walk Run on Sunday 15 September 2019. Walk, jog or run our scenic and easy 4 mile course to help us raise funds for Essex Air Ambulance. Full details at www.brightlingseajogwalkrun.com

Colchester - Support Post Polio Syndrome and have fun

Epping Forest - REVITALISE Respite holidays for disable people and carers. Fund raising event

Manningtree Stour Valley - Thank you for your support

Ingatestone - 23rd Year of Open Air Concert at Ingatestone Hall. A wonderful evening of Jive, Swing, Rock 'n' Roll and New Orleans Jazz

Lesley hands over the DG's baton to Pauline

Basildon - AN EVENING CELEBRATING BASILDON AT 70. GUEST SPEAKERS ALL WELCOME

Basildon - A FUN QUIZ NIGHT WITH MUSIC AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ROUNDS. CRYPTIC AND PICTURE TABLE QUIZ & RAFFLE. PRICE INCLUDES MEAL CHOICE

Colchester Forum - Spring Bank Holiday Monday. Part of Hospital Radio Family Fun Day. Actual start time announced on the day.

Manningtree Stour Valley - THANK YOU

Chelmsford Mildmay - 10 mile Road Race and 2 mile Fun Run organised by the Rotary Clubs of Chelmsford Mildmay and Chelmsford Rivermead. Main sponsor Edmund Carr.

Manningtree Stour Valley - 36th Charter Night at Clacton -on-sea Golf Club

Colchester Forum - The Eleventh 10K Charity Race in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund and local charities

The RIBI Conference is being replaced in 2019 with a public facing event showcasing the work of Rotary in the UK and Ireland

Colchester Forum - Presidential Memorial Evening at Stanway village hall. Food by McDonalds. Tickets £20 Profits to British Heart Foundation.

District Quiz at Hamptons Sports Club, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford

The District Final of Young Musician

Manningtree Stour Valley - The team that brought you 50 Shades of Grain. A Cereal Killing bring you their latest Murder Mystery. There's been another murder so Join us for laughs, shocks and try to work out who did it.

Open to all Paul Harris Fellows and their guests

The senior final of the Youth Speaks competition

The final of the intermediate competition

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity BOSP

This annual event will be taking place in Chelmsford Cathedral. All proceeds will be shared equally between Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

Ingatestone - Ingatestone & Fryerning Community Centre, 7 High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED

Manningtree Stour Valley - Thank you for your donations

Ingatestone - at Ingatestone Community Centre, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED

Chelmsford Rivermead - Protecting the vulnerable; a government priority' Victoria Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Vulnerability and Safeguarding at 17.30 in the Lord Ashcroft Building Room MAB 221 on the Chelmsford Campus

Brightlingsea & District - Join us for a giant fundraising jumble sale hosted jointly by the Rotary Clubs of Brightlingsea & District and Manningtree.

Chelmsford Mildmay - £20 pp which includes a contribution to President's chosen charity Dementia Adventure. 7 for 7.30 pm. Arrangements will be made for menu choices to be made beforehand. Beauvoir Arms, Downham Road, Downham, Billericay, CM11 1 QH

Basildon - Showcasing Rotary's End Polio Now Campaign.

Basildon - WE LIGHT UP THE GLASS BELL TOWER

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Bloodwise

Chelmsford Rivermead - 'A word where no child is turned away' Javed Kahn, the Chief Executive of Barnardo's at 17.30 in the Lord Ashcroft Building Room MAB 221 on the Chelmsford Campus

Colchester Forum - Charity event in aid of Shelterbox. Go to www.shelterbox.org

Chelmsford Mildmay - Shoes, boots and bags plus ladies clothes, greetings cards and lots more. Plus coffee and lovely home made cakes!

Chelmsford Rivermead -

Join Lesley and Martin in Southampton for the 2018 District Conference

Manningtree Stour Valley - Manningtree Rotary in Association with The Manifest Theatre present a charity film presentation of the movie "BREATHE"

Colchester Forum - Racing Panto Horses for Charity in Colchester. Come and Join the Fun and Raise Money for Charity

Basildon - DIY is hungry work! Pick up a sizzling sausage after you shop.

Brightlingsea & District - Brightlingsea Jog Walk Run in aid of Essex Air Ambulance. A fabulous event walking, jogging or running through fabulous riverside scenery on our easy 4 mile course.

Wickford - Drink coffee, eat cakes, support Life Education!

Colchester - Colchester Club will be running the silent auction at the Marks Hall Country Show

Billericay Mayflower - Billericay town's popular summer event organised by Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club for the community

Ingatestone - 22nd year of Open Air concert at Ingatestone Hall A wonderful evening of Jive & Swing with The Jive Aces and Traditional New Orleans Jazz with The Salty Town Six

Havering - Hornchurch & Upminster's annual fete to promote Rotary Awareness, and collect monies for local charities. Havering East will be there selling plants for you keen gardeners, and promoting Rotary locally.

Nick Sillitoe passes the baton to Lesley Sulley our DG for 2018-2019

Wickford - Come along and enjoy great music in the lovely environment of the RHS Hyde Hall gardens. Stroll through the gardens and listen to the music!

Manningtree Stour Valley - An evening of jazz in the walled garden at Acorn Village with Six-A-Peel

Billericay Mayflower - Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club working together with South Green Infants School after assessing young pupils' need of comforting environment out side class room are developing the project- Sensory Rooms.

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Home-Start Essex

Billericay - Our Annual treat for the youngsters at Thriftwood College, part of national Rotary KidsOut Day. This year to Old McDonalds farm Brentwood.

