Completed events in Rotary District 1285
future events This page shows events from around the district in the last 3 years where additional information is available.
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Join us on May 13th to recharge your Rotary Batteries and rekindle your Rotary Friendships. We have a packed session starting at 10.30 with some exciting speakers lined up
Zoom training in collaboration with North Midlands Cluster
District 1285 Officer Training 15th March 2023

Save the date - Thurs 9th March - Polio Eradication @ the Blue Mango, Rainhill
Multi District AG Training on Wed 1st March. North England Cluster from 19:00 to 21:00 on zoom. This will include Facilitator Training and Conflict Management.

the Rotary Excitement of Science lecture for schools at Manchester University

Sandbach - The Meal Pack event for Rise Against Hunger was successfully completed with the help of about 100 volunteers.
Multi District Leadership Forum to be held at Warwick on to which all DGE’s, DGN’s, AG’s and District Training officers will be called. RGBI will be sending out details directly in due course.

Volunteer with us, as we aim to pack 30,000 dried meals for children in Africa. Brilliant fun and fellowship and not to be missed.

Zoom meeting for all President Elects, AGs and PDGs following DGE Swati's attendance at the International Assembly
Zoom meeting ID 949 586 6951 Meeting postponed - dates to be reset

Glossop - 7000 light display and open evening for fund raising

Glossop - Extravaganza of Brass Band Music and the "The Human Jukebox"

Rotary North West England & Isle of Man District Food Packing Event - Sunday 23rd October 2022


Rotary North West England & Isle of Man District Training Event - Friday 21st October 2022

Newton & District Jubilee - DISTRICT 1285 DINNER Supporting World Polio Day Organised by Newton & District Jubilee Rotary Club THURSDAY OCTOBER 20TH 2022 AT 7.30PM Join us for a delicious 2-course dinner at THE RAJ INDIAN RESTAURANT £20pp

Widnes - Raising funds for our local community whilst having fun! It's been four very long years since we had our last Gala Dinner so we can't wait! TICKETS £35

Dukinfield & Stalybridge - Wrap Up Tameside is part of the wider Wrap Up UK initiative. Their sole aim is to collect winter coats (as well as scarves, winter hats and gloves) for distribution to charities supporting people across the UK who struggle to keep warm during the winter

Please join us at Stockport Guildhall 10th Sept to celebrate our contribution to Covid Relief and Operation Florian etc. £20pp

Tameside - Our Annual Charity Golf Day 24th August at Werneth Low Golf Club raised over £1800 for Willow Wood Hospice. A fantastic result

The 1,600 groups of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland have already raised £4 million in funds, relief equipment and supplies to be used in Ukraine and our links in Ukraine, Poland and Moldavia ensures urgent needs are met and delivered.

Tameside - A family fun day starting with a sponsored Barge Pull from Fairfield Junction to Portland Basin Ashton - in aid of The Lemonade Project” run by Anthony Sedon Fund Barge kindly provided by Tameside Canal Boat Trust



Tameside - Dictionaries donated to two primary schools in Tameside

Bolton Lever - A concert at Victoria Halls in collaboration with Wigan Rotary to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee


Event Postponed til Autumn 2022

Tameside - At St George’s Church Stalybridge. Featuring Adamson’s Military Band, The Mossley Ukulele Band & Tameside Community Voices

Tameside - Raised just under £1000 - a great result, a great night all in aid of a fantastic charity The Samaritans

Macclesfield Castle - Our annual 50/50 charity Swimathon - can you get together a team of 4-6 people to swim for charity ?

Stockport-Lamplighter - We held our Annual Charity Swimathon at Stockport Grammar School Pool on Saturday 26th March raising over £2,000

Seminar for Presidents Elect. The details of the meeting will be posted as soon as possible and will be conducted via the Zoom platform.

Seminar for Presidents Elect. The details of the meeting will be posted as soon as possible and will be conducted via the Zoom platform.
Foundation Seminar for President Elect’s and Club Foundation Reps.

Bolton Lever - Celebration Gin launch event to celebrate 100 Years of Rotary in Bolton

Graphene Unexpected Science in a Pencil Line Join us on Wednesday, 2nd March at 1.45 pm for a livestream talk about the developments of graphene at The University of Manchester.

