Completed meetings and events 2015-2016
Wed 29th June 2016 Handover Dinner - Partners' Night
VP Lawrence Marshall will receive the chains of office today... read more...
Wed 22nd June 2016 Get2gether
"‹This is a small charity, which is concerned with getting elderly and vulnerable people out of their homes read more...
Wed 15th June 2016 Club Assembly
No speaker tonight read more...
Wed 8th June 2016 - Mon 20th June 2016 Live Link with Smiles per Mile
Daniel will report about his cycle ride from wherever he is using some form of computer link. read more...
Wed 1st June 2016 Council Meeting
No speaker tonight. Our monthly business meeting will be held. read more...
Wed 25th May 2016 Sophie Mallon - Debra
Our speaker tonight is Sophie Mallon from Debra read more...
Wed 18th May 2016 Scatter Week
No meeting at the King's Manor Hotel read more...
Wed 11th May 2016 Club AGM
There is no speaker tonight. Our AGM will be held today read more...
Wed 4th May 2016 Council Meeting
There is no speaker tonight. Our monthly business meeting will be held. read more...
Wed 27th April 2016 Sheila Fletcher - Life in the Outer Hebrides
Another interesting talk by one of our own members read more...
Wed 20th April 2016 District 1020 Quiz
Tonight we face the Rotary club of Musselburgh as part of this traditional Rotary competition read more...
Wed 13th April 2016 Jim Raeburn - High Constables
Our own Treasurer will tell us about his experience as High Constable tonight. read more...
Wed 6th April 2016 Council Meeting
There is no speaker tonight. Our monthly business meeting will be held read more...
Wed 30th March 2016 Partners' Night - Ann Glen: History of the Borders Railway
As every 5th Wednesday of a month, our partners and friends are welcome to this meeting for extra fellowship. read more...
Wed 16th March 2016 Erin Fitzpatrick - Rotary Global Scholar
Rotary Global Scholar visiting Portobello read more...
Wed 9th March 2016 - Wed 2nd March 2016 Desert Island Folk Songs
Anne at the Leith Folk Club read more...
Wed 2nd March 2016 Council Meeting
No speaker tonight read more...
Wed 24th February 2016 Scatter Week- No meeting at Kings Manor Hotel
This week members visit other clubs to extend Rotary fellowship read more...
Wed 17th February 2016 Carly McKie - Rotary Global Scholar
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Wed 10th February 2016 Stephen McGill - Police Scotland
Talk on Serious Organised Crime (SOC) read more...
Wed 3rd February 2016 Council Meeting
No speaker tonight read more...
Wed 27th January 2016 Burns' Night
Time to re-address the haggis! read more...
Wed 20th January 2016 Iulia Toch - Autism Pilot Project
Here about an interesting project about adults with autism project in conjunction with the Scottish police forces. read more...
Wed 13th January 2016 Claire Mackie - Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
The speaker for this evening is Claire Mackie from Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland read more...
Wed 6th January 2016 Council Meeting
No speaker tonight read more...
Wed 30th December 2015 No meeting
Holiday period. No meeting tonight read more...
Wed 23rd December 2015 No meeting
No meeting, sorry! But festive greetings to everyone. read more...
Wed 16th December 2015 Christmas Party!
Time to celebrate during our last meeting of 2015 read more...
Wed 9th December 2015 Fiona Fitheridge - The Thistle Foundation
The speaker this evening is Fiona Fitheridge from the Thistle Foundation read more...
Wed 2nd December 2015 Council Meeting
No speaker tonight! read more...
Wed 25th November 2015 Thanksgiving Evening
Ally Vincent's Graduation Return and Thanksgiving read more...
Wed 18th November 2015 Angela Wells - Aromatherapy
Prepare your noses for what should be a very therapeutic evening read more...
Wed 11th November 2015 Daniel Barreto - Land's End to John O'Groats Cycle Ride
Cycle ride to raise funds for End Polio Now read more...
Wed 28th October 2015 International Night 2015
The usual welcome to the Rotary Global Scholars coming to Edinburgh read more...
Wed 21st October 2015 Ewan Aytkens - Edinburgh Cyrenians
Cyrenians vision is of an inclusive society where we all have the opportunities to live valued and fulfilling lives read more...
Wed 14th October 2015 Reflections about China - Daniel Barreto
Tonight's speaker recently spent 4 months working in China and will talk about his experiences and misconceptions about China. read more...
Wed 7th October 2015 Council Meeting
There is no speaker tonight read more...
Wed 30th September 2015 Malcolm Christie
Tonight's speaker will be Malcolm Christie, President of the Rotaract Club in Edinburgh read more...
Wed 23rd September 2015 - Thu 24th September 2015 Butterfly Trust
Tonight we will receive one (or two) visiotor(s) from the Butterfly Trust to speak about their work read more...
Wed 16th September 2015 - Thu 17th September 2015 District 1020 Governor's Club Visit - DG Andy Ireland
Tonight our speaker is DG Andy Ireland. This is part of his annual visits to every club within District 1020 (Southern Scotland) read more...
Wed 9th September 2015 - Thu 10th September 2015 Council Meeting
Council Meeting - No speaker tonight read more...
Wed 2nd September 2015 - Thu 3rd September 2015 Partners' Night - Farewell to Ally Vincent
Partners welcome to say goodbye to Ally, Global Scholar hosted by the Rotary Club of Portobello during her studies at the University of Edinburgh between 2014-2015 read more...
Wed 26th August 2015 - Thu 27th August 2015 Tanzania Mattress Project - A. Seale
The speaker tonight comes from the Rotary Club of Braids and is a good friend of Portobello Rotary. A. Seale will be speaking about a project in Tanzania read more...
Wed 19th August 2015 - Thu 20th August 2015 Club Visit to Gilmerton Coves
Club members will be visiting Gilmerton Coves. No meeting at the hotel read more...
Wed 12th August 2015 - Thu 13th August 2015 Sheila Fletcher - Maiden Introduction
The Maiden Introduction is similar to a "Job talk" in which every new club member tells the others a little bit about himself/herself. read more...
Wed 5th August 2015 - Thu 6th August 2015 Club Council Meeting
Monthly Business Meeting. There is no speaker tonight read more...
Wed 29th July 2015 Partners' Night - Quiz Night
Every 5th Wednesday of a month we invite partners to our weekly meeting. Today that is no exception read more...
Wed 22nd July 2015 Brian McDonald - Maiden Introduction
Today's speaker is our own newly recruited member, Brian McDonald having a good time taking about himself. read more...
Wed 15th July 2015 - Jenny Glover - The folklore of bees
Our speaker tonight is Jenny Glover. She aims to deliver a very interesting and participative talk based on her own experience and knowledge of bees. A talk not to be missed.
Wed 8th July 2015 - Duncan Collinson - Club Visioning
Two years ago our club members created a vision for the club. Tonight our memory will be refreshed and we will have the opportunity of seeing where we are and what we still need to do to achieve that "vision". This will aided by Duncan Collinson who is Cl
Wed 1st July 2015 Handover Dnner
Soon to be Immediate Past President Stuart Watkins will hand his chains of office to a new coming... John Cumming.