Completed meetings and events 2023-2024

Mon 24th June 2024 Presidential handover meeting

All change! We say thank you to Graeme Card for setting new standards of fines, but importantly for presiding over us for the last 12 months.

Sat 22nd June 2024 Princes Risborough Farmers Market June 2024

Come along to help or support the next Farmers Market. The first market of the year attracted 27 stalls, a wide range of goodies on offer. See you all at the King George V playing field in Risborough between 9am and 2pmKing George V Playing Fields.

Mon 17th June 2024 Ejector Seats - Tony Gaunt

Tony Gaunt the Principle Technical Advisor of Martin- Baker Aircraft Company will talk on the development of the ejector seat that has saved over 7700 lives

Mon 10th June 2024 Andrew & Susie Howard - from Cow to Customer. The story of Beechdean Ice Cream.

Formed in 1989 Beechdean are now the 3rd largest ice cream producers in the UK, Edward and Susie Howard will tell us how it all happened.

Mon 27th May 2024 Meeting Cancelled- Bank Holiday

The talk includes the race to the South Pole, the Scott/Amundsen rivalry and Shackleton.
Personal photos will also show the wildlife and landscape from a trip to the Antarctic Peninsula

Mon 20th May 2024 Bingo Night

Mon 13th May 2024 David Pullinger - Cliveden - The American Millionaires

Discover what motivated William Waldorf Astor, America's richest man, to purchase Cliveden in 1893 and how it became the centre of high society in the 20's and 30's. read more...

Thu 9th May 2024 Council Meeting

Council members only

Mon 29th April 2024 Matt Walsh – Why I want to be an MP

A former PR Town Councillor and Town Mayor, Matt is currently a Bucks Councillor and works alongside our MP Greg Smith. What is Matts motivation to become a future MP?

Mon 22nd April 2024 The Story of tea, from Bush to Cup by Mark Lawson and Giles Oakley

details to follow

Mon 15th April 2024 Business meeting and AGM

Business meeting - usual agenda //
AGM - deals with the election of members into Club roles for 2024/25

Mon 8th April 2024 John Democratis - Spode Ceramics

details to follow

Thu 4th April 2024 Council meeting

Council members only

Mon 25th March 2024 Mike Payne - The Shops and Shopkeepers of Princes Risborough

If you enjoyed Mike's History of Pinewood Studios and his Downton Abbey talk then you are guaranteed another interesting evening with tales from the Risborough High St.

Mon 18th March 2024 Alan Rose - Haddenham Village Museum

details to follow

Mon 11th March 2024 Business meeting

Important stuff.

Mon 4th March 2024 Film night - Princes Centre - CANCELLED

'The Bank of Dave'

Thu 29th February 2024 Council Meeting

Council members only.

Mon 26th February 2024 Dr Jill Eyers

"It could only happen to a geologist" read more...

Mon 19th February 2024 Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know – Lord Byron and his Women

Talk by JEREMY HOLMES
The speaker was an English scholar at Oxford who has spoken to numerous literary and non-literary audiences.

Mon 12th February 2024 Valentines evening

Partners Evening

Mon 29th January 2024 Talk by Keith Bowler

"Don't put your son on the stage Mrs Worthington"

Mon 22nd January 2024 Business Meeting

Emphasis on The Tree of Light with guests from Rennie Grove

Mon 15th January 2024 "Who am I or something like that" from Hugh Poulton and Brain Clark

Mon 8th January 2024 Stephen Wilkinson - Magician

Stephen specialises in Mind Reading / Mentalism - the ability to read minds

Mon 18th December 2023 Quiz Night

Partners Evening

Mon 11th December 2023 Business Meeting

Mon 4th December 2023 Lunchtime Meeting

Sun 3rd December 2023 Princes Risborough Tree of Light 2023

read more...

Thu 30th November 2023 Council Meeting

Council members only

Mon 27th November 2023 The Repair Barn - an update

Hugh Thomas-Davies

Sat 25th November 2023 Princes Risborough Xmas lights

Annual turn on

Mon 20th November 2023 Who am I? - Barry Tomkins

The full story

Mon 13th November 2023 The Power of Plants - Healers or Killers?

A talk by Angela Walla

Mon 6th November 2023 Film Night - POSTPONED

Revised meeting details to be advised.
The film 'The Bank of Dave' has provisionally been re-scheduled to Feb 5th 2024

Mon 30th October 2023 SGM and Business Meeting

Annual meeting

Sat 28th October 2023 Princes Risborough Farmers Market

Details to follow

Mon 23rd October 2023 Working Together - The Arts Society West Wycombe

Art Competition collaboration read more...

Thu 19th October 2023 Rotary Golf Day

Fundraising and fun

Tue 17th October 2023 Council Meeting

Council members only

Mon 16th October 2023 The Four Corners of Oman

A talk by Malcolm Barker A trip through the mountainous interior. ' round the bend' and to the Musandam peninsular.

Mon 9th October 2023 Debate

"This House believes that doctor assisted suicide should be legalised" Proposed by our own Christopher Tyrer and opposed by Her Honour Judge Anupama Thompson

Mon 25th September 2023 Business Meeting

You know it makes sense!

Sat 23rd September 2023 Princes Risborough Farmers Market

Details to follow

Mon 18th September 2023 Wallis Simpson and her King

Richard Anderson presents

Mon 11th September 2023 A Daft Way to Earn a Living

A talk by Douglas Watkinson

Thu 7th September 2023 Council Meeting

Council members only

Mon 21st August 2023 Annual Putting Competition 2023

First post - COVID event read more...

Mon 21st August 2023 Putting Competition

Partners Evening

Mon 14th August 2023 Rotary District DG Presentation

read more...

Mon 14th August 2023 Kate Hodges DG

DG Visit from Kate

Mon 31st July 2023 Catherine Eagleston

Zoom meeting with Catherine from Melbourne Australia read more...

Mon 24th July 2023 Business Meeting

Not to be missed!

Mon 17th July 2023 Cruise Chaplaincy

Tony Bundock recounting the ups and downs of a chaplain on a Saga cruise ship.

Mon 17th July 2023 Plaque laying at Whiteleaf Golf Club

Plaques laid at 2 trees provided by PR Rotary Club read more...

Thu 13th July 2023 July Council Meeting

Graeme's first meeting as President

Mon 10th July 2023 Downton Abbey

Mike Payne outlines Downton's connection with Bucks, Berks & Oxon read more...
Rotarians in Red

Thu 6th July 2023 Rotary visit to HS2 Chiltern Operations

How your taxes are spent! read more...

Sat 1st July 2023 Princes Risborough Town Festival Street Fair

Rotary provides annual support read more...
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