Completed meetings and events 2021-2022
Tue 28th June 2022 - Skittles match challenge
A great evening when we had challenged our colleagues at Sutton Coldfield Vesey Rotary.
Tue 28th June 2022 Club Draw
This month’s draw was won by Robert Young, with second prize going to Robert Plumridge.
Tue 21st June 2022 - Keith Forster; the National Memorial Arboretum
The meeting will be held at Moor Hall Golf Club. There will be no zoom access. Guests welcome.
Wed 8th June 2022 - Kids Out
This is a national event for disabled and disadvantaged school age children, to give them a free day of fun and happiness. The Club sponsored pupils from Wilson Stuart School in Erdington on the outing to Drayton Manor Park.Tue 7th June 2022 - Business Meeting
The meeting will be held at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club. There will be no zoom access.
Sun 5th June 2022 - Platinum Jubilee Celebratory Lunch
Thank you to everyone who supported! As a result of the event the Club will be donating £1000 to the Buddy Bag Foundation. Congratulations to our new Paul Harris Fellows, John Baden and Dick Elston.
Tue 17th May 2022 Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Pat Elston, with second prize going to John Watson.Tue 17th May 2022 - Club Assembly
The meeting will be held at Moor Hall Golf Club. Please note there will be no Zoom access to this meeting.Tue 10th May 2022 - Business Meeting
The meeting will be held via Zoom.
Tue 26th April 2022 - Club Draw
The April draw was won by Jackie Ridge with second prize going to Yvonne Plumridge.
Wed 13th April 2022 - Supporting Erdington Foodbank
The Club’s regular donations to the foodbank continue; today there are 184 items to be delivered. The foodbank provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis.Tue 12th April 2022 - Business Meeting
The meeting will be held via Zoom.
Tue 12th April 2022 - Support to Ukraine
The Club has sent £1200 to ShelterBox, in support of the people of Ukraine with mattresses to collective centres in Lviv and shelter kits.www.shelterbox.org
Sat 9th April 2022 - 2022 Great British Spring Clean
Our members will be out and about litter picking in the Wylde Green area.
Mon 4th April 2022 - Rotary 6 a side football competition
It was the 9th time the Club had run this competition at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club. 15 teams took part from 11 schools. In a very close final Hill West B beat St. Nicholas 1-0 with a very late goal.
Tue 29th March 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by John Baden with second prize going to Arthur Law.
Tue 29th March 2022 - Andrew Hopkins; The Sutton Coldfield Train Crash
At Moor Hall Golf Course, Moor Hall Drive, Sutton Coldfield B75 6LN. 7 for 7.30 pm
Sun 20th March 2022 - 7 Pools Run
Raising funds in 2022 for KIDS in Sutton Coldfield, a charity that provides a wide range of services to disabled children, young people and their families in England. The Club will again be helping with the marshalling. www.kids.org.uk
Sat 19th March 2022 - Funding a motorised scooter
Julie Kingston has taken delivery of her motorised scooter thanks to the combined efforts of Wylde Green Rotary Club and Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, who between them raised £2600.Wed 16th March 2022 - Aid to support the people of Ukraine
Rtn Ian Hazel has been collecting items for humanitarian relief from our members and friends to donate via a collection originating at Highclare School in Sutton Coldfield.
Tue 15th March 2022 - Rtn Richard Talbot; Rotary Radio
What a fascinating presentation at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, Coles Lane. Plenty of food for thought...Tue 1st March 2022 Business Meeting
The meeting will be held via Zoom.
Tue 1st March 2022 - Club Presidents
This year we are having three Club Presidents, each serving for 4 months. Nick Thurston went first, followed by John Baden, who has today handed over to Dick Elston. Photos: Nick Thurston.
Tue 22nd February 2022 - Club Draw
This month’s draw was won by Alan Boulton with second prize going to Pat Elston.
