Completed meetings and events 2025-2026
Mon 22nd September 2025 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 15th September 2025 Visit to Hillfield Gardens
Hillfield Gardens is a tranquil community space in Kingsholm, where we planted crocus corms, in 2023, to publicise Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign. The corms were planted around a sapling from the Tree of Trees created for the Queen’s 70th jubilee read more...
Mon 8th September 2025 Brockworth Link Empowering People in Communities
Charlotte Mills, Brockworth Link’s Youth Manager will tell us about the quality youth work it provides engaging young people in a range of educational workshops/activities, to equip them with skills for personal, social, academic and physical development
Sat 6th September 2025 Gloucester Day Celebrations and 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 1st September 2025 Life as an Auctioneer
This evening Bob Short will talk to us about his life as an Auctioneer – it’s highs and lows, some of the characters he met along the way, and some of his more memorable experiences.
Mon 25th August 2025 August Bank Holiday
There is no meeting tonight. Hope the weather is good to help you have a good August bank holiday
Mon 18th August 2025 Treasure Hunt
The Treasure Hunt will involve a short walk, after an early buffet, in and around the Gloucester Quays finishing at a local hostelry.
Mon 11th August 2025 Wine Tasting Challenge
Do you know your Italian from your Portuguese, Your French from Moldovan? Pit your taste buds against your colleagues. Enjoy our blind wine tasting challenge to identify wines from different parts of the world. And, the winner receives a bottle of wine!
Mon 4th August 2025 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 28th July 2025 Specialist Skin Cancer Advice
Louise Pound a Lead Macmillan skin cancer specialist nurse to advise us on the prevention and early detection of skin cancer. She will distribute leaflets and is happy to do simple skin checks and offer advice.
Mon 21st July 2025 Visit to Nature in Art
This is an ever-changing exhibition so for those who have visited before this will be a new experience. Meet earlier at 5.30 for a meal at 5.45 pm at Kingsholm and then onto Twigworth for 7:15 pm start. Partners and friends, all welcome.
Mon 14th July 2025 Gloucestershire - A Battle Field County
Tony Condor will talk us through the castles, battles and riots that took place in Gloucestershire over the last 2000 years
Mon 7th July 2025 Service Meeting
Tonight, new teams will meet for the first time to plan their portfolio of events proposed by new president Vaughan for the Rotary year 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. During the evening team leaders will describe their team’s proposals for the year
Sun 6th July 2025 President's Lunch
Our traditional first social event of the year for members, partners and guests, hosted by our new president Vaughan Castell and his wife Tracey. We will meet at Hatton Court Hotel for pre-lunch drinks and a three-course meal