Completed meetings and events 2015-2016

Tue 28th June 2016 - Tue 21st June 2016 President's & Club Handover Evening

Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon

Tue 21st June 2016 Speaker: John Store - steeplejack

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Tue 21st June 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Sat 18th June 2016 Portishead Carnival

Rotary helping with stewarding read more...

Tue 14th June 2016 Business Meeting and Club Assembly

Our monthly Business meeting and plans for the next Rotary Year, with our Assistant District Governor Judy Powell as our guest.

Tue 7th June 2016 Club Evening

Evening to discuss a number of issues including membership

Tue 7th June 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 31st May 2016 No meeting

(Bank Holiday week)

Tue 24th May 2016 Speaker: Bill Walford - Toastmaster

Bill is a Member of the Institute of Toastmasters of Great Britain and lives locally in Portishead

Tue 17th May 2016 Speaker: Robin Cutts - Bride Ships

Rob Cutts gave a very interesting talk about his Great Grandfather Henry Taylor and the bride ships that sailed to Vancouver in the 19th Century. read more...

Tue 17th May 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 10th May 2016 Club AGM and Business Meeting

Our Annual AGM read more...

Tue 3rd May 2016 No Meeting

Bank Holiday Week

Tue 3rd May 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 26th April 2016 Speaker : Kim Dodd - Portishead Youth Centre

Kim gave us a compelling talk on Portishead Youth Centre which is "much more than just a Youth Centre" - they even host monthly Senior Citizens lunches! read more...

Tue 19th April 2016 Speaker : Jennifer Browning - Paralympian

Jennifer Howitt Browning gave an inspirational talk to the Club on her achievement in winning a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics read more...

Tue 19th April 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 12th April 2016 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 5th April 2016 Speaker : Lisa Chapman & Rose Scuse - Portishead Playgroups

Lisa and Rose gave a presentation on the history and future for Portishead Playgroups who run two free playgroups in Portishead read more...

Tue 5th April 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 29th March 2016 No Meeting

Bank Holiday week
The New Staff Room at the School

Tue 22nd March 2016 Speakers: Paul & Pearl Walker - Kanamai Project

The Kanamai Development Trust is a Charity active in the extremely poor Kanamai District of Coastal Kenya. It has 3 major spheres of activity: the Little Angels Nursery & Primary School at Mabambani; the Clinic situated at the School; and the Bomani Farm read more...

Sat 19th March 2016 Swimathon 2016

Our Annual Charity Swimming Marathon read more...

Tue 15th March 2016 Speaker: Andrew Lloyd - A load of Boules

We have entered the District boules competition. Andrew will explain the details of the historic game of petanque

Tue 15th March 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 8th March 2016 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 1st March 2016 Speaker: Barry Darbon of Portishead Coastguard

The History of the Coastguard and their Duties Now

Tue 1st March 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Sat 27th February 2016 Collections for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Collections in Portishead High St for Marie Curie Cancer care read more...

Tue 23rd February 2016 Speaker: Matt - Gore Undersea Engineering

more details to follow

Tue 16th February 2016 Speaker: Keith Hart - Trinity House

The Corporation of Trinity House is an organisation little known to the general public. Yet with over 500 years of heritage and a global reputation for excellence it's a vital part of Britain's maritime infrastructure.

Tue 16th February 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 9th February 2016 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 2nd February 2016 Speaker: Richard Whitfield - 'Fings ain't what they used to be.'

A light hearted look at education with events from the past which may dispel notions that education was far better in days of yore.
Richard graduated in Chemistry in 1969, joined the R&D dept. in British Cellophane, then went into teaching.

Tue 2nd February 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 26th January 2016 Speaker: Alan Evans - Freewheelers Blood Bikes

Riding For Life: A registered charity (no. 1001067) founded in 1990, Freewheelers EVS has a coverage area that includes Somerset, Bristol, Bath, West Wiltshire, and South Gloucestershire. Freewheelers EVS is run entirely by volunteers.

Sat 23rd January 2016 Barn Dance

Our Annual Barn Dance at Somerset Hall. This Year it will be in aid of Children's Hospice SouthWest at Charlton Farm. read more...

Tue 19th January 2016 Speaker: Andy Townsend, General Manager, Lifeskills - Learning for Living, Regional, Interactive Safety Education and Training Centre, 4th floor, CREATE Centre, Ashton, Bristol.

The Centre was opened in January 2000 by HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, who returned in 2010 to celebrate 10 years of operation and so is celebrating 16 years this year. The Centre is a unique experience for Yr 6 Primary Schoolchildren, those wit

Tue 19th January 2016 - Tue 5th January 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 12th January 2016 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 5th January 2016 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 5th January 2016 Speaker: Gareth Sanders - Frank Water Charity

Frank will talk about his 100hr marathon ironing session and the Frank Water Charity read more...

