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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Saddleworth, W. Yorks. - Community Charity Concert Well-I-Hole Farm Greenfield Saddleworth OL3 7HX Tickets and info - www.wellifest.co.uk
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Bolton Lever - Bolton Lever Rotary are holding a Race Night at Bolton St Catherine's Academy to raise funds for the SEN department on 27th June 6-8pm
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Tameside - Dictionaries have been presented to nineteen Primary Schools over the last ten years. The Dictionaries are designed for year six pupils, are really lovely and are very well received by pupils and staff.
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Bolton Lever - Some people say I’m puddled… but I know I’m quackers… I’ll be in the brook this morning catching ducks. Hope to see some of you there. Bradshaw cricket club from 10:45, race starts at 11:00
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Knutsford - Venue - Toft Cricket Club £30 includes 'one-pot' meal.
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Bolton Lever - Bolton Lever Rotary Gala Night 11th May 2023 at the Last Drop, £50pp
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Get ready for a fun and informative District Assembly where you'll meet the district team and other club members. (11th May 2024)
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For info seminar on Rotarygbi Enterprise membership with board member Nitesh Joshi
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Sandbach - It was a unique experience of a meeting surrounded by natural flowers at a Garden Center, not too far from Sandbach.
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Bolton Lever - Come along on the 4th May to either or both of the guided walks around Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Rotary Way Bolton as part of the Greater Manchester Walking Festival.
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District Conference will be held in Llandudno 26/28 April 2024
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Glossop - This will be a joint event with the Glossop Bureau
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Big Spring Clean up initiative for all clubs 20th April 2024
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Tameside - Tameside Rotary will be part of Rotary’s Big Spring Clean on Saturday 20th April 10.00am. All welcome (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) Meet at Portland Basin, Ashton OL7 0QA. Equipment provided but bring your own gloves.
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Sandbach - Rotary Sandbach and the daughter club Rotary Sandbach Crosses celebrated a joint Charter Anniversary celebration.
Opportunity for incoming club presidents to meet with their AGs at Sale Golf Club
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Informal chat with the DG, meeting other club Presidents and sharing ideas and best practices
Grand district Youth Speaks final hosted by Frodsham & Helsby Rotary 24th March 2023
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Bolton Lever - Rain or Shine Indoor Arts and Craft Fair at Lostock Parish Centre, Bolton BL6 4EL, Sat 23rd March 11-4
Rotary Foundation Seminar, incorporating the Grant Management Seminar, Thursday 21st March 2024, 7.30pm via Zoom
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Stockport-Lamplighter - Our annual fun event to raise funds for charity - Now open for on-line entries see details .
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President elect preparation 1180 & 1285 7th March on Zoom
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Polio Eradication - a critical mission. A fundraising dinner at the Blue Mango 23rd Feb. Join us for a relaxed, yet informative evening or fabulous Indian food and Rotary Fellowship in the presence of Dr Ondrej Mach
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The District International Rally is back, Saturday 10th February Buile Hill Park, Eccles Old Rd, Salford M6 8GL, 10:30 am - 3.00pm
District members please log in for more information.
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Bolton Lever - The Bolton heats of the Rotary Youth Speaks Competition
Tameside - Traditional Embroidered Ukrainian Blouses Provided by Tameside Rotary
District Public Image Meeting on Zoom 31st Jan 1900-1800
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New Member Seminar on Sat 27th Jan, 0900 for 0930, at the Worsley Novotel.
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The role of social media in building the brand and using the brand to tell your Rotary story
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A district membership information session on Zoom with Steve Martin.
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The "Inns and Outs" of our Foundation - Monday Nov 20, 2023 at 6.45pm for 7pm, Cresta Court Hotel. £22pp
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Rushen & Western Mann, IOM - At Comis Hotel 6pm to 6.30pm for Welcome Drinks
New Mills, Marple & District - at Qurashi restaurant Romiley. £20pp. All profits to The Sreepur Village.
