Completed meetings and events 2022-2023
Tue 27th June 2023 - Presidential Handover
Certificates acknowledging 40 years' service were presented to Steve Gauld and Ken Hawkings. Thanks to Zoom we were joined by members of their original Clubs, Charing Cross, Glasgow and Cambridge Rutherford.
Tue 20th June 2023 - Pete Shergold; The Home Guard
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Wed 14th June 2023 - National Kids Out Day
This is a national event for disabled and disadvantaged school age children, to give them a free day of fun and happiness. The Club will sponsor pupils from Wilson Stuart School in Erdington on the outing to Drayton Manor Park.
Tue 13th June 2023 - Sgt Zulf Ali; West Midlands Police
Sgt Ali will be speaking about serious youth violence/knife crime.Tue 6th June 2023 - Business Meeting
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Tue 23rd May 2023 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Eric Dance, with second prize going to Dick Elston.Tue 23rd May 2023 - Club Assembly
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Mon 15th May 2023 - Tue 16th May 2023 Rotary District 1060 Special Needs Indoor Cricket Tournament
The Club will be sponsoring four teams at this new District event, being held at Action Indoors Sports, Stockland Green.
Fri 12th May 2023 - Supporting Troop Aid
Members have today been back packing grab bags, joined by our Inner Wheel colleagues. Troop Aid is the charity that supports our injured troops by providing them with the basic essentials. www.troopaid.info
Mon 8th May 2023 - The Big Help Out
The aim of The Big Help Out is to use volunteering to bring communities together and create a lasting volunteering legacy from the Coronation Weekend. Our members will be out in the local community, litter picking.
Tue 25th April 2023 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Tony Ridge with second prize going to Penny Thurston.
Tue 25th April 2023 - Julie Wedgbury; Headway
Headway promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provides information, support and services to survivors, their families and carers. Additionally, the charity campaigns to reduce the incidence of brain injury. https://www.headway.org.uk/
Mon 24th April 2023 - Rotary 6 a side football competition
Well done to Coppice B team on winning this year’s competition, in a 3 2 flood lit final against Little Sutton. 9 schools sent 14 teams with apx 120 players. Thanks to SCTFC and referees from pro Direct Academy at the Coles Lane ground.
Tue 18th April 2023 - Iain Wilson; ShelterBox
ShelterBox aims to provide shelter, essential items and technical assistance to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people recover and rebuild their homes after disaster. https://shelterbox.org/
Tue 11th April 2023 Informal breakfast meeting
As we have no Club meeting this week, some of our members will be meeting for breakfast at Pype Hayes Golf Club.Tue 4th April 2023 - Business Meeting
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Sun 2nd April 2023 - 7 Pools Run
The 7 Pools run aims to raise funds for KIDS in Sutton Coldfield, a charity that provides a wide range of services to disabled children, young people and their families in England. Our members will be acting as marshals. Photo credit: 7 Pools Run
Tue 28th March 2023 - Club Draw
This month’s draw was won by Tracy Fitzmaurice with second prize going to Pat Elston.
Tue 28th March 2023 - Rachel Dutta-Choudhury, YMCA, Sutton Coldfield
A local charity fighting the corner of the most vulnerable and deprived children and young people in our community. https://ymcasc.org.uk
Tue 21st March 2023 - Cllr Janet Cairns, Mayor of Royal Sutton Coldfield
We always look forward to this annual fixture on our Club calendar. Guests welcome.
Tue 14th March 2023 - Colin Cartwright; Aquabox
Aquabox is a charity which provides safe drinking water, through the use of filtration units, and humanitarian aid to crisis zones around the world. www.aquabox.orgTue 7th March 2023 - Business Meeting
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Tue 28th February 2023 Club Draw
February's draw was won by Ken Hawkings with second prize going to Nick Thurston.
