Winners of the Ron Gregory Photography Competition 2022

Theme - Shapes and Patterns Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners. See the winning photographs and presentation of canvas prints at Blue Sky Printing, Meadows Shopping Centre, Chelmsford.

Donate-a-Dinner Appeal Christmas 2020

Five Rotary Clubs in Chelmsford collaborated to provide a Christmas lunch to the many families in Chelmsford who could not afford a traditional festive meal this year.

Fundraising Dinner in Aid of End Polio Now

As a follow-on to World Polio Day, Chelmsford Mildmay organised a social, fundraising evening on 8 November 2019 at the Beauvoir Arms, Downham.

End Polio Now

Purple Crocus Planting in Central Park, World Polio Day, 24 October 2019

Litter Picking

Supporting Chelmsford City Council in Litter Pick projects in and around the City

One man running - didn't he do well?!

Stephen King ran 10 miles for charities on 17 May

One man running

Stephen King, President of Chelmsford Rivermead Rotary, runs 10 miles for Charities - please support: details below

Christmas lunch 2019

with partners, friends, past members, members of Inner Wheel.

Fundraising Lunch 08 September 2019

Good food, friends, fun and fellowship - raising funds for Rotary's own charity Rotary Foundation.

President's dinner: 21 June 2019

celebrating retiring President Roger Spall’s successful year leading Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club

Dementia Adventure - learning more and fundraising meal

Dementia Adventure is President Roger Spall's chosen charity for 2018-19

Fred Bear raising awareness and funds to end polio

10 June: new wildlife

April: Heathrow airport - where to?!

where did Fred get to in April?

14 May: Wonderful time at the Great Baddow Charity Races

Checking out the trophies.

11 March: RHS Hyde Hall: Checking out the Purple4Polio crocuses

Essex Chronicle 08 December 2016

Planting crocuses at RHS Hyde Hall

28-29 January: Norwich

away weekend

31 December/ 01 January: A great new year break!

seeing in the new year patriotically!

20 December: Fred Bear preparing for Christmas

11-13 November: away for the weekend to Warner's Thorseby Hall Hotel in Nottingham with Uncle Roger, his wife and some friends

25 & 26 October: Granton, Rotary, RI World Congress

last full days in Edinburgh

24 October: Edinburgh City Centre

couldn't get enough of that castle!

22 October: Edinburgh

18 October 2016: visit to University of Essex

loved seeing all those new students and attending Essex Book Festival Board meeting

21 October: Stansted airport

26 September 2016: It's competition time! The Last Days of Summer!

I decided to catch a few last rays to keep up my lovely all-over golden tan.

25 September 2016: aeroplanes large and small

18 September 2016: Encounter with a Stag and Conwy friends

15 September 2016: my first wedding: best day of my life, so far!

10-12 September 2016: Busy weekend with Ken Buck!

- sorting all those crocus corm boxes.

18 August 2016: Music Recording for BBC Proms

Attended recording of music for BBC Proms programme to be broadcast on 17 September.

11 August 2016: London Day Out

12 August 2016: Safari Supper

a lovely evening with hosts Brenda and Roger, and their guests Jennie and Robert and Pat and Philip

24 July 2016: Cheques presentation event

Club Presidential Handover

marking the start of the new Rotary year

Burns Lunch

Haggis, neeps and bashed tatties today

'Me' talk

from Ian Hutchinson

Computers continue to be delivered

Dirma Secondary School, Tanzania

We support Gateway Club

Chelmsford Mildmay Rotarians provide a rota of drivers to take participants to the The Gateway Club

Computers for Tanzania Change Lives

Computers for Tanzania Change Lives

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Computers for Tanzania Change Lives

Computers for Tanzania

Third shipment of computer equipment in use in Tanzanian schools

An Essex Girl's Adventures Abroad

from our speaker Lisa Cane

Club handover

Presidential handover - and onwards up the line! July is Races Committee programme planning month

District Governor Alan Clark

We welcome District Governor Alan Clark as our speaker, with Ann Holmes our Assistant Governor

Essex Countryside and its Wildlife

Our speaker is Rotarian Alan Purdy who is a member of Witham Rotary Club.

The Mildmay Family

speaker today is Gloria Harris

We welcome new members

If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a member - see below.

Foundation Fundraising lunch

with special thanks to our hosts John and Jackie Bucknell

Great Baddow Races Promotion

Promoting this year's Great Baddow Races in High Chelmer Shopping Centre, Chelmsford.

An introduction to club visioning from Dave Eagles.

Mike Ashdown's "Me" talk.

Membership

John Banks talks about growth and retention in membership.

Jane Brown, International Service Organiser, Inner Wheel

Talking about what this District is doing internationally.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

Phil Grigg talks about RYLA from the organisational viewpoint and two young people talk from their participants' viewpoint.

RIBI President visits Chelmsford

RIBI President Peter King and his wife Di met local Rotarians to hear about Computers for Tanzania and the Sahiwal project in Pakistan.

The work of Action for Family Carers

James Clarke CEO Action for Family Carers, supported by Veronica Sadowsky (Rtn Chelmsford Rivermead), speaking on the work of AFFC across Mid-Essex.