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Informal chat with the DG, meeting other club Presidents and sharing ideas and best practices
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Tameside - In aid of “The Believe & Achieve Trust”. To be held at 4C Community Centre Taunton Rd A-u-L OL7 9DR Tickets £6
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Informal seminar for new members. 9 til 1pm 30th Sept at the Worsley Novotel
New Mills, Marple & District - newly released film starring Maggie Smith. 200 tickets at £10pp incl drink and ice-cream at the interval
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Tameside - Tameside Beer Festival Friday 22nd September and Saturday 23rd September - Thank you to our sponsors, helpers, entertainers, staff at Hyde Town Hall and you if you attended- a great two days
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New Mills, Marple & District - President's evening at Hazelgrove golf club Sat 16th Sept, 7 for 7.30pm. £25pp
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EVOLVING ROTARY A Rotary Institute for Zones 17, 18, 19 & 20a Fri 15th to Sun 17th Sept 2023
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Come and be part of an exciting day of inclusivity and outstanding sportsmanship at the Disability Sports Day, Sat 9th Sept at Sutton Leisure Centre
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Tameside - Annual Charity Golf Day in aid of Willow Wood Hospice held at Werneth Low Golf Club raises £3500 - WHAT A GREAT DAY
New Mills, Marple & District - Speaker at our lunchtime meeting on 17th August
New Mills, Marple & District - We will have a bookstall at the Disley Carnival, inviting the public to take one free (donations welcome)
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There is always something new to learn, and even club secretaries and treasurers, who have been in post for a while will benefit from joining the meeting.
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Manchester - one-hour Mentalist Show with ESP specialist Deepak Rao. It will be at Gandhi Hall, Withington, on Thursday 27th July
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Bolton Lever - Your chance to help the Bolton Rotary Clubs and our district, register and marshall the Ironman night race and the Ironkids race
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Stockport-Lamplighter - Participants rode static bikes in aid of the charity Prostate Cancer UK at Dunelm Stockport between 10am and 3pm.
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Stockport-Lamplighter - Another very successful community event with a fantastic attendance.Many thanks to the gardeners, visitors and everyone else involved.In total over £9,000 was raised for charities.
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Tameside - Tameside Rotary recognises the contribution to Rotary by Michael Craig. Creating him an honorary member
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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
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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.
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the Rotary Excitement of Science lecture for schools at Manchester University
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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.
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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.
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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
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Glossop - 7000 light display and open evening for fund raising
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Glossop - Extravaganza of Brass Band Music and the "The Human Jukebox"
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Rotary North West England & Isle of Man District Food Packing Event - Sunday 23rd October 2022
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Rotary North West England & Isle of Man District Training Event - Friday 21st October 2022
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Culcheth & District - 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
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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
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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
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Please join us at Stockport Guildhall 10th Sept to celebrate our contribution to Covid Relief and Operation Florian etc. £20pp
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Tameside - Our Annual Charity Golf Day 24th August at Werneth Low Golf Club raised over £1800 for Willow Wood Hospice. A fantastic result
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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.
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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
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Tameside - Dictionaries donated to two primary schools in Tameside
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Bolton Lever - A concert at Victoria Halls in collaboration with Wigan Rotary to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Event Postponed til Autumn 2022
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Tameside - At St George’s Church Stalybridge. Featuring Adamson’s Military Band, The Mossley Ukulele Band & Tameside Community Voices
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Tameside - Raised just under £1000 - a great result, a great night all in aid of a fantastic charity The Samaritans
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Macclesfield Castle - Our annual 50/50 charity Swimathon - can you get together a team of 4-6 people to swim for charity ?
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Stockport-Lamplighter - We held our Annual Charity Swimathon at Stockport Grammar School Pool on Saturday 26th March raising over £2,000
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Seminar for Presidents Elect. The details of the meeting will be posted as soon as possible and will be conducted via the Zoom platform.
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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.
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Bolton Lever - Celebration Gin launch event to celebrate 100 Years of Rotary in Bolton
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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.
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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'
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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
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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.
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Macclesfield Castle - Annual Charities Bazaar - Are you a charity looking to raise funds ? A few Tables are available - Get in Touch Now!!
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Heywood 2020 - We re delighted to be hosting an International Evening on November 2nd 2021.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.