Completed meetings and events 2017-2018
Fri 29th June 2018 The President's Dinner Party
President Graham organised a dinner party which was held at The Bradford Club. Musical entertainment was provided by Fox Corner. 55 Members, wives and guests attended and the event was thoroughly enjoyed by all. read more...Wed 27th June 2018 Speaker Rodney Hallam - Laughter from Lancashire
Rodney gave us a view of Yorkshire as seen by a Lancastrian. -------------- Speaker Finder John Waterhouse, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Gerald Sanderson, Cash Desk Keith Howard read more...Wed 20th June 2018 Annual Charity Golf Competition
There will be no meeting at the Bradford Club as we will be running our 27th Annual Charity Golf Competition at Ilkley Golf Club
Wed 20th June 2018 27th Annual Charity Golf Competition at Ilkley Golf Club
The Rotary Club of Bradford Blaize held their 27th Annual Charity Golf Competition at Ilkley Golf Club. The total raised for charity over the years is now £170,000. read more...Wed 13th June 2018 Club Assembly
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Robert Askew, Cash Desk Mike Clewes
Wed 6th June 2018 Speaker Maurice Craven - Old Transport around Bradford
Maurice who has spoken to us before showed 2 DVD's of old transport moving around the Bradford area. ------------- Speaker Finder David Burrows, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Tony Gill, Cash Desk Barrie Birch read more...Wed 30th May 2018 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder Barry Smith, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Barrie Birch, Cash Desk John BarrowWed 23rd May 2018 Speaker Tony Dunlop - Project BUGLE - how WE remembered them
Tony's talk is about the local Batley Boys during WW1. ---------------------- Speaker Finder John Barrow, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Peter Meredith, Cash Desk Robert AskewWed 16th May 2018 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder Tony Gill, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Barry Smith, Cash Desk Alan ArthurWed 9th May 2018 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder Peter Meredith, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Pierre Richterich, Cash Desk Keith BrownWed 2nd May 2018 Council / Business Meeting
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Robert Allan, Cash Desk M. AtifWed 25th April 2018 Speaker Rtn Robert Sladdin -
Robert who is a member of Calverley Rotary club talked about the T Dan Smith and John Poulson scandal. --------------- Speaker Finder Gerald Sanderson, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners M. Atif, Cash Desk Pierre Richterich read more...Wed 18th April 2018 Speaker Jo Quinton-Tulloch, Director National Science Media Museum
Jo toldus a little about the work of the Science and Media Museum. -------------- Speaker Finder Alan Arthur, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Geoff Brown, Cash Desk Tony Ashton read more...Wed 11th April 2018 Speaker John Waterhouse - Stephen Hawking
Our own John Waterhouse told us a bit about the life and work of Stephen Hawking ----------------- Speaker Finder Robert Askew, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Keith Howard, Cash Desk Gerald Sanderson read more...
Fri 6th April 2018 - Sun 8th April 2018 Walking Weekend at Almouth
John Waterhouse organised the annual walking weekend which this year saw members and friends visit the H F Holidays hotel in Almouth. read more...Wed 4th April 2018 CLOSED FOR EASTER - no meeting at the Bradford Club
Closed for Easter - there will be no meeting at the Bradford ClubWed 28th March 2018 Speaker Tony Carroll - The Crash of 2007/2008
Speaker Finder Pierre Richterich, Visitors Host, Grace & Banners John Barrow, Cash Desk Geoff Brown
Sat 24th March 2018 Tree Planting for the Forest of Bradford
Blaize continued their tradition of Tree Planting for the Forest of Bradford. read more...Wed 21st March 2018 Council / Business Meeting
The Council / Business meeting that was cancelled on 28\2\18 will be held this evening. Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners John Waterhouse, Cash Desk Derek O'Hearne
Wed 14th March 2018 Presentation by the Royal Navy Presentation Team
Speaker Finder Tony Gill has organised a Presentation by the Royal Navy Presentation Team, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Keith Brown, Cash Desk John Waterhouse read more...