Tue 28th February 2023 - Gerard Goshawk; Erdington Foodbank
Erdington Foodbank – providing emergency food to people in crisis. https://erdington.foodbank.org.uk/
Tue 21st February 2023 - John Parkinson; District Governor
DG John is pictured with Ken Hawkings, Club President June-December 2022 (left) and Eric Dance, Club President January-June 2023 (right).
Sat 18th February 2023 - Collection for ShelterBox after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The Club has already sent £1200 to ShelterBox and a further £2833 was raised at a collection in the Gracechurch Centre, Sutton Coldfield. Thank you to everyone who donated and helped.
Tue 14th February 2023 - Simon Harris; Wilson Stuart School
Simon Harris is Executive Headteacher at Wilson Stuart, a school the Club has supported for many years.Tue 7th February 2023 - Business Meeting
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Tue 31st January 2023 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Barry Rainsford, second prize going to Doreen Gauld.
Tue 31st January 2023 - Nick Thurston; Being left handed
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Tue 24th January 2023 - Action Planning
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Tue 17th January 2023 - Tracy Fitzmaurice; 'My Job'
Tracy, our newest member, will be telling us about her line of work.
Tue 10th January 2023 - Business Meeting and Presidential Handover
This Rotary year we are having two Presidents. Ken Hawkings has now handed over to Eric Dance. They are pictured with Ken's wife Ann and Eric's wife Chrissy.
Tue 10th January 2023 - Rotary District 1060 Festival of Football
An event organised for special needs schools across the District. Hosted at Aston Villa FC Academy. Always very popular and well supported.
Tue 20th December 2022 - Christmas collections
No meeting tonight as we'll be out and about supporting Santa.
Tue 20th December 2022 - Club Draw
Santa took time out from his duties at Asda, Minworth today to make the December draw. The lucky winner was Jackie Ridge, with second prize going to Robert Young.
Fri 16th December 2022 - Christmas meal for local senior citizens
The Club was pleased to host guests at Westfield Court Hotel in Wylde Green today. A good time was had by all!
Tue 13th December 2022 - No meeting
Given the month is very busy supporting Santa, there will be no meeting this evening.
Sun 11th December 2022 - Christmas party for Ukrainian guests
What a fun afternoon with over 100 guests and hosts! Santa made a surprise appearance, giving each child a present. Afterwards there were plenty of party games. Thanks to the Rotary Foundation for the Consortium Grant to part fund the catering.Tue 6th December 2022 - Business Meeting
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Mon 5th December 2022 - Christmas party
We will be attending a party hosted by our Erdington Rotary colleagues at Grounds Farm, Wishaw.
Tue 29th November 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Julia Baden, with second prize going to Tony Ridge.Tue 29th November 2022 - Special General Meeting
.Tue 22nd November 2022 - John Baden; The Holly Trust
The Holly Trust is a locally based charity dedicated to fighting bowel cancer. http://www.hollytrust.org.uk/
Tue 15th November 2022 - David Glover, St John Ambulance
A volunteer-led health and first aid charity - responding to emergencies, supporting communities and saving lives. We'll be finding out how to operate defibrillators. www.sja.org.uk
Sun 13th November 2022 - Remembrance Sunday
The Club's wreath will be laid this year by Vice President Eric Dance.
Sat 12th November 2022 - Litter picking
Our members will be litter picking again around the Wylde Green Shopping Centre.Tue 8th November 2022 - Olivia Barker White; Kids Club Kampala
Kids Club Kampala work to help vulnerable kids in Uganda survive and thrive. Olivia will give an update about her recent visit there. https://www.kidsclubkampala.org/
Tue 8th November 2022 - Rotary District 1060 Festival of Football
It’s the 25th year of the competition for pupils from special needs schools and the 10th year it’s been hosted by this Club. Lots of fun was to be had at Aston Villa Academy today with 17 teams from 10 schools-a total of 170 pupils.
Sun 6th November 2022 - Pudding Club
Thank you to everyone who came along to support and to Carol for another great roast. The event raised £899 for our President’s charity, Birmingham Crisis Centre. http://www.birminghamcrisis.org.uk/Tue 1st November 2022 - Business Meeting
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Tue 25th October 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Robert Young, with second prize going to Alan Boulton.
Tue 25th October 2022 - Al and Pam Sutton; Troop Aid
Al and Pam will be giving an update about the charity's work supporting our injured troops. Guests welcome. www.troopaid.info
Tue 18th October 2022 - Birmingham Crisis Centre
A local charity providing a safe haven for female victims of domestic abuse.http://www.birminghamcrisis.org.uk
Tue 11th October 2022 - Noran Flynn; Group Leader, North Birmingham 4 Ukrainians
What a moving presentation Noran gave; we were so pleased that some of the Ukrainian guests could accompany her. We were delighted to also welcome Rotarians from our Consortium Clubs, Erdington and Sutton Coldfield Vesey.Tue 4th October 2022 - Business Meeting
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Tue 27th September 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Yvonne Plumridge with second prize going to Nick Thurston.
Tue 27th September 2022 - Dick Elston; Exploring the Arctic
Having recently returned from a trip of a lifetime exploring the Arctic, Dick will be sharing his experiences in an illustrated presentation. Guests welcome.
Tue 20th September 2022 - Scatter Night
No meeting at our usual venue this evening . Our members will have the opportunity to scatter to other Rotary Clubs.
Tue 20th September 2022 - Dictionaries For Life
Today's delivery was to Wylde Green Primary School; Rotarians Eric Dance and Arthur Law distributed another 62 dictionaries. Pictured having received theirs are the Head Boys and Head Girl. Thanks to The Rotary Foundation for help funding this project.
Tue 13th September 2022 - Angela Woodhall; Rotary in South Africa
President of the East London Club, Angela will be telling us about Rotary in South Africa.
Tue 6th September 2022 - Club Draw
The August draw was won by Barry Rainsford, with second prize going to Doreeen Gauld.Tue 6th September 2022 - Business Meeting
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Sat 3rd September 2022 - Supporting locally based people from Ukraine
Thanks to the Ukrainian Refugee Disaster Support Fund Grant from the Rotary Foundation for part funding the coach trip to London on 3 September with the Rotary Clubs of Erdington, Sutton Coldfield Vesey and Wylde Green working in partnership.
Tue 23rd August 2022 - Frog Racing
Guests welcome!
Tue 16th August 2022 - Treasure Hunt!
Once again we are most grateful to Rtn Alan Boulton for organising a treasure hunt, this time around the Wylde Green area. Our members are pictured recovering afterwards at a local hostelry! Photo credit: Alan Boulton
Sun 14th August 2022 - Sutton Coldfield Community Games
Here are some of the pics taken yesterday at Wyndley of the town’s Ukrainian guests and their hosts, where the Club was pleased to sponsor the picnic. Photo credits: Chrissy Dance and Penny Lane.
Tue 9th August 2022 - Paul Lane; 'My job'
Our new member Paul will be telling us about his line of work.Tue 2nd August 2022 - Business Meeting
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Tue 2nd August 2022 - Commonwealth Games
Around 13,500 local people have come forward as volunteers including our Club President, Ken Hawkings. He was allocated shifts at Sutton Park, Cannock Chase and in Wolverhampton.
Tue 26th July 2022 - Club Draw
This month's draw was won by Barry Rainsford, with second prize going to Penny Thurston.
Tue 26th July 2022 - Cllr Alex Yip
Cllr Yip will talk about his work and plans for the Wylde Green area. Guests welcome.
Tue 19th July 2022 - Beetle Drive
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Sat 16th July 2022 - Penns Primary School Summer Fair
Helping out by manning the refreshment stall!
Tue 12th July 2022 - Quiz
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Tue 5th July 2022 - Dictionaries for Life
The Club has donated dictionaries to pupils at Walmley Primary School (pictured) and Yenton Primary. Further deliveries will be made to Penns Primary and Wylde Green Primary in September. Thanks to the Rotary Foundation for help with the funding.