Completed meetings and events 2024-2025
Mon 24th March 2025 John Baldock from School Caretaker to Site Manager
Caretakers use to do menial jobs like stoking boilers, cleaning grease traps, moving furniture, locking & unlocking. Now Site Managers are responsible for compliance issues like asbestos, fire, water, hygiene, building maintenance & planning issues.
Mon 17th March 2025 Japan – Lost decade or national success story?
Keith Ardon toured Japan expecting a country in grip of economic stagnation and claustrophobic social conventions. Instead he found a vibrant country similar to GB. Keith read about Japan’s economy, culture and history and tonight compares ‘them’ and ‘us’
Mon 10th March 2025 Steve Tilley on walking the coast of England & Wales
At 63 Steve decided on an adventure, so walked 4000 miles around the coast of Wales & England for MIND. He describes some of the places visited, people met, and a few adventures. He talks about the practicalities of long-distance walking and wild camping
Mon 3rd March 2025 Beetle Drive
A fun sociable event. Bring your skills to tonight’s beetle drive. In case you didn’t know, the skill is in rolling the dice!
Fri 28th February 2025 Marie Curie Collection
Today as part of our service to the community, we will collect, at Morrisons, for Marie Currie Cancer Care and Support, as part of their Great Daffodil Appeal. This gives us an opportunity to give time to support a charity which in itself supports many.
Mon 24th February 2025 Team &Service Meetings
This is a planning meeting. Our 3 teams will dine together and begin to put the finishing touches to their portfolios of meetings/community service/fund raising/social events until the end of August. Team leaders will explain their plans to all members
Mon 17th February 2025 Quiz with a Twist
What is a quiz with a twist that is the question? To find out what it is all about you will have to attend. Partners needed to answer the difficult questions.
Mon 10th February 2025 Absolutely Zero Bananas
Our speaker tonight, Jane Prescott, is on a mission. Where's our carefully measured Carbon Footprint path leading? Net Zero by 2030 is only an interim marker en route to Absolute Zero by 2050. What's Net Zero paving the way for? What will be Zero by 2050?
Mon 3rd February 2025 Silent Auction
A fun evening where members bring gifts or promises for a silent auction. More interesting lots may be part of a live auction, both to help raise money for local charities. Partners and friends invited
Mon 27th January 2025 Social Media
Everything you wanted to know about social media but were too afraid to ask! Our expert Jess Ford will enlighten us on her knowledge, gained from personal and business use (latter as Communications Officer for North & West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice)
Mon 20th January 2025 History of Coal Mining by Paul Griffin
Ex-mining engineer Paul will go through the history of coal and the surprising part played by Gloucestershire. He will take us from ancient to modern times as coal became the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution and foundation of modern society
Sat 18th January 2025 District Young Chef Final
Today the winner of our club competition at Ribston Scholl will be participating in the District Young Chef competition at The Cotswold School, Bourton-on-the-Water. This is two steps away from the national final in March.
Mon 13th January 2025 Goals Beyond Grass – Inclusive Cycling
Postponed. Speaker apologised as he had an emergency event to deal with. Speaker will re-appear later.
Mon 6th January 2025 Teams and Service Meetings
Time to catch up with friends after the Christmas and New Year festivities. Time to reset our focus for the rest of the Rotary year. Tonight teams will tell us their plans.
Mon 30th December 2024 New Year Holday
There is no meeting tonight. We wish all our readers a happy new year
Mon 23rd December 2024 - Tue 24th December 2024 Christmas Collections
This year Rotary@Kingsholm's Father Christmas will be visiting Tesco Brockworth 9 am - 5 pm on Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 Dec in aid of local Rotary charities. We are grateful to Tesco for facilitating this visit and the public for their generosity.
Mon 23rd December 2024 Christmas Holiday
No meeting tonight. We hope all our readers have a good Christmas and wish you all a happy new year.
Fri 20th December 2024 - Sat 21st December 2024 Christmas Collections
This year Rotary@Kingsholm's Father Christmas will be visiting Tesco St Oswald’s Road 10am - 6 pm on Friday 20 & Saturday 21 Dec in aid of local Rotary charities. We are grateful to Tesco for facilitating this visit and the public for their generosity.
Thu 19th December 2024 Annual Carol Service
This year our annual carol service will take place at St Andrew’s Church, Churchdown. The service will start at 7 pm and last for about 45 minutes and be followed by mulled wine and mince pies. All are welcome
Mon 16th December 2024 Christmas Event
Normal meeting at Kingsholm with a slice of Xmas spirit. A 3-course meal, magician and quiz will keep us entertained. Dress Code: DJs and posh frocks. Xmas Cards to be distributed
Mon 9th December 2024 Roseanne Knox’s unexpected Journey
Roseanne will describe how she became disabled 10 yrs ago after a life-changing accident. She will talk about her injury, ongoing issues, determination to become a top Para Dressage rider and her change in career direction to work with her disability.
Mon 2nd December 2024 Mark Hurrell, High Sherriff of Gloucestershire
The role of High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown, is largely ceremonial, and changes every March. Mark will explain more. From 2002 Mark ran Radio Gloucestershire. He may talk about this as well
Mon 25th November 2024 Chrissie Lowery creates Night Angels
Night Angels are a team of women who patrol the streets of Stroud and Gloucester to help keep women safe. They work with police, councils, organisations and City Safe. Aim is to reduce strain on emergency services, keep women safe, and raise awareness
Mon 18th November 2024 My 30 years in prison
Elfed Pugh will talk about his life as a prison officer in Gloucester with stories and amusing anecdotes.
Mon 11th November 2024 General and Service Meetings
This is the night we elect our officers for the next Rotary year. The general meeting will be followed by a service meeting when teams will expand on their plans for the current Rotary year
Mon 4th November 2024 Fun Quiz Night
It’s quiz time again, hosted by our very own quizmasters Charlie and Moira Coats. Will partners and guests be needed to answer the awkward questions?
Mon 28th October 2024 John Fox local chairman of REMAP
REMAP is a UK charity providing custom made equipment built by volunteers free for disabled people. John will outline REMAP's 60-year history, its objectives, how it operates in Gloucestershire, cases the charity has dealt with, some simple, some complex
Thu 24th October 2024 End Polio Now Campaign
Today Rotary@Kingsholm will plant 1000 crocus corms at St Lucy's Garden at the junction of Pitt St and Hare Ln. Thanks go to Gloucester City Council, Gloucester BID and Gloucester City Safe for supporting our planting read more...
Mon 21st October 2024 Big Space Cancer Appeal
Gloucestershire Hospitals aim to improve cancer care by creating a modern environment for patients with digital consulting rooms, space for state-of-the-art research, and a therapeutic outside space. Gillian Haywood will tell us how Rotary is responding
Wed 16th October 2024 Here You Come Again
Tonight we will return to the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, to see the new Dolly Parton Musical featuring Dolly Parton’s biggest hits in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy. A two-course pre-show dinner is included, total cost about £60/person.
Mon 14th October 2024 Sue Drinkwater’s journey in cricket scoring.
Sue began scoring for Prestbury at 15 before scoring at Chedworth for 35 yrs. Sue has scored an England U-19 and England/West Indies one-day international, women’s World Cup and was scoreboard operator at Lord’s for THAT World Cup final super over in 2019
Mon 7th October 2024 Duckweed, the last chance
Jonathan Whittaker is concerned about the threat of global warming. He is passionate that we all should be playing a part to reduce or at least contain the problem. He has a plan but unlike Baldrick’s it is not cunning. Duckweed.............You’ll love it
Mon 30th September 2024 The History of Punch & Judy
Professor Collywobbles (Philip Collins) will perform his interactive show that tells the history of Mr Punch and how he arrived in England from Italy in 1662
Mon 23rd September 2024 Service Meeting
Another opportunity for teams to eat together to discuss and add detail to the events they are planning to meet the president’s objectives for his year. Later in the meeting team leaders will divulge their plans to all.
Mon 16th September 2024 Cyber Security
Steve Mason, CEO of Nova Blue Technologies, will tonight explain how his company helps organisations keep safe from cyber threats. Founders of the company used to lead cyber efforts for governments to keep countries safe, now do the same for organisations
Mon 9th September 2024 Nature in Art
Nature in Art, Gloucester, was established in 1982 by David Trapnell. Tonight, his son Simon, will tell us about the origins of the gallery, its history to the current day and where it intends to go in the future.
Sat 7th September 2024 Gloucester Day Parade
Today is Gloucester Day, celebrating the lifting of the Siege of Gloucester in 1643 and marking the start of Gloucester History Festival. Today we will take part in the Gloucester Day Parade through the city centre, setting off at 2.00pm
Mon 2nd September 2024 Maintaining Brain Health
Tonight Professor Colin Terrell, a Consultant Psychologist, will tell us how to maintain brain health in later middle age/retirement. His talk will provide specific information on where activities, which promote brain health can be found in our local area
Mon 26th August 2024 August Bank Holiday
There is no meeting tonight. Hope the weather is good to help you have a good August bank holiday
Mon 19th August 2024 Wedding Celebrancy: adventures in indelible ink
Jennifer East’s insight into wedding celebrancy? Why the pens? Why give up weekends to go across the country to the county’s venues? As the laws around the role change, job could become a thing of the past. Interesting to hear about it while we still can
Mon 5th August 2024 Service Meeting
Our second Service meeting of the year to enable teams to build on their portfolio of activities to keep us entertained and active during the year. During the evening team leaders will describe their team’s proposals for the year
Mon 29th July 2024 Our local MP
Tonight, Richard Graham, former MP for Gloucester, will consider “how in an uncertain world does a small city, like Gloucester, keep more moving forward?”
Mon 22nd July 2024 Sailing 4 Disabled & Rowing Pirates
Rowing Pirates evolved from Sailing 4 Disabled. It runs sessions for disabled people to row/paddle up and down the Over Basin/Vineyard Hill section of the Hereford & Gloucester Canal. Peter Bliss will talk about their activities and current canal works
Sun 21st July 2024 President's Lnch
Our traditional first social event of the year for members, partners and guests, hosted by our new presidents Robin Knox and Richard Powell and their wives Sue and Shan. A three-course lunch of trout, guinea fowl and treacle tart
Mon 15th July 2024 All about the Isle of Man
Nick Cook, a retired architect, managed his own practice on the Isle of Man for many years. Nick’s talk will be a fascinating insight across the economy, politics, culture, history and geography of this relatively little-known part of the British Isles.
Mon 8th July 2024 Service Meeting
Tonight, new teams will meet for the first time to plan their portfolio of events proposed by new presidents Robin & Richard for the Rotary year 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. During the evening team leaders will describe their team’s proposals for the year
Mon 1st July 2024 President’s Last supper & Handover
Out with the old, in with the new. Old President Bernard will reprise his year, thanking all who have supported him, before passing the chain of office to new Presidents Robin & Richard who will introduce their teams for their year.