March
March Timeline 11th March – Plans are well underway for forthcoming St George’s Dinner, Fire Station visit, Fun Run & the Annual Cycle Ride. Roxy Gale told us about BooBs, which started in Shaftesbury ten years ago and became a registered charity in 2018. Their primary aim is to raise awareness, and help both women […]
February
February Timeline February Timeline 8th February – The Night of the Great Debate – Rotary’s 2024 Youth Speaks Competition. Shaftesbury Rotary hosted the local heats of the Youth Speaks Competition where there was lively debate from the students. We had students from Shaftesbury School, Blandford School and King Arthur’s School taking part. The students did […]
January
8th January – A smaller-than-usual number of us, met on a cold night with flurries of snow. We considered a few items of business, and shared details of the varied range of events, both social and fundraising, that we have in the early months of 2024 – see our website at shaftesburyrotaryclub.org As an alternative to having a […]
December
BINGO – The Rotary Club of Shaftesbury had a successful bingo night on Thursday 14 December and raised a lot of money for local charities. Over 60 players and the winners received prizes donated by local businesses; including towels from Stalbridge Linen, a hamper from Complete Foods, a hamper of cheeses from Godminster Cheese, a voucher for two pizzas at the […]
November
13th November our first regular club meeting at The Grosvenor Hotel for some 20 years. The speaker this evening was Jackie Cuff of Farnfields who gave us a brief synopsis on Lasting Power of Attorney for health & wealth. Misfortune can strike anyone at anytime and any age, thus it can never be too soon to put […]
September
An interesting month for us this month, including a theatre visit, a fundraising event in Gillingham, a tour of Longford Castle and a talk from a former member of the Metropolitan police force.
August
A lean month this month, but we did host an enjoyable visit from a member of the Sydney Cove Rotary Club from Australia. On topic of overseas Rotary Clubs, we discussed the upcoming visit of Rotarians from our twin club in Herleen in the Netherlands, as well as upcoming events for the remainder of the year.
July
We started our new Rotary year with our Presidential handover and a presentation. We also had the yearly Gold Hill Festival, a Fellowship Dinner, plans from various committees and a Supper/Quiz night.
June
Not a high-profile month for us, but busy nonetheless with the aftermath of the Charity Cycle Ride and the final plans for the Gold Hill Festival and Dog Show to put together. President David is nearing the end of a busy year for the club and is already looking at what to tackle next.
May
We kicked May off with the North Dorset Cycle Ride in aid of Prostate Cancer UK and other local charities. We followed that up with a talk from the Hilltop Litter Pickers. We ended the month with incoming Rotary President Peter Sale presenting his plans for the coming year.
