Completed meetings and events 2020-2021
Mon 28th June 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Jordan Harbin, Community & Corporate Fundraiser for Wales, Ronald McDonald House Charities (UK) - Zoom
Mon 21st June 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker - Catherine Halliday-Taylor, Renovating Oakhurst Hall - Zoom
Joanna Banks' speaker today is Catherine Halliday-Taylor whose family have purchased former OGHS boarding house Oakhurst Hall on the outskirts of Oswestry which they are renovating.Mon 14th June 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Wagih El Masri - Spinal Injuries Unit at the RJAH - Zoom
![Club Assembly](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Club Assembly 2020-21.jpg)
Mon 7th June 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting + Club Assembly + ADG + Speaker Harry Maltby, Square One Cafe - Zoom
Mon 31st May 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - No Meeting Bank Holiday
Mon 24th May 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Matthew Griggs, HPB/HNB Boilers Technical Lead at EDF Energy - Zoom
Mon 17th May 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Louise Martland, Conservation Director at The Environment Bank Ltd - Zoom
![Business Meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21_5.jpg)
Mon 10th May 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting incl Elections
Mon 3rd May 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - No Meeting Bank Holiday
Mon 26th April 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Kevin Oubridge, Zero Carbon Shropshire (ZCS) - Zoom
Mon 19th April 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Treasurer Dave China Trip PowerPoint - Zoom
Mon 12th April 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting + Speakers Natalie & Libby New - Inspirational Young Person 2020 - Oswestry Life - Zoom
Mon 5th April 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - No Meeting Bank Holiday
Mon 29th March 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speakers Lesley & Hannah Fry, Omega Charity - Zoom
Bill Vine's speakers today are mother and daughter Lesley and Hannah Fry of Shrewsbury based charity Omega an end of life charity working hard to raise standards in end of life care by supporting caregivers looking after someone with a terminal illness.Mon 22nd March 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Dave Davies - U3A PowerPoint Reprise - Zoom
Mon 15th March 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Mike Constable, District 1180 Rotary GO Champion - Zoom
Mon 8th March 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting + Duncan Borrowman from The Bailey Head - Zoom
Mon 1st March 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker - DCC Julian Moss - Zoom
Graham Moss' speaker today is his son Julian who was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Police in the West Mercia Force in January 2020.Mon 22nd February 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - District 1180 - The Role of Foundation in Rotary - Zoom
Mon 15th February 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speakers Joanne Dudley, Shropshire Council Waste Mgmt Officer & Angela James, Veolia - Zoom
Mon 8th February 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting
![Club Council February 2021](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/210203-ClubCouncilToL.jpg)
Wed 3rd February 2021 Tree of Light Appeal 2020
In this extraordinary year, Club Council (meeting on Zoom) heard this week that the Rotary Club of Oswestry Annual Tree of Light Appeal 2020 raised £3,402! read more...Mon 1st February 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Natasha Steele, Founder and Chief Juicer at Urban Cordial - Zoom
![CROP's Valentine Davis, Smita Kulkarni and Kathy Watkins at Oswestry Market's Apple Day](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/CROP1.jpg)
Mon 25th January 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speakers Valentine Davis and Alan Braddock, CROP - Zoom
Robin Sinclair's speakers will be Valentine Davis and Alan Braddock of the Cambrian Railway Orchard Project (CROP) - Zoom![Michelle Carnell of Reviive Oswestry, Laura Ball fom The Yellow Bicycle Cake Company and David Clough, Retail Markets and Events Manager, Oswestry Town Council](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Reviive and David Clough.jpg)
Mon 18th January 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker David Clough, Retail Markets and Events Manager, Oswestry Town Council - Zoom
![Leo](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/210111-LeoBanks2.jpg)
Mon 11th January 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting -+ Speaker Leo Banks (Making a Russian Bomb) - Zoom
A Business Meeting after Leo, son of member Jo Banks, tells us something of his job (but he can't really as he'd have to kill us!)![Mike Griffiths](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/210104-MikeG-2.jpg)
Mon 4th January 2021 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Mike Griffiths - Friesian Breeding - Zoom
Mon 28th December 2020 No Meeting
No Meeting![Christmas Greetings from St Anna's Home, Ghana](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201223-StAnnasDistrictGrant.jpg)
Wed 23rd December 2020 Rotary District Grant Success St Anna's Home, Ghana
The Rotary Club of Oswestry have received an excellent Christmas present with the approval of their Rotary District Grant application in the amount of £800 to support the work of St Anna's Home, Ghana who have been badly affected by the Covid pandemic. read more...Mon 21st December 2020 No Meeting
![Lunch](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/ChristmasLunch.jpg)
Mon 14th December 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.30pm - Christmas Lunch - IPP Mark Liquorish - Zoom
Christmas Lunch![Matt Saxon](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201207-Saxon-1.jpg)
Mon 7th December 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Special General Meeting + Speaker Matt Saxon of Saxon Cleaning
Business meeting and speaker Matt Saxon who usefully engaged his cleaning staff in sanitising Llanfyllin at the start of the first lockdown when work dried up totally.![The Tree of Light 2020 is launched!](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/DSC00401w.jpg)
Thu 3rd December 2020 Tree of Light Appeal 2020 Launched - Softly!
