Completed meetings and events 2024-2025
Tue 24th June 2025 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
Outgoing President Trevor will give a review of the 2024-25 Rotary. Year
Tue 17th June 2025 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
This is our Club Assembly meeting, when incoming President Richard and. his team outline their vision for the coming Rotary year
Tue 3rd June 2025 Thinking about Foundation
Robert Macaulay will talk about sustaining members and the Ukraune. book project
Tue 27th May 2025 No meeting this week
We do not meet in a week with a Monday bank-holiday (the VE Day anniversary celebration being an exception)
Tue 13th May 2025 A talk and a collection
Our new member, Brett Lord will tell us a bit about himself; and we are collecting goodies for Next Chapter to help their baking activities
Tue 6th May 2025 We start at 12.15pm
On Tuesday, May 6th we are having a special meeting, with partners, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day (which falls two days later). Please note the early start
Tue 29th April 2025 Community 360
We are back at Colchester Institute, and our speaker is the new CEO of Community 360
Tue 22nd April 2025 No meeting this week
The club does not meet on the Tuesday after a Monday bank-holiday
Tue 15th April 2025 Meeting at Colchester Officers' Club
The meeting will include an open discussion on a variety of projects
Tue 8th April 2025 We meet at Colchester Officers' club
Our speaker will be the Mayor of Colchester, Councillor Lesley Scott-Boutell
Tue 1st April 2025 A cheque for Lizzy's Fund
Our speaker is Liz Mullen, journalist and broadcaster. We will also have a tubs collection for Beacon House (helping the homeless)
Tue 25th March 2025 Speaker meeting
Our speaker is William Coe, of Coe's of Ipswich. We will also have the 100club draw, and the Good News Kitty
Tue 18th March 2025 Business Meeting
We will be Inducting’ two new members; hearing about the recent festival of sport and music festival; and receiving reports.
Tue 11th March 2025 St Helena Hospice
Our speaker will be Mark Jarman-Howe, chief executive of St Helena's Hospice
Tue 25th February 2025 We meet at Colchester Institute
Our speaker will be Jo Cadman, Head of 6th Form College. There will also be 100 Club and Good News Kitty
Tue 18th February 2025 Meeting at Colchester Officers' Club
This will be a business meeting following the club council meeting on Monday 10th February
Tue 4th February 2025 Centre for Coastal Communities
Our speaker is Dr Emily Murray - Director & Reader, Centre for Coastal Communities, at the University of Essex. We will also have a tubs collection for Next Chapter
Tue 28th January 2025 A Corporate Member
Hira Miah, one of our Corporate Members is our speaker. He spoke briefly at out initial Corporate Members' meeting and what he has achieved and been involved with in his career is amazing
Tue 21st January 2025 Business Meeting
Hear reports of the activities of our teams, and the state of our finances
Tue 14th January 2025 Childhood brain tumours
Peter Jones will speak on the charity for which the London Welsh male voice choir will give a concert on 5 April 2025
Tue 7th January 2025 Meeting at Colchester Officers' Club
Our speaker is Rennie Chivers, the new Town Crier for Colchester. There will also be a tubs collection of foodstuffs for Beacon House (heling Colchester's homeless)
Tue 10th December 2024 Find out about the DS Group
Our speaker will be Allistair Hunter, Managing Director of the DS Group
Tue 3rd December 2024 Cheque Presentation
Alison Andreas from the Colchester Institute Foundation Trust will receive a donation and tell us a bit about the trust. There will be a tubs collection for Food Bank
Tue 26th November 2024 Ormiston Families
Our speaker is Gavin Lamb from the Ormiston Families, a trust for helping children and families in need
Tue 19th November 2024 November SGM
A special general meeting will be held to elect club officers and examine the accounts for the last Rotary year
Tue 5th November 2024 Business Meeting
We will hear reports from our president, and all our teams. We will also have the Good News Kittie, and collect foodstuffs and toiletries for Next Chapter (the women's refuge)
Tue 29th October 2024 No meeting this week
On the fifth Tuesday in October, Colchester RC will be on a Scatter Week: visiting other clubs in the district
Tue 22nd October 2024 St Helena School's Tick Tick Boom!
Dan Austin, Deputy Head will be bringing the lead singer from their upcoming production of 'Tick Tick Boom!' which we have helped to sponsor
Tue 15th October 2024 Speaker meeting
Our speaker this week is the Colchester Garrison Commander, Lt Col Ed Rankin
Tue 8th October 2024 Speaker meeting
Our guest speaker is Theresa Higgins of the Phoenix Swimming Club (ability, not disability
Tue 1st October 2024 District Governor visit
District Governor, Ann Moriaty, will share news from District and Rotary International. There will also be a collection of foodstuffs for Beacon House (working with the homeless of our city)
Tue 24th September 2024 We meet at Colchester Institute
This is a business meeting, with 100 Club and Good News Kittie
Tue 17th September 2024 We meet at Colchester Institute
After the summer away, we are back at the Institute this week; where we will welcome authors Kay Prestney and Becca Cherry as our guests
Tue 10th September 2024 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
Past District Governor David Willis is our speaker, looking back over his 2023/24 year
Tue 27th August 2024 No meeting this week
We do not meet on the Tuesday after a bank holiday Monday. The next meeting will be on September 3rd at Colchester Rugby club, when we have a tubs collection of foodstuffs for the Colchester Food bank
Tue 20th August 2024 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
An interesting meeting including an interview with a gold medal winner at the World Dance Festival in Prague; and insights into Lion Walk in Colchester city centre
Tue 6th August 2024 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
Speaker Meeting – Video of Eva Loeffler CBE Paralympian. The August Tubs collection is for Next Chapter (the city's women's refuge)
Tue 30th July 2024 No meeting this week
The Rotary Club of Colchester is not meeting on July 30th, because it is a fifth Tuesday
Tue 23rd July 2024 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
This will be a fellowship meeting
Tue 16th July 2024 Meeting at Colchester Rugby Club
Colchester Rotary club is exploring the concept of corporate membership, and already has people who are interested. We will be talking about this at the meeting
Tue 2nd July 2024 We meet at Colchester Rugby Club
There will be a food collection for Beacon House, helping the homeless in ColchesterWe will now meet at the Rugby Club until the Institute begins its new term in September.