Billericay Mayflower - Fun day for the local children who finds everyday life challenging

The Finals weekend will be back in Danbury and will involve a greater mix of outdoor activities combined with pre and on course mentoring, leadership centred classwork and social activities.

Halstead - Come and listen to The Hedingham Singers at St Giles's Church Great Maplestead

Chelmsford Mildmay - Little Channels 12.30 for 13.00

Mar Dyke Valley - A cycle ride for all types of riders. Club teams to mother and toddler for a bit of fun. You can choose 7, 21 or 42 miles riding in the Thurrock countryside depending on your ability.

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Manningtree Stour Valley - Date for the diary. On Sunday 27th May 2018 the Mayflower Cross Country Run and Walk is back bigger and better than ever. Enter at: https://www.eventrac.co.uk/listed-events/mayflower

Chelmsford Rivermead - Quiz at Writtle Sports and Social Club

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Fragile X Society

Chelmsford Mildmay - 10 mile road race and 2 mile fun run

Billericay Mayflower - D.G. and Billericay Mayflower Rotarian Nick Sillitoe raises £1250 for Rotary Mercy Ships abseiling down Church Langley Water Tower.

This will be aimed at applicants from the SOUTH ESSEX Area

Billericay Mayflower - Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club celebrates 28th Charter

Havering - Fancy a flutter? Come on down and join in the fun, it's only a fiver to get in and kids go free.

Ingatestone - Presented by The Rotarians of Kelvedon Hatch & Villages at Ashwells Sports & Country Club, Ashwells Road, Bentley CM15 9SE

The RIBI Youth Speaks Regional Final will be held in District 1240

This will be aimed at applicants from the NORTH and MID-ESSEX AREAS

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Marie Curie Nursing

Chelmsford - The superb Essex Youth Jazz Sextet play music for all tastes

Chelmsford Mildmay - 10-12 on Chelmsford Community Radio, CCR, 104.4FM or via internet radio

The event is open to all club chairs of Foundation and International committees, along with any other Rotarians who would like to learn more about Rotary’s own charity.

Harwich & Dovercourt - Dancing, Tea, Sandwiches and Cakes al la the 'Ritz'

Hamptons Sports & Leisure, (formerly Marconi Sports & Social Club), Tydemans, (off Beehive Lane), Chelmsford, CM2 9FH. Please reserve your place/s at this venue by contacting: Gloria Nichols

At The Boardroom, Colchester Institute, Sheepen Rd, Colchester, CO3 3LL. Please reserve your place/s at this venue by contacting: AG David Willis

Havering - Charity event supporting First Step, Havering Volunteer Centre and Dementia UK

At the Holiday Inn Basildon, Cranes Farm Road, Waterfront Walk, Festival Leisure Park, Basildon SS14 3DG Please reserve your place/s at this venue by contacting: AG Daryl Peagram

Ingatestone - in St. Edmund & St. Mary Parish Church, Ingatestone CM4 9DU In aid of Alzheimer's Society Featuring Classical, Show and Popular Music

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Georgia's Teenage Cancer Trust

District 1240 Senior Competiton at The Council Chamber, County Hall, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH

District 1240 Intermediate Competition at The Council Chamber, County Hall, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH

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Manningtree Stour Valley - The Annual Manningtree Rotary Quiz Night

Ingatestone - WRINGS & Rotary Club of Ingatestone present VALENTINE DANCE at the Anglo-European School Hall, Ingatestone.

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Little Doves Christian Pre-School

Billericay Mayflower - Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club's Annual Quiz Night

Billericay Mayflower - Billericay Mayflower Roatary Club members warmly welcome inducted Rotarians of Satellite Club

Colchester Forum - Concert in aid of the Colchester Cancer Care Campaign. Sunday afternoon, 4th February, 2018, at 3.00 pm, at St. Botolph’s, Colchester.

Colchester Forum - Youth Speaks is a prestigious public speaking contest for teams of young people. Entries from local schools and youth groups compete in the Council Chamber of the Colchester Town Hall.

Colchester Forum - Youth Speaks is a prestigious public speaking contest for teams of young people. Entries from local schools and youth groups compete in the Council Chamber of the Colchester Town Hall.

Havering - A charity fundraiser in aid of our Mayor's chosen charities, First Step, Dementia UK and Havering Volunteer Centre

Brentwood - Sponsored Charity - Chernobyl Children's Lifeline

Colchester Forum - Leave Colchester around 12 noon for a 4pm performance. Contact Alan Tindall

Havering - Santa's annual tour of Upminster & Cranham and supermarket visits, collecting for our good causes.

Ingatestone - See Schedule below:- On 4th, 5th & 6th and 10th, 11th & 12th (or 13th if not on Sunday 10th)

Billericay Mayflower - Another successful Christmas Market well supported by the community.Family and friends came through the day visiting stalls enjoying festive atmosphere,collecting to fill their Christmas stockings,spreading broad smiles on stall holders face.

Ingatestone - at Derma Aesthetics Clinic, 62-66 Ongar Road, Brentwood CM15 9AX Organised by Rotarians of Kelvedon Hatch & Villages - our Satellite Club

Manningtree Stour Valley - Winter Fair at Homestead Caravan Centre

Chelmsford Mildmay - 7 for 7.30 pm; Royal Tiger Indian/Thai Fusion restaurant, Old Southend Road, Rettendon Common, CM3 8EE Cost: £17pp

Billericay Mayflower - A new wood of 1550 trees is planned for Essex as part of a 100 year birthday celebration of one of the world's most successful humanitarian organisations.

Halstead - A unique opportunity to hear first-hand about potential growth at Stansted Airport and the effects it may have on your local business & community. Keynote speaker – Paul Willis, Transformation Director, Manchester Airport Grou