September 2024
Our usual twice monthly meeting at the Grosvenor was cancelled by them at short notice, so unfortunately we were unable to have a speaker. However it is good to keep in touch so we arranged to meet at Aroma, our nearest Indian restaurant. In an open restaurant we were unable to transact any business but […]
August 2024
August Timeline Thirteen of us gathered for a traditional Sunday Lunch at The Forester, Donhead St Andrew on Sunday 11th August. The Snug was reserved for us and we enjoyed two courses in very pleasant surroundings. There was lots of lively conversation. We were also very pleased that new member Stephen Russell and his partner were able to join us. We […]
July 2024
July timeline RotaKids care about local older people – 30 RotaKids from Abbey Primary School and Shaftesbury Primary School undertook visits to three local care homes this week. They visited Cedars Lodge, John Shoobridge Court and St Denis Lodge. The young people played games, danced and chatted with the residents. They also took artworks they […]
June 2024
10th June – Our first meeting this month and we have already been busy with a presentation cheque to BOOBS; and sponsoring three teenagers on a weekend organised by Rotary District for Young Carers, as well as Kids Out next week at Longleat. Our speaker this evening was Phil Martin of Phil’s Epic Ride with […]
May
May Timeline 5th May – Shaftesbury Feastival – six of us helped at the Cheese Races on Gold Hill. Despite inclement weather and the weight of some of the cheeses, we managed to get all the races run without mishap. There were lots of entries in the children’s and men’s races, although disappointingly not so […]
April
April Timeline 8th April – A brief review of yesterday’s Fun Run. Despite the wind, we had a good turnout with 120+ runners over the two distances. A multitude of compliments from the runners on the course, organisation and their enjoyment of the day. Overall, a successful event and the club voted unanimously to book […]
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 […]