Wed 7th March 2018 Speaker Lauren Batty - Modern Day Slavery
Lauren works for the charity Hope for Justice which exists to bring an end to modern slavery. ---------------------- Speaker Finder Barrie Birch, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners David Burrows, Cash Desk Robert Allan read more...Wed 28th February 2018 Council / Business Meeting
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Gerald Sanderson, Cash Desk Barry SmithWed 21st February 2018 Trip to Visit a Rhubarb Farm
There will be no meeting at the Bradford Club. In place of our usual meeting the President has arranged a trip to visit one of Yorkshire's famous rhubarb farms. read more...Wed 14th February 2018 Speaker Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra - Prevent Childhood Obesity
Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra will speak about using Islamic Religious Settings to Prevent Childhood Obesity among South Asian Children in the UK --------- Speaker Finder M. Atif, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Tony Ashton, Cash Desk John Watson read more...Wed 7th February 2018 Speaker The Lord Mayor of Bradford, (Cllr Abid Hussain)
The Lord Mayor will be accompanied by The Lady Mayoress (Mrs Shahnaz Akhtar) and will speak about his year in office so far. ------ Speaker Finder John Watson, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Barry Smith, Cash Desk David Burrows read more...Wed 31st January 2018 Speaker Barrie Birch - One of 6 English Towns
Barrie showed a 30 minute DVD from the Alec Clifton-Taylor series. ------------------ Speaker Finder Alan Morrell, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Alan Arthur, Cash Desk John Waterhouse read more...Wed 24th January 2018 Speaker Mike Clewes - The Good, Bad & Ugly of the NHS in 2017/18
There will be no meeting at The Bradford Club instead we will meet at the home of Mike Clewes -------- Speaker Finder Mike Clewes, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Robert Askew, Cash Desk Alan Morrell read more...
Wed 17th January 2018 Presentation by the Royal Navy Presentation Team
Speaker Finder Tony Gill has organised a Presentation by the Royal Navy Presentation Team.Visitor's Host Grace & Banners M. Atif, Cash Desk Derek O'Hearne read more...
Wed 10th January 2018 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder Keith Howard, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Alan Morrell, Cash Desk Keith BrownWed 3rd January 2018 Council / Business Meeting
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Derek O'Hearne, Cash Desk Pierre RichterichWed 27th December 2017 NO MEETING AT THE BRADFORD CLUB
The club will be closed for ChristmasWed 20th December 2017 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder David Burrows, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Mike Clewes, Cash Desk M. AtifWed 13th December 2017 Speaker Amit Dhand - “Best selling crime fiction and Bradford”
Amit is a British-Asian crime writer and his books are based in Bradford. His book Streets of Darkness is being developed into a TV drama. -------- Speaker Finder Barry Smith, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Alan Arthur, Cash Desk John Watson read more...Wed 6th December 2017 BRADFORD CATHEDRAL- Carol Concert
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Tony Ashton, Cash Desk Mike ClewesWed 29th November 2017 Speaker The Bishop of Bradford
The Bishop of Bradford Toby Howarth ---------------- Speaker Finder Pierre Richterich, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners John Watson, Cash Desk Peter MeredithWed 22nd November 2017 Visit to Bradford Odeon
We will be taking a tour around the derelict Bradford Odeon prior to Bradford Live re-developing the building. ---------- Speaker Finder Gerald Sanderson, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Barrie Birch, Cash Desk Tony Gill read more...Wed 15th November 2017 Speaker Thomas Black
Speaker Finder Peter Meredith, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Mike Clewes, Cash Desk Geoff BrownWed 8th November 2017 Speaker Director of Kala Sangam, Injit Singh
Dr.Geetha Upadhyaya OBE Artistic Director told us about Kala Sangam the Centre for South Asian Arts, dancing, music. -------------- Speaker Finder Alan Arthur, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners David Burrows, Cash Desk Robert Allan read more...Wed 1st November 2017 Council / Business Meeting
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Tony Gill, Cash Desk Keith HowardWed 25th October 2017 Speaker Stephen Walker - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Stephen gave a talk on the workings of this railway preservation society. ------------------ Speaker Finder Robert Askew, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners John Barrow, Cash Desk Barrie Birch read more...Wed 18th October 2017 Speaker Chief Superintendent Scott Bissett
Scott Bisset is the Chief Superintendent for Bradford District ------------ Speaker Finder Keith Brown, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Peter Meredith, Cash Desk Tony Ashton read more...Wed 11th October 2017 Speaker Harriet Meeuwissen-True from Interplay Theatres Leeds
Interplay Theatre is the National Sensory Theatre, creating immersive and interactive story telling which places audiences at the centre of the experience. read more...