Tue 29th December 2015 NO Meeting (Christmas)

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Tue 22nd December 2015 NO Meeting (Christmas)

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Tue 15th December 2015 Christmas Dinner

Battle Axes, Wraxall - £25 per head

Tue 15th December 2015 The Memory Cafe: Christmas Party

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Fri 11th December 2015 Victorian Evening

Portishead Christmas lights switch on and Festival

Tue 8th December 2015 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 1st December 2015 Speaker: Dr Lawrence Cattermole

Teaching & Learning coach and SPS mentor stimulating Physics Network, Institute of Physics.
Note that this meeting will be held at the Anchor - Ham Green and NOT at Clarence House
From Junction 19 on M5 drive towards Bristol on the A369 ( ignore first t

Tue 1st December 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 24th November 2015 Speaker: Gareth Sanders - Frank Water Charity

Ironing man Gareth Sanders will talk about his 100-hour Guiness record bid and the Frank Water Charity
Mercy Africa

Tue 17th November 2015 Speaker: Roger Lancaster - Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships is one of our Presidential charities for the 2015-16 rotary year. read more...

Tue 17th November 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 10th November 2015 Special General Meeting & Business Meeting

Our annual Special General Meeting to elect Club Officers for 2015-16 and our normal monthly business meeting read more...

Tue 3rd November 2015 Speaker - Clevedon Marine Lake

By the end of October the renovated Marine Lake in Clevedon will fill with sea water after expenditure of over £800,000. To mark this a speaker from Marlens will talk about the work and the future opportunities for local residents and holiday makers

Tue 3rd November 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
Avon & Somerset Police Choir

Sat 31st October 2015 Somerset & Avon Police Choir

Somerset & Avon Police Choir in Concert at the Methodist Church, Portishead High St read more...

Tue 27th October 2015 Speaker: Bruce Jackman OBE MC

Gurkas 200 years of Service to the Crown including updates of the Nepal Earthquake

Tue 20th October 2015 Speaker - John Miles

Guildford Rotary Eye Project

Tue 20th October 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 13th October 2015 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Tue 6th October 2015 Speaker: Jill Johnson

"Lend with Care" and 5 other Rotary Projects supported by District International

Tue 6th October 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
Course View

Sun 4th October 2015 Portishead Multi-Terrain 10k Run

Rotary helps out with stewards read more...

Tue 29th September 2015 Something Special Evening

organised by BKL

Tue 22nd September 2015 Speaker - Sandy Tebutt

The Grand Houses of Portishead

Tue 15th September 2015 Speaker: Liz Odell - Shelterbox

Liz Odell is a first responder for Shelterbox  ( and a Nailsea & Backwell Rotarian ). She was in Nepal 36 hours after the earthquake assessing the situation for Shelterbox.  Her talk about Nepal has slides and a video read more...

Tue 15th September 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
Business Meeting

Tue 8th September 2015 Business Meeting

our monthly business meeting

Fri 4th September 2015 Cruise on the Waverley around the Holms

Evening cruise from Clevedon. Contact Chris Philips for more details read more...

Tue 1st September 2015 No weekly meeting - Bank Holiday week

no meeting due to Bank Holiday the previous day

Tue 1st September 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 25th August 2015 Speaker: Lance Allen - HealthWatch North Somerset

Introduction to Healthwatch North Somerset who"™s remit is to gather feedback in North Somerset on local peoples experience of health and social care services (good, bad or whatever) and then work with the service providers to improve the outcomes where read more...

Thu 20th August 2015 Guided walk in Leigh Woods - Owl watching

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this as the walk was oversubscribed and we couldn't get a look in!

Tue 18th August 2015 Quiz Night

BKL will host a quiz night for members

Tue 18th August 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 11th August 2015 Business Meeting

our monthly Business Meeting

Fri 7th August 2015 Twelfth Night at Dyrham Park

Open Air Shakespeare read more...
Bowls Evening

Tue 4th August 2015 Bowls evening

Meet at Portishead Bowling Club on Lake grounds at 6:30. Wear flat shoes. Light supper, total cost £12

Tue 4th August 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...

Tue 28th July 2015 Speaker from Marie Curie

Marie Curie will update us on recent changes in organisation and also the widening of their scope from its original cancer care focus
2014 Portishead Flower Show - collecting our trophy

Sat 25th July 2015 - Sun 26th July 2015 Stroke Awareness at Portishead Flower Show

We run a tent taking blood pressures and promoting Stroke Awareness read more...

Tue 21st July 2015 Speaker: Peter Maliphant - Portishead Railway Update

Update on where we are with the planned re-opening of the railway link to Portishead read more...

Tue 21st July 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
business meeting

Tue 14th July 2015 Business Meeting

our monthly Business Meeting

Tue 14th July 2015 Mock Interviews at Gordano School

We help by doing mock career interviews for Year 10 pupils at Gordano School

Sun 12th July 2015 Barbeque

Our annual summer barbeque at the Oxley's house
Portishead Open Air Pool

Thu 9th July 2015 Schools Swimming Gala at Portishead Open Air Pool

Schools swimming competition, sponsored and supported by Portishead Rotary Club
Portishead Lifeboat "Spirit of Clovelly"

Wed 8th July 2015 Guest Evening: Visit to RNLI Portishead

We will not meet on Tuesday the 7th July but will meet on 8th July 7pm at the Lifeboat Station with a visit to the Royal after for those who would like a meal. You can park in the Royal outer car parking area

Tue 7th July 2015 No meeting

Meeting on Wednesday 8th July instead at RNLI Portishead

Tue 7th July 2015 - Mon 15th June 2015 The Memory Cafe

Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:15pm-3:45pm at the Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road read more...
Raft Race

Sun 5th July 2015 Portishead Raft Race

We will be at the Raft Race with a stand collecting for Shelterbox and promoting Rotary read more...
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