Events Archives - Shaftesbury Rotary Club

July

Aug 3, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

This month, we sadly saw the date for Gold Hill Fair come and go. However, we still met online to keep in touch, as has become the new normal. With such a quiet month, we also look back to last July, hearing from one of our longest serving Rotarians.

June

Jun 30, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

It was another month of successfully keeping things going by meeting on Zoom however, it was with great disappointment that we had to cancel the kids out day to Longleat for Yewstock school. June is the time for the annual change of command, with incoming President Steve outlining his plans for the year and a surprise for outgoing President Win. We also welcomed two speakers this month.

May

Jun 2, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

Another month under lockdown and we are still continuing to meet via Zoom. This month saw our first online speaker evening, hearing from Brie Logan on how the council are supporting residents with Covid related problems. We also have an amusing piece on our new medium for meeting, Zoom.

April

May 1, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

Well it’s been a month like no other. With everyone settling in to the lock-down routine, we looked to technology to continue working. We held our first Virtual meeting for the whole of Shaftesbury Rotary Club. We also held a Virtual AGM meeting. Stay safe and Thank You essential workers!

March

May 1, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

March began with a talk on the Charity Horatio’s Garden as well as Mock interviews at Shaftesbury School. Mid-month, as the Covid-19 pandemic progressed, the tough decision to cancel Monday meetings and events was made so as to protect our members and the community. Shortly after this, the government announced the lock down rules we are all now familiar with. We held our Club Council by Zoom on 23rd Mar and at the meeting made the decision to have Rotary Club meetings by Zoom every two weeks for all members. Stay Safe.

February

Feb 25, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

It may be the shortest month but February had some very interesting events. We learnt about code breaking in WW2 and there were a lot of developments for our cycle event. We heard new ways to reach more people through social media and found a new sponsor for the Ride. February was rounded off as we learnt more about the HOPE projects.

January

Feb 3, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

As always, January started quite slowly as our hosts at the Fleur de Lys took their well-earned annual holiday. Our first event of the year was a Casino evening in aid of the Sepsis trust. We also had the monthly business meeting and a speaker evening with Paul Slimm about his upcoming adventure at sea!

December

Jan 2, 2020 by Shaftesbury RC

Christmas is again upon us! This month we celebrated with a Christmas meal at La Fleur de Lys, enjoyed a talk from Guy Lowton on his career as a solicitor and welcomed the circus back to town as Circus Berzerkus returned for another party at Shaftesbury school.

November

Dec 3, 2019 by Shaftesbury RC

We started the month by holding an evening to thank the supporters of the North Dorset Cycle ride. We also paid our respects at the Remembrance parade as well as holding two speaker evenings.

October

Nov 1, 2019 by Shaftesbury RC

This month we had a taste of the continent as members of our twin club in Herleen, The Netherlands, visited. We also focussed on some life saving techniques with a defibrillator training session and a talk on organ donation. We rounded out with a discussion on the property business from Matt Boatright.

September

Oct 10, 2019 by Shaftesbury RC

With Summer fading we have had some interesting speakers this month to brighten up the darker evenings. One of our newer members, Genette, gave a job talk, we heard from two of Shaftesbury Fire Station’s crew and Chris Hardiman discussed the Xmas Shoebox appeal.

August

Sep 2, 2019 by Shaftesbury RC

After such a busy July, August has been more relaxed but no less entertaining. We started the month with a spot of Theatre at Springhead House. There was a full agenda at the business meeting and also, Tim Cook delivered a talk on the Cape to Cape tour in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.