End Polio Dinner 24th Feb at the Blue Mango, with speaker, Judith Diment.
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St. Helens - An evening of fundraising for END POLIO NOW, With Judith Diment MBE, talking about Polio Eradication 'Why Bother'

Bolton Lever - Tree planting at Bolton St Catherine's Academy 21st Feb, to create a "Queen's Canopy Rotary Woodland". Probably 11 until 2:30
Please come along to the NW England & Isle of Man Passport club meeting at 1930 on 16th Feb

Bolton Lever - Celebration of the New Year with Induction of 2 new members, an Honorary member, and 2 associate members, with Paralympian speaker - Jack Hunter-Spivey and Global Scholar - Humberto Garza
District Foundation Seminar kindly organised by Altrincham Rotary.
Online event aiming to explain the reason why a passport club has been set up for the district and how this will benefit all of us in District 1285
Online event aiming to make your club more vibrant as we recover from the pandemic. Join this one hour online event and learn new strategies for club development and membership engagement.

Macclesfield Castle - Annual Charities Bazaar - Are you a charity looking to raise funds ? A few Tables are available - Get in Touch Now!!

Heywood 2020 - We re delighted to be hosting an International Evening on November 2nd 2021.


Glossop - Raising funds for 1000 water supplies to the Rubaga slum in Kampala, Uganda. This will provide fresh water to 5000 people.
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Glossop - Annual fund raising event for local and International Charities

Rochdale East - ROCHDALE EAST ROTARY CLUB CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
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Infocus - Rotary Foundation & Service Teams launch new monthly Learning Series
Tameside - For Rotarians, Family and friends at The Hyde Club, Bowling Green St., Hyde SK14 1DJ

Tameside - Annual Charity Golf Day at Werneth Low Golf Club raises over £1500 for Willow Wood Hopice
Sandbach - District Governor Rotarian. Eric Russell visited our club. This his first visit to a club in the district.

We invite you to meet some of our District Team and find out more about how the team works and what may be in it for you.

Tameside - Tameside Rotary Hands out dictionaries to Year 6 pupils

Rushen & Western Mann, IOM - The club is organising a open air festival at venues around Port Erin involving local brass bands

All About Rotary is aimed at newer members of Clubs in our district and is intended to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of how Rotary works and to explain who does what at various levels of our organisation.

Saddleworth, W. Yorks. - Community Charity Concert Well-I-Hole Farm Greenfield Saddleworth OL3 7HX Tickets and info - www.wellifest.com

Tameside - Tameside Rotary Clubs support Mossley Boxing Club


Volunteer Expo is the national event to connect volunteers, organisations and the charity sector to harness the power of volunteering.


Bolton Lever - Virtual Evening to promote up and coming Musicians. £5 a head
All our training and preparation events for those taking club and district office this year will be VIRTUAL events using the Zoom platforms
All our training and preparation events for those taking club and district office this year will be VIRTUAL events using the Zoom platforms

Any Rotary member and club representative who is interested in learning about the international service projects can attend the rally. It will give the opportunity to connect with the charities and the other Rotary friends.
All our training and preparation events for those taking club and district office this year will be VIRTUAL events using the Zoom platforms
the Grants Management Seminar is scheduled for Tuesday March 16, 2021
All our training and preparation events for those taking club and district office this year will be VIRTUAL events using the Zoom platforms

Bolton Lever - Rotary Day Celebration - In aid of the Rotary Foundation

Every year District 1285 organises an Excitement of Science lecture at Manchester University which is free for Y9 and 10 students in the District. The virtual lecture 'The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence' will be given by Dr Eamonn Kerins.
Use Rotary Day to raise the profile of and money for the Rotary End Polio Now campaign. Link it with what you are doing for Covid response.
All our training and preparation events for those taking club and district office this year will be VIRTUAL events using the Zoom platforms

Coming to Zoom screen near you, covering Polio, Scholarships, Grants, Donations etc

Bolton Lever - Bolton Lever Santa is visiting this year via Zoom
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Bolton Lever - You are cordially invited to be part of the Health Mela experience: First Virtual Health Mela Saturday 14th November 2020 at 2.00 pm!

Sandbach - Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a supporter of Rise Against Hunger. The students and staff raised a substantial amount for the Meal packing event which we hope can be held some time in summer time in 2021.

Bolton Lever - This is a travelogue with a difference! Rtn Dr Aruna Mene, a 'Green’ fabric artist, and an intrepid traveller, will take you on a whirlwind tour of the world, through her vibrant, exotic fabric collages!

Bolton Lever - A Campaign Starts in September Involving Schools, Churches, Offices & Communities To Collect Used, Unwanted Shoes For Men, Women & Children And Donate To Someone Without a Proper Pair of Shoes, Both in the UK & Abroad.

The second in the series of Public Image Masterclasses, concentrating on Photography - composition, social media images.

Telling the Rotary Story with RotaryGBI editor Dave King Branding with Phil Dyer

June 4th 7pm for 2hours - part two of our 2020 virtual district assembly

June 3rd 7pm for 2hours - Part one of our 2020 virtual district assembly, with video of Holger Knaack, incoming RI president, from his TogetherTalk.