Wed 4th October 2017 Laurel and Hardy Triple Bill
The Rotary Club of Bradford Blaize bring you three of the best from America’s golden duo of silent comedy. Come and enjoy an evening of laughter at the Bradford Club with: -The Music Box,
Hog Wild and
Sons of the Desert. read more...
Wed 4th October 2017 This evening there will be 3 Silent Films
An evening with a difference - 3 silent films will be shown at the Bradford Club. ---------------- Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Alan Morrell, Cash Desk Robert Askew read more...
Thu 28th September 2017 Bradford Group 10 Clubs : DG Visit
In order to reduce the pressure on our District Governor Robert Morphet in our recently enlarged District the Bradford Group of 10 Rotary Clubs held a joint District Governor visit at The Bradford Club read more...Wed 27th September 2017 NO MEETING AT THE BRADFORD CLUB
As there will be a meeting on Thursday the 28th of September with all Bradford 10 Clubs and the District Governor Robert Morphet the regular weekly meeting has been cancelled. read more...Wed 20th September 2017 Speaker Catherine Schroeter of Action for Children
Action for Children works closely in local communities to protect and support disadvantaged children,young people, and their families. --------------- Speaker Finder John Watson, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Gerald Sanderson, Cash Desk Barry Smith read more...Wed 13th September 2017 Speaker ??
Speaker Finder Derek O'Hearne, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Robert Allan, Cash Desk Pierre RichterichWed 6th September 2017 Council / Business Meeting
Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners M. Atif, Cash Desk Keith Brown
Wed 30th August 2017 Speaker Colin Li our RYA candidate this year
Colin will tell us about his experience on the RYLA course ---- Speaker Finder Derek O'Hearne, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners John Watson, Cash Desk Geoff BrownWed 23rd August 2017 Trip to Shakespeare production at East Riddlesden Hall
There will be no meeting at the Bradford Club as Robert Askew is organising a trip to see Comedy of Errors in the lower field at East Riddlesden Hall read more...Wed 16th August 2017 Speaker Rotarian Roy Tate - Accidents Will Happen
Roy who is a member of R C Otley Chevin will talk about the insurance industry. ----------- Speaker Finder Alan Morrell, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Derek O'Hearne, Cash Desk M. AtifWed 9th August 2017 Speaker Dr Khurram Masood - Forensic Psychiatry
Dr Khurram Masood, a Psychiatric Consultant at Lynfield Mount Hospital will be speaking about Forensic Psychiatry ----------------- Speaker Finder M. Atif, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Geoff Brown, Cash Desk David BurrowsWed 2nd August 2017 Speaker Dan Goodey manager at Nell Bank Centre
Keith has arranged for the new Manager at Nell Bank Centre, Dan Goodey, to come to speak to us about the current goings on there. ----------------------- Speaker Finder Keith Brown, Visitor's Host Grace & Banners Keith Howard, Cash Desk Gerald Sanderson read more...Wed 26th July 2017 Speaker Our Own John Waterhouse
John will talk about the World Athletics Championships which start in London on 4 August - along with a bit about the drugs background/scene. ------- Speaker Finder Mike Clewes, Visitor's Host Grace & Banners Pierre Richterich, Cash Desk Peter MeredithTue 25th July 2017 Trailers Linear Walk Guiseley via Otley Chevin to Otley
A linear walk, from Guiseley Kelside along the Chevin to Otley. Sixnot too strenuous miles, finishing at The Fleece pub on the Bradford
side of Otley. It has a lovely back garden sloping down to the river.
Wed 19th July 2017 Speaker Our own Keith Howard - What's in a Name?
Keith is keeping his cards close to his chest on the detail of his talk "What's in a Name" so turn up and find out. ----------- Speaker Finder Keith Howard, Visitor's Host Grace & Banners Keith Brown, Cash Desk Tony GillWed 12th July 2017 NO MEETING AT THE BRADFORD CLUB
As the Bradford Club is closed there will be no meeting there.As an alternative John Barrow has organised a trip - see the link below for further details read more...
Wed 12th July 2017 Visit Hovingham Hall & Yorkshire Lavender
Visit to Yorkshire Lavender at Terrington and Hovingham Hall, including a Pub Lunch in Hovingham village read more...Wed 5th July 2017 Council / Business Meeting & Golf Review
Council Meeting 6pm followed by Business Meeting at 7pm. Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners - David Burrows, Cash Desk Robert Allan