2023 / 2024 Club News

2023-24 Pinner Rotary Club Activities

March 

5th: Speaker Meeting - David Simmonds MP.

19th: Speaker Meeting - Mind in Harrow, one of our President's charities.

23rd: Our annual fundraising Quiz Night. A sell-out event with 114 quizzers testing their knowledge.

26th: Visit to the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden followed by a meal at Boulevard Brasserie.

February 

6th: Speaker Meeting - Rob Smith took us on a virtual tour of the great Victorian cemeteries, "London's Magnificent Seven".

9th: Rotary International Peace Conference, London.

20th: Speaker Meeting - Rtn Michael Morris gave his personal presentation at Izgara Restaurant, Northwood.

January 

1st: Pinner Members joined London Rotary Clubs for the annual New Year's Day Parade.

23rd: Burns Supper at Pinner Hill Golf Club.

December

5th: Impromptu dinner at Chin Chin restaurant in Pinner

9th: Christmas collection at Morrisons supermarket, Hatch End. On a very wet and windy day our volunteers raised over £500 thanks to the generous public doing their Christmas shopping.

13th to 21st: Santa's Sleigh touring the streets of Pinner. Over 6 nights we raised £6,300.

19th: We held our Christmas Party at Pinner Hill Golf Club with Fr. Anthony Pellegrini giving us a very entertaining talk about his life. We also inducted a new member, Milika Mushota.

7th: Speaker Meeting - local author Leigh Russell gave us a fascinating talk about her life as a crime novel writer.

12th: President John laid a wreath at the Pinner Remembrance Service

21st: Club Meeting - Rtn Parvez Khan gave his personal presentation about his family and his career. His mixed cultural background was enlightening and we all learned a lot.

28th: Visit to the Museum of Brands and lunch at The Elgin pub in Notting Hill. A wonderful trip down memory lane followed by great fish and chips!

October

14th: Pinner Rotary 80th Anniversary Dinner

20th - 22nd: Multi-District Conference, Eastbourne. Four of our members took part in a very enjoyable conference, all agreed it was exceptional for the quality of speakers and entertainment. We came away inspired!

24th: Speaker Meeting - Jade Dyer came to tell us about the work of Prostate Cancer UK, the main beneficiary of our funds raised at the Village Show.

September

5th: Speaker Meeting - Anna Whitehead told us about her experience working as an intern for the United Nations in New York. We also inducted new member Parvez Khan.

9th: Pinner Rotary Village Show 

19th: Speaker Meeting - Rtn Jan Wright took us on another of his travels, this time through China. We also inducted new member Cecilia Thomas.

22nd - 24th: Link Visit to Bruges and Ghent.

26th: Wine Tasting and supper at Cathy's house.

August

1st: Speaker Meeting - Colin Richards: "Aerial Thrills & Spills at Northolt Airport"

13th: Our Summer Garden Party, held in John & Melinda's garden. 

15th: Rtns John and Melinda shared their experience of attending the Rotary International Convention held in Melbourne in May.

22nd: Guided London Walk around Spitalfields with Blue Badge Guide Sue King, followed by a curry in Brick Lane.

July

4th: President's Dinner. An enjoyable celebration to start the new Rotary year. We also inducted two new members, Janet Mote and Nitin Khanapurkar

25th: Visit to Church Gardens, Harefield.