President Dave Griggs and Santa launch the Tree of Light Appeal 2020 read more...![Michael Carding](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201130 MichaelCarding-1.jpg)
Mon 30th November 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Michael Carding, Shrewsbury Food Hub - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Kristie](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201124 Kristie DeMarco DARE.jpg)
Mon 23rd November 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Kristie DeMarco, President Global Dare Foundation - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Daniel Patrick](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201116 DanielPatrick.jpg)
Mon 16th November 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Daniel Patrick, Tanat Valley Firewood - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Business Meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21_4.jpg)
Mon 9th November 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Liz Jermy](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201102-Foodbank-8.jpg)
Mon 2nd November 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Liz Jermy of Oswestry Foodbank - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom read more...![Ian Steele of Treflach Farm](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/IanSteeleTreflach.jpg)
Mon 26th October 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Ian Steele, Treflach Farm - Zoom
Don Howard's speaker is Ian Steele of Treflach Farm joining us via Zoom.![Jonathan Brown](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/201019-JonathanBrown-2.jpg)
Mon 19th October 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Jonathan Brown, Bishop's Castle Community Land Trust - Zoom
Stu Phillips' speaker is Jonathan Brown![Business Meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21_3.jpg)
Mon 12th October 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Zoom meeting today](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/202005 RuthThomasZoom-1 copy.jpg)
Mon 5th October 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Ruth Thomas (Designs In Mind) via Zoom
Lunchtime meeting via Zoom![Dr Gabby Haigh](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/200928DrGabbyHaighZoom-1.jpg)
Mon 28th September 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Gabby Haigh - Zoom
Bill Shaw's speaker today is Gabby Haigh speaking about St Anna's school, Ghana via Zoom![High Sheriff of Shropshire Dean Harris](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/HighSheriffDeanHarris.jpg)
Mon 21st September 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker High Sheriff of Shropshire Dean Harris
Lunchtime meeting![Jim Creed left Qube shortly after our Zoom after 2 years at Qube](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/JimCreedTwitter.jpg)
Mon 14th September 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Jim Creed - Zoom
Lunchtime meeting: Jim Creed - QUBE Arts Development Officer - tells us about the various roles of Qube and his part in its activities![Business meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21_2.jpg)
Mon 7th September 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business
Lunchtime meeting![Mary Hignett Grants](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/MHBF-2_1.jpg)
Thu 3rd September 2020 - Fri 13th November 2020 Invitation for Grant Applications to the Mary Hignett Fund for 2020-21
Calling all local sports and arts organisations! read more...Mon 31st August 2020 No Meeting - Bank Holiday
No meeting![](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/DaveGriggsNZ.jpg)
Mon 24th August 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Pres Dave Griggs - Zoom
President Dave Griggs takes us on a slide show of the first part of his Rotary trip down under - New Zealand![John Powell](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/JohnPowell2 copy.jpg)
Mon 17th August 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker John Powell - Zoom
Member John Powell takes us on a trip through his photo and film collection![Business Meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21_1.jpg)
Mon 10th August 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting - Zoom
Business Meeting![Duty Rota](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/200809-New-Duty-Rota2.jpg)
Sun 9th August 2020 New Duty Rota Added
The Club's revised Duty Rota until the end of March 2021. Speakers are via Zoom. read more...![Paul Newman](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/200803-BeABetterFish-7.jpg)
Mon 3rd August 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Paul Newman - Zoom
Paul Newman tells us about his Oswestry-based business be a better fish set up to support and nurture start-ups, small businesses and charities.![Janet Jones on Zoom](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/200727-EthosJanetJones-4.jpg)
Mon 27th July 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Janet Jones, Ethos Trustee via ZOOM
Graham Moss' speaker today will be Janet Jones, Ethos (formerly Transhouse) Trustee read more...![Sweeney](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Sweeney1_1.jpg)
Fri 24th July 2020 Coffee Morning 11am. The Sweeney Hall Hotel
Second get together! read more...![Jo's ZOOM](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/200720-JoBanks-1.jpg)
Mon 20th July 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Joanne Banks via ZOOM
Fri 17th July 2020 Coffee Morning 11am Thursday 16th , Friday 17th July. Wilson's (part of Wynnstay)
Get together! read more...![Coffee](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/CoffeeMorning1.jpg)
Thu 16th July 2020 Coffee Morning 11am. The Sweeney Hall Hotel
Get together! read more...Mon 13th July 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Dave Davies - Zoom
Treasurer Dave tells us about his holiday expedition to China![Business Meeting](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Business Meeting 2020-21.jpg)
Mon 6th July 2020 Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Business Meeting - Zoom
![Club Council](../upimages/PageMainPics/thumbs300/Club-Council_55.jpg)
Wed 1st July 2020 Club Council - 5.30pm @ ZOOM
Club Council