Completed meetings and events 2026-2027
Wed 7th October 2026 Speaker Meeting - Bill Rind - 7th Oct
Bill with be speaking to us tonight - he will be sharing experiences throughout his lifetime from tomato growing, merchant navy life to formative years with Reading Council - guests welcome
Wed 30th September 2026 Business Meeting - 30th Sept
President Chris will chair the monthly business meeting - the agenda will be issued in advance. Can all committee leads please prepare their input for the meeting
Sat 26th September 2026 Race Night - Postponed
This event has now been postponed until early in 2027. It was due to take place on Saturday 26th September at Soham Town Rangers Football Club - Apologies for the change and we hope you can support our 2027 event - Details will follow.
Wed 23rd September 2026 Fellowship Meeting - 23rd Sept
This will be a fellowship meeting predominantly but we will take the opportunity to finalise arrangements for supporting the local Pumpkin Fair on Saturday with our "No Lose" stall
Wed 16th September 2026 Speaker Meeting - 16th Sept
Neil Stittle will be bringing along his speaker from Fordham, John Pryke,to talk to us about aspects of Fordham. Guests are most welcome
Wed 9th September 2026 2026 Beer & Music Fest Wash-up Meeting - 9th Sept
Pres Chris will be chairing a meeting with members following our recent 2027 event - We will capture learning points from this year's event and as always look forward to 2027 to ensure this great community event delivers for public and charities
Wed 2nd September 2026 Presentation Meeting - 2nd Sept
Following this years Beer and Music Festival, we will join invited guests and sponsors to share in the presentation to The Ely Food Bank - The event will held at The Cherry Tree. Neil Stittle will be coordinating names and numbers
Wed 26th August 2026 Open Meeting - 26th August
Rtn Peter has offered to entertain members for this OPEN evening with some of his acoustic guitar skills. Peter takes the opportunity to attend Open Mic gigs around the Ely area - Members look forward to hearing him play.
Wed 19th August 2026 Race Night Workshop - 19th Aug
Neil S will lead a workshop in preparation for next months event - Roles, resources and actions will be drawn up
Wed 12th August 2026 Business Meeting - 12th Aug
Committee leads will give input at our regular business meeting
Wed 5th August 2026 Fellowship Meeting - 5th Aug
Iain will lead this fellowship meeting with a reminder of the Club's website and broader My Rotary resources
Wed 29th July 2026 Council & Business Meeting - 29th July
Pres. Chris will hold his first business meeting of the Rotary year with his new team - Input from the team members on or before the evening would be welcome. The agenda will be issued in advance.
Wed 22nd July 2026 Fellowship meeting - 22nd July
There will be a Fellowship meeting and an initail review of this year's Beer & Music Festival
Wed 15th July 2026 No Meeting - 15th July
As England's good fortune continues, there will be no meeting this evening as it clashes with an 8pm kick-off. Enjoy
Wed 8th July 2026 Presidential Handover - 8th July
Due to World Cup England games, the Presidential handover has been pushed back a week. At this informal BBQ evening at the Cherry Tree, President Geoff will pass on the chains of office to incoming president, Chris Lowe and his team. Guests most welcome.
Wed 1st July 2026 SCATTER WEEK - 1st July
There will be NO meeting this week - The Cherry Tree will be holding a football focused evening as England take on the Congo DR - the handover is now the 8th July.