The World's Greatest Meal

a simple meal raising monies to End Polio Now

Loading day: Computers to Tanzania

The team who loaded the third ship's container for Tanzania moving 287 boxes in a record 45 minutes. The container ship sets sail on 01 December.

Zambia and Botswana

Nanette Wright on her recent visit - we knew elephants were sure to feature!

The Rotary Foundation

Child Slavery

Harry Payne again raised our awareness of child slavery and trafficking.

Send a Cow to Kenya

Martin Reed of Rivermead Club, our speaker, about the Send a Cow to Kenya project

The work of Great Baddow Parish Council in the Community.

Today's speaker was Cllr Mrs Jannetta Sosin, Chairman of Council and Chairman of Organisation Methods and Personnel Committee.

Return visit from Chelmsford YMCA Young Carers

Paul Knight updated us about the YMCA World Alliance Conference that was held in Colorado, USA in late June/early July 2014.

Chelmsford Xmas Lights Switch-on

HSBC Bank plc

Speaker: Richard Knight, Retail Branch Manager, HSBC Bank plc, Chelmsford

Chelmsford Male Voice Choir

Speaker: John Taylor, Musical Director, Chelmsford Male Voice Choir

Friends of Dunmow Rotary Club

Speaker: Richard Harris, Immediate Past President, Dunmow Rotary Club and Dunmow's Official Town Crier

Hurtigruten

Susan Carragher entertained Mildmay on 09 September to a fascinating account of Hurtigruten.

Tour de France

The Tour de France passed some Mildmay Rotarians' homes on 07 July - can you work out where this one is?

Talent Match, The Prince's Trust + Visitors from Australia

Catherine Reed, Volunteering Executive - Talent Match, The Prince's Trust, talks to us about the support Talent Match is giving to 18-24 year olds who have been unemployed for more than 12 months.

St George's Day lunch

Although not until 23 April - nonetheless we celebrate St George today.

Christmas lunch

Great Baddow Charity Races 10 mile and 2 mile

Local community event of the year - a 10 mile road race for the serious runner and the 2 mile fun run for every one else - a great way to spend a May Sunday. Great Baddow Millennium Community Centre.

Great Baddow Charity Races

The Great Baddow Races 10 mile and 2 mile runs. The 10 mile for serious runners and the 2 mile for all the family, friends and neighbours. Raising funds for local charities.

Great Baddow Charity Races

A great day for the races - thank you to everyone who ran, organised, sponsored, was there! Lots of photos coming soon!

Races: cheque presentations

Cheque presentations at the Millennium Hall, Great Baddow Click below for video clip of 2013 race by Carry on Running

Visit from District Governor Stan Keller

YMCA World Alliance Conference

Leah Burtenshaw and Paul Knight, accompanied by Craig Gough from Chelmsford YMCA, talked about their forthcoming trip to the YMCA World Alliance Conference for which Mildmay is helping to sponsor their expenses.

Farleigh Hospice

Hermione McIntosh, Ambassador, our speaker from Farleigh Hospice

The life and times of an RSPB Local Group

Mike Logan Wood from the Chelmsford RSPB was our speaker on the work of the RSPB locally and worldwide.

President's evening

at the Ivy Hill Hotel, Margaretting, Essex CM4 0EH

Farm fun, frolic and fundraising at Fingrith Hall

More fun, frolic and fundraising for Foundation down on the farm. The lunch was excellent and even the coffee was blessed!!! Amount raised: £315.

Fordham Walk

Some photos of the Fordham Walk on 16 November: a lovely stroll through the beautiful countryside around the Colne Valley, north of Colchester.

Inner Wheel Challenge

This year the Inner Wheel Club opened up its afternoon annual challenge competition (with strawberries & cream tea!) to all Rotarians. Great afternoon and this year Inner Wheel roundly beat Rotary!

Quadrant evening

The annual Quadrant Evening for Rotarians and Guests. The event had a German Christmas Market theme, and the fashion show featured some familiar models! £1450 was raised and shared equally between End Polio Now and Essex Dementia Care.

Business Meeting and Club Assembly

June is Club Council programme planning month. Grace: Brenda Stroud; Object of Rotary: Roy Thorne

St George's Day lunch

District Handover

The County Hotel Sunday Lunch £25.00 per head

Great Baddow Races Cheques Presentation

Great Baddow Millennium Community Centre: Presentation of cheques to Mid Essex Support Group of the Alzheimer’s Society, Riding for the Disabled, Starfish Project and League of Friends of Hargrave House.

Chelmsford Mildmay President’s lunch

At Little Channels, Pratts Farm Lane, Regiment Way, Little Waltham CM3 3PR; 12.15pm for 12.45pm; £22 pp

Christmas lunch

Some photos here and a tiny reminder of 'A Cowpoke's Lament'!

Stephanie & John Flower with Stephanie’s Canine Partners dog Elmo

Stephanie and John Flowers with Roger Foreman and Elmo

Club Handover

Robert hands over to Nanette

Nanette Wright - My trip to the Galapagos Islands

Our President Elect talked about her recent trip to the Galapagos Islands.

Computers for Tanzania - International project

For seven years Mildmay Rotarians collected unwanted but usable computer equipment, professionally cleared hard drives, packed, loaded and shipped to Tanzania schools.