Tue 22nd February 2022 - Club Meeting
At Moor Hall Golf Course, Moor Hall Drive, Sutton Coldfield B75 6LN. 7 for 7.30 pm
Fri 18th February 2022 - Race Night
What a great night at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club! It raised £1049, half of which is going to the Julie Kingston Electric Wheelchair Appeal and the other half to our own Rotary charities. Thank you to everyone who supported!Tue 1st February 2022 Business Meeting
This meeting will be held via Zoom.
Tue 18th January 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by John Watson, with second prize going to Christine Law.Tue 18th January 2022 - Sharon Needham; The Square Peg Foundation
The Square Peg Foundation supports children with autism and their families. https://www.squarepegfoundation.org.uk/The meeting will be held at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, Coles Lane.
Tue 11th January 2022 - Business Meeting
This meeting will be held via Zoom.
Fri 7th January 2022 - Square Peg Foundation
A small charity based in Boldmere, the Square Peg Foundation provides services to those with autism, as well as supporting their families and siblings. The Club has donated a further £1,000 towards the new sensory room. www.squarepegactivities.org
Fri 31st December 2021 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Gerry McLaughlin, with second prize going to Carole Watson.
Tue 21st December 2021 - Christmas collections 2021
We were very pleased to be able to accompany Santa around the local area working in partnership with our colleagues at Erdington Rotary, raising over £2200 as well as donations of food for Erdington Foodbank. Thank you to everyone who supported.
Tue 14th December 2021 - No meeting
Our members will be out and about supporting Santa along with our colleagues from the Rotary Club of Erdington.
Tue 7th December 2021 - No meeting
Our members will be out and about supporting Santa along with our colleagues from the Rotary Club of Erdington.
Mon 6th December 2021 - Christmas party for local senior citizens
A festive lunch was served at Westfield Court Hotel, Wylde Green, much enjoyed by one and all.Tue 30th November 2021 - Special General Meeting and Business Meeting
The evening when we elect our officers for the 2022/23 Rotary year. This meeting will be held at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club on Coles Lane.
Mon 29th November 2021 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Tony Ridge, with second prize going to Pat Elston.
Tue 23rd November 2021 - Dave King, Editor, Rotary Magazine; Telling Rotary's story in a post-Covid age
This promises to be a most interesting, enlightening and relevant presentation. The meeting will be held via Zoom. Guests very welcome.
Tue 16th November 2021 - Quiz Night
This meeting will be held at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club on Coles Lane.
Tue 16th November 2021 - End Polio Now campaign
Our members have recently raised enough to vaccinate over 4780 children against polio. For every £1 we donated in the fight against polio, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matched it with an additional £2. endpolio.org
Sun 14th November 2021 - Remembrance Sunday
Three of our members laid wreaths at the War Memorial after this morning’s service. L-R: Dick Elston for Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club; Robert Young for the Parachute Regiment; Our Club President John Baden. Photo courtesy of Pat Elston.
Thu 11th November 2021 - Remembrance Day
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning - we will remember them.
Tue 9th November 2021 - Visit by the Mayor of Royal Sutton Coldfield, Cllr Terry Wood
This is an event we look forward to each year and is a firm fixture on our calendar. It was good to hear about projects underway and planned.
Tue 9th November 2021 - Recycle for Rotary
Our members continue to 'Recycle for Rotary' and have donated bags of clothes, shoes and blankets to help Troop Aid, the charity that supports our injured troops. www.troopaid.infoTue 2nd November 2021 - Business Meeting
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Mon 1st November 2021 - Club Draw
The October draw was won by Ken Hawkings with second prize going to Alan Bowdler.
Sat 30th October 2021 Hallowe'en collection for Rotary charities
Our members will be at Asda in Minworth, collecting for Rotary charities.
Tue 26th October 2021 - True or False?
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Tue 19th October 2021 - Scatter Night
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Sat 16th October 2021 - Litter picking
To help the local environment, our members will be litter picking again in Sutton Coldfield.
Fri 15th October 2021 - Supporting the Square Peg Foundation
Sutton Coldfield Vesey and Wylde Green Rotary Clubs donated £516 for a consultation room at the Boldmere base to further develop the facilities for children with autism. Additional funds will help with a summerhouse.https://www.squarepegfoundation.org.uk/
Tue 12th October 2021 - Mike Fielding; Extra Mile School
Mike will be providing an update about the school's work in Sierra Leone.www.extra-mile.org
Mon 11th October 2021 - Rotary District Special Needs Football Festival
Now in its 24th year, 120 pupils from 11 schools entered 16 teams at Aston Villa Football Club Academy. A great way to see 'Rotary in Action'.Tue 5th October 2021 - Business Meeting
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Fri 1st October 2021 - COP 26 Poster Competition organised by Rotary GB&I
Over 700 posters were submitted across our Rotary District and the winning entry going forward to the national final was by Farah Khanam from Wylde Green Primary School. Well done Farah – we are very proud of you.
Wed 29th September 2021 - Rotary remembers John Powell
We and Rotary Sutton Coldfield Vesey have each donated £1000 to Sutton Coldfield Prostate Support Group in memory of Rotarian John Powell, following donations at his funeral, which we hope will help Good Hope Hospital in their fight against bowel cancer.
Tue 28th September 2021 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by John Baden with second prize going to Nick Thurston.
Tue 28th September 2021 - Eating Out
A great night for Rotary fellowship at Pizza by Goli in Sutton Coldfield. Thanks to Nick for organising.
Tue 21st September 2021 - Anika Sarna; Community Network Support Officer, Adult Social Care, Birmingham City Council
This meeting will be held by Zoom.
Mon 20th September 2021 - Dictionaries for Life
DICTIONARIES FOR LIFE SEPTEMBER 2021The Club has donated 278 dictionaries to Penns, Walmley, Wylde Green and Yenton Primary Schools. Wylde Green pupils are pictured. Photo credits: Miss Jennings, Wylde Green Primary School.
Sun 19th September 2021 - Pudding Club
The prize for the best pudding went to Chrissy Dance who served a scrumptious strawberry pavlova. £500 has been sent to the Aquabox to help them in their urgent work in Haiti after the recent devastating earthquake. https://www.aquabox.org/
Tue 14th September 2021 Visit to Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club
An opportunity to see the Club play Cambridge City FC in the Northern Premier League Division One South East.Tue 7th September 2021 - Business Meeting
This meeting will be held using Zoom.
Tue 31st August 2021 - Club Draw
Congratulations to Eric Dance for winning this month's draw and Jackie Ridge who won the second prize.
Tue 24th August 2021 - Treasure Hunt
We were most grateful to Rtn Alan Boulton who organised another of his fascinating treasure hunts, based around Boldmere High Street. Well done Alan and thank you!
Tue 17th August 2021 - Allan Rotchell; Lend with Care
Lendwithcare is an initiative of poverty fighting charity, CARE International UK.https://lendwithcare.org/
This meeting will be held using Zoom.
Tue 10th August 2021 - Scatter Night
We will not be meeting at our usual venue this evening. Members have the option of 'scattering' to other Rotary Clubs.Tue 3rd August 2021 - Business Meeting
This meeting will take place via Zoom.
Fri 30th July 2021 - Supporting Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club
Thanks to a generous benefactor the Club has been able to sponsor the Ladies Team.
Tue 27th July 2021 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Alan Bowdler. Carolyn McLaughlin had second prize and donated her winnings to Erdington Foodbank.
Tue 27th July 2021 - Andrew Hopkins; A nostalgic trip back to the 1960s when Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding area influenced the world of pop music.
Please note this meeting will not be held at our usual venue.
Tue 20th July 2021 - Club Presidents 2021-22
This year three of our Past Presidents will share the role of Club President. Immediate Past President John Baden is pictured passing the Chain of Office to the first incumbent, Past President Nick Thurston.
Tue 20th July 2021 - Bag packing for the Buddy Bag Foundation.
180 bags were packed and £545 raised that will fund another 22 bags for children entering emergency care. Thanks to Ian Hazel for hosting and serving supper to all the volunteers. https://buddybagfoundation.co.ukTue 13th July 2021 - Business Meeting
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Tue 6th July 2021 - Presidential Handover
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