About us
Welcome
to Havant Rotary Club from
President Jenny Edgell
Well here we are again! Yes, this is the second time I have worn the Presidential chain.
I was introduced to Rotary by Past President Viv Williams and was inducted in 1999 as the first Lady Rotarian in Havant Rotary. I was Rotarian number 29 and was quickly followed by another lady who, for all good reasons, soon moved on. The fact there were ladies in the Club at all, was the culmination of several years of hard work by the enlightened few! From its beginnings in 1954 the Club met at Lunchtimes and by 2000 this was changed to alternate Lunch and evening meetings.
At that time, there was a core of members who disapproved of females in Rotary and they sat together each week. My mission was to challenge the status quo, so I took a perverse delight in regularly sitting at this table causing one person to be displaced each time, leaving the remaining Rotarians nonplussed, though far too polite to be in any way offensive! Slowly ruffled feathers were smoothed and good friends made. It seemed no time at all before I was Chair of Club Service and 29 months after joining, I found myself, fast tracked into the role of President in 2002. I was a novice and somehow always felt I bumbled my way through the year.
So now in 2017 we have a different club to that of 15 years ago. There has been a splendid influx of new members with ideas and enthusiasm. Today, Havant Rotary has 54 members, including 12 ladies and is the most vibrant of the 70 plus clubs in the Rotary District 1110. So join me for the year ahead, in the exciting roller coaster of Rotary!
So do you want to help out in the Havant, Emsworth, and Hayling Island areas? You are welcome to come along to a meeting any Monday and have a friendly meal with us. Just email me with your contact details. I look forward to your contact.
Jenny
Find out about our events and outings, both past and planned, on our
Havant Rotary Events pages.
You can see some of our latest activities on our facebook page - just click the facebook icon.
Happening soon...
Meetings and events happening soon
Monday 25th September 18.30
Speaker: Rtn Wendy Morley on 'Step by Step'
Club Member Wendy Morley will speak to the Club about 'Step by Step', a Charity supported by the Community and Vocational Committee and one of our beneficiaries this Rotary year
Monday 9th October 19.00
60th Charter Evening
Havant Rotary Club celebrates 60 years of existence with a gala dinner and entertainment at the Langstone Hotel on Hayling Island
Wednesday 11th October 14.00
Drive Out
Every year we invite older people who are practically housebound to a drive out in the countryside and an afternoon tea at a garden centre or tea room.
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Rotary News
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Rotary Young Citizen Awards
Watch coverage of the 2017 'Rotary Young Citizen Awards', highlighting outstanding young people.
Details on RotaryGBI.org
How Rotary is Funding Polio Immunization in 2017
Find out more about Rotary fighting disease
Details on Rotary.org
Meetings & Venue
Where and when:
We meet on Mondays at 1800 for 1830
(No meetings on Bank Holidays. 5th Mondays, contact Secretary Ian Swinton on 01243 251 776 )
The Bear Hotel, 15/17 East Street, Havant PO9 1AA